Long/Short Update May 31, 2021

Long/Short Update May 31, 2021

June 01, 2021 - 4:24 pm

Our Long/Short Portfolio has returned 34.28% YTD through May 31, 2021, besting the S&P's 12.71% return by 2,157 bps. We've been perplexed most of this year how we can't beat our Long Only Portfolio with added short positions, but with the market notching new highs and being close to 52 week highs -- shorting stocks hasn't been easy.  Thus, why we're only long in this portfolio.

 

Total Invested $100,000              
Current Value $134,281              
Gain/Loss 34.28%              
                 
Position Weight Entry Date Shares Entry
Price
Current
Price
Position Cost Position Value Gain/Loss %
CASH 2%         $3,035.98 $3,035.98  
DKNG 4% 1/1/2021 106 $47.00 $49.95 $4,982.00 $5,294.70 6.3%
MSFT 12% 1/1/2021 67 $222.53 $249.68 $14,909.51 $16,728.56 12.2%
PENN 7% 1/1/2021 117 $85.26 $81.97 $9,975.42 $9,590.49 -3.9%
MRNA 13% 1/1/2021 93 $107.23 $185.01 $9,972.39 $17,205.93 72.5%
USO 8% 2/22/2021 242 $41.30 $45.42 $9,994.60 $10,991.64 10.0%
FCX 8% 2/22/2021 259 $38.58 $42.72 $9,992.22 $11,064.48 10.7%
  0%       $0.00 $0.00 $0.00  
VWAGY 21% 3/5/2021 776 $25.76 $36.17 $19,989.76 $28,064.04 40.4%
                 
HMHC 24% 3/5/2021 3250 $6.14 $9.94 $19,955.00 $32,305.00 61.9%
TOTAL 100%           $134,280.82 34.28%
                 
            S&P Year to Date Return 12.71%
  Short Position         Dow Year to Date Return 13.56%
            Nasdaq Year to Date Return 6.57%

 

Our short watchlist is looking attractive as we saw large drawdowns in early May on the market pullback, especially in high-beta tech stocks. Energy, metals, and services will likely outperform the market, while at some point tech and housing will lose steam. 

HMHC, VWAGY and MRNA have yielded strong results in this portfolio and we'll soon take some profits to raise our cash levels as we also look for entry points on short positions.