Ben Wong Profile Picture Individual Investor

Ben Wong

Corporal,Military

Tactical and Opportunistic

The model invests does not have a market cap or sector bias, however it will lean towards the technology sector. It is generally opportunistic, using a variety of strategies including momentum trading, charting analysis and fundamental analysis. The model will own primarily stocks, but will diversify using in ETFs in order to gain exposure to foreign markets, currencies and commodities.
The model takes a top down approach, analyzing a broad view of the current macro-economic climate to guide overall investment approach.

On the technical side, the manager will study charts to look for short-term trends. On the fundamental side, the manager uses secondary research and analyst reports to identify undervalued companies.
The manager uses a wide source of references, from online news to secondary research and analyst reports.
This model will hold between 5 and 10 positions with an allocation of between 10% and 30% in any one holding. Turnover is approximately 3-5 trades per month.
The manager will sell a position when it reaches perceived intrinsic value. The model will set stop losses at the 50 day moving average to limit losing positions. Furthermore, stop losses are set at a -10% threshold (Note: The Covestor replication process does not execute stop loss orders in client accounts).
None.

Risk score

5
Leverage: 1.45
19.9%

Best 30 days

-22.5%

Worst 30 days

Performance

  • -16.8%
    30 day
  • -20.5%
    90 day
  • -17.7%
    365 day
Monthly vs S&P500
ben wong - tactical and opportunistic
-37.5% 12 months
  • $5,000 subscription min
  • Margin account required
  • 0.5% fee

Replicability

100.0%
  • Replicable

Top 5 Holdings View all

114.4%
30.9%
-45.3%

Model commentary

  1. Why we boosted our position in AGNC to 75% of the portfolio

    8 March 2013

    We've bet big on American Capital Agency Corp. Here's why.

  2. On our buy list: US Oil Sands and Chevron 15 February 2013
  3. Stocks to watch in 2013: Netflix, Microsoft and US Oil Sands 9 December 2012
  4. We're doubling down on the Aberdeen Chile Fund 9 November 2012
  5. Why we dumped Netflix and bought the Aberdeen Chile Fund 25 September 2012

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Performance detail

  • Manager
  • S&P 500

Performance

Inception April 15, 2011
as of June 17, 2013 Manager S&P 500 Average Subscriber
Past 30 days -16.8% -1.7% -16.8%
Past 90 days -20.5% 5.9% -20.6%
Past 365 days -17.7% 22.1% -19.6%
Since Inception (Annualized) 0.8% 10.5% -
2013 (YTD) -18.7% 14.9% -18.9%
2012 17.3% 13.4% 13.0%

Risk Metrics

Last 365 days
as of June 17, 2013 Manager S&P 500
Best 30 days 8.9% 8.2%
Worst 30 days -22.5% -7.0%
Volatility 18.5% 12.4%
Sharpe Ratio - 0.96 1.77
Sortino Ratio - 1.06 2.65
Maximum Drawdown -29.9% -7.7%
Value-at-risk (95%, 1 week) -4.3% -2.9%
vs. S&P 500
Information Ratio -2.07
Alpha -26.5%
Beta 0.41
R-Squared 0.08
  • $5,000 subscription min
  • Margin account required
  • 0.5% fee

Latest transactions view all

Average trades per month 1.1
Executed Symbol Security Replicable Type Price
05/07/13 CH Aberdeen Chile Fund Inc Yes Sell $14.86
05/07/13 AGNC American Capital Agency Corp Yes Buy $30.77
02/28/13 VXX iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Yes Sell $23.53
02/28/13 AGNC American Capital Agency Corp Yes Buy $31.64
01/25/13 AGNC American Capital Agency Corp Yes Buy $31.66
11/15/12 CH Aberdeen Chile Fund Inc Yes Buy $15.13
11/15/12 AGNC American Capital Agency Corp Yes Sell $29.24
11/15/12 IVR INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL Yes Sell $18.21


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9. 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.

10. 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.

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