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Systematic factor / S&P 500

Low volatility

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

100 names in the top quintileMonthly rebalance · 5% name cap at rebalance2026-11-12 · intraday
1 day vs S&P 500+0.2%relative return
20 days vs S&P 500+8.1%relative return
5-day z-score-1.04σrelative move vs trailing history
Year to date+15.1%long portfolio return

Performance

Period
-7.9%-3.4%+1.1%+5.6%+10.1%2026-08-192026-11-12
Low volatility vs S&P 500

Daily long-portfolio return minus the benchmark return, compounded over the selected period. Positive means the factor led the market.

Return1 day5 days20 days60 daysMTDYTD1 year
Long portfolio-0.0%+1.0%+6.5%+5.1%+2.6%+15.1%+14.8%
vs S&P 500+0.2%-2.4%+8.1%+5.9%+2.0%+1.4%+0.7%
Q5 − Q1 spread+1.0%-6.3%+10.8%+10.8%+3.3%-12.4%-16.4%

Inside the factor

Rebalanced 2026-10-30 · 7% of the long book is new.

Top quintile: the highest-scoring stocks. Weights below are for the cap-weighted long portfolio.

AAPLApple Inc.Technology5.00%0.802026-10-30 NEW-0.0%+3.3%+4.0%+12.2%+3.2%+31.1%+29.5%
JNJJohnson & JohnsonHealthcare5.00%1.042019-12-31+1.5%+4.5%+12.3%+4.6%+4.2%+39.7%+50.1%
JPMJPMorgan ChaseFinancial Services5.00%0.942026-04-30-0.0%+1.8%+2.3%-3.4%+1.9%+8.6%+10.9%
MAMastercardFinancial Services5.00%0.892023-06-30-0.8%-0.1%+6.3%+14.4%+2.7%+15.5%+18.1%
VVisa Inc.Financial Services5.00%0.932025-07-31-0.8%+0.1%+5.8%+15.7%+2.3%+21.3%+25.8%
COSTCostcoConsumer Defensive4.96%1.102024-12-31+0.3%+2.4%+11.8%+14.2%+7.8%+27.3%+20.1%
KOCoca-Cola Company (The)Consumer Defensive4.47%1.172019-12-31+0.1%+2.0%+6.1%+8.7%+3.8%+42.4%+40.0%
PGProcter & GambleConsumer Defensive4.32%1.032019-12-31+0.3%+0.7%+7.8%+17.3%+4.1%+20.8%+16.5%
BACBank of AmericaFinancial Services3.95%0.962026-04-30-0.2%+1.6%-2.2%-19.5%+1.1%-6.6%-3.7%
LINLinde plcBasic Materials2.61%1.172023-08-31-0.2%+0.8%+6.5%+9.6%+2.2%+24.4%+24.8%
PEPPepsiCoConsumer Defensive2.07%1.012019-12-31-0.8%+0.0%+11.2%+1.2%+3.9%+2.5%+2.4%
MCDMcDonald'sConsumer Cyclical2.03%1.122020-11-30-0.7%-1.8%+12.5%+2.8%+5.7%-9.0%-8.8%
UNPUnion Pacific CorporationIndustrials1.99%0.902025-10-31+0.8%+2.2%+5.5%+1.4%+0.2%+33.6%+38.3%
PFEPfizerHealthcare1.96%1.002026-07-31-1.8%-1.8%-0.3%+3.9%-3.8%+23.9%+21.0%
NEENextEra EnergyUtilities1.93%1.022026-07-31-0.0%-2.6%+8.9%+0.8%+2.7%+9.4%+3.1%
WELLWelltowerReal Estate1.88%0.852024-07-31-0.2%+0.9%+5.6%+5.1%+5.6%+34.9%+30.2%
TJXTJX CompaniesConsumer Cyclical1.74%0.992023-05-31-0.5%-2.0%-6.1%-6.0%-3.2%-10.8%-6.0%
