| Year | Strat | S&P 500 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.2% | +12.6% | -10.4% |
| 2025 | +29.6% | +16.4% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | +37.6% | +23.5% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | +58.3% | +24.2% | +34.1% |
| 2022 | -17.1% | -19.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | +30.6% | +27.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | +14.2% | +16.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | +9.9% | +10.4% | -0.5% |
S&P 500 non-financials, point-in-time. Take the largest by market cap, keep those with strong fundamental value-creation (FVC) and best-in-4-years EBITDA, rank by FVC and hold the top 15 equal-weight, rebalanced monthly. Total return.
| Period | Strategy | S&P 500 | vs index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day | +0.7% | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| Week | +2.6% | -0.1% | +2.7% |
| Month | -1.9% | -0.3% | -1.6% |
| YTD | +3.0% | +13.6% | -10.6% |
Track before 15 Jun 2026 comes from the earlier book run since Aug 2019; from that date the portfolio below is what the model holds.
| Holding | Weight | Day | score |
|---|---|---|---|
| MU value-creation/FVC +109%; EV/EBITDA 8.6x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | +4.7% | 109% |
| DELL value-creation/FVC +83%; EV/EBITDA 15.4x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | -1.6% | 83% |
| CVX value-creation/FVC +77%; EV/EBITDA 11.8x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | +1.3% | 77% |
| INTC value-creation/FVC +76%; EV/EBITDA 33.5x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | -0.1% | 76% |
| COP value-creation/FVC +68%; EV/EBITDA 7.9x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | +1.5% | 68% |
| ORCL value-creation/FVC +46%; EV/EBITDA 14.3x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | +0.5% | 46% |
| NVDA value-creation/FVC +41%; EV/EBITDA 26.0x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | -0.6% | 41% |
| AVGO value-creation/FVC +41%; EV/EBITDA 35.5x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | +1.2% | 41% |
| LRCX value-creation/FVC +32%; EV/EBITDA 29.8x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | +5.6% | 32% |
| TXN value-creation/FVC +32%; EV/EBITDA 24.4x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | -1.1% | 32% |
| LLY value-creation/FVC +30%; EV/EBITDA 30.4x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | +0.4% | 30% |
| ADI value-creation/FVC +28%; EV/EBITDA 29.6x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | -0.5% | 28% |
| NFLX value-creation/FVC +27%; EV/EBITDA 18.3x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | -1.2% | 27% |
| AMZN value-creation/FVC +23%; EV/EBITDA 15.6x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | -0.2% | 23% |
| GOOG value-creation/FVC +21%; EV/EBITDA 22.5x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 6.7% | +1.1% | 21% |
| Rebalance | Signal | Holding | Price (USD) | Weight | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | Buy | LRCX Lam Research value-creation/FVC +32%; EV/EBITDA 29.8x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 230.10 | 6.7% | — |
| Sell | CSCO Cisco dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 20%) | 106.50 | — | -3.4% | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Buy | NFLX Netflix value-creation/FVC +27%; EV/EBITDA 17.8x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 67.05 | 6.7% | — |
| Sell | RTX RTX Corp dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 20%) | 194.71 | — | +0.6% | |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Buy | COP ConocoPhillips value-creation/FVC +70%; EV/EBITDA 7.5x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 140.90 | 6.7% | — |
| Sell | TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 69%) | 153.73 | — | -19.4% | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Buy | CVX Chevron value-creation/FVC +80%; EV/EBITDA 11.1x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 211.35 | 6.7% | — |
| Buy | INTC Intel value-creation/FVC +64%; EV/EBITDA 39.0x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 108.80 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | LLY ELI LILLY & Co value-creation/FVC +31%; EV/EBITDA 26.6x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 1 152 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | ADI Analog Devices value-creation/FVC +27%; EV/EBITDA 27.9x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 362.90 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | TXN Texas Instruments value-creation/FVC +25%; EV/EBITDA 26.1x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 258.14 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | CSCO Cisco value-creation/FVC +20%; EV/EBITDA 25.7x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 110.24 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | RTX RTX Corp value-creation/FVC +20%; EV/EBITDA 21.0x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 193.54 | 6.7% | — | |
| Sell | PEP PepsiCo dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 51%) | 133.66 | — | -8.6% | |
| Sell | DIS Walt Disney Co dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 36%) | 105.35 | — | -2.3% | |
| Sell | UNH United Health dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 32%) | 375.21 | — | -9.1% | |
| Sell | HD Home Depot dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 21%) | 302.51 | — | -2.0% | |
