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Gerald E. Connolly

Backtest from 27 Apr 2015 to 2 Nov 2026 · weekly · hypothetical

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Return a year
+9.1%
S&P 500 +13.6%
Last 12 months
+12.8%
S&P 500 +12.1%
Sharpe ratio
0.44
S&P 500 0.71
Biggest drop
−32.8%
S&P 500 −31.8%
$10.0k$20.0k$40.0k 201520172019202120232025 $43.4k$27.4k
Gerald E. ConnollyS&P 500 $10,000 in Gerald E. Connolly from 27 Apr 2015 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. Gerald E. Connolly (Democrat, VA) 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)+9.1%+13.6%
Total return+174%+334%
Last 12 months+12.8%+12.1%
Last 3 months+12.4%—
Last month+13.2%—
This year so far+8.5%—
Volatility a year18.9%16.6%
Sharpe ratio0.440.71
Biggest drop−32.8%−31.8%
Beta to the S&P 5000.711.00
Alpha a year (t-statistic)−0.1% (−0.03)—
Share of weeks up55%—

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. 66 reported trades were copied.

Insights

CompanyWeightHeld sinceReturn since
LDOS27.5%16 May 2016+366.1%
D15.4%27 Apr 2015+52.8%
BMY15.3%16 May 2016+24.1%
SAIC14.2%16 May 2016+238.8%
KO8.8%16 May 2016+191.2%
MRK8.7%16 May 2016+293.0%
PG5.7%16 May 2016+167.9%
WFC1.7%16 May 2016+134.4%
DIS1.4%16 May 2016+23.9%
ZBH1.3%15 May 2018−5.4%
OGN0.1%16 May 2022−53.6%
PeriodReturn a yearS&P 500SharpeS&P 500Biggest dropBetaAlpha (t)
Whole backtest27 Apr 2015 to 2 Nov 2026+9.1%+13.6%0.440.71−32.8%0.71−0.1% (−0.03)
2018 onwards5 Jan 2018 to 2 Nov 2026+8.1%+13.9%0.350.66−32.8%0.73−1.7% (−0.34)
Last three years3 Nov 2023 to 2 Nov 2026+14.4%+21.8%0.601.16−21.4%0.37+4.5% (0.46)
Last year7 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2026+10.9%+14.2%0.450.84−17.0%0.21+5.8% (0.33)
DateCompanyAction
16 May 2022OGNBought
3 Aug 2020ESBought
9 May 2019CIBought
15 May 2018ZBHBought
16 May 2016WFCBought
16 May 2016SAICBought
16 May 2016PGBought
16 May 2016MSIBought
16 May 2016MRKBought
16 May 2016LDOSBought
16 May 2016KOBought
16 May 2016DISBought
16 May 2016BMYBought
27 Apr 2015DBought

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

DateCompanyAction
13 May 2024ESSold
30 Jan 2020CISold
4 May 2017MSISold

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