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Tax Efficient Dividend vs Weekly Momentum Allocator: ETFs, Blue Chips and Growth vs Monte Balanced Equities Fund with Thematic Overlay vs Small Cap Dividend Factor US Stocks

At a glance

The headline numbers each source publishes, lined up. Hover a number for its exact definition.

These strategies report performance on different (Backtest, OOS, Composite, Live). Live and composite results come from real accounts; out-of-sample, hypothetical and model results don't. Compare return and risk with care.

9.3%

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20.1%Best

19.4%

15.0%

103.1%Best

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6.1%

18.2%

11.4%Best

16.0%

15.1%

0.71

6.66Best

1.41

1.10

-32.8%

-1.6%Best

-12.3%

-8.1%

Fee

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1.00%

0.20%Best

Minimum investment

$100

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$100

Each source uses its own scale

3(1-5 risk tolerance (AInvest))

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2.46(0-5 (Quantbase))

3(1-5 (Interactive Advisors))

Inception

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2025-05-15

2016-12-22

Holdings

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90%Best

40%

73%

82%

Growth of $10,000

Each line starts at $10,000 on the first date all of them share, using the strategy's own published history. Bases are labelled and never mixed within a line.

Tax Efficient DividendBacktestup 26.4%
Monte Balanced Equities Fund with Thematic OverlayCompositeup 41.8%
Small Cap Dividend Factor US StocksLiveup 24.1%
S&P 500 ETFup 28.5%

No published history to chart: Weekly Momentum Allocator: ETFs, Blue Chips and Growth.

What they say: stated rules

Each rule is quoted from the strategy's own documents. Tap a ✓ to read the quote. Shared rules come first.

Rules stated

Include screen: Dividends / yield

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Event handling / exception

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Include screen

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Include screen: Growth

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Include screen: Value

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Number of holdings

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Rebalance schedule

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Risk control

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Sector / asset cap

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Universe / index

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Weight by score: Dividends / yield

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What they hold

The latest holdings each source publishes. Simulated holdings come from a backtest; a stated mix is a target from the strategy's documents.

as of 2026-10-01

Not published

as of 2026-10-08

Asset mix

ETFs 100%

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Stocks 66% · Other 34%

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Top 5 holdings

IEF22.0%
LQD20.0%
SCHB14.0%
IWD10.0%
SHY10.0%
of 8 positions

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EQT4.0%
PWR4.0%
GEV4.0%
XOM4.0%
PKE4.0%
of 35 positions

Russell 2000 ETF≈37%
Consumer Staples ETF≈25%
Financials ETF≈20%

Overlap

The share of portfolio weight two strategies hold in common (strategies with published holdings).

	Tax Efficient Dividend	Monte Balanced Equities Fund with Thematic Overlay
Tax Efficient Dividend		0%
Monte Balanced Equities Fund with Thematic Overlay	0%

Every published figureShow 99 attributes

Each row is one exact variant (window and basis), so a value appears only where a source publishes it.

Classification

AI categories (Composer)

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ballast (cash/dividends/gold/tips/energy), blue chips, growth/ai tilt, multi-asset rotation, recent-winner selection, weekly rebalance

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Asset classes / instruments

equities, fixed income

equities

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equities

Composition (ETFs / Stocks / Mixed)

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STOCKS

Curated collections (Interactive Advisors)

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Diversified portfolios, Income generating portfolios, Undervalued companies

ESG / responsible flag

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Investment purpose (AInvest)

retirement-planning, monthly-income-dividend-cash-flow

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Section on AInvest's ETF portfolio page

IRA & Roth IRA

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Smart beta flag

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Yes

Tags (AInvest)

balanced, tax aware

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Theme keywords (Interactive Advisors)

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Dividend yields, Mid-cap, Small-cap

Scores

AInvest cost score (0-100)

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AInvest diversification score (0-100)

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AInvest momentum score (0-100)

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AInvest overall score (0-100)

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AInvest return score (0-100)

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AInvest risk score (0-100)

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Returns

Annual return (Quantbase data field) (basis not stated)

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28.58%

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Annualized return since inception (Lighthorse, daily, composite)

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28.54%

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Annualized return since inception (Lighthorse, daily, live)

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6.15%

Backtest end date (Quantbase data field)

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2025-05-15

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Best and worst calendar year (AInvest)

best: [object Object] · worst: [object Object]

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Return since chart start (cumulative) (client composite)

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41.79%

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Return since inception (annualized) (live account)

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6.10%

Return since inception (cumulative) (live account)

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79.00%

Return vs the source's benchmark, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, live)

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3.98%

Return, backtest period (annualized) (backtest)

14.42%

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Return, last 30 days (backtest)