CBChubb LimitedFinancial Services1.55%1.142022-05-31+0.9%+0.5%+5.9%+9.9%+2.6%+20.8%+29.3%
PLDPrologisReal Estate1.33%1.062026-04-30-0.8%+0.3%+1.6%-8.0%+0.8%+3.4%+5.4%
SOSouthern CompanyUtilities1.19%1.242021-03-31-1.1%-0.6%+4.0%+0.6%-1.0%+9.0%+5.1%
GDGeneral DynamicsIndustrials1.12%0.902021-05-28-0.8%+2.2%+8.1%-6.7%-2.3%+10.1%+5.2%
DUKDuke EnergyUtilities1.10%1.282021-03-31+0.3%-0.7%+8.7%+4.5%+1.4%+13.1%+8.1%
CSXCSX CorporationIndustrials1.06%0.922026-05-29+1.1%+3.2%+7.7%+3.8%+0.9%+46.0%+51.9%
PNCPNC Financial ServicesFinancial Services1.03%1.022026-04-30-0.4%+1.8%+7.4%-5.4%+1.4%+14.3%+29.1%
USBU.S. BancorpFinancial Services1.03%0.942026-04-30-0.4%+1.1%+5.3%-2.9%+1.6%+16.5%+31.8%
WMWaste ManagementIndustrials1.03%1.012019-12-31+1.2%+0.8%+8.4%+8.5%+4.1%+12.1%+21.6%
CTASCintasIndustrials0.97%0.832025-12-31+0.6%+1.0%+7.3%+12.6%+4.0%+22.5%+24.3%
ECLEcolabBasic Materials0.94%1.012024-10-31-0.4%+0.3%+5.4%+7.6%+1.2%+17.8%+18.3%
MDLZMondelez InternationalConsumer Defensive0.91%0.832019-12-31-0.0%-0.2%+5.8%+4.9%+2.7%+27.1%+20.9%
TRVTravelers Companies (The)Financial Services0.91%1.042025-10-31+1.5%+0.6%+5.6%+12.3%+2.3%+41.3%+43.9%
HLTHilton WorldwideConsumer Cyclical0.88%0.812026-06-30-1.3%+0.7%+8.5%+11.2%+4.3%+29.7%+36.3%
ITWIllinois Tool WorksIndustrials0.88%1.012023-11-30-0.4%+0.8%+6.1%+1.9%+3.3%+19.0%+20.2%
NSCNorfolk Southern RailwayIndustrials0.85%1.022025-11-28+0.9%+1.7%+3.1%-3.1%-2.3%+17.5%+17.9%
CLColgate-PalmoliveConsumer Defensive0.84%0.862019-12-31-0.3%-1.0%+6.1%+8.2%+2.6%+26.7%+25.9%
KMIKinder MorganEnergy0.83%1.022026-01-30+2.1%+6.8%-0.9%+1.4%-3.9%+21.8%+24.2%
RSGRepublic ServicesIndustrials0.83%1.082019-12-31+1.3%+1.3%+10.0%+14.6%+3.5%+20.6%+23.4%
SPGSimon Property GroupReal Estate0.79%1.152026-04-30-0.3%+3.4%+15.1%+6.0%+7.5%+30.7%+32.4%
AEPAmerican Electric PowerUtilities0.78%1.212024-10-31+0.5%+3.2%+5.3%+3.6%+0.5%+16.1%+9.1%
METMetLifeFinancial Services0.72%0.822026-07-31-0.8%+2.4%+2.4%+8.0%+2.7%+32.9%+34.8%
GWWW. W. GraingerIndustrials0.71%0.842026-08-31+1.1%+3.7%+13.1%+15.2%+10.7%+50.0%+60.1%
AFLAflacFinancial Services0.69%1.282025-02-28+0.1%+0.8%+7.7%+9.2%+2.7%+17.1%+14.1%
PSAPublic StorageReal Estate0.66%0.842025-08-29-0.5%-1.9%+13.1%+3.8%+2.8%+32.6%+25.2%
TFCTruist FinancialFinancial Services0.65%0.852026-10-30 NEW-0.5%+0.4%+7.4%-1.9%+2.5%+4.8%+15.1%
DDominion EnergyUtilities0.65%1.022025-10-31-0.0%-2.3%+8.2%+0.6%+2.1%+19.8%+15.9%
