BullDude’s Portfolios: Weekly Report

Within this article you will find a weekly summary of the 6 BullDude’s Portfolios that are in the testing phase (6 months):

  • “Mid / Large – Cap” Portfolio
  • “Small – Cap” Portfolio
  • “IPOs” Portfolio
  • “Tech Stars” Portfolio
  • “Growing Business Data” Portfolio
  • “Greater Strength” Portfolio

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The past week ended with an outperformance against its benchmark for almost all BullDude’s portfolios (Weekly Alpha > 0). Looking at the performance of all portfolios since the start of the test phase, all are beating their benchmark (All-Time Alpha > 0) except the “Greater Strength” portfolio.

BullDude’s Portfolios vs benchmarks

In this period of time, the best result was obtained by the “Mid – Large – Cap” portfolio which grew by 9.20% compared to the decrease of -0.7% of the benchmark (S&P 500), leading to an “All -Time Alpha” (difference between the performance of the portfolio and the benchmark since the start of the test phase) by + 10%.

“Mid / Large – Cap” portfolio vs S&P 500

The even more outstanding result is the ability to achieve this outperformance with significantly less risk, information visible in the section on this portfolio later in this article. The second portfolio to obtain the largest “All-Time Alpha” is “IPOs” with an outperformance of + 8.71% against the S&P 500 index.

“IPOs” portfolio vs S&P 500

During the week just ended, the “IPOs” portfolio grew by 2.91% compared to + 0.19% of its benchmark (S&P 500), which brings a “Weekly Alpha” of 2.71%. The second largest “Weekly Alpha” was obtained from the “Small – Cap” portfolio, while the best portfolio since the start of the test phase, the “Mid / Large – Cap”, ended the week up +1.41%, outperforming the + 0.19% increase in the S&P 500 index.

In conclusion, all portfolios continue to show excellent performance compared to their benchmarks (which are the best equity indices in the world) both in difficult weeks like the first of September, and when the market is rising.


You can find all the daily buying and selling operations in the article “BullDude’s Portfolios: Daily Transactions” which is published in the category “BD-Portfolios”


BullDude’s Portfolios

Weekly Summary

Below for each of the 6 BullDude’s Portfolios you will find the “Current Holdings” screen which contains the positions currently open in the portfolio and a subsequent screen containing the weight that each position occupies in the portfolio. In addition, there is another screen containing the following 4 types of information:

  • Weekly Performance

In this section you will find the weekly performance of the portfolio and the index used as a benchmark. In addition, the “Alpha” metric has been added which is calculated as the difference between the performance of the portfolio and that of the benchmark and therefore represents how much the portfolio has performed better / worse than the benchmark. A positive reading indicates that the portfolio outperformed the benchmark.

  • All-Time Performance

In this section you will find the same data as the previous section but the reference period is not the week just ended but starting from the beginning of the test phase. In this section, the “Alpha” parameter is fundamental because it shows whether the portfolio has been able to outperform the benchmark since the test began.

This section contains one of the main metrics for measuring the risk of a portfolio, the Max Drawdown. This metric is shown for both the portfolio and the benchmark and represents the maximum loss achieved starting from a maximum point to a minimum point. In addition, the “Alpha” parameter is shown which indicates how much the portfolio has risked relative to the benchmark and a positive value indicates that the portfolio has less risk.

For example, if the benchmark has fallen by -10% starting from a maximum point and the portfolio by -6%, the “Alpha” parameter will be positive by 4% because the portfolio has had a maximum loss lower than 4% compared to the benchmark.

  • Chart comparison of the portfolio / benchmark and Risk / Reward ratio information

In this section you will find the daily chart of the portfolio and the relative benchmark from the start of the test phase and a box that gives you information on the risk / return ratio of the portfolio. In particular, if the “Alpha” parameters of the 2 sections described above “All-Time Performance” and “All-Time Risk – Max Drawdown” are positive, they indicate that the portfolio is performing better than the benchmark but risking less, ie the optimal situation, and then the indications “Higher Return and Lower Risk” will be shown.

In general, based on the value of the 2 “Alphas”, the indications “Higher Return”, “Lower Return”, “Higher Risk” or “Lower Risk” will be shown.

*all-time performance refers to the start of the test phase (31 August 2020). Only the “Tech Stars” portfolio started the testing phase about 1 month later (28 September 2020).
*profit and loss data refer to all open and closed positions

*current holdings of the portfolios directly from Investing.com portfolio tool


“Mid / Large-Cap” Portfolio

Risk Level: Medium

Benchmark: S&P 500 index

The “Mid / Large-Cap” portfolio will only contain companies with a market capitalization of more than $ 5 billion, with no limitations in terms of industry or sector.

Current Holdings


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