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Beginner’s Fund
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility
Diversification

Asset Allocation


S&P 500 Index

Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Beginner’s Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends. The portfolio is rebalanced Every 3 months.


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The earliest data available for this chart is Oct 28, 2024, corresponding to the inception date of ECG

Returns By Period


1D1MYTD6M1Y3Y*5Y*10Y*
Benchmark
S&P 500 Index
1.18%5.05%1.78%4.86%28.88%18.97%10.81%12.85%
Portfolio
Beginner’s Fund
2.89%10.59%16.12%23.80%131.15%
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
9.17%9.32%63.22%149.14%557.24%96.01%39.53%46.22%
TMDX
TransMedics Group, Inc.
2.05%-6.32%-4.91%4.00%33.21%20.43%33.20%
PSIX
Power Solutions International, Inc.
9.35%50.51%49.46%-7.08%244.08%208.81%63.99%19.86%
LRCX
Lam Research Corporation
1.90%28.37%59.33%97.52%304.37%77.57%34.64%43.99%
APH
Amphenol Corporation
2.37%11.27%10.27%21.74%128.80%57.46%35.43%27.30%
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
2.52%-10.10%-23.66%-24.50%46.51%148.81%42.43%
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
3.80%9.02%5.37%9.17%77.54%94.43%64.94%71.19%
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
2.27%-0.62%-18.53%-23.14%2.14%12.04%9.56%23.16%
GOOG
Alphabet Inc
3.56%9.66%5.42%34.46%105.44%44.94%23.75%24.27%
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
3.02%11.51%13.35%-12.55%14.12%46.41%14.11%25.29%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Oct 29, 2024, Beginner’s Fund's average daily return is +0.27%, while the average monthly return is +5.34%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 1.1 years.

Historically, 68% of months were positive and 32% were negative. The best month was Nov 2024 with a return of +23.5%, while the worst month was Mar 2026 at -9.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 2 months.

On a daily basis, Beginner’s Fund closed higher 60% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2025 with a return of +12.4%, while the worst single day was Apr 3, 2025 at -7.8%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20264.45%7.78%-9.51%13.99%16.12%
20258.75%-3.02%-7.29%7.87%20.64%10.01%5.02%8.28%13.43%3.97%2.66%-0.35%92.05%
2024-2.59%23.52%-6.07%13.02%

Benchmark Metrics

Beginner’s Fund has an annualized alpha of 60.14%, beta of 1.56, and R² of 0.77 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 29, 2024.

  • This portfolio captured 449.91% of S&P 500 Index gains but only 80.80% of its losses — a favorable profile for investors.
  • This portfolio generated an annualized alpha of 60.14% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
  • Beta of 1.56 means this portfolio moves significantly more than S&P 500 Index — expect amplified gains in rallies and amplified losses in downturns.

Alpha
60.14%
Beta
1.56
0.77
Upside Capture
449.91%
Downside Capture
80.80%

Expense Ratio

Beginner’s Fund has an expense ratio of 0.00%, meaning no management fees are charged. Below, you can find the expense ratios of the portfolio's funds side by side and easily compare their relative costs.


The portfolio doesn't include any funds that charge management fees.

Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

Beginner’s Fund ranks 98 for risk / return — in the top 98% of portfolios on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.


Beginner’s Fund Risk / Return Rank: 9898
Overall Rank
Beginner’s Fund Sharpe Ratio Rank: 9898
Sharpe Ratio Rank
Beginner’s Fund Sortino Ratio Rank: 9797
Sortino Ratio Rank
Beginner’s Fund Omega Ratio Rank: 9797
Omega Ratio Rank
Beginner’s Fund Calmar Ratio Rank: 9797
Calmar Ratio Rank
Beginner’s Fund Martin Ratio Rank: 9999
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics


PortfolioBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

5.14

2.20

+2.93

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

5.53

3.07

+2.46

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.76

1.41

+0.35

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

9.31

3.55

+5.76

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

45.54

16.01

+29.53


How much return does each position deliver for the risk it carries? Higher values mean better reward for the risk taken.

Risk / Return RankSharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioMartin ratio
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
999.636.101.7918.7175.57
TMDX
TransMedics Group, Inc.
540.611.281.151.383.31
PSIX
Power Solutions International, Inc.
842.672.781.355.4710.26
LRCX
Lam Research Corporation
986.335.051.6915.6553.99
APH
Amphenol Corporation
903.353.431.544.7415.43
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
570.881.391.181.393.20
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
822.252.811.354.0910.23
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
330.090.291.040.110.28
GOOG
Alphabet Inc
943.794.701.595.4720.11
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
420.440.841.110.350.73

Sharpe Ratio

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Beginner’s Fund Sharpe ratios as of Apr 15, 2026 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 5.14
  • All Time: 2.88

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

Compared to the broad market, where average Sharpe ratios range from 2.15 to 2.98, this portfolio's current Sharpe ratio is in the top 25%. This signifies superior risk-adjusted performance, meaning the portfolio is delivering strong returns for the level of risk taken compared to most others.

