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Mike Kelly

Backtest from 17 Jun 2024 to 2 Nov 2026 · weekly · hypothetical

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Return a year
−8.0%
S&P 500 +16.0%
Last 12 months
+14.4%
S&P 500 +12.1%
Sharpe ratio
−0.02
S&P 500 0.78
Biggest drop
−63.9%
S&P 500 −16.9%
$5.0k$10.0k 202420252026 $14.2k$8.2k
Mike KellyS&P 500 $10,000 in Mike Kelly from 17 Jun 2024 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. Mike Kelly (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)−8.0%+16.0%
Total return−18%+42%
Last 12 months+14.4%+12.1%
Last 3 months+2.7%—
Last month+5.7%—
This year so far+7.9%—
Volatility a year48.6%14.7%
Sharpe ratio−0.020.78
Biggest drop−63.9%−16.9%
Beta to the S&P 5001.621.00
Alpha a year (t-statistic)−19.7% (−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. 15 reported trades were copied.

Insights

CompanyWeightHeld sinceReturn since
GM14.1%11 Aug 2025+67.2%
JPM13.8%11 Aug 2025+20.7%
MSFT13.7%11 Aug 2025+0.1%
XOM8.5%11 Aug 2025+77.5%
CSCO7.5%11 Aug 2025+48.8%
AAPL6.9%11 Aug 2025+48.9%
MA6.4%11 Aug 2025+15.8%
TROW6.0%11 Aug 2025+8.2%
CLF6.0%17 Jun 2024−3.4%
HD5.6%11 Aug 2025−9.0%
GOOGL5.0%11 Aug 2025+41.5%
MCD4.9%11 Aug 2025−10.5%
PG1.6%11 Aug 2025+9.8%
PeriodReturn a yearS&P 500SharpeS&P 500Biggest dropBetaAlpha (t)
Whole backtest17 Jun 2024 to 2 Nov 2026−8.0%+16.0%−0.020.78−63.9%1.62−19.7% (−0.71)
Last year7 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2026+17.4%+14.2%0.880.84−13.7%0.77+5.4% (0.45)
DateCompanyAction
25 Aug 2025DISBought
11 Aug 2025XOMBought
11 Aug 2025TROWBought
11 Aug 2025PGBought
11 Aug 2025PEPBought
11 Aug 2025MSFTBought
11 Aug 2025MCDBought
11 Aug 2025MABought
11 Aug 2025JPMBought
11 Aug 2025HDBought
11 Aug 2025GOOGLBought
11 Aug 2025GMBought
11 Aug 2025CSCOBought
11 Aug 2025CMCSABought
11 Aug 2025BMYBought
11 Aug 2025ABTBought
11 Aug 2025AAPLBought
17 Jun 2024CLFBought

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

DateCompanyAction
13 Aug 2026PEPSold
13 Aug 2026DISSold
13 Aug 2026ABTSold
12 Jun 2026CMCSASold
12 Jun 2026BMYSold

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