Factor performance

as of 2026-10-21

Momentum leads year to date (+13.5% vs S&P 500) · Low volatility lags (-5.1%).

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Returnvs S&P 500

Returns vs S&P 500 · YTD ranking · 2026-10-21

Factor1d5d20d60dMTDYTD1y
Momentum+0.5%-1.8%-5.0%-1.3%-5.7%+13.5%+11.5%
High beta+1.1%-1.6%-6.6%+2.0%-6.6%+12.0%+10.9%
Quality+0.0%-0.3%-0.5%+1.1%-1.0%+4.7%+5.0%
Dividend yield-1.1%+1.7%+2.8%-6.1%+3.8%+3.1%+3.2%
Value-0.9%+1.2%+1.7%-6.2%+2.6%+2.6%+5.6%
Size-0.5%+2.6%+2.3%-5.6%+3.8%-0.4%-1.2%
Low volatility-0.7%+1.3%+4.0%-5.4%+4.6%-5.1%-8.1%

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Stocks with the strongest prior price performance, excluding the most recent month.

+13.5%YTD vs S&P 500
Long-only portfolio · 100 stocks
Top holdings
AMD · GOOGL · LLY
Largest sector
Technology 47.5%

Stocks whose daily returns have been most sensitive to market moves.

+12.0%YTD vs S&P 500
Long-only portfolio · 100 stocks
Top holdings
AMD · AMZN · AVGO
Largest sector
Technology 57.1%

Stocks with strong profitability, lower leverage, and more stable earnings.

+4.7%YTD vs S&P 500
Long-only portfolio · 100 stocks
Top holdings
AAPL · AVGO · GOOGL
Largest sector
Technology 47.6%

Stocks with the highest dividend yields over the past twelve months.

+3.1%YTD vs S&P 500
Long-only portfolio · 100 stocks
Top holdings
CVX · HD · VZ
Largest sector
Utilities 17.7%

Stocks priced cheaply relative to their earnings, book equity, and sales.

+2.6%YTD vs S&P 500
Long-only portfolio · 100 stocks
Top holdings
BAC · BRK-B · WFC
Largest sector
Financial Services 44.7%

The smaller companies within the selected universe.

-0.4%YTD vs S&P 500
Long-only portfolio · 100 stocks
Top holdings
BR · NDSN · EVRG
Largest sector
Industrials 16.4%

Stocks with the lowest daily return volatility over the past year.

-5.1%YTD vs S&P 500
Long-only portfolio · 100 stocks
Top holdings
BRK-B · JNJ · JPM
Largest sector
Financial Services 34.9%

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Portfolio construction · rebalances and turnover

Portfolio construction

Long portfolios hold the top quintile, weighted by market capitalization with a 5% name cap at rebalance. Q5 − Q1 spreads use equal-weighted top and bottom quintiles. Turnover is the share of the long book replaced at the latest monthly rebalance.

FactorNamesRebalancedTurnoverNew addsTop holdings
Momentum1002026-09-3023%23AMD · GOOGL · LLY
Value1002026-09-307%7BAC · BRK-B · WFC
Quality1002026-09-301%1AAPL · AVGO · GOOGL
Size1002026-09-308%8BR · NDSN · EVRG
Low vol1002026-09-302%2BRK-B · JNJ · JPM
High beta1002026-09-305%5AMD · AMZN · AVGO
Div yield1002026-09-306%6CVX · HD · VZ

Each factor’s detail page includes its full holdings and rebalance history. Read the methodology →