SRESempraUtilities0.63%1.072026-02-27+1.3%-0.8%-3.3%-6.7%-8.0%-8.2%-12.7%
ORealty IncomeReal Estate0.60%1.282024-08-30-0.4%-0.3%+7.3%-4.4%+4.2%+10.0%+9.5%
ETREntergyUtilities0.56%1.072025-11-28+0.3%+1.8%+8.0%+4.0%+2.0%+23.7%+18.8%
XELXcel EnergyUtilities0.55%1.142025-03-31+0.7%+1.6%+8.7%+3.7%+2.3%+13.1%+3.7%
EXCExelonUtilities0.53%1.092024-12-31+0.4%-1.5%+7.9%+2.1%-0.7%+8.0%+3.6%
AIGAmerican International GroupFinancial Services0.48%0.822026-10-30 NEW-0.2%+2.1%+4.5%+9.9%+0.9%-1.5%+11.2%
VTRVentasReal Estate0.48%0.842025-04-30-0.6%+1.0%+5.9%-1.5%+6.0%+18.3%+20.9%
EDConsolidated EdisonUtilities0.48%1.272021-03-31+0.2%-1.6%+8.7%+10.6%+2.4%+23.2%+23.9%
PRUPrudential FinancialFinancial Services0.42%0.922026-05-29-0.3%+0.1%+5.4%+1.5%+5.3%+12.9%+21.0%
WECWEC Energy GroupUtilities0.42%1.282024-03-28+0.4%-0.3%+11.3%+7.9%+1.7%+14.8%+8.5%
PEGPublic Service Enterprise GroupUtilities0.41%1.192025-03-31+1.0%+2.7%+6.9%+0.5%+1.0%-4.1%-7.3%
HIGHartford (The)Financial Services0.41%1.092025-07-31+0.2%+0.2%+3.5%+0.4%+3.6%+1.1%+6.6%
ACGLArch Capital GroupFinancial Services0.40%1.042026-02-27+0.6%-0.7%+10.6%+11.5%+3.2%+14.5%+21.1%
MTBM&T BankFinancial Services0.38%1.012026-04-30-0.0%+0.2%+0.7%-9.4%-0.2%+11.5%+21.3%
EXRExtra Space StorageReal Estate0.35%0.882026-08-31-0.5%-1.1%+15.0%+8.3%+4.7%+25.9%+23.9%
AEEAmerenUtilities0.34%1.262024-12-31+0.6%+1.1%+9.9%+5.1%+3.1%+16.6%+11.5%
ATOAtmos EnergyUtilities0.32%1.282021-11-30+0.2%+0.6%+7.4%+3.4%+2.1%+6.9%+0.8%
OTISOtis WorldwideIndustrials0.32%0.902026-07-31-0.1%-2.6%+10.0%+7.6%+2.2%-9.8%-12.4%
WRBW. R. Berkley CorporationFinancial Services0.32%0.932025-07-31+0.9%+0.5%+4.6%+11.3%+4.7%+11.6%+4.1%
AWKAmerican Water WorksUtilities0.32%0.902026-05-29-0.9%-2.7%+11.5%+7.0%+2.8%+16.1%+17.2%
DTEDTE EnergyUtilities0.31%1.252024-08-30+0.3%+3.9%+9.2%+1.6%+3.4%+11.4%+3.7%
CNPCenterPoint EnergyUtilities0.31%1.262025-03-31+0.6%+3.2%+3.6%+2.7%-2.8%+9.4%+6.2%
CINFCincinnati FinancialFinancial Services0.31%1.062026-01-30+0.5%+1.3%+14.1%+13.9%+5.3%+18.8%+17.4%
DGXQuest DiagnosticsHealthcare0.31%0.812026-10-30 NEW+0.5%+2.1%+8.8%+8.0%+3.3%+52.4%+40.0%
FEFirstEnergyUtilities0.30%1.282024-03-28+0.2%-0.1%+3.3%-0.4%+0.3%+8.3%+4.8%
PPLPPL CorporationUtilities0.30%1.232021-07-30-0.4%-2.1%+2.2%+0.2%-1.1%+3.1%-1.2%
VICIVici PropertiesReal Estate0.30%1.152024-09-30-0.2%-1.2%+6.1%-3.8%+1.8%-6.8%-13.1%
CHDChurch & DwightConsumer Defensive0.28%0.872020-02-28-0.3%+0.3%+8.3%+12.8%+4.1%+34.4%+32.3%
RFRegions Financial CorporationFinancial Services0.27%0.872026-10-30 NEW-0.3%+0.5%+4.6%-5.7%-0.0%+8.5%+18.6%
