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Congress: members

Morgan McGarvey

Backtest from 24 Mar 2023 to 2 Nov 2026 · weekly · hypothetical

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Return a year
+46.0%
S&P 500 +21.1%
Last 12 months
+0.7%
S&P 500 +12.1%
Sharpe ratio
1.25
S&P 500 1.12
Biggest drop
−34.8%
S&P 500 −16.9%
$10.0k$20.0k$40.0k 2023202420252026 $39.2k$20.0k
Morgan McGarveyS&P 500 $10,000 in Morgan McGarvey from 24 Mar 2023 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. Morgan McGarvey (Democrat, KY) 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)+46.0%+21.1%
Total return+292%+100%
Last 12 months+0.7%+12.1%
Last 3 months+11.5%—
Last month−0.1%—
This year so far+6.7%—
Volatility a year29.9%13.8%
Sharpe ratio1.251.12
Biggest drop−34.8%−16.9%
Beta to the S&P 5001.111.00
Alpha a year (t-statistic)+20.3% (1.49)—
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. 26 reported trades were copied.

Insights

CompanyWeightHeld sinceReturn since
MSFT100.0%31 Jul 2025−2.1%
PeriodReturn a yearS&P 500SharpeS&P 500Biggest dropBetaAlpha (t)
Whole backtest24 Mar 2023 to 2 Nov 2026+46.0%+21.1%1.251.12−34.8%1.11+20.3% (1.49)
Last three years3 Nov 2023 to 2 Nov 2026+35.1%+21.8%1.011.16−34.8%1.05+12.8% (0.85)
Last year7 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2026+5.0%+14.2%0.200.84−29.8%1.64−8.8% (−0.28)
DateCompanyAction
31 Jul 2025MSFTBought
11 Dec 2024SBRABought
11 Dec 2024CLRBBought
14 Nov 2024TSLABought
5 Jul 2024IBKRBought
5 Jul 2024DALBought
17 Nov 2023SCHWBought
13 Apr 2023NVDABought
24 Mar 2023AMZNBought

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

DateCompanyAction
31 Jul 2025SBRASold
31 Jul 2025CLRBSold
11 Dec 2024TSLASold
11 Dec 2024SCHWSold
11 Dec 2024NVDASold
11 Dec 2024IBKRSold
11 Dec 2024AMZNSold
4 Sept 2024DALSold

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