2.40%

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Return, last 30 days (live account)

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-5.20%

Return, last 365 days (backtest)

9.33%

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Return, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, composite)

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21.74%

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Return, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, live)

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22.01%

Return, last 365 days (live account)

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19.40%

Return, last 5 years (cumulative) (live account)

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28.60%

Return, last 90 days (backtest)

0.11%

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Return, last 90 days (live account)

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-1.20%

Return, out-of-sample period (annualized) (out-of-sample)

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103.09%

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Return, out-of-sample period (cumulative) (out-of-sample)

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4.90%

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Return, rolling 1 year (client composite)

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20.08%

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Return, trailing 1 month (out-of-sample)

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-4.41%

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Return, whole backtest (annualized) (backtest)

14.97%

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Return, whole backtest (cumulative) (backtest)

197.60%

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Return, year to date (backtest)

9.44%

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Return, year to date (live account)

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16.70%

Risk metrics

Beta vs the source's benchmark, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, live)

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0.77

Calmar ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample)

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64.30

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Daily volatility over the chart range (client composite)

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1.01%

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Max drawdown over the chart range (client composite)

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-12.27%

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Maximum drawdown period (AInvest)

peak: 2021-12 · months: 9 · trough: 2022-09

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Maximum drawdown since inception (Lighthorse, daily, composite)

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-12.27%

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Maximum drawdown since inception (Lighthorse, daily, live)

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-42.13%

Maximum drawdown, backtest period (backtest)

-25.00%

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Maximum drawdown, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, composite)

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-12.27%

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Maximum drawdown, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, live)

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-8.09%

Maximum drawdown, last 365 days (live account)

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-8.10%

Maximum drawdown, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample)

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-1.60%

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Maximum drawdown, whole backtest (backtest)

-32.78%

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Monthly volatility over the chart range (client composite)

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5.07%

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Sharpe ratio from daily returns over the chart range (client composite)

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1.41

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Sharpe ratio since inception (Lighthorse, daily, composite)

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1.19

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Sharpe ratio since inception (Lighthorse, daily, live)

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0.26

Sharpe ratio, backtest period (backtest)

0.57

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Sharpe ratio, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, composite)

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0.85

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Sharpe ratio, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, live)

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1.15

Sharpe ratio, last 365 days (live account)

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1.10

Sharpe ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample)

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6.66

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Sharpe ratio, whole backtest (backtest)

0.71

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Sortino ratio, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, composite)

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1.22

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Sortino ratio, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, live)

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1.82

Sortino ratio, last 365 days (live account)

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1.91

Sortino ratio, whole backtest (backtest)

0.98

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Standard deviation, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample)

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11.42%

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Value-at-risk 95% 1-week, last 365 days (live account)

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-3.50%

Volatility over the chart range, annualized from daily (×√252) (client composite)

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16.03%

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Volatility since inception (Lighthorse, daily, composite)

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18.96%

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Volatility since inception (Lighthorse, daily, live)

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22.28%

Volatility, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, composite)

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20.55%

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Volatility, last 365 days (Lighthorse, daily, live)

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14.38%

Volatility, last 365 days (live account)

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15.10%

Volatility, whole backtest (backtest)

18.18%

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Cost & access

Brokerage / custodian

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Alpaca

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Management / advisory fee

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1.00%

0.20%

Minimum investment

$100

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$100

Market-relative

Correlation to SPY (full history) (client composite)

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0.72

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Correlation to SPY (Quantbase data field) (basis not stated)

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0.72

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Suitability

Experience minimum: bonds

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Experience minimum: crypto

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Experience minimum: equity

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Experience minimum: leverage

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Experience minimum: options

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Construction

Last rebalance date

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2026-10-08

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Rebalance frequency

monthly

weekly

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Rebalancing (methodology text)

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rebalances quarterly; rebalanced on a quarterly

Disclosure

Metrics calculated through

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2026-10-05

2026-10-09

Risk score

Qualitative risk score (Quantbase data field)

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Risk label (Interactive Advisors)

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Growth plus

Risk score 0-5 (Quantbase)

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2.46

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Risk score 1-5 (Interactive Advisors)

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Risk tolerance (AInvest)

moderate

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Risk tolerance 1-5 (AInvest)

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Tax Efficient Dividend

Monte Balanced Equities Fund with Thematic Overlay

Compare investment strategies

At a glance

Growth of $10,000

What they say: stated rules

What they hold

Overlap

Do the holdings back the rules?

Costs, access & sources

Compare investment strategies

At a glance

Growth of $10,000

What they say: stated rules

What they hold

Overlap

Do the holdings back the rules?

Costs, access & sources