PFGPrincipal Financial GroupFinancial Services0.27%0.912026-04-30-1.2%+0.4%+4.0%+2.2%+1.5%+31.6%+38.9%
VMRKVivmark ResidentialReal Estate0.26%1.052025-11-28-0.6%-1.5%+5.1%+1.1%+3.8%+6.7%+11.2%
LLoews CorporationFinancial Services0.25%1.282022-03-31+0.6%+0.9%+3.1%+0.9%+0.8%+6.7%+8.4%
KEYKeyCorpFinancial Services0.25%0.902026-07-31-0.7%+1.6%+6.8%-2.7%+0.8%+6.2%+22.6%
TROWT. Rowe PriceFinancial Services0.24%0.822026-10-30 NEW-1.5%+0.3%+7.6%-1.6%+5.0%+10.8%+10.7%
CMSCMS EnergyUtilities0.24%1.272019-12-31-0.1%-0.8%+4.8%-0.7%+0.1%+2.7%-4.1%
NINiSourceUtilities0.24%1.242024-08-30+1.0%+3.6%+12.3%+11.3%+3.3%+13.2%+7.6%
EVRGEvergyUtilities0.22%1.282024-07-31+0.4%+1.4%+8.7%+6.1%+3.2%+25.4%+19.2%
LNTAlliant EnergyUtilities0.21%1.282023-10-31-0.4%-0.2%+10.1%+5.3%+2.3%+16.3%+11.1%
SNASnap-onIndustrials0.20%1.172026-02-27-1.3%+0.9%+1.1%-6.1%+4.0%+9.4%+10.7%
NDSNNordson CorporationIndustrials0.20%0.932026-04-30-0.8%+5.2%-0.6%+5.7%+1.3%+37.1%+39.9%
IEXIDEX CorporationIndustrials0.19%0.942026-07-31-1.1%+6.6%+0.3%+1.5%+1.5%+35.1%+41.9%
ESSEssex Property TrustReal Estate0.19%1.102026-03-31-0.3%+0.7%+1.3%-4.0%+3.4%+8.6%+8.5%
KIMKimco RealtyReal Estate0.18%1.222025-12-31-0.2%-0.2%+12.8%+6.4%+4.3%+30.4%+29.4%
INVHInvitation HomesReal Estate0.17%1.022025-04-30-0.6%-3.0%-0.3%-10.5%+0.6%-0.5%-2.4%
EGEverest GroupFinancial Services0.17%0.982026-09-30+0.0%+1.4%+11.1%+17.1%+3.1%+27.1%+33.8%
AIZAssurantFinancial Services0.16%0.932026-08-31+0.0%+5.4%+14.7%+16.6%+10.4%+35.7%+45.5%
AVYAvery DennisonIndustrials0.15%0.842026-10-30 NEW-0.3%-1.1%+6.7%+3.0%+3.0%+5.0%+10.1%
MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesReal Estate0.15%1.152025-02-28-1.0%-3.8%+0.7%-9.8%-0.2%-11.6%-6.7%
REGRegency CentersReal Estate0.15%1.282024-10-31-0.6%-0.7%+3.7%+0.1%+1.5%+12.9%+10.6%
PNWPinnacle WestUtilities0.14%1.282024-11-29-0.1%+3.8%+7.0%+9.3%+2.3%+26.0%+25.9%
GLGlobe LifeFinancial Services0.14%1.022026-04-30-0.9%+0.7%-4.3%-6.3%+0.8%+15.6%+22.2%
UDRUDR, Inc.Real Estate0.13%1.082024-11-29-0.4%-1.6%+6.9%-2.1%+2.5%+3.3%+8.1%
CPTCamden Property TrustReal Estate0.11%1.132025-03-31-0.1%-4.6%+0.8%-7.7%-1.7%-7.3%-0.6%
FRTFederal Realty Investment TrustReal Estate0.11%1.282026-01-30-0.4%-0.6%+6.6%-3.2%+2.2%+16.5%+18.5%
BRK-BBerkshire HathawayFinancial Services0.01%1.282019-12-31+0.4%+3.2%+12.3%+18.2%+8.8%+17.5%+18.8%
BNYBank of New York Mellon CorpFinancial Services—0.972026-01-30+0.4%+3.9%+8.4%-3.6%+4.2%+34.3%+40.2%

