Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield
Income factory DIY experience. Begin March 1st 2024. This author believes this is a period of extreme valuations during a current bubble and expecting a correction any day after initial trades. Match or beat S&P by reinvesting dividends to purchase additional shares moving forward to help cost average lower share during corrections. Some securities will yield quarterly dividends, others monthly. The portfolio will also include small hedge positions such as inverse bond EDV and a gold commodity SGOL. I am not able to include all securities desired within this platform such as CEF's. Specifically tickers; FSCO, DPG, ASGI ,DNP to begin with.
Asset Allocation
| Position | Category/Sector | Target Weight |
|---|---|---|
BUI BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust | Financial Services | 12.50% |
EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF | Government Bonds | 12.50% |
ENB Enbridge Inc. | Energy | 12.50% |
HQH Tekla Healthcare Investors | Financial Services | 12.50% |
IEP Icahn Enterprises L.P. | Industrials | 12.50% |
SGOL Aberdeen Standard Physical Gold Shares ETF | Precious Metals, Gold | 12.50% |
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. | Financial Services | 12.50% |
UTG Reaves Utility Income Trust | Financial Services | 12.50% |
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield, 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.
The earliest data available for this chart is Mar 6, 2014, corresponding to the inception date of TPVG
Returns By Period
As of Feb 5, 2025, the Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield returned 6.25% Year-To-Date and 5.22% of annualized return in the last 10 years.
| YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
^GSPC S&P 500 | 2.66% | 1.61% | 15.23% | 22.15% | 12.59% | 11.41% |
| Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield | 4.93% | 3.30% | 7.93% | 15.14% | 3.08% | 4.67% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||
IEP Icahn Enterprises L.P. | 15.11% | 9.43% | -34.01% | -33.89% | -18.49% | -9.12% |
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. | 7.18% | 3.26% | 4.98% | -15.74% | 2.25% | 6.09% |
UTG Reaves Utility Income Trust | 4.39% | 1.41% | 20.59% | 36.84% | 4.13% | 8.49% |
HQH Tekla Healthcare Investors | 11.53% | 8.16% | 3.48% | 18.50% | 6.33% | 3.11% |
ENB Enbridge Inc. | 3.04% | 1.46% | 17.95% | 35.62% | 7.94% | 4.88% |
SGOL Aberdeen Standard Physical Gold Shares ETF | 8.42% | 7.86% | 19.12% | 40.22% | 12.54% | 8.45% |
BUI BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust | -0.60% | 0.38% | 4.43% | 17.02% | 6.89% | 8.39% |
EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF | 1.30% | 1.80% | -9.96% | -5.31% | -10.11% | -2.75% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.92% | 4.93% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -0.42% | -0.49% | 1.13% | -1.45% | 4.24% | -1.89% | 5.79% | 0.71% | 3.72% | -2.52% | 5.65% | -5.64% | 8.45% |
| 2023 | 7.46% | -2.90% | 3.90% | -0.10% | -10.50% | 5.27% | 3.69% | -8.09% | -5.50% | -3.67% | 8.05% | 5.97% | 1.38% |
| 2022 | -2.82% | -1.74% | 4.03% | -5.85% | -1.17% | -6.05% | 5.18% | -2.12% | -10.98% | 4.55% | 6.07% | -5.62% | -16.70% |
| 2021 | 0.87% | 0.24% | 0.14% | 5.30% | 1.05% | -0.05% | 2.30% | 1.64% | -3.58% | 5.95% | -2.17% | 2.21% | 14.37% |
| 2020 | 2.29% | -5.70% | -13.56% | 10.06% | 6.39% | -0.90% | 4.64% | 1.20% | -2.17% | -2.21% | 8.91% | 2.61% | 9.53% |
| 2019 | 9.59% | 1.62% | 3.49% | 0.66% | 0.00% | 4.52% | 1.35% | 4.14% | 0.37% | 0.36% | -1.70% | 0.60% | 27.50% |
| 2018 | -0.24% | -6.50% | 2.03% | 0.48% | 2.98% | 1.86% | 3.46% | 0.95% | -1.29% | -5.13% | 2.42% | -3.37% | -2.90% |
| 2017 | 4.75% | 2.34% | -0.03% | 3.52% | -0.50% | 0.26% | 1.84% | 2.74% | -1.91% | -1.32% | 0.24% | 0.53% | 12.95% |
| 2016 | -2.28% | 3.44% | 5.36% | 1.23% | 0.83% | 4.29% | 2.65% | -3.07% | 0.45% | -4.30% | 1.71% | -0.29% | 9.98% |
| 2015 | 2.90% | -1.76% | -1.26% | -0.07% | -0.06% | -3.73% | -0.14% | -4.24% | -6.69% | 8.66% | -2.81% | -3.67% | -12.90% |
| 2014 | -1.78% | 0.88% | 1.70% | 2.30% | -1.05% | 4.35% | -3.28% | 1.88% | 3.56% | 1.07% | 9.80% |
Expense Ratio
Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield has an expense ratio of 0.03%, which is considered low compared to other funds. Below you can find the expense ratios of portfolio funds side-by-side and effortlessly compare their relative costs.
