Asset Allocation
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Brad Cardinale, 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 Feb 28, 2019, corresponding to the inception date of FSMD
Returns By Period
| 1D | 1M | YTD | 6M | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benchmark S&P 500 Index | 0.26% | 4.84% | 2.86% | 6.22% | 33.47% | 19.26% | 10.96% | 12.89% |
Portfolio Brad Cardinale | 0.06% | 5.07% | 6.26% | 9.35% | 34.75% | 18.73% | 9.65% | — |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||
FSPSX Fidelity International Index Fund | -0.32% | 4.94% | 7.52% | 11.52% | 33.61% | 16.10% | 9.03% | 9.29% |
FLCOX Fidelity Large Cap Value Index Fund | -0.32% | 3.36% | 6.96% | 12.04% | 29.91% | 15.61% | 9.69% | — |
FBGRX Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund | 1.19% | 8.59% | 4.61% | 9.38% | 54.49% | 31.91% | 13.38% | 20.39% |
FTBFX Fidelity Total Bond Fund | -0.21% | 0.15% | 0.59% | 0.62% | 6.44% | 4.72% | 0.83% | 2.61% |
FXAIX Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 0.81% | 4.65% | 2.95% | 6.58% | 34.76% | 20.93% | 12.51% | 14.86% |
VIIIX Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares | 0.80% | 4.64% | 2.95% | 6.57% | 34.76% | 21.34% | 12.65% | 14.93% |
PGTYX Putnam Global Technology Fund | 1.70% | 9.26% | 9.58% | 9.31% | 65.30% | 29.50% | 12.84% | 22.81% |
EMGF iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF | 0.45% | 6.79% | 15.07% | 17.50% | 53.17% | 21.73% | 8.42% | 9.66% |
FSMD Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETF | 0.17% | 6.59% | 8.52% | 11.54% | 31.58% | 15.54% | 8.73% | — |
DFFVX DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio | -0.52% | 5.23% | 9.32% | 15.70% | 41.69% | 16.15% | 8.75% | 10.76% |
Monthly Returns
Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Mar 1, 2019, Brad Cardinale's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +1.12%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 5.2 years.
Historically, 67% of months were positive and 33% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +11.5%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -13.3%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 3 months.
On a daily basis, Brad Cardinale closed higher 55% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2025 with a return of +7.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -10.5%.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.80% | 1.80% | -5.31% | 7.23% | 6.26% | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2.83% | -0.37% | -3.84% | 0.04% | 5.28% | 4.53% | 1.07% | 2.70% | 2.95% | 1.52% | 0.29% | 0.80% | 18.94% |
| 2024 | 0.30% | 4.19% | 3.16% | -3.91% | 4.77% | 1.63% | 2.22% | 2.14% | 1.94% | -2.02% | 4.30% | -3.06% | 16.30% |
| 2023 | 7.86% | -2.52% | 2.69% | 0.77% | -0.15% | 5.59% | 3.30% | -2.46% | -4.39% | -2.71% | 8.93% | 5.60% | 23.68% |
| 2022 | -5.13% | -2.45% | 1.30% | -7.56% | -0.08% | -8.15% | 7.65% | -3.81% | -9.25% | 5.53% | 7.46% | -4.60% | -19.16% |
| 2021 | 0.11% | 3.15% | 2.46% | 4.12% | 1.03% | 1.53% | 0.81% | 2.38% | -3.62% | 4.68% | -1.87% | 3.08% | 19.04% |
Benchmark Metrics
Brad Cardinale has an annualized alpha of 1.18%, beta of 0.83, and R² of 0.95 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since March 01, 2019.
- This portfolio participated in 89.83% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 87.89% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
- Alpha
- 1.18%
- Beta
- 0.83
- R²
- 0.95
- Upside Capture
- 87.89%
- Downside Capture
- 89.83%
Expense Ratio
Brad Cardinale has an expense ratio of 0.27%, which is considered low. Below, you can find the expense ratios of the portfolio's funds side by side and easily compare their relative costs.
Top 10 holdings
Return for Risk
Risk / Return Rank
Brad Cardinale ranks 67 for risk / return — better than 67% of portfolios on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.
Return / Risk — by metrics
| Portfolio | Benchmark | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sharpe ratioReturn per unit of total volatility | 3.00 | 2.59 | +0.41 |
Sortino ratioReturn per unit of downside risk | 4.16 | 3.60 | +0.57 |
Omega ratioGain probability vs. loss probability | 1.57 | 1.48 | +0.08 |
Calmar ratioReturn relative to maximum drawdown | 3.93 | 3.33 | +0.60 |
Martin ratioReturn relative to average drawdown | 17.79 | 15.04 | +2.75 |
Data is calculated on a 1-year rolling basis and updated daily. The trend shows the change in the indicator over the past month. | |||
How much return does each position deliver for the risk it carries? Higher values mean better reward for the risk taken.
