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Market Masters

High-conviction picks from the best-performing stock pickers in the world.

Today's Portfolio Return
17.6%
CAGR
+5.1%
Alpha
0.81
Sharpe
1.15
Sortino
-53.4%
Max Drawdown
1.18
Beta

Growth of $10,000

Data through April 23, 2026•Log scale

Market Masters
S&P 500
Final Value
$219,853.81
Market Masters
S&P 500 Value
$72,319.46
Benchmark
Outperformance
+204.0%
vs Benchmark
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Year

Year-by-Year Returns

Data through April 23, 2026

Annual returns vs S&P 500 TR. Green beats the benchmark, red trails it.

Market Masters
S&P 500 TR
13
Years Beat Benchmark
6
Years Trailed
68%
Win Rate
About these numbers: Advising Alpha is a publisher, not a Registered Investment Adviser. We can't publish audited live returns the way mutual funds and hedge funds do, but we can share rigorous backtests of our methodology. Backtested performance is hypothetical, doesn't include trading costs, and past patterns don't guarantee future results. Read the full methodology disclosure →
Portfolio Normality Indicator

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Returns by Rebalance Period

Each row is a distinct holdings window. The current window is live and updates daily; historical windows are finalized once the next rebalance takes effect.

PeriodDatesDaysPortfolioS&P 500 TRAlpha
Current (from Q2 2026)Live
Apr 9, 2026 → May 6, 202627+5.9%+6.6%-0.8%

Key Characteristics

  • •High-conviction picks from the best-performing stock pickers in the world
  • •Concentrated portfolio for investors who want more growth
  • •Higher upside potential with more volatility
  • •For investors with a longer time horizon and higher risk tolerance
  • •Quarterly rebalancing with tactical adjustments

Rebalance Schedule

Coming Soon
Last: Apr 9, 2026(29d ago)
Next: May 20–25, 2026(12d)

Market Masters rebalances four times a year, on the 20th to 25th of February, May, August, and November — anchored to the SEC 13F filing cycle so we can act on the latest institutional disclosures. Pro members get the trade list by email the moment we publish.

Sector Posture

Market Mastersvs S&P 500

Market Masters
Offense 63%
Def 16%
Ind 21%
100%
S&P 500
Offense 63%
Def 21%
Ind 16%
100%
Offense +0.1pp
Defense -5.2pp
Independents +5.0pp
cyclical tilt — underweight the slowdown-resilient sectors.

Sector weights as of 2026-05-04. Posture is one of several lenses we use to read a portfolio — never used in isolation.

Current Holdings

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Full sector breakdown

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Why we own these

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The trophy room. Yes, this is cherry-picked. That is the point. The full record, including the picks that did not work, is on the Track Record page.

The Wins

Market Masters Hall of Fame

The 10 biggest closed-position wins from this portfolio. Total returns include dividends, verified against YCharts.

1
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc
+2661%
Aug 2007 → Nov 2020Held 13 yr 3 moThe biggest single win
2
METAMeta Platforms Inc
+995%
Feb 2013 → May 2021Held 8 yr 3 moThrough the noise
3
ASNDAscendis Pharma A/S
+804%
Feb 2017 → Apr 2026Held 9 yr 2 moSpecialty pharma compounder
4
ALMSAlumis Inc
+394%
Nov 2025 → Feb 2026Held 3 moCatalyst-driven win
5
NVDANVIDIA Corp
+386%
May 2023 → Nov 2024Held 1 yr 6 moAI cycle
6
EAElectronic Arts, Inc
+360%
Nov 2011 → Feb 2020Held 8 yr 3 moPlatform compounder
7
MDLZMondelez International Inc.
+335%
May 2010 → Feb 2025Held 14 yr 9 moDefensive compounder
8
FBRXForte Biosciences Inc
+272%
May 2025 → Feb 2026Held 9 moCatalyst-driven win
9
KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc
+252%
Feb 2010 → Nov 2016Held 6 yr 9 moBrand compounder
10
AMZNAmazon.com Inc
+218%
Feb 2013 → Feb 2017Held 4 yrOptionality compounder

These are closed positions ranked by total return percentage (price + dividends). Past performance does not guarantee future results.