Leif Eriksen Profile Picture Individual Investor

Leif Eriksen

Research Director,Information Technology and Services

  • Education Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • Investment Experience 27 years

Global Growth Brands

I buy selected growth stocks and ETFs that stand to benefit from global macroeconomic and societal trends.
I pick five to ten investments based on superior growth prospects and risk profile.
My research sources include financial publications like Barron’s and various investment newsletters. Ideas are added to my watch list, sorted by investment theme and source. I rely on a network of global contacts to validate (or challenge) ideas and assumptions about trends, sectors, and individual companies.
The portfolio will be concentrated in a relatively small number of investment ideas - no more than ten. I will be fully invested unless my assessment of market risk indicates otherwise.
Positions will be closed based on relative opportunity. If an alternative investment represents a superior opportunity based on changes in valuation and/or macroeconomic conditions, an existing position will be closed and replaced with the alternative.
I'll occasionally get defensive if my assessment of market risk indicates that as a prudent course.

Risk rating

4
20.8%

Best 30 days

-11.5%

Worst 30 days

Performance

  • -3.4%
    30 day
  • 25.9%
    365 days
  • 16.3%
    Since Inception
    February 13, 2011
Monthly vs S&P500
Sparkbar Graph, Global Growth Brands Investment Model Performance versus S&P500
25.7%

Last 12 months

  • $5,000 subscription min
  • 1.1% fee

Replicability

100.0%
  • Replicable

Top 5 Holdings View all

11.5%
10.2%
10.1%
9.7%
9.3%
  • DIS
  • EBAY
  • HRL
  • H
  • HAIN

Model commentary

  1. My ETF picks for a market rally with room to run

    17 April 2012

    It would be odd for a bull market to end just as the economy is getting some wind at its back.

  2. What I learned riding the 2011 market roller … 9 January 2012
  3. What I did on my summer vacation: Became almost … 15 September 2011
  4. Here's where Google makes its gobs of money 6 September 2011
  5. I've gone into lockdown mode; buying Johnson & … 22 July 2011

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Performance detail

  • Manager
  • Dow Jones Global
  • S&P 500

Performance

Inception February 13, 2011
as of May 22, 2012 Manager Dow Jones Global S&P 500 Average Subscriber
Past 30 days -3.4% -6.9% -4.5% -3.4%
Past 90 days 1.6% -8.0% -3.0% -
Past 365 days 25.9% -10.2% -0.1% -
Since Inception (Annualized) 12.6% -9.2% -0.7% -
2012 (YTD) 13.9% 1.5% 4.7% -

Risk Metrics

Last 365 Days
as of May 22, 2012 Manager Dow Jones Global S&P 500
Best 30 days 20.8% 13.6% 13.6%
Worst 30 days -11.5% -16.3% -16.7%
Volatility 23.2% 21.0% 23.2%
Sharpe Ratio 1.11 -0.49 -0.01
Sortino Ratio 1.62 -0.67 -0.01
Maximum Drawdown -14.0% -22.1% -18.8%
Value-at-risk (95%, 1 week) -5.4% -4.9% -5.4%
vs. Dow Jones Global vs. S&P 500
Information Ratio 2.46 2.12
Alpha 33.2% 23.4%
Beta 0.86 0.86
R-Squared 0.61 0.74

Latest transactions view all

Average trades per month 3.1
Executed Symbol Security Replicable Type Price
05/11/12 HAIN HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC Yes Sell $52.99
05/09/12 DISCK DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INC Yes Buy $47.17
05/09/12 IACI IAC/INTERACTIVECORP Yes Buy $49.04
05/09/12 GHM Graham Corp Yes Sell $20.20
05/09/12 CTCT CONSTANT CONTACT INC Yes Buy $22.03
04/23/12 HRL Hormel Foods Corp Yes Buy $28.25
04/23/12 EBAY eBay Inc Yes Sell $39.64
03/16/12 TRIP TRIPADVISOR INC Yes Sell $32.51
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  • 1.1% fee

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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