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Mo Brooks

Backtest from 8 Oct 2015 to 2 Nov 2026 · weekly · hypothetical

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Return a year
+11.5%
S&P 500 +14.6%
Last 12 months
+4.1%
S&P 500 +12.1%
Sharpe ratio
0.60
S&P 500 0.75
Biggest drop
−33.0%
S&P 500 −31.8%
$10.0k$20.0k$40.0k 201520172019202120232025 $45.0k$33.5k
Mo BrooksS&P 500 $10,000 in Mo Brooks from 8 Oct 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. Mo Brooks (Republican, AL) 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)+11.5%+14.6%
Total return+235%+350%
Last 12 months+4.1%+12.1%
Last 3 months+2.3%—
Last month+13.1%—
This year so far+6.9%—
Volatility a year16.5%16.7%
Sharpe ratio0.600.75
Biggest drop−33.0%−31.8%
Beta to the S&P 5000.701.00
Alpha a year (t-statistic)+1.1% (0.32)—
Share of weeks up57%—

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. 89 reported trades were copied.

Insights

CompanyWeightHeld sinceReturn since
HD31.3%27 Jul 2021+18.8%
DUK27.5%23 Feb 2016+163.0%
BRK.B14.6%17 Jul 2017+226.5%
D8.4%26 May 2020+11.3%
ENB5.7%27 Jul 2021+74.2%
TJX2.9%27 Jul 2021+122.4%
KO2.7%11 Oct 2016+214.7%
MSFT2.3%16 May 2022+105.3%
SCHW1.6%16 May 2016+266.6%
WPC1.6%16 May 2016+89.6%
LOW1.4%27 Jul 2021+24.7%
PeriodReturn a yearS&P 500SharpeS&P 500Biggest dropBetaAlpha (t)
Whole backtest8 Oct 2015 to 2 Nov 2026+11.5%+14.6%0.600.75−33.0%0.70+1.1% (0.32)
2018 onwards5 Jan 2018 to 2 Nov 2026+6.9%+13.9%0.310.66−33.0%0.71−3.0% (−0.77)
Last three years3 Nov 2023 to 2 Nov 2026+13.9%+21.8%0.721.16−12.8%0.36+3.6% (0.51)
Last year7 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2026+4.0%+14.2%0.070.84−12.8%0.15−0.5% (−0.04)
DateCompanyAction
16 May 2022MSFTBought
15 Oct 2021TBought
27 Jul 2021VZBought
27 Jul 2021TJXBought
27 Jul 2021LOWBought
27 Jul 2021HDBought
27 Jul 2021ENBBought
26 May 2020DBought
25 Mar 2020PFEBought
21 May 2019LEEBought
14 May 2018TCXBought
17 Jul 2017MABought
17 Jul 2017GDBought
17 Jul 2017BRK.BBought
17 Jul 2017AAPLBought
15 May 2017APTBought
1 Feb 2017LEEBought
3 Nov 2016MARBought
11 Oct 2016TBought
11 Oct 2016KOBought
26 Aug 2016WFCBought
16 May 2016WPCBought
16 May 2016SCHWBought
3 May 2016LEEBought
23 Feb 2016TCXBought

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

DateCompanyAction
18 Aug 2022VZSold
16 May 2022MASold
16 May 2022LEESold
12 May 2022TSold
15 Oct 2021PFESold
27 Jul 2021APTSold
17 Feb 2021TSold
26 May 2020MARSold
26 May 2020AAPLSold
21 May 2019GDSold
13 May 2019TCXSold
2 Apr 2019LEESold
4 Apr 2017WFCSold
17 Feb 2017TCXSold
11 Oct 2016LEESold
16 May 2016SOSold

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