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Peter Meijer

Backtest from 24 Feb 2021 to 2 Nov 2026 · weekly · hypothetical

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Return a year
+9.9%
S&P 500 +13.8%
Last 12 months
+3.9%
S&P 500 +12.1%
Sharpe ratio
0.52
S&P 500 0.68
Biggest drop
−12.2%
S&P 500 −23.9%
$10.0k$20.0k 202120222023202420252026 $20.8k$17.1k
Peter MeijerS&P 500 $10,000 in Peter Meijer from 24 Feb 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. Peter Meijer (Republican, MI) 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)+9.9%+13.8%
Total return+71%+108%
Last 12 months+3.9%+12.1%
Last 3 months+1.1%—
Last month+0.3%—
This year so far+3.3%—
Volatility a year12.9%15.6%
Sharpe ratio0.520.68
Biggest drop−12.2%−23.9%
Beta to the S&P 5000.241.00
Alpha a year (t-statistic)+4.2% (0.80)—
Share of weeks up84%—

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. 202 reported trades were copied.

Insights

No positions at the latest rebalance.

PeriodReturn a yearS&P 500SharpeS&P 500Biggest dropBetaAlpha (t)
Whole backtest24 Feb 2021 to 2 Nov 2026+9.9%+13.8%0.520.68−12.2%0.24+4.2% (0.80)
Last three years3 Nov 2023 to 2 Nov 2026+4.6%+21.8%−0.791.160.0%0.00−0.1% (−1.33)
Last year7 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2026+3.9%+14.2%−1.120.840.0%0.00−0.1% (−1.00)
DateCompanyAction
22 Jul 2022WECBought
22 Jul 2022ROSTBought
22 Jul 2022PCARBought
22 Jul 2022NOWBought
22 Jul 2022MURBought
22 Jul 2022MASBought
22 Jul 2022GTBought
22 Jul 2022ELSBought
22 Jul 2022EFXBought
22 Jul 2022DISBought
22 Jul 2022CSCOBought
22 Jul 2022CNCBought
24 Feb 2021SAPBought
24 Feb 2021MRKBought
24 Feb 2021KHCBought
24 Feb 2021CHKPBought
24 Feb 2021BRK.BBought

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

DateCompanyAction
3 Jan 2023WECSold
3 Jan 2023ROSTSold
3 Jan 2023PCARSold
3 Jan 2023NOWSold
3 Jan 2023MURSold
3 Jan 2023MRKSold
3 Jan 2023MASSold
3 Jan 2023KHCSold
3 Jan 2023GTSold
3 Jan 2023ELSSold
3 Jan 2023EFXSold
3 Jan 2023DISSold
3 Jan 2023CSCOSold
3 Jan 2023CNCSold
17 Mar 2021SAPSold
17 Mar 2021CHKPSold
17 Mar 2021BRK.BSold

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