Concentration and diversification:
Where your portfolio leans too far

Concentration means a large share of the portfolio depends on one holding, sector, region or asset class; diversification spreads that risk.

PortfolioPilot grades four concentration areas in Downside Protection, flagging buckets with high exposure, and shows your exposure by holding, sector and country with look-through into your funds. Included in the Free plan.

Feature basics

Which plan you need
Concentration areas and exposure breakdowns. Included in the Free plan
Four areas
Holdings, sector, regional and asset class concentration
Inside funds
Exposures include what your funds hold

What does your exposure look like?

Exposures of a hypothetical portfolio, with funds opened up. Switch the view.

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PortfolioPilot concentration and diversification demo. Exposures of a hypothetical portfolio, with funds opened up. Switch the view.

The portfolio is hypothetical, and all figures are for demonstrative purposes only. Nothing shown is a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

How it works

How the concentration check works in PortfolioPilot

Three steps from your accounts to the answer.

Step 1

Add your accounts

Connect brokerages, 401(k)s and IRAs, upload a statement, or enter holdings by hand.

Step 2

Check the four areas

In Downside Protection, open Holdings, Sector, Regional or Asset Class concentration.

Step 3

See the detail

Analysis & comparison shows exposure by holding, sector and country.

How it is judged

When does concentration become a problem?

Not just by size.

High, moderate, within the limit

Each bucket is grouped by how much risk it adds.

Risk, not only weight

Status comes from each bucket's modeled loss in a bad year, not its share alone.

Hidden overlap

Several funds can hold the same companies; look-through adds them up.

Spread it out

The Portfolio Optimizer reweights what you own at your risk level.

Next step

Act on your investing recommendations

Personalized Recommendations suggest specific trades and show how each one would change your Portfolio Score. Part of Gold.

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Questions

Questions about the concentration check

Short answers here, with a link to the full help center article where one exists.

What is concentration risk?

A large share of the portfolio in one holding, sector, region or asset class. Read more in the Help Center →

How do I improve diversification?

Start with buckets flagged high exposure. Read more in the Help Center →

Does it look inside my funds?

Yes. Exposure by holding, sector and country uses look-through.

Is it free?

Yes. It is included in the Free plan.