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Top 100: Fastest growing companies

Backtest from 30 Jun 2010 to 30 Sept 2026 · quarterly · hypothetical

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Return a year
+15.5%
S&P 500 +15.1%
Last 12 months
+20.7%
S&P 500 +15.7%
Sharpe ratio
0.74
S&P 500 0.94
Biggest drop
−28.5%
S&P 500 −23.9%
$10.0k$20.0k$40.0k$80.0k 201020122014201620182020202220242026 $103k$98.4k
StrategyS&P 500 $10,000 in Top 100: Fastest growing companies from 30 Jun 2010 against the S&P 500 (total return) over the same dates, marked quarterly, log scale. Hypothetical: before taxes and trading costs.

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Holds the top 100 companies on our “fastest growing companies” list, equal weight, rebuilt every quarter from figures in quarters that ended at least 90 days earlier, the same rules as the live list.

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Key statistics

MeasureStrategyS&P 500
Return a year (compound)+15.5%+15.1%
Total return+934%+884%
Last 12 months+20.7%+15.7%
Last 3 months−2.6%—
Last month−2.6%—
This year so far+15.2%—
Volatility a year20.6%14.7%
Sharpe ratio0.740.94
Biggest drop−28.5%−23.9%
Beta to the S&P 5001.291.00
Alpha a year (t-statistic)−2.6% (−1.14)—
Share of quarters up77%—

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.

Insights

CompanyWeightHeld sinceReturn since
UNIT1.0%——
MU1.0%——
MDGL1.0%——
AVAV1.0%——
HHH1.0%——
GOLD1.0%——
LUXE1.0%——
CDE1.0%——
ALAB1.0%——
BLK1.0%——
RJET1.0%——
RGLD1.0%——
BE1.0%——
ATLC1.0%——
LITE1.0%——
CELH1.0%——
SNDK1.0%——
EBC1.0%——
BG1.0%——
AEBI1.0%——
PLTR1.0%——
SMCI1.0%——
SM1.0%——
HL1.0%——
NVDA1.0%——
DNOW1.0%——
COMP1.0%——
LCID1.0%——
RUN1.0%——
CNX1.0%——
TLN1.0%——
STRL1.0%——
APP1.0%——
PLMR1.0%——
ASTH1.0%——
SANM1.0%——
TER1.0%——
INSW1.0%——
AMCR1.0%——
WTM1.0%——
CMCO1.0%——
APH1.0%——
AAON1.0%——
VATE1.0%——
VCTR1.0%——
KEY1.0%——
TGLS1.0%——
RILY1.0%——
LLY1.0%——
SSRM1.0%——
CLS1.0%——
AUB1.0%——
UPST1.0%——
NVT1.0%——
MELI1.0%——
ASB1.0%——
COF1.0%——
FTAI1.0%——
JBTM1.0%——
HMY1.0%——
GH1.0%——
VSEC1.0%——
SLDE1.0%——
RBLX1.0%——
HNI1.0%——
APO1.0%——
HALO1.0%——
DCH1.0%——
INDB1.0%——
OKE1.0%——
SOFI1.0%——
OMC1.0%——
VIAV1.0%——
AMD1.0%——
SNPS1.0%——
UMBF1.0%——
LPLA1.0%——
DELL1.0%——
WEST1.0%——
SKWD1.0%——
WSBC1.0%——
PNTG1.0%——
NTRA1.0%——
WELL1.0%——
ALSN1.0%——
HCC1.0%——
ALHC1.0%——
RDN1.0%——
ROCK1.0%——
FN1.0%——
GPOR1.0%——
AXON1.0%——
MNR1.0%——
NBIX1.0%——
BRO1.0%——
ONB1.0%——
MRVL1.0%——
COLB1.0%——
BTSG1.0%——
FA1.0%——

Equal weight at the latest rebalance, rebuilt every quarter.

PeriodReturn a yearS&P 500SharpeS&P 500Biggest dropBetaAlpha (t)
Whole backtest30 Jun 2010 to 30 Sept 2026+15.5%+15.1%0.740.94−28.5%1.29−2.6% (−1.14)
2018 onwards31 Mar 2018 to 30 Sept 2026+15.3%+15.1%0.600.75−28.5%1.28−2.1% (−0.58)
Last three years31 Dec 2023 to 30 Sept 2026+23.7%+20.2%1.381.25−4.3%0.92+4.4% (0.81)
DateCompanyAction
30 Sept 2026VIAVBought
30 Sept 2026VATEBought
30 Sept 2026UNITBought
30 Sept 2026TGLSBought
30 Sept 2026TERBought
30 Sept 2026SNPSBought
30 Sept 2026SNDKBought
30 Sept 2026SMBought
30 Sept 2026SKWDBought
30 Sept 2026ROCKBought
30 Sept 2026RDNBought
30 Sept 2026PLMRBought
30 Sept 2026OMCBought
30 Sept 2026NBIXBought
30 Sept 2026MNRBought
30 Sept 2026MDGLBought
30 Sept 2026LUXEBought
30 Sept 2026INSWBought
30 Sept 2026INDBBought
30 Sept 2026HNIBought
30 Sept 2026HMYBought
30 Sept 2026HCCBought
30 Sept 2026FNBought
30 Sept 2026DELLBought
30 Sept 2026DCHBought

Dated at the rebalance that made the change.

DateCompanyAction
30 Sept 2026WPMSold
30 Sept 2026TFCSold
30 Sept 2026SSBSold
30 Sept 2026SGISold
30 Sept 2026RRCSold
30 Sept 2026RNSTSold
30 Sept 2026ONONSold
30 Sept 2026MAGNSold
30 Sept 2026LEGNSold
30 Sept 2026KKRSold
30 Sept 2026IPSold
30 Sept 2026IONSSold
30 Sept 2026IAGSold
30 Sept 2026GFISold
30 Sept 2026FNVSold
30 Sept 2026EQXSold
30 Sept 2026EQTSold
30 Sept 2026EGOSold
30 Sept 2026ECPGSold
30 Sept 2026DLOSold
30 Sept 2026CRKSold
30 Sept 2026CNRSold
30 Sept 2026CMBTSold
30 Sept 2026CBZSold
30 Sept 2026AUSold

Dated at the rebalance that made the change.

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