| Risk / Return Rank | Sharpe ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Martin ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FSPSX Fidelity International Index Fund | 48 | 2.36 | 3.21 | 1.43 | 3.14 | 12.46 |
FLCOX Fidelity Large Cap Value Index Fund | 66 | 2.47 | 3.52 | 1.45 | 4.35 | 17.82 |
FBGRX Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund | 64 | 2.64 | 3.48 | 1.46 | 3.97 | 16.69 |
FTBFX Fidelity Total Bond Fund | 29 | 1.72 | 2.57 | 1.31 | 2.79 | 9.80 |
FXAIX Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 59 | 2.42 | 3.34 | 1.45 | 3.66 | 16.70 |
VIIIX Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares | 59 | 2.42 | 3.34 | 1.45 | 3.66 | 16.70 |
PGTYX Putnam Global Technology Fund | 62 | 2.67 | 3.31 | 1.44 | 4.50 | 14.29 |
EMGF iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF | 77 | 3.00 | 3.87 | 1.56 | 3.80 | 14.99 |
FSMD Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETF | 54 | 2.02 | 2.90 | 1.36 | 3.55 | 12.72 |
DFFVX DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio | 55 | 2.26 | 3.30 | 1.40 | 4.30 | 13.85 |
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Dividends
Dividend yield
Brad Cardinale provided a 2.86% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 2.86% | 2.99% | 3.55% | 2.46% | 2.47% | 4.71% | 3.83% | 3.11% | 3.88% | 2.76% | 2.59% | 2.82% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
FSPSX Fidelity International Index Fund | 2.93% | 3.15% | 3.27% | 2.79% | 2.66% | 3.07% | 1.84% | 3.18% | 2.79% | 2.50% | 3.08% | 2.79% |
FLCOX Fidelity Large Cap Value Index Fund | 1.41% | 1.51% | 1.92% | 1.99% | 2.01% | 1.55% | 2.28% | 3.82% | 2.79% | 0.60% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
FBGRX Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund | 1.82% | 1.90% | 5.95% | 0.93% | 0.57% | 8.73% | 6.40% | 3.70% | 6.32% | 4.23% | 4.05% | 5.30% |
FTBFX Fidelity Total Bond Fund | 4.35% | 4.36% | 4.15% | 4.15% | 2.54% | 1.89% | 5.22% | 3.03% | 3.19% | 2.97% | 3.61% | 3.30% |
FXAIX Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.11% | 1.11% | 1.25% | 1.45% | 1.69% | 1.22% | 1.60% | 2.06% | 2.72% | 1.97% | 2.52% | 2.83% |
VIIIX Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares | 2.61% | 2.11% | 3.66% | 2.66% | 3.39% | 4.79% | 3.07% | 2.86% | 2.45% | 1.84% | 2.38% | 2.47% |
PGTYX Putnam Global Technology Fund | 9.88% | 10.83% | 6.40% | 0.57% | 1.71% | 21.15% | 13.60% | 2.63% | 9.44% | 6.75% | 1.01% | 4.56% |
EMGF iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF | 2.19% | 2.52% | 3.42% | 5.94% | 4.04% | 2.48% | 1.95% | 2.63% | 2.73% | 1.94% | 2.04% | 0.00% |
FSMD Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETF | 1.28% | 1.33% | 1.29% | 1.37% | 1.54% | 1.18% | 1.32% | 1.37% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
DFFVX DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio | 1.57% | 1.69% | 1.40% | 2.26% | 5.17% | 2.74% | 1.52% | 3.82% | 5.95% | 5.16% | 3.95% | 5.84% |
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 Brad Cardinale. 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 Brad Cardinale was 31.17%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 94 trading sessions.
The current Brad Cardinale drawdown is 0.02%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -31.17% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 94 | Aug 5, 2020 | 117 |
| -26.43% | Nov 9, 2021 | 235 | Oct 14, 2022 | 322 | Jan 29, 2024 | 557 |
| -15.55% | Feb 19, 2025 | 35 | Apr 8, 2025 | 39 | Jun 4, 2025 | 74 |
| -8.43% | Feb 26, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 33 |
| -7.12% | Jul 17, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 14 | Aug 23, 2024 | 28 |
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 14 assets, with an effective number of assets of 9.23, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. This number of effective assets indicates a moderate level of diversification, where some assets may have a more significant influence on overall performance.
Asset Correlations Table
| Benchmark | VIPIX | FTBFX | EMGF | VGSNX | VNQ | DFFVX | PGTYX | FSPSX | FBGRX | FSMD | FLCOX | FXAIX | VIIIX | VTIVX | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark | 1.00 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.96 |
| VIPIX | 0.09 | 1.00 | 0.77 | 0.09 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| FTBFX | 0.09 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| EMGF | 0.66 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1.00 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.56 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| VGSNX | 0.63 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.42 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.61 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.67 |
| VNQ | 0.63 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.42 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.61 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.67 |
| DFFVX | 0.74 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 1.00 | 0.54 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.80 |
| PGTYX | 0.86 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.93 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.86 |
| FSPSX | 0.76 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.76 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 1.00 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| FBGRX | 0.90 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.66 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.93 | 0.66 | 1.00 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.89 |
| FSMD | 0.82 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.92 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.87 |
| FLCOX | 0.86 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.89 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.88 |
| FXAIX | 1.00 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.96 |
| VIIIX | 1.00 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.96 |
| VTIVX | 0.96 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.77 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.99 |
| Portfolio | 0.96 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.75 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 1.00 |