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Lloyd Smucker

Backtest from 16 May 2017 to 2 Nov 2026 · weekly · hypothetical

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Return a year
+26.2%
S&P 500 +14.7%
Last 12 months
+25.1%
S&P 500 +12.1%
Sharpe ratio
0.90
S&P 500 0.72
Biggest drop
−31.1%
S&P 500 −31.8%
$10.0k$20.0k$40.0k$80.0k 20172019202120232025 $90.5k$36.5k
Lloyd SmuckerS&P 500 $10,000 in Lloyd Smucker from 16 May 2017 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. Lloyd Smucker (Republican, PA) 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)+26.2%+14.7%
Total return+805%+265%
Last 12 months+25.1%+12.1%
Last 3 months+9.2%—
Last month+1.0%—
This year so far+23.6%—
Volatility a year27.0%17.4%
Sharpe ratio0.900.72
Biggest drop−31.1%−31.8%
Beta to the S&P 5001.091.00
Alpha a year (t-statistic)+10.5% (1.68)—
Share of weeks up58%—

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. 26 reported trades were copied.

Insights

CompanyWeightHeld sinceReturn since
AAPL100.0%16 May 2017+835.2%
PeriodReturn a yearS&P 500SharpeS&P 500Biggest dropBetaAlpha (t)
Whole backtest16 May 2017 to 2 Nov 2026+26.2%+14.7%0.900.72−31.1%1.09+10.5% (1.68)
2018 onwards5 Jan 2018 to 2 Nov 2026+26.0%+13.9%0.870.66−31.1%1.09+11.2% (1.70)
Last three years3 Nov 2023 to 2 Nov 2026+24.6%+21.8%0.791.16−26.2%1.04+4.2% (0.32)
Last year7 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2026+26.4%+14.2%0.930.84−11.1%0.69+15.2% (0.67)
DateCompanyAction
16 May 2017UNHBought
16 May 2017PGBought
16 May 2017MKLBought
16 May 2017AAPLBought

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

DateCompanyAction
16 Aug 2021UNHSold
23 Oct 2017PGSold
23 Oct 2017MKLSold

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