Dynamic Brands Composite - NET
As of 2/28/2021
Investment Strategy At $18 trillion, the U.S. economy is the largest in the world by GDP. The Household Consumption component ($12 trillion) represents roughly 72% of total U.S. economic output. Household consumption also accounts for 60% of world GDP making it the largest investment opportunity around the globe. Brand loyalty and demographic trends drive customer behavior making a brands- dedicated strategy the ideal way to invest in the global consumerism theme. DYNAMIC Alpha Brands: Powered by fundamentals, guided by technicals, risk managed for prudence. Dynamic Brands is powered by The Alpha Brands Consumer Spending Index (Bloomberg Ticker: Brands Index). The index is an equally weighted basket of stocks that tracks the most relevant & leading 200 Business to Consumer and Business to Business brands. For DYNAMIC BRANDS, the Accuvest Investment Committee creates a “best of the best” portfolio of the most attractive 25-50 Brands it believes offer the best risk-adjusted return potential. The Dynamic equity strategy has the flexibility to be fully invested in top brands, hold up to 40% cash to dampen volatility, or own protective assets in times of high market stress. Style-factor analysis is at the core of the investment process. Dynamic brands is unconstrained with regard to its style-factor tilts and is designed to adapt to markets as the business cycle evolves. If consumption drives the economy, shouldn't the most powerful brands be driving your investment portfolio?
Top Holdings Investment Growth Portfolio Date: 2/28/2021 Time Period: Since Common Inception (9/1/2016) to 2/28/2021
Portfolio 160.0% Weighting %
Nintendo Co Ltd ADR 4.80 140.0% Amazon.com Inc 4.30
Mastercard Inc A 4.30 120.0%
Microsoft Corp 4.10 100.0% RH 4.00
Apple Inc 3.70 80.0% Nike Inc B 3.70
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc 3.50 60.0% Visa Inc Class A 3.40
Alphabet Inc A 3.30 40.0%
Tencent Holdings Ltd ADR 3.30 20.0% Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc 3.00
Shake Shack Inc A 3.00 0.0% Salesforce.com Inc 2.70
Spotify Technology SA 2.70 -20.0% Lululemon Athletica Inc 2.60 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Target Corp 2.50
CBRE Group Inc Class A 2.40 Goldman Sachs Group Inc 2.40 Accuvest Dynamic Brands 142.8% S&P 500 TR USD 91.6% MercadoLibre Inc 2.40
Marriott International Inc Class A 2.30 Risk
Shopify Inc A 2.30 Time Period: 9/1/2016 to 2/28/2021 Calculation Benchmark: S&P 500 TR USD
Southwest Airlines Co 2.30 Sharpe Max Tracking Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc 2.20 Return Std Dev Alpha Beta R2 Ratio Drawdown Error PayPal Holdings Inc 2.20 (arith)
Rocket Companies Inc Ordinary Shares Class A 2.10 Accuvest Dynamic Brands 21.79 14.56 -15.32 6.90 0.88 88.34 1.41 5.33 Square Inc A 2.10 S&P 500 TR USD 15.54 15.57 -19.60 0.00 1.00 100.00 0.92 0.00 Capri Holdings Ltd 2.00
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.00
Expedia Group Inc 1.80 Dividend Yield (12 Months) Equity Style Capitalization 4.0 Booking Holdings Inc 1.70 %
CASH 1.70 Large Cap 82.9 Sherwin-Williams Co 1.60 Mid Cap 10.8 1.5 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR 1.60 Small Cap 6.3 0.5 Qualcomm Inc 1.50 Total 100.0 Uber Technologies Inc 1.40 0.0 Airbnb Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A 1.30 12 Mo Yield Jumia Technologies AG ADR 1.10
Afterpay Ltd ADR 0.80 Accuvest Dynamic Brands SPDR® S&P 500 ETF Trust Dynamic Brands Composite - NET
As of 2/28/2021
Cumulative Performance Relative to US Active SMA Peer Group As of Date: 2/28/2021 Peer Group (5-95%): Separate Accounts - U.S. - Large Blend Top Quartile 2nd Quartile 3rd Quartile Bottom Quartile
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Trailing Returns As of Date: 2/28/2021 Data Point: Return Calculation Benchmark: S&P 500 TR USD
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Accuvest Dynamic Brands 4.04 53.80 20.67 21.79 S&P 500 TR USD 1.72 31.29 14.14 15.54
Accuvest Dynamic Brands - GICS Sectors Holdings-Based Style Map Portfolio Date: 2/28/2021 Consumer Discretionary % 39.02 Telecom Services % 14.33 Giant Information Technology % 29.17 Financials % 7.62 Consumer Staples % 2.03 Healthcare % 0.00 Materials % 1.63 Industrials % 3.76 Mid Large Energy % 0.00 Real Estate % 2.44 Utilities % 0.00 Micro Small Deep-Val Core-Val Core Core-Grth High-Grth
Accuvest Dynamic Brands 2/28/2021 S&P 500 TR USD 2/28/2021 Dynamic Brands Composite - NET
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