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Michael Guest

Backtest from 6 Apr 2020 to 2 Nov 2026 · weekly · hypothetical

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Return a year
+7.7%
S&P 500 +18.9%
Last 12 months
+12.1%
S&P 500 +12.1%
Sharpe ratio
0.32
S&P 500 0.96
Biggest drop
−27.9%
S&P 500 −23.9%
$10.0k$20.0k 2020202120222023202420252026 $31.2k$16.3k
Michael GuestS&P 500 $10,000 in Michael Guest from 6 Apr 2020 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. Michael Guest (Republican, MS) 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)+7.7%+18.9%
Total return+63%+212%
Last 12 months+12.1%+12.1%
Last 3 months+5.6%—
Last month+1.3%—
This year so far+15.5%—
Volatility a year19.7%16.1%
Sharpe ratio0.320.96
Biggest drop−27.9%−23.9%
Beta to the S&P 5000.701.00
Alpha a year (t-statistic)−4.5% (−0.71)—
Share of weeks up53%—

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. 54 reported trades were copied.

Insights

CompanyWeightHeld sinceReturn since
NVDA10.1%24 Aug 2023+336.0%
XOM7.9%4 Nov 2021+234.7%
INSW5.0%21 Nov 2023+229.0%
VLO4.9%24 Aug 2023+224.3%
ANET4.6%21 Nov 2023+205.0%
AMZN4.5%24 Aug 2023+88.7%
TSLA4.1%24 Aug 2023+76.8%
ALL4.1%24 Aug 2023+168.2%
UBER3.9%24 Aug 2023+49.3%
WMT3.8%24 Aug 2023+151.0%
JPM3.8%24 Aug 2023+148.8%
MEDP3.5%12 Dec 2023+127.0%
ABBV3.3%24 Aug 2023+119.8%
PR3.2%24 Aug 2023+110.2%
LNC3.0%24 Aug 2023+94.1%
AAPL2.9%24 Aug 2023+93.7%
JNJ2.7%24 Aug 2023+79.2%
GD2.7%24 Aug 2023+76.4%
MSFT2.5%24 Aug 2023+65.5%
SWX2.5%24 Aug 2023+61.6%
MPWR2.3%20 Nov 2025+49.0%
NEE2.1%24 Aug 2023+39.8%
MDT2.1%24 Aug 2023+35.8%
ULTA2.0%12 Dec 2023+29.1%
UEC1.8%21 Nov 2023+18.5%
ORCL1.7%24 Aug 2023+11.2%
LOW1.6%24 Aug 2023+4.3%
MCD1.5%24 Aug 2023+1.1%
TSCO1.3%24 Aug 2023−12.2%
MNDY0.6%23 Dec 2024−58.9%
PeriodReturn a yearS&P 500SharpeS&P 500Biggest dropBetaAlpha (t)
Whole backtest6 Apr 2020 to 2 Nov 2026+7.7%+18.9%0.320.96−27.9%0.70−4.5% (−0.71)
Last three years3 Nov 2023 to 2 Nov 2026+19.9%+21.8%0.981.16−19.9%0.96−0.7% (−0.16)
Last year7 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2026+16.4%+14.2%1.160.84−5.1%0.64+5.3% (0.79)
DateCompanyAction
20 Nov 2025MPWRBought
23 Dec 2024MNDYBought
12 Dec 2023ULTABought
12 Dec 2023MEDPBought
12 Dec 2023DTBought
21 Nov 2023UECBought
21 Nov 2023INSWBought
21 Nov 2023ANETBought
24 Aug 2023WMTBought
24 Aug 2023VLOBought
24 Aug 2023UBERBought
24 Aug 2023TSLABought
24 Aug 2023TSCOBought
24 Aug 2023SWXBought
24 Aug 2023PRBought
24 Aug 2023ORCLBought
24 Aug 2023NVDABought
24 Aug 2023NEEBought
24 Aug 2023MSFTBought
24 Aug 2023MDTBought
24 Aug 2023MCDBought
24 Aug 2023LOWBought
24 Aug 2023LNCBought
24 Aug 2023JPMBought
24 Aug 2023JNJBought

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

DateCompanyAction
17 Aug 2026ELFSold
17 Aug 2026CVXSold
17 Aug 2026ABNBSold
18 Feb 2026DTSold
18 Feb 2026CHRDSold
24 Aug 2023TSold

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