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Pat Fallon

Backtest from 18 Jun 2021 to 2 Nov 2026 · weekly · hypothetical

Watch this strategy
Return a year
−4.6%
S&P 500 +13.3%
Last 12 months
+24.1%
S&P 500 +12.1%
Sharpe ratio
−0.20
S&P 500 0.63
Biggest drop
−59.3%
S&P 500 −23.9%
$5.0k$10.0k$20.0k 202120222023202420252026 $19.6k$7.8k
Pat FallonS&P 500 $10,000 in Pat Fallon from 18 Jun 2021 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. Pat Fallon (Republican, TX) 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)−4.6%+13.3%
Total return−22%+96%
Last 12 months+24.1%+12.1%
Last 3 months+0.7%—
Last month+5.4%—
This year so far+11.0%—
Volatility a year25.7%15.8%
Sharpe ratio−0.200.63
Biggest drop−59.3%−23.9%
Beta to the S&P 5001.231.00
Alpha a year (t-statistic)−17.4% (−2.41)—
Share of weeks up49%—

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. 244 reported trades were copied.

Insights

CompanyWeightHeld sinceReturn since
FDX24.9%15 Aug 2022+85.9%
LUV19.3%1 Dec 2021+12.3%
MSFT9.0%15 Aug 2022+82.5%
PYPL8.5%15 Aug 2022−41.6%
DIS8.4%15 Aug 2022−5.6%
AAL7.2%15 Aug 2022−14.6%
OKE4.7%18 Jul 2022+104.1%
GE3.7%18 Jul 2022+710.9%
BA2.9%15 Aug 2022+2.8%
PAA2.4%18 Jul 2022+248.2%
GEV2.0%14 Aug 2025+38.3%
EPD1.9%18 Jul 2022+105.0%
XYZ1.8%5 Nov 2021−67.5%
BTI1.8%18 Jul 2022+105.6%
TGT0.6%18 Jul 2022+22.3%
WAB0.5%14 Aug 2025+50.6%
GEHC0.4%14 Aug 2024−4.3%
PeriodReturn a yearS&P 500SharpeS&P 500Biggest dropBetaAlpha (t)
Whole backtest18 Jun 2021 to 2 Nov 2026−4.6%+13.3%−0.200.63−59.3%1.23−17.4% (−2.41)
Last three years3 Nov 2023 to 2 Nov 2026+16.3%+21.8%0.621.16−26.1%1.00−3.5% (−0.40)
Last year7 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2026+23.1%+14.2%0.940.84−15.3%1.00+8.6% (0.54)
DateCompanyAction
14 Aug 2025WABBought
14 Aug 2025GEVBought
14 Aug 2024GEHCBought
15 Aug 2022PYPLBought
15 Aug 2022MSFTBought
15 Aug 2022FDXBought
15 Aug 2022DISBought
15 Aug 2022BABought
15 Aug 2022AALBought
18 Jul 2022TGTBought
18 Jul 2022PAABought
18 Jul 2022OKEBought
18 Jul 2022GEBought
18 Jul 2022EPDBought
18 Jul 2022BTIBought
1 Dec 2021PYPLBought
1 Dec 2021LUVBought
5 Nov 2021XYZBought
19 Aug 2021VZBought
6 Jul 2021KKRBought
6 Jul 2021CRWDBought
18 Jun 2021VZBought
18 Jun 2021FDXBought
18 Jun 2021DISBought
18 Jun 2021AMATBought

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

DateCompanyAction
15 Aug 2022KKRSold
16 May 2022PYPLSold
16 May 2022CRWDSold
16 May 2022AMATSold
1 Dec 2021VZSold
19 Aug 2021DISSold
6 Jul 2021VZSold
6 Jul 2021FDXSold

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