Bottom quintile: the lowest-scoring stocks, used as the equal-weighted short leg of the spread.

BEBloom Energy CorporationIndustrials-2.982026-09-30-2.9%+21.4%-13.9%-1.6%+0.1%+134.1%+60.0%
CIENCiena CorporationTechnology-2.982026-02-27-0.3%+27.8%-17.2%-26.1%-8.0%+26.2%+42.2%
COHRCoherent, Inc.Technology-2.982026-03-31-0.2%+37.9%-6.6%-18.6%+11.3%+26.8%+48.1%
DELLDell TechnologiesTechnology-2.982024-09-30-0.2%+17.7%-21.1%-14.7%-12.1%+199.3%+171.6%
INTCIntelTechnology-2.982023-06-30-0.9%+18.5%-35.1%-33.3%-5.9%+67.8%+63.4%
LITELumentum Holdings Inc.Technology-2.982026-03-31-3.0%+23.4%-27.7%-24.0%-25.2%+70.6%+149.1%
MRNAModernaHealthcare-2.982021-07-30-6.3%-3.5%-1.5%+33.6%+5.1%+690.1%+782.2%
MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc.Technology-2.982026-06-30-1.6%+24.3%-31.2%-30.0%-15.5%+95.7%+86.2%
MUMicron TechnologyTechnology-2.982021-06-30-2.0%+21.1%-14.6%-15.2%-10.2%+178.7%+230.1%
RDDTReddit, Inc.Communication Services-2.982026-08-31-5.4%+6.5%-37.3%-34.1%+8.9%-56.5%-52.0%
SMCISupermicroTechnology-2.982024-03-28-9.3%+1.9%-21.3%-24.6%-16.2%-5.7%-28.9%
SNDKSandisk CorporationTechnology-2.982025-12-31-4.7%+15.6%-33.2%-40.6%-19.0%+292.6%+243.2%
TERTeradyneTechnology-2.982024-03-28-0.4%+24.5%-22.8%-30.2%-3.5%+37.0%+49.7%
WDCWestern DigitalTechnology-2.982019-12-31-1.4%+15.4%-13.3%-33.1%-15.6%+79.5%+82.1%
STXSeagate TechnologyTechnology-2.892025-04-30-1.5%+16.5%-21.3%-34.7%-15.7%+98.0%+89.8%
GLWCorning Inc.Technology-2.872026-02-27-0.9%+15.4%-13.7%-21.5%-3.2%+37.1%+37.0%
FLEXFlex Ltd.Technology-2.772026-06-30-0.9%+17.3%-20.5%-30.7%-9.5%+29.6%+27.3%
COINCoinbase GlobalFinancial Services-2.752025-05-30-3.1%-3.5%-28.2%-17.6%-8.0%-41.6%-56.6%
APPAppLovin CorporationTechnology-2.712025-09-30-2.1%+11.2%+41.8%+27.4%+73.3%-41.2%-33.4%
DDOGDatadogTechnology-2.692025-07-31-0.0%+5.6%-30.8%-21.1%-21.7%+35.5%-6.8%
HOODRobinhood Markets, Inc.Financial Services-2.692025-09-30-2.4%+5.3%-20.6%-13.8%-2.9%-27.0%-37.4%
PEverpure, Inc.Technology-2.612026-09-30+3.1%+17.5%-17.7%-2.0%-13.5%+63.9%+25.5%
AMDAdvanced Micro DevicesTechnology-2.492021-03-31+6.2%+45.1%+4.4%+25.8%+16.3%+174.0%+147.1%
VRTVertiv Holdings CoIndustrials-2.422026-03-31+1.7%+18.8%-2.2%-19.6%-9.7%+29.7%+17.4%
TWLOTwilio Inc.Technology-2.292026-10-30 NEW-2.5%+6.5%-21.8%-3.6%+4.3%+50.4%+63.7%
LRCXLam ResearchTechnology-2.262019-12-31-1.3%+25.7%-16.1%-24.1%-2.6%+36.4%+46.9%
NOWServiceNowTechnology-2.132026-01-30-1.8%-1.4%-32.0%-20.6%-4.0%-34.1%-41.3%
FICOFair IsaacTechnology-2.082025-07-31-1.8%+1.2%-7.1%-38.4%+0.6%-57.7%-60.2%
CVNACarvana Co.Consumer Cyclical-2.052025-12-31-4.3%-1.9%+16.6%+0.4%+3.5%-16.2%+8.2%
ONON SemiconductorTechnology-2.022022-06-30+0.1%+16.9%-0.0%-3.8%+2.8%+36.0%+52.1%
AKAMAkamai TechnologiesTechnology-2.012026-04-30+0.1%+11.5%-6.0%-23.1%-6.4%-0.5%-4.2%
AXONAxon EnterpriseIndustrials-1.982024-08-30-2.7%-19.8%-26.4%-52.5%-28.2%-46.0%-46.4%