| Sell | V Visa dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 17%) | 369.93 | — | +4.0% | |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Buy | HD Home Depot value-creation/FVC +21%; EV/EBITDA 15.0x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 308.74 | 7.7% | — |
| Buy | AMZN Amazon value-creation/FVC +14%; EV/EBITDA 33.0x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 256.78 | 7.7% | — | |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Buy | DIS Walt Disney Co value-creation/FVC +36%; EV/EBITDA 10.7x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 107.78 | 9.1% | — |
| Buy | GOOG Alphabet value-creation/FVC +17%; EV/EBITDA 25.4x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 341.75 | 9.1% | — | |
| Sell | LLY ELI LILLY & Co dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 38%) | 1 255 | — | +6.8% | |
| Sell | ADI Analog Devices dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 22%) | 374.14 | — | -2.3% | |
| Sell | APH Amphenol dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 15%) | 78.62 | — | -2.1% | |
| Sell | MA Mastercard Inc dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 14%) | 580.63 | — | +7.9% | |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Buy | UNH United Health value-creation/FVC +31%; EV/EBITDA 28.0x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 412.75 | 7.7% | — |
| Sell | AMGN Amgen dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 43%) | 407.83 | — | +11.4% | |
| Sell | ABBV AbbVie Inc. dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 28%) | 246.20 | — | -3.9% | |
| Sell | META Meta Platforms, Inc. dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 24%) | 588.77 | — | -8.5% | |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Buy | APH Amphenol value-creation/FVC +32%; EV/EBITDA 26.0x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 80.35 | 6.7% | — |
| Sell | AMZN Amazon dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 19%) | 271.58 | — | +17.0% | |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Buy | AMZN Amazon value-creation/FVC +19%; EV/EBITDA 21.5x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 232.11 | 6.7% | — |
| Sell | APH Amphenol dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 33%) | 76.33 | — | -3.6% | |
| 21 Jul 2026 | Buy | DELL Dell Technologies Inc. value-creation/FVC +82%; EV/EBITDA 14.4x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 404.15 | 6.7% | — |
| Buy | TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. value-creation/FVC +50%; EV/EBITDA 7.1x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 190.77 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | AMGN Amgen value-creation/FVC +45%; EV/EBITDA 9.5x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 366.24 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | LLY ELI LILLY & Co value-creation/FVC +37%; EV/EBITDA 32.0x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 1 175 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | ORCL Oracle value-creation/FVC +37%; EV/EBITDA 13.2x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 127.05 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | AVGO Broadcom Inc. value-creation/FVC +31%; EV/EBITDA 42.8x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 386.50 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | ABBV AbbVie Inc. value-creation/FVC +28%; EV/EBITDA 28.2x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 256.10 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | V Visa value-creation/FVC +28%; EV/EBITDA 27.6x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 355.82 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | MA Mastercard Inc value-creation/FVC +25%; EV/EBITDA 32.1x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 538.30 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | ADI Analog Devices value-creation/FVC +22%; EV/EBITDA 32.0x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 382.81 | 6.7% | — | |
| Buy | META Meta Platforms, Inc. value-creation/FVC +22%; EV/EBITDA 16.0x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 643.81 | 6.7% | — | |
| Sell | MSFT Microsoft dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 19%) | 397.75 | — | -0.5% | |
| Sell | IBM International Business Machine dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 16%) | 210.50 | — | -21.7% | |
| Sell | AMZN Amazon dropped out of the top ranking (entry score was 15%) | 247.55 | — | +0.6% | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Buy | MU Micron Technology value-creation/FVC +44%; EV/EBITDA 38.9x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 1 132 | 14.3% | — |
| 15 Jun 2026 initial book | Buy | APH Amphenol value-creation/FVC +33%; EV/EBITDA 27.8x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 79.19 | 16.7% | — |
| Buy | PEP PepsiCo value-creation/FVC +29%; EV/EBITDA 15.3x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 146.25 | 16.7% | — | |
| Buy | NVDA NVIDIA value-creation/FVC +26%; EV/EBITDA 37.9x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 212.45 | 16.7% | — | |
| Buy | MSFT Microsoft value-creation/FVC +18%; EV/EBITDA 15.9x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 399.76 | 16.7% | — | |
| Buy | IBM International Business Machine value-creation/FVC +16%; EV/EBITDA 19.2x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 268.71 | 16.7% | — | |
| Buy | AMZN Amazon value-creation/FVC +15%; EV/EBITDA 16.8x; best-in-4yr EBITDA. | 246.02 | 16.7% | — |
Prices are the frozen close on the signal date — the price at which the live model portfolio starts (buy) or stops (sell) holding the position. Sell result is the price change from the position's own buy signal, dividends not included.