Beckerman Inst. Profile Picture Investment Advisor

Beckerman Inst.

Beckerman Inst.

  • Qualifications ChFC®, CFP®

Flexible Value

Opportunistic bottom-up analysis in order to select 10-30 high conviction ideas with target discounts of 25% to 50% to fair value.
The goal is to provide an institutional quality product to retail investors. The portfolio concentrates in its highest conviction ideas that the manager believes are heavily discounted from their opinion of fair value and that the manager thinks have the potential to generate superior returns relative to the general investment market over the long term.
We use primarily fundamental, bottom up research which may include a variety of third party analyst reports, research tools and company reports.

Fundamental factors and ratios include P/E, Price to Book, Cash Flows, Return on Equity, Return on Assets and typical discounted cash flow analysis.
The model intends to hold a concentration of its top 10-30 ideas.  Because of our level of concentration, we intend to maintain a lower correlation to the stock market than most mutual funds.  The portfolio has a large degree of flexibility to change the number of holdings. The model may invest in ADRs and ETFs (including leveraged and inverse) if market opportunities arise.
The model will sell a position when it no longer is likely to meet the criteria of providing superior risk adjusted returns or if another position has the ability to provide a better risk adjusted return.
To enable the model to preserve and grow capital in a way that we think is most effective; we maintain the ability to change the number of holdings to respond to unique or unusual market conditions.

Risk rating

4
16.3%

Best 30 days

-17.7%

Worst 30 days

Performance

  • -4.3%
    30 day
  • -12.5%
    365 days
  • -12.5%
    Since Inception
    April 17, 2011
Monthly vs S&P500
Sparkbar Graph, Flexible Value Investment Model Performance versus S&P500
-14.0%

Last 12 months

  • $5,000 subscription min
  • margin account required
  • 1.1% fee

Replicability

100.0%
  • Replicable

Top 5 Holdings View all

93.6%
6.4%
  • Cash
  • GOOG

Model commentary

  1. Moore's law and the financial markets

    27 March 2012

    The pace of change in the U.S. economy has accelerated over the past few years.

  2. Bullish on stocks and strategic on bonds 22 March 2012
  3. Two big risks in the Facebook IPO 12 February 2012
  4. There's more risk in gold than most realize 23 January 2012
  5. Emerging markets look cheap, based on forward … 29 December 2011

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Performance detail

  • Manager
  • Russell 3000
  • S&P 500

Performance

Inception April 17, 2011
as of May 15, 2012 Manager Russell 3000 S&P 500 Average Subscriber
Past 30 days -4.3% -2.8% -2.9% -
Past 90 days -3.3% -1.4% -0.9% -
Past 365 days -12.5% -0.8% 0.1% -
Since Inception (Annualized) -11.6% -0.2% 0.8% -
2012 (YTD) 10.4% 6.1% 5.8% -

Risk Metrics

Last 365 Days
as of May 15, 2012 Manager Russell 3000 S&P 500
Best 30 days 16.3% 14.2% 13.6%
Worst 30 days -17.7% -18.0% -16.7%
Volatility 28.2% 24.2% 23.1%
Sharpe Ratio -0.45 -0.04 -0.00
Sortino Ratio -0.67 -0.05 -0.00
Maximum Drawdown -27.9% -20.5% -18.8%
Value-at-risk (95%, 1 week) -6.5% -5.6% -5.4%
vs. Russell 3000 vs. S&P 500
Information Ratio -1.12 -1.20
Alpha -11.7% -12.5%
Beta 1.09 1.14
R-Squared 0.87 0.88

Latest transactions view all

Average trades per month 3.5
Executed Symbol Security Replicable Type Price
05/11/12 KCG KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP INC-A Yes Sell $12.78
05/11/12 CSCO Cisco Systems Inc Yes Sell $16.89
05/11/12 APOL Apollo Group Inc Yes Sell $31.33
05/11/12 BCS BARCLAYS PLC-SPONS ADR Yes Sell $13.01
05/11/12 AXP American Express Co Yes Sell $59.68
05/11/12 BAC Bank of America Corp Yes Sell $7.58
05/11/12 JNJ Johnson & Johnson Yes Sell $64.87
05/10/12 AGNC American Capital Agency Corp Yes Sell $32.00
  • $5,000 subscription min
  • margin account required
  • 1.1% fee

Important Information

Important Information

1. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

2. Performance of the model manager's account is calculated by Covestor on a daily time-weighted basis, including cash, dividends and earnings distributions, and broker commissions. Manager returns include trades that fail Covestor's trading rules, do not reflect any Covestor suitability or risk score restrictions and are exclusive of Covestor fees. More

3. Average subscription returns ("Avg Sub" or "Avg Client") are calculated by Covestor and are composed of the average, daily, time weighted returns of all active subscriptions to the underlying model. These daily average returns are then linked together for the timeframe requested. In addition, these returns include cash, dividends and earnings distributions, brokerage commissions, Covestor advisory fees, and reflect individual client suitability and risk score restrictions. More

4. All graph data is as of the end of day for the referenced period, unless otherwise specified. The subscription minimum is the minimum subscription required to follow a particular model. The minimum amount is determined by Covestor, based on the characteristics of the underlying model. It should not be considered as specific investment advice for your investment situation.

5. Benchmark returns have been calculated by Covestor using a time-weighted calculation of daily index valuations and do not include cash, dividends and earnings distributions, or transaction costs. More

6. Leverage indicates the level of margin utilized and is calculated by dividing gross exposure by portfolio net liquidation value.

7. All Model Manager information including personal data, profiles, strategies, monthly investment reports, and historical results outside of Covestor has been provided by the Model Manager. Covestor makes no representation or warranty of its accuracy, completeness or relevance and it does not represent the opinions of Covestor. Transaction history is available upon request. Model classifications (Approach, Asset Class) are provided by Covestor, and are intended to serve as a general guide.

8. Top Replicable Holdings: These securities are currently held in the model manager's brokerage account. Those marked as "Replicable Holdings" currently pass Covestor's trading rules, subject to individual client constraints. Eligibility for replication may change over time. Actual client subscription holdings may vary.

9. Latest Transactions: These transactions were executed in the model manager's brokerage account. Those marked as "Replicable" () passed Covestor's trading rules and were eligible for replication at the time of execution, subject to individual client constraints. Eligibility for replication may change over time. Actual client subscription trade activity may vary.

10. S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index compiled by Standard & Poor´s Corp. Index returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Individuals cannot invest directly in an Index. S&P 500 index data: S&P 500 Copyright © 2012.

11. Dow Jones index data: CME Group Index Services, LLC 2012

Background provided by the manager
Beckerman Institutional Form ADV II