KLACKLA CorporationTechnology-1.922021-05-28-1.7%+22.0%-9.2%-15.5%+0.3%+30.8%+33.7%
AMATApplied MaterialsTechnology-1.902021-05-28-3.5%+19.4%-11.3%-23.1%-2.3%+48.9%+67.6%
PLTRPalantir TechnologiesTechnology-1.892024-09-30-0.6%+10.6%-14.5%-2.1%-6.9%-3.5%-10.2%
HPEHewlett Packard EnterpriseTechnology-1.752026-05-29+0.1%+13.9%-14.2%-5.1%-8.7%+111.9%+123.7%
ORCLOracle CorporationTechnology-1.722025-01-31-1.0%+10.4%-5.4%-11.3%-2.7%-33.9%-45.4%
GNRCGeneracIndustrials-1.682025-07-31-0.2%+12.4%-2.4%-8.1%-2.2%+42.0%+22.6%
SKYDSkydance CorporationCommunication Services-1.632025-08-29-2.6%-5.6%+6.0%-27.1%-3.2%-41.8%-53.2%
ITGartnerTechnology-1.622025-11-28-0.4%-2.9%-7.2%-0.3%-16.0%-23.8%-17.0%
FIXComfort Systems USA, Inc.Industrials-1.602025-12-31-2.3%+17.6%-23.4%-33.1%-7.9%+21.8%+19.1%
CRWDCrowdStrikeTechnology-1.562024-06-28-0.0%+5.5%-6.3%+13.6%-8.5%+95.5%+64.6%
NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line HoldingsConsumer Cyclical-1.542020-03-31-3.2%+2.6%+18.4%+5.1%+3.7%-18.4%-3.2%
QQnity Electronics, Inc.Technology-1.482026-08-31-2.7%+11.9%+3.0%-2.2%+5.6%+51.1%+28.0%
ANETArista NetworksTechnology-1.452023-05-31+4.9%+29.6%+11.2%+10.7%+22.2%+57.5%+52.9%
ALBAlbemarle CorporationBasic Materials-1.442021-03-31-0.9%-3.3%-3.1%-28.9%+4.5%-32.2%-7.4%
MPWRMonolithic Power SystemsTechnology-1.432021-04-30-2.1%+28.0%+15.9%+11.6%+19.5%+60.6%+52.7%
WDAYWorkday, Inc.Technology-1.412026-04-30-0.6%-5.1%-3.3%-4.2%-3.9%-11.5%-16.3%
ECHOEchoStar CorporationCommunication Services-1.402023-08-31-1.1%+12.4%+16.4%+14.3%+4.3%-7.0%+41.8%
FSLRFirst SolarEnergy-1.392022-12-30-2.4%-11.2%-2.8%-21.9%-0.4%-33.5%-34.2%
QCOMQualcommTechnology-1.392026-05-29+0.4%+13.1%-0.6%+10.1%+7.6%+5.3%+4.0%
GEVGE VernovaUtilities-1.372025-01-31+1.8%+6.8%-11.2%-16.7%-4.1%+26.2%+43.1%
CHTRCharter CommunicationsCommunication Services-1.342026-04-30-2.5%+5.5%+20.8%-12.9%+19.1%-36.4%-36.5%
ILMNIllumina, Inc.Healthcare-1.342026-09-30-1.2%+1.1%-21.5%+2.6%-10.9%+60.3%+71.5%
EXPEExpedia GroupConsumer Cyclical-1.172019-12-31+0.5%-4.2%-10.5%-19.8%-8.6%-7.3%-0.8%
GDDYGoDaddyTechnology-1.152026-07-31-0.9%-6.3%+4.9%+16.2%-4.0%-9.3%-14.6%
INTUIntuitTechnology-1.152026-05-29-0.7%-4.1%+3.1%-5.7%-0.2%-47.9%-47.2%
SWKSSkyworks SolutionsTechnology-1.132026-06-30+3.2%+11.4%+14.3%+32.1%+3.3%+45.6%+35.6%
MCHPMicrochip TechnologyTechnology-1.102024-08-30-0.3%-4.5%-16.6%-19.2%-19.9%-1.2%+16.1%
PANWPalo Alto NetworksTechnology-1.102026-09-30-3.5%+2.6%-12.8%-10.3%-11.8%+75.2%+47.9%
VSTVistra Corp.Utilities-1.092024-05-31+0.5%+18.8%-13.0%-5.9%-3.1%-16.5%-24.7%
ACNAccentureTechnology-1.082026-07-31-0.5%-4.8%+12.2%+38.9%-2.3%-2.7%+7.7%
CCLCarnivalConsumer Cyclical-1.062020-02-28-4.2%-0.1%+11.6%+10.7%+2.5%-1.7%+12.1%
DASHDoorDashCommunication Services-1.052025-11-28-3.0%-3.9%-10.5%-21.5%-3.4%-23.7%-13.9%
NXPINXP SemiconductorsTechnology-1.052024-08-30-1.1%+9.1%+15.4%+18.5%+2.7%+24.5%+33.8%