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield is 9, meaning it’s performing worse than 91% of other portfolios on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for positions. Risk-adjusted metrics are performance indicators that assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.
| Sharpe ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Martin ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IEP Icahn Enterprises L.P. | -0.77 | -0.93 | 0.87 | -0.44 | -1.30 |
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. | -0.53 | -0.57 | 0.92 | -0.35 | -0.84 |
UTG Reaves Utility Income Trust | 2.25 | 2.80 | 1.40 | 2.15 | 11.20 |
HQH Tekla Healthcare Investors | 1.09 | 1.57 | 1.20 | 0.64 | 3.74 |
ENB Enbridge Inc. | 2.07 | 2.92 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 11.57 |
SGOL Aberdeen Standard Physical Gold Shares ETF | 2.52 | 3.24 | 1.43 | 4.71 | 12.89 |
BUI BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust | 1.15 | 1.64 | 1.20 | 1.04 | 4.76 |
EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF | -0.54 | -0.65 | 0.93 | -0.19 | -1.17 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield provided a 11.19% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 11.19% | 12.24% | 10.66% | 8.16% | 6.67% | 7.63% | 6.58% | 7.62% | 6.54% | 7.30% | 7.29% | 4.98% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
IEP Icahn Enterprises L.P. | 35.07% | 40.37% | 34.90% | 15.79% | 16.13% | 15.79% | 13.01% | 12.26% | 11.32% | 10.01% | 9.79% | 6.49% |
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. | 17.70% | 18.97% | 14.73% | 14.86% | 8.02% | 11.81% | 10.13% | 14.14% | 11.35% | 12.22% | 12.04% | 8.22% |
UTG Reaves Utility Income Trust | 6.89% | 7.19% | 8.53% | 8.07% | 6.35% | 6.59% | 5.69% | 6.86% | 6.54% | 9.42% | 7.25% | 5.48% |
HQH Tekla Healthcare Investors | 12.74% | 14.21% | 9.66% | 9.50% | 8.59% | 7.97% | 8.24% | 10.75% | 8.78% | 9.80% | 11.97% | 7.05% |
ENB Enbridge Inc. | 6.09% | 6.28% | 7.29% | 6.79% | 6.86% | 7.56% | 5.57% | 6.69% | 4.73% | 3.78% | 4.41% | 2.47% |
SGOL Aberdeen Standard Physical Gold Shares ETF | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
BUI BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust | 6.40% | 6.26% | 6.65% | 6.99% | 5.45% | 5.80% | 6.51% | 7.35% | 6.72% | 7.89% | 8.65% | 7.00% |
EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF | 4.59% | 4.65% | 3.55% | 3.28% | 1.95% | 5.54% | 3.51% | 2.90% | 2.92% | 5.32% | 4.24% | 3.12% |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield. 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 Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield was 36.56%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 174 trading sessions.
The current Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield drawdown is 9.91%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -36.56% | Feb 24, 2020 | 18 | Mar 18, 2020 | 174 | Nov 23, 2020 | 192 |
| -28.59% | Nov 16, 2021 | 490 | Oct 27, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -22.96% | Feb 6, 2015 | 240 | Jan 20, 2016 | 307 | Apr 7, 2017 | 547 |
| -12.84% | Aug 21, 2018 | 87 | Dec 24, 2018 | 24 | Jan 30, 2019 | 111 |
| -9.89% | Sep 8, 2017 | 107 | Feb 9, 2018 | 110 | Jul 19, 2018 | 217 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Diversified Dividend 5 year Balanced Safe vs High Yield volatility is 3.21%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
Diversification
Asset Correlations Table
| SGOL | EDV | IEP | TPVG | HQH | BUI | ENB | UTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGOL | 1.00 | 0.30 | -0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| EDV | 0.30 | 1.00 | -0.14 | -0.04 | -0.08 | 0.01 | -0.08 | 0.06 |
| IEP | -0.01 | -0.14 | 1.00 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.22 |
| TPVG | 0.05 | -0.04 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.26 |
| HQH | 0.01 | -0.08 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.34 |
| BUI | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 0.36 | 0.47 |
| ENB | 0.11 | -0.08 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 1.00 | 0.40 |
| UTG | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 1.00 |