Top Patent Approvals 2010-2017
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About
Buys an equal-weight basket of companies that led in patent approvals during 2010–2017—an easy-to-understand bet on innovation intensity. Tech- and semiconductor-heavy with some industrial, consumer, and healthcare names; includes several foreign ADRs.
Each quarter, buy equal amounts of ~25 companies that ranked highest for patents granted in 2010–2017 (using yearly percentiles to smooth rule changes).
Tilt: chipmakers and big tech (AAPL, MSFT, IBM, INTC, TSM—tickers are stock symbols), plus industrials (GE, BA), consumer (NKE, PG), healthcare (MDT), energy (BKR), and several foreign ADRs (SONY, SAP, HMC).
Out-of-sample edge: 15.65% annualized return with ~0.79 Sharpe and positive alpha from a patent-led, equal-weight basket. Quarterly rebalance seeks durable upside vs the S&P, with strong risk-adjusted metrics, though ~29% drawdowns.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1.12 | 0.88 | 0.94 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634.87% | 13.93% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.85 | |
| 821.62% | 15.63% | -5.97% | 0.89% | 0.82 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$92,162.25Regulatory Fees
$4.06
Total Slippage
$23.20
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Feb 13, 2022
Trading Setting
Quarterly
Type
Stocks
Category
Equities, innovation/patents, equal-weight, quarterly rebalance, tech-heavy, global adrs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 24 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
AMAT
Applied Materials Inc
Stocks
AVGO
Broadcom Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
BA
Boeing Company
Stocks
BKR
Baker Hughes Company
Stocks
GE
GE Aerospace
Stocks
HMC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. American Depositary Share, each representing three (3) shares of Common Stock
Stocks
HON
Honeywell International, Inc.
Stocks
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation
Stocks
INTC
Intel Corp
Stocks