PTCPTC Inc.Technology-1.042026-10-30 NEW+0.0%+0.8%+1.6%+28.7%+0.3%+12.6%+10.2%
NRGNRG EnergyUtilities-1.032024-11-29+0.8%+22.1%-4.0%-18.1%+2.9%-37.4%-38.7%
CSGPCoStar GroupReal Estate-0.992026-09-30-0.2%-5.7%-5.6%-10.4%+0.1%-55.1%-55.8%
TPLTexas Pacific Land CorporationEnergy-0.992024-11-29+0.2%+3.6%-18.6%-24.3%-15.0%-1.4%-14.1%
FTNTFortinetTechnology-0.982026-10-30 NEW+1.2%+5.9%-28.7%-15.2%-4.7%+63.3%+55.0%
IBMIBMTechnology-0.972026-07-31-1.2%-0.1%+5.5%+4.1%-4.2%-14.9%-19.7%
CEGConstellation EnergyUtilities-0.962024-03-28+2.5%+17.5%+2.4%+2.7%+7.3%-19.9%-19.5%
UALUnited Airlines HoldingsIndustrials-0.962020-03-31-5.6%+1.1%+10.3%-3.5%+7.2%-0.1%+17.7%
NEMNewmontBasic Materials-0.952026-01-30-4.2%-5.2%-2.0%-9.1%+6.5%+14.4%+27.4%
FCXFreeport-McMoRanBasic Materials-0.942019-12-31-1.9%+5.2%-13.1%-11.7%-2.5%+21.1%+49.7%
CHRWC.H. RobinsonIndustrials-0.932026-10-30 NEW+0.4%+4.7%-6.6%-6.7%+7.8%-15.5%-9.5%
ELEstée Lauder Companies (The)Consumer Defensive-0.922023-07-31-2.2%+2.0%+2.5%+12.4%+0.5%+6.0%+22.6%
FDSFactSetFinancial Services-0.922026-06-30-0.1%-1.7%+10.8%+12.6%+1.5%+16.9%+25.4%
CRMSalesforceTechnology-0.912026-08-31-0.4%-2.4%-12.0%+5.6%-5.2%-17.5%-10.4%
JBLJabilTechnology-0.912026-07-31+0.2%+9.7%-9.7%-19.7%-4.9%+13.8%+23.0%
RCLRoyal Caribbean GroupConsumer Cyclical-0.912024-12-31-3.7%+0.0%+15.3%+8.0%+5.1%+17.6%+24.9%
CDWCDWTechnology-0.902026-08-31-0.1%+9.2%+12.1%+26.7%+12.5%+29.0%+23.7%
ZBRAZebra TechnologiesTechnology-0.902025-05-30-2.8%-1.1%-15.7%-10.3%-11.9%+31.0%+24.7%
HPQHP Inc.Technology-0.892026-09-30-0.2%-1.8%-6.3%-2.5%+0.4%+34.7%+22.8%
DVADaVitaHealthcare-0.862026-08-31-3.6%-9.2%-6.5%-0.2%-5.6%+55.7%+44.7%
HUMHumanaHealthcare-0.862024-10-31-1.1%+7.2%+2.4%+17.0%+6.5%+74.0%+83.7%
KEYSKeysight TechnologiesTechnology-0.842026-09-30-0.0%+17.3%-10.7%-4.3%-0.5%+50.4%+67.5%
NTAPNetAppTechnology-0.842026-10-30 NEW+2.1%+10.3%-12.9%-3.7%-6.2%+77.2%+71.9%
APHAmphenolTechnology-0.832026-06-30+1.5%+12.4%-1.2%+3.4%+1.5%+19.8%+13.0%
AVGOBroadcomTechnology-0.822024-02-29+5.6%+25.0%+5.9%+0.7%+11.8%+5.9%+4.3%
XYZBlock, Inc.Technology-0.822025-07-31-3.4%-1.4%+3.8%+2.4%+8.7%+27.3%+25.7%
CRLCharles River LaboratoriesHealthcare-0.802024-07-31-0.4%+9.1%+11.5%+17.8%-5.0%+71.2%+96.8%
LULULululemon AthleticaConsumer Cyclical-0.802024-03-28-2.8%-6.5%+5.5%-12.5%-2.6%-49.7%-38.5%
APTVAptivConsumer Cyclical-0.792026-08-31-1.5%-5.0%-14.1%-20.7%-11.7%-49.0%-52.4%
CNCCentene CorporationHealthcare-0.782025-07-31-0.5%-5.4%-0.5%+8.4%+2.5%+70.5%+98.4%
PWRQuanta ServicesIndustrials-0.782026-10-30 NEW-0.3%+19.1%-5.6%-10.5%-2.4%+43.7%+35.1%
SNPSSynopsysTechnology-0.752026-10-30 NEW+0.1%+5.1%-1.1%+15.3%-1.0%-1.5%+17.0%
EMEEMCOR Group, Inc.Industrials-0.742026-07-31-0.9%+11.0%-9.8%-18.0%-2.8%+8.2%+3.3%
PODDInsulet CorporationHealthcare-0.742026-08-31+0.0%-3.9%+8.2%-0.9%+0.3%-47.2%-54.0%
TSLATesla, Inc.Consumer Cyclical-0.742020-12-31-0.1%+13.6%+7.7%+11.2%-2.3%-13.2%-11.2%

