Funds (13F)
Governors Lane LP
Backtest from 19 Feb 2016 to 2 Nov 2026 · weekly · hypothetical
- Return a year
- +11.2% S&P 500 +15.5%
- Last 12 months
- +7.2% S&P 500 +12.1%
- Sharpe ratio
- 0.43 S&P 500 0.80
- Biggest drop
- −72.0% S&P 500 −31.8%
About
Copies Governors Lane LP's quarterly 13F holdings in the companies we cover, weighted by reported value: it buys on the first trading day after each 13F is filed (up to 45 days after the quarter) and holds until the next filing. A 13F shows long US-listed positions only, at the quarter's end, so this misses shorts, cash, bonds, non-US holdings and trading within the quarter.
Key statistics
| Measure | Strategy | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Return a year (compound) | +11.2% | +15.5% |
| Total return | +212% | +369% |
| Last 12 months | +7.2% | +12.1% |
| Last 3 months | +2.2% | — |
| Last month | +3.0% | — |
| This year so far | +2.6% | — |
| Volatility a year | 29.9% | 16.7% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.43 | 0.80 |
| Biggest drop | −72.0% | −31.8% |
| Beta to the S&P 500 | 1.43 | 1.00 |
| Alpha a year (t-statistic) | −6.4% (−1.15) | — |
| Share of weeks up | 58% | — |
Insights
| Company | Weight | Held since | Return since |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSC | 16.3% | — | — |
| TXNM | 13.5% | — | — |
| SHW | 5.8% | — | — |
| RKT | 5.2% | — | — |
| WDAY | 5.0% | — | — |
| CRBG | 4.5% | — | — |
| COF | 4.4% | — | — |
| AES | 4.3% | — | — |
| TSM | 3.9% | — | — |
| RACE | 2.8% | — | — |
| SGI | 2.6% | — | — |
| AMZN | 2.6% | — | — |
| META | 2.6% | — | — |
| ASML | 2.5% | — | — |
| OLED | 2.5% | — | — |
| BEAG | 2.4% | — | — |
| SVAQ | 2.2% | — | — |
| KMB | 2.2% | — | — |
| DKS | 2.0% | — | — |
| DHR | 1.8% | — | — |
| BZH | 1.3% | — | — |
| NVDA | 1.3% | — | — |
| AVGO | 1.3% | — | — |
| ROKU | 1.2% | — | — |
| SLAB | 1.2% | — | — |
| NTWO | 0.8% | — | — |
| UNF | 0.8% | — | — |
| GSAT | 0.7% | — | — |
| CZR | 0.6% | — | — |
| QGEN | 0.6% | — | — |
| RYAM | 0.5% | — | — |
| TDS | 0.3% | — | — |
| EBAY | 0.1% | — | — |
| RVMD | 0.0% | — | — |
| Period | Return a year | S&P 500 | Sharpe | S&P 500 | Biggest drop | Beta | Alpha (t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole backtest19 Feb 2016 to 2 Nov 2026 | +11.2% | +15.5% | 0.43 | 0.80 | −72.0% | 1.43 | −6.4% (−1.15) |
| 2018 onwards5 Jan 2018 to 2 Nov 2026 | +5.9% | +13.9% | 0.26 | 0.66 | −72.0% | 1.43 | −8.8% (−1.37) |
| Last three years3 Nov 2023 to 2 Nov 2026 | +19.4% | +21.8% | 0.90 | 1.16 | −22.9% | 1.00 | −1.7% (−0.37) |
| Last year7 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2026 | +8.7% | +14.2% | 0.44 | 0.84 | −12.4% | 0.68 | −1.8% (−0.22) |
| Date | Company | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2026 | WDAY | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | SGI | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | RYAM | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | RVMD | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | ROKU | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | RKT | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | RACE | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | OLED | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | NVDA | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | GSAT | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | EBAY | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | DHR | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | CZR | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | CRBG | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | BZH | Bought |
| 21 Aug 2026 | AVGO | Bought |
| 22 May 2026 | SVAQ | Bought |
| 22 May 2026 | SLAB | Bought |
| 22 May 2026 | SHW | Bought |
| 22 May 2026 | QGEN | Bought |
| 22 May 2026 | PYPL | Bought |
| 22 May 2026 | PVH | Bought |
| 22 May 2026 | OVV | Bought |
| 22 May 2026 | META | Bought |
| 22 May 2026 | IPXG | Bought |
| Date | Company | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2026 | PYPL | Sold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | PVH | Sold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | OVV | Sold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | NKE | Sold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | IVZ | Sold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | IPXG | Sold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | ECHO | Sold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | CCXI | Sold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | ALLY | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | XYZ | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | VTR | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | UWMC | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | SHOO | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | RKT | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | PLMK | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | NIQ | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | KKR | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | FIS | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | ESS | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | DAAQ | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | CRBG | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | BL | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | BILL | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | BAC | Sold |
| 22 May 2026 | AMAT | Sold |