Jim Bowerman Profile Picture Individual Investor

Jim Bowerman

Industrial Engineer,Aviation and Aerospace

  • Education University of Washington
  • Qualifications BS Industrial Engineering

Fundamental Opportunism

The model will own undervalued securities in the US stock market, with market cap above $50M.  Commodity and/or sector ETFs will also be used in order to take advantage of long-term macro trends.
The model will use traditional valuation metrics like P/E, ROE and Free Cash Flow in order to buy assets that are priced at a discount to intrinsic value.  In order to play long-term market trends, the model will also own commodity and/or sector ETFs.  In the case of sector ETFs, the model will most likely hold the inverse ETF in order to take advantage of a deteriorating sector.

The model will hold positions for as long as 3-5 years while the price corrects to intrinsic value.

The model may also own ADRs.
Screen from various value investing web sites as well as commodity related web sites.  Also perform stock screens on publicly available web sites.   After initial screen, I will go into further detail by reading any pertinent security fillings.
The model will hold 5-50 securities, with the greatest allocation to the best idea.  Max allocation to a single idea could be as high as 50%, although this will be for a long-term trade.  The diversification will depend partly on market conditions as well.
The model will sell a position when it has reached its intrinsic value or when a better idea is discovered.
None.

Risk rating

3
4.7%

Best 30 days

-3.8%

Worst 30 days

Performance

  • -2.2%
    30 day
  • -
    365 days
  • 1.1%
    Since Inception
    August 16, 2011
Monthly vs S&P500
Sparkbar Graph, Fundamental Opportunism Investment Model Performance versus S&P500
-9.3%

Since Inception

  • $5,000 subscription min
  • 1.5% fee

Replicability

100.0%
  • Replicable

Top 5 Holdings View all

6.4%
5.0%
4.3%
4.0%
3.6%
  • MSFT
  • AMAT
  • V
  • DLB
  • GILD

Model commentary

  1. Large Caps poised to outperform Small Caps

    21 November 2011

    I'm not sure when the spread between large and small will shrink, but I'm confident it will. And here's why.

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Performance detail

  • Manager
  • S&P 500

Performance

Inception August 16, 2011
as of May 22, 2012 Manager S&P 500 Average Subscriber
Past 30 days -2.2% -4.5% -
Past 90 days -3.0% -3.0% -
Since Inception 1.1% 10.4% -
2012 (YTD) 2.1% 4.7% -

Risk Metrics

Since Inception
as of May 22, 2012 Manager S&P 500
Best 30 days 4.7% 13.6%
Worst 30 days -3.8% -9.8%
Volatility 6.8% 21.4%
Sharpe Ratio 0.19 0.63
Sortino Ratio 0.30 0.90
Maximum Drawdown -4.8% -9.8%
Value-at-risk (95%, 1 week) -1.6% -4.9%
vs. S&P 500
Information Ratio -0.74
Alpha -2.3%
Beta 0.26
R-Squared 0.64

Latest transactions view all

Average trades per month 1.5
Executed Symbol Security Replicable Type Price
02/08/12 V Visa Inc Yes Buy $107.51
02/08/12 GME GameStop Corp Yes Buy $24.70
11/07/11 DLB Dolby Laboratories Inc Yes Buy $30.89
11/07/11 NOC NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP Yes Buy $57.24
11/07/11 MSFT Microsoft Corp Yes Buy $26.23
11/07/11 AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INC Yes Buy $12.36
11/07/11 VECO Veeco Instruments Inc Yes Buy $29.06
11/07/11 VPHM VIROPHARMA INC Yes Buy $20.87
  • $5,000 subscription min
  • 1.5% fee

Important Information

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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

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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