Score is the cross-sectional z-score at rebalance. “Since” marks the start of the stock’s current uninterrupted run in that book. A missing long weight means no usable market cap at rebalance; the name remains in the equal-weighted spread leg. Individual stock returns are descriptive, not portfolio attribution.

How Low volatility is defined

Ranked by negative standard deviation of daily total returns over 252 trading days, with at least 200 observations required.

Raw metrics are winsorized at the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles, then standardized within the point-in-time universe. Stocks are split into five groups at each month-end rebalance.

The long portfolio holds the top quintile, weighted by market capitalization with a 5% name cap at rebalance. The Q5 − Q1 spread uses equal weights on both sides. Holdings drift with prices between rebalances.

First rebalance: 2019-12-31. The 5-day z-score compares the latest relative move with the prior 252 overlapping 5-day moves.

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Sector exposure

Long portfolio / S&P 500 benchmark

Financial Services30.0% / 10.9%
Consumer Defensive17.8% / 5.5%
Utilities12.5% / 2.4%
Industrials10.5% / 7.5%
Real Estate7.8% / 1.7%
Healthcare7.3% / 10.3%
Technology5.0% / 37.2%
Consumer Cyclical4.7% / 9.7%
Basic Materials3.5% / 1.6%
Energy0.8% / 3.9%

Monthly portfolio changes

The last 12 rebalances of the long book. Turnover is the share of names newly added.

2026-10-30 7 added · 7 dropped

Added AAPL, AIG, AVY, DGX, RF, TFC, TROW

Dropped AME, CME, CVX, ES, LH, MDT, VLTO

2026-09-30 2 added · 2 dropped

Added EG, ES

Dropped DGX, YUM

2026-08-31 3 added · 3 dropped

Added AIZ, EXR, GWW

Dropped AVB, EA, WMB

2026-07-31 6 added · 6 dropped

Added IEX, KEY, MET, NEE, OTIS, PFE

Dropped CTVA, EQIX, ICE, MO, ORLY, PGR

2026-06-30 6 added · 6 dropped

Added CTVA, EQIX, HLT, LH, ORLY, WMB

Dropped AAPL, DLR, HON, SYK, T, VZ

2026-05-29 7 added · 7 dropped

Added AAPL, AWK, CSX, DGX, EA, PRU, VZ

Dropped CBOE, MNST, MSI, ORLY, RMD, WMB, WMT

2026-04-30 15 added · 15 dropped

Added BAC, CVX, GL, HON, JPM, MTB, NDSN, PFG, PGR, PLD, PNC, RMD, SPG, USB, WMB

Dropped ABT, ADP, AWK, CLX, CSX, DGX, EW, GIS, HD, JKHY, MRSH, ROL, SCHW, TSN, VZ

2026-03-31 6 added · 6 dropped

Added DLR, ESS, JKHY, SCHW, VZ, WMT

Dropped AON, AZO, DOC, LHX, SHW, SYY

2026-02-27 7 added · 7 dropped

Added ACGL, CLX, GIS, SHW, SNA, SRE, YUM

Dropped BR, COR, JKHY, MCK, ROP, STE, WTW

2026-01-30 7 added · 7 dropped

Added AWK, BNY, CINF, DOC, EW, FRT, KMI

Dropped CLX, GIS, GWW, MLM, TDY, VZ, XOM

2025-12-31 3 added · 3 dropped

Added CSX, CTAS, KIM

Dropped BSX, CSCO, K

2025-11-28 9 added · 9 dropped

Added AME, ETR, GWW, MCK, MLM, MNST, MSI, NSC, VMRK

Dropped AIG, BNY, KIM, KMB, LH, MKC, NWSA, SPGI, YUM

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