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Beginner’s Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend yield

Beginner’s Fund provided a 0.45% dividend yield over the last twelve months.


TTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Portfolio0.45%0.45%0.80%0.77%0.97%0.77%0.77%0.80%1.01%0.74%0.72%0.65%
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
0.11%0.16%0.55%0.54%0.89%0.21%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
TMDX
TransMedics Group, Inc.
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
PSIX
Power Solutions International, Inc.
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
LRCX
Lam Research Corporation
0.37%0.57%1.19%0.95%1.53%0.78%1.04%1.54%2.79%1.01%1.28%1.36%
APH
Amphenol Corporation
0.56%0.55%0.79%1.07%1.06%0.89%0.80%0.89%1.09%0.80%0.86%1.01%
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
0.02%0.02%0.03%0.03%0.11%0.05%0.12%0.27%0.46%0.29%0.45%1.20%
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
0.89%0.70%0.73%0.74%1.06%0.68%0.94%1.20%1.69%1.86%2.37%2.33%
GOOG
Alphabet Inc
0.25%0.26%0.32%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Beginner’s Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Beginner’s Fund was 24.17%, occurring on Apr 4, 2025. Recovery took 24 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-24.17%Feb 7, 202540Apr 4, 202524May 9, 202564
-14.93%Feb 26, 202623Mar 30, 202610Apr 14, 202633
-9.18%Dec 9, 20249Dec 19, 202419Jan 21, 202528
-8.14%Nov 11, 20258Nov 20, 20255Nov 28, 202513
-5.98%Jan 30, 20265Feb 5, 20262Feb 9, 20267

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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Diversification

Diversification Metrics


Number of Effective Assets

The portfolio contains 33 assets, with an effective number of assets of 33.00, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. This number of effective assets suggests that the portfolio's investments are spread across a variety of assets, indicating a well-diversified allocation. However, true diversification also depends on the correlations between assets.

Asset Correlations Table

The table below displays the correlation coefficients between the individual components of the portfolio, the entire portfolio, and the chosen benchmark.

