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Comparison excluding "Alpha Picks"
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because AP started on 2022-07-01, ie too late for including 2022 in full calendar year comparisons
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YearTop 10 yearlyTop 10 half-yearlyQQQ
S&P 500 equal wheight
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2022-10%-10%-33%-13%-19%
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202360%46%55%12%24%
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2024133%43%26%11%23%
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202541%87%21%9%16%
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2026 H1 (Jan 1 till July 27)49%52%13%11%10%100100
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Performance from 2026-07-14 to 2026-07-27
-5%-12%-5%1%-1%149.1312735152.2682397
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Performance570%368%70%32%57%141.8534239133.996051
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CAGR52%41%12%6%9%
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YearTop 10 yearlyTop 10 half-yearlyQQQ
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202360%46%55%12%24%51%
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2024133%43%26%11%23%48%
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202541%87%21%9%16%40%
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2026 until July 2752%52%13%11%10%28%
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Performance699%493%167%50%95%300%
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CAGR80%65%32%12%21%48%
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Sources
https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/indices/equity/sp-500-equal-weight-index
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https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/indices/equity/sp-500/
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https://seekingalpha.com/alpha-picks/subscribe
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https://www.invesco.com/content/dam/invesco/us/en/product-documents/etf/fact-sheet/qqq-invesco-qqq-etf-fact-sheet.pdf
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https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&channel=entpr&q=QQQ
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Note: Because the Seeking Alpha "Top 10" strategy uses equal wheight (10 % for each stock), the fair benchmark for the 'Top 10' isn't the normal S&P 500 but the equal wheighted S&P 500
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