Our Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio, the best of our Danger Zone picks, has beaten the S&P 500 by 31% since the start of 2021. This outperformance underscores how important reliable fundamental research can be.
Click to buy the most recent version of this Model Portfolio below.Figure 1: Focus List Stocks: Short Performance Since Beginning of 2021
Sources: New Constructs, LLC
In 2023, the Model Portfolio rose 56% compared to 22% for the S&P 500 and underperformed[1] by 34% as a short portfolio, which outperforms when the stocks in the portfolio fall more than the index. For real-time tracking of this Model Portfolio, see the index Thematic created for it.
Figure 2: Focus List Stocks: Short vs. S&P 500 in 2023
Sources: New Constructs, LLC
Rising returns indicates poor performance for a Short portfolio, which outperforms as stocks fall.
Figure 3 shows a detailed breakdown of the Model Portfolio’s performance, which includes all stocks present in the Model Portfolio at any point in 2023.
Figure 3: 2023 Performance of the Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio
Sources: New Constructs, LLC
Performance includes stocks in the Model Portfolio in 2023 as well as those removed during the same time (five stocks).
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This article was originally published on January 10, 2024.
Disclosure: David Trainer, Kyle Guske II, Hakan Salt, and Italo Mendonça receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector, style, or theme.
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[1] Stocks are in the Focus List Model Portfolios for different periods of time as we open and close positions during the year. When measuring outperformance of the Focus List Model Portfolios, we compare each stock’s return to the S&P 500’s return for the time each is in the Focus List Model Portfolios. This approach provides more of an apples-to-apples comparison of how each stock performed vs. the S&P 500.