BenchmarkCMCLRGLDLLYHALORIGLEVERNFLXKRYSTMDXSGHCPAHCAROCONONMSFTPSIXCVNAIDCCTSLASTXAPPGOOGROADPLTRDAVEMUUIECGNVDAMPWRLRCXAPHVRTFIXPortfolio
Benchmark1.000.190.210.310.280.340.380.380.420.370.430.470.430.460.620.450.480.470.590.490.490.610.500.550.550.560.540.560.660.650.650.650.640.650.85
CMCL0.191.000.580.060.160.170.070.090.130.110.120.150.120.130.100.150.100.200.040.200.070.070.240.090.030.110.190.210.070.120.140.130.070.170.28
RGLD0.210.581.000.090.150.11-0.000.140.110.130.150.060.130.140.120.160.090.120.150.180.110.070.210.120.080.160.190.170.080.150.180.140.110.210.27
LLY0.310.060.091.000.310.280.150.060.310.180.200.260.070.160.090.080.090.110.140.190.050.170.110.150.120.150.120.190.140.190.190.200.130.200.25
HALO0.280.160.150.311.000.290.060.100.300.210.150.270.060.110.070.150.100.240.150.180.010.190.210.120.140.140.170.130.110.160.170.210.130.180.29
RIGL0.340.170.110.280.291.000.170.190.280.180.220.280.190.290.150.140.130.180.150.110.150.200.190.200.250.150.210.220.190.130.150.210.180.230.38
EVER0.380.07-0.000.150.060.171.000.280.230.170.260.290.280.220.270.160.320.230.270.110.300.280.190.260.350.170.200.210.190.190.140.170.190.190.35
NFLX0.380.090.140.060.100.190.281.000.080.210.210.150.170.300.390.170.290.180.250.050.400.190.240.340.350.110.240.210.300.170.130.320.260.240.36
KRYS0.420.130.110.310.300.280.230.081.000.250.270.290.210.180.190.180.210.290.250.210.190.280.250.210.170.220.210.180.180.270.260.240.240.230.40
TMDX0.370.110.130.180.210.180.170.210.251.000.280.150.180.190.230.200.200.320.220.270.240.280.270.220.410.270.290.190.280.320.290.310.310.300.45
SGHC0.430.120.150.200.150.220.260.210.270.281.000.240.240.340.250.340.250.240.230.270.310.260.270.250.300.230.300.310.300.300.310.290.330.330.47
PAHC0.470.150.060.260.270.280.290.150.290.150.241.000.310.210.180.240.320.270.220.320.220.280.300.230.300.300.310.350.210.330.370.320.250.350.48
AROC0.430.120.130.070.060.190.280.170.210.180.240.311.000.290.190.330.250.280.270.230.300.220.340.270.320.300.380.370.330.310.270.360.460.470.49
ONON0.460.130.140.160.110.290.220.300.180.190.340.210.291.000.260.300.350.230.300.210.280.240.350.310.370.270.340.310.280.320.310.320.360.370.50
MSFT0.620.100.120.090.070.150.270.390.190.230.250.180.190.261.000.220.360.260.390.270.440.400.270.440.390.340.300.270.540.320.330.460.410.360.49
PSIX0.450.150.160.080.150.140.160.170.180.200.340.240.330.300.221.000.300.330.340.350.300.320.380.340.340.310.440.400.360.350.360.420.470.480.61
CVNA0.480.100.090.090.100.130.320.290.210.200.250.320.250.350.360.301.000.280.330.380.490.290.300.440.450.290.390.360.340.340.340.400.430.430.54
IDCC0.470.200.120.110.240.180.230.180.290.320.240.270.280.230.260.330.281.000.280.340.330.340.350.330.290.360.450.380.350.410.390.380.370.480.57
TSLA0.590.040.150.140.150.150.270.250.250.220.230.220.270.300.390.340.330.281.000.260.390.470.340.460.390.360.370.330.400.390.390.370.390.400.57
STX0.490.200.180.190.180.110.110.050.210.270.270.320.230.210.270.350.380.340.261.000.280.340.280.250.270.580.370.390.380.510.600.480.490.480.58
APP0.490.070.110.050.010.150.300.400.190.240.310.220.300.280.440.300.490.330.390.281.000.350.310.550.440.300.410.350.440.280.320.440.430.420.59
GOOG0.610.070.070.170.190.200.280.190.280.280.260.280.220.240.400.320.290.340.470.340.351.000.300.330.300.420.350.370.430.440.480.430.390.400.54
ROAD0.500.240.210.110.210.190.190.240.250.270.270.300.340.350.270.380.300.350.340.280.310.301.000.320.370.400.450.460.350.410.410.370.450.590.61
PLTR0.550.090.120.150.120.200.260.340.210.220.250.230.270.310.440.340.440.330.460.250.550.330.321.000.480.310.410.380.460.340.320.440.480.450.60
DAVE0.550.030.080.120.140.250.350.350.170.410.300.300.320.370.390.340.450.290.390.270.440.300.370.481.000.320.390.380.360.340.350.400.420.430.63
MU0.560.110.160.150.140.150.170.110.220.270.230.300.300.270.340.310.290.360.360.580.300.420.400.310.321.000.360.460.540.610.730.490.570.530.63
UI0.540.190.190.120.170.210.200.240.210.290.300.310.380.340.300.440.390.450.370.370.410.350.450.410.390.361.000.490.410.450.450.500.490.580.66
ECG0.560.210.170.190.130.220.210.210.180.190.310.350.370.310.270.400.360.380.330.390.350.370.460.380.380.460.491.000.450.510.490.510.570.660.67
NVDA0.660.070.080.140.110.190.190.300.180.280.300.210.330.280.540.360.340.350.400.380.440.430.350.460.360.540.410.451.000.520.560.570.680.580.63
MPWR0.650.120.150.190.160.130.190.170.270.320.300.330.310.320.320.350.340.410.390.510.280.440.410.340.340.610.450.510.521.000.750.550.570.550.64
LRCX0.650.140.180.190.170.150.140.130.260.290.310.370.270.310.330.360.340.390.390.600.320.480.410.320.350.730.450.490.560.751.000.570.560.580.68
APH0.650.130.140.200.210.210.170.320.240.310.290.320.360.320.460.420.400.380.370.480.440.430.370.440.400.490.500.510.570.550.571.000.640.630.68
VRT0.640.070.110.130.130.180.190.260.240.310.330.250.460.360.410.470.430.370.390.490.430.390.450.480.420.570.490.570.680.570.560.641.000.760.75
FIX0.650.170.210.200.180.230.190.240.230.300.330.350.470.370.360.480.430.480.400.480.420.400.590.450.430.530.580.660.580.550.580.630.761.000.78
Portfolio0.850.280.270.250.290.380.350.360.400.450.470.480.490.500.490.610.540.570.570.580.590.540.610.600.630.630.660.670.630.640.680.680.750.781.00
The correlation results are calculated based on daily price changes starting from Oct 29, 2024