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Ed Case

Backtest from 7 May 2019 to 2 Nov 2026 · weekly · hypothetical

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Return a year
+21.7%
S&P 500 +15.4%
Last 12 months
+21.2%
S&P 500 +12.1%
Sharpe ratio
0.83
S&P 500 0.72
Biggest drop
−31.9%
S&P 500 −31.8%
$10.0k$20.0k$40.0k 20192020202120222023202420252026 $43.5k$29.3k
Ed CaseS&P 500 $10,000 in Ed Case from 7 May 2019 against the S&P 500 (total return) over the same dates, marked weekly, log scale. Hypothetical: before taxes and trading costs.

About

Mirrors the disclosed stock holdings of Rep. Ed Case (Democrat, HI) and family. It buys on the first trading day after each report is filed, sized by the middle of the value band reported, starts from the holdings listed in the member's annual disclosure report once that report is public, and holds each position until a sale is reported. Call options count as the stock until they expire. Members often report weeks or months late, so this is what a follower could actually have done.

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Key statistics

MeasureStrategyS&P 500
Return a year (compound)+21.7%+15.4%
Total return+335%+193%
Last 12 months+21.2%+12.1%
Last 3 months+7.1%—
Last month+1.0%—
This year so far+20.6%—
Volatility a year23.5%18.2%
Sharpe ratio0.830.72
Biggest drop−31.9%−31.8%
Beta to the S&P 5001.001.00
Alpha a year (t-statistic)+6.4% (1.17)—
Share of weeks up56%—

Sharpe ratio uses returns above the 3-month Treasury bill rate. Alpha is the yearly return left after allowing for the strategy's exposure to the S&P 500 (CAPM); a t-statistic below about 2 means it cannot be told apart from luck. 15 reported trades were copied.

Insights

CompanyWeightHeld sinceReturn since
AAPL85.5%7 May 2019+597.9%
AMZN9.2%7 May 2019+159.0%
JNJ5.3%7 May 2019+136.7%
PeriodReturn a yearS&P 500SharpeS&P 500Biggest dropBetaAlpha (t)
Whole backtest7 May 2019 to 2 Nov 2026+21.7%+15.4%0.830.72−31.9%1.00+6.4% (1.17)
Last three years3 Nov 2023 to 2 Nov 2026+24.5%+21.8%0.901.16−22.9%1.08+2.4% (0.25)
Last year7 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2026+22.5%+14.2%0.910.84−11.2%0.77+10.5% (0.58)
DateCompanyAction
10 May 2021MSFTBought
13 Aug 2020WABBought
7 May 2019PGBought
7 May 2019MOBought
7 May 2019KMIBought
7 May 2019JNJBought
7 May 2019GEBought
7 May 2019AMZNBought
7 May 2019AAPLBought

Dated on the first trading day after the report was filed, when a follower could have acted.

DateCompanyAction
13 Apr 2026MSFTSold
26 Dec 2025PGSold
6 Jun 2022WABSold
10 May 2021MOSold
10 May 2021KMISold
10 May 2021GESold

Dated on the first trading day after the report was filed, when a follower could have acted.

Backtests are hypothetical and use today's listed companies only, which flatters results. Past performance does not predict future returns. This is research, not investment advice. How we backtest