Model Portfolio Report (No Paywall)
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Introduction
by Alex King
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The approach we take with our model portfolios is that of capital rotation. We are looking to rotate model capital into sectors that appear to be under institutional accumulation; to hold in the event the portfolios rise, particularly if rising ahead of the benchmark; and then to rotate out of sectors that appear to be under distribution and/or fading in their outperformance vs. the benchmark. These are not buy-and-hold-forever models; neither are they short-term trading models.
We believe a reliable method to outperform the S&P500 consistently over time is to adopt this rotation method. This is precisely how institutional investors seek to outperform; implemented correctly, the strategy can be successful year in, year out, and using only common stocks and/or ETFs - no need for complex instruments nor leverage. As an example of banking gains in these models, we closed out the Dow Laggards (inception July 2023) and the Financials (inception June 2023) model portfolios as they topped out in their outperformance vs. the equity indices.
Let's do the school report. In each case, performance is measured as follows:
- Constituent stocks and/or ETFs were allocated on the day of inception, with no changes since.
- No cash was left in the model portfolio after allocation of stocks / ETFs.
- All dividends received in the model are re-invested back into buying additional shares of the stock or ETF that produced the dividend.
- No fees are included, since these are intended to be self-managed portfolios. If as an RIA you run these models as real-money portfolios for your clients, this performance is before any fees you may levy. If you would like us to run these model returns inclusive of your fees, please contact us.
Model Portfolio Performance - From Inception To 5 July 2024.
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Core Stocks - Inception 7 February 2023
High Beta Stocks - Inception 17 March 2023
Defense Stocks - Inception 24 January 2024
Note - this was constructed specifically as a defensive portfolio - we did not and do not expect it to outperform the S&P500. We plan to keep this model portfolio open for as long as it sustains reasonably positive total returns.
Enterprise Software Stocks - Inception 12 June 2024
Energy Stocks - Inception 25 June 2024
Early days for this one. Let's see how it goes. We specified individual stop-loss levels for each constituent stock so that anyone following this model portfolio can lock in downside protection in the event that we have called this sector incorrectly. Our model portfolio performance in the last 15-18 months has been exceptionally good - it would be wonderful if that continued indefinitely but on the basis that some of these picks will be wrong, we include risk-management techniques with each and every model portfolio we create.
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Cestrian Capital Research, Inc, 7 July 2024