diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php
index f9f26d4..367e177 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use stdClass;
+use App\Models\Holding;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 class DashboardController extends Controller
 {
@@ -14,13 +15,18 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
     {
         $user = $request->user()->load('portfolios');
 
-        $dashboard = new stdClass;
-        $dashboard->marketGainLoss = rand(-200, 3999);
-        $dashboard->totalCostBasis = rand(-200, 3999);
-        $dashboard->totalMarketValue = rand(-200, 3999);
-        $dashboard->realizedGainLoss = rand(-200, 3999);
-        $dashboard->dividendsEarned = rand(-200, 3999);
+        // get portfolio metrics
+        $metrics = cache()->remember(
+            'dashboard-metrics-' . $user->id, 
+            10, 
+            function () {
+                return
+                 Holding::query()
+                    ->getPortfolioMetrics()
+                    ->first();
+            }
+        );
 
-        return view('dashboard', compact('user', 'dashboard'));
+        return view('dashboard', compact('user', 'metrics'));
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
index 1b10fc2..2887596 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -7,27 +7,27 @@
     <div class="grid sm:grid-cols-5 gap-5">
         <x-card class="col-span-5 sm:col-span-1 bg-slate-100 dark:bg-base-200 rounded-lg">
             <div class="text-sm text-gray-400 whitespace-nowrap">{{ __('Market Gain/Loss') }}</div>
-            <div class="font-black text-xl"> {{ Number::currency($dashboard->marketGainLoss) }} </div>
+            <div class="font-black text-xl"> {{ Number::currency($metrics->total_gain_dollars) }} </div>
         </x-card>
         
         <x-card class="col-span-5 sm:col-span-1 bg-slate-100 dark:bg-base-200 rounded-lg">
             <div class="text-sm text-gray-400 whitespace-nowrap">{{ __('Total Cost Basis') }}</div>
-            <div class="font-black text-xl"> {{ Number::currency($dashboard->totalCostBasis) }} </div>
+            <div class="font-black text-xl"> {{ Number::currency($metrics->total_cost_basis) }} </div>
         </x-card>
         
         <x-card class="col-span-5 sm:col-span-1 bg-slate-100 dark:bg-base-200 rounded-lg">
             <div class="text-sm text-gray-400 whitespace-nowrap">{{ __('Total Market Value') }}</div>
-            <div class="font-black text-xl"> {{ Number::currency($dashboard->totalMarketValue) }} </div>
+            <div class="font-black text-xl"> {{ Number::currency($metrics->total_market_value) }} </div>
         </x-card>
         
         <x-card class="col-span-5 sm:col-span-1 bg-slate-100 dark:bg-base-200 rounded-lg">
             <div class="text-sm text-gray-400 whitespace-nowrap">{{ __('Realized Gain/Loss') }}</div>
-            <div class="font-black text-xl"> {{ Number::currency($dashboard->realizedGainLoss) }} </div>
+            <div class="font-black text-xl"> {{ Number::currency($metrics->realized_gain_dollars) }} </div>
         </x-card>
 
         <x-card class="col-span-5 sm:col-span-1 bg-slate-100 dark:bg-base-200 rounded-lg">
             <div class="text-sm text-gray-400 whitespace-nowrap">{{ __('Dividends Earned') }}</div>
-            <div class="font-black text-xl"> {{ Number::currency($dashboard->dividendsEarned) }} </div>
+            <div class="font-black text-xl"> {{ Number::currency($metrics->total_dividends_earned) }} </div>
         </x-card>
             
     </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/portfolio-performance-chart.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/portfolio-performance-chart.blade.php
index 272f284..72eab9d 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/portfolio-performance-chart.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/portfolio-performance-chart.blade.php
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ new class extends Component {
 
         if (isset($this->portfolio)) {
             $dailyChangeQuery->portfolio($this->portfolio->id);
+
         } else {
+            
             $dailyChangeQuery->selectRaw('date, 
                 SUM(total_market_value) as total_market_value, 
                 SUM(total_cost_basis) as total_cost_basis, 
@@ -48,11 +50,12 @@ new class extends Component {
         }
 
         if ($filterMethod['method']) {
+            
             $dailyChangeQuery->whereDate('date', '>=', now()->{$filterMethod['method']}(...$filterMethod['args']));
         }
         
         $dailyChange = $dailyChangeQuery->get();
-        
+
         return [
             'series' => [
                 [