Follow Congress, by the rules.
19 Shameless Cloning strategies in 6 families buy what members disclose on the day the filing becomes public, never earlier, and are measured against the S&P 500.
Capitol Momentum
Our flagship. Follows the stocks where Congress's conviction and the market's momentum line up, sized by how much members commit.
See its chart and holdings ↓- Annual return
- +27.1% S&P 500 +11.8%
- Since 2022
- +29.7% S&P 500 +10.4%
- Years ahead
- 9 of 12 Worst drop -36.7%
Stress-tested: 36 of 36 nearby variations of its rules also beat the S&P 500 both before and since 2022 (median +22.3% a year, weakest +17.9%), so its result does not hinge on one lucky setting.
11 of 19 beat the S&P 500 both before and after 2022
- Capitol Momentum +27.1% a year vs +11.8% · since 2022 +29.7% vs +10.4% · ahead in 9 of 12 years
- Supermajority +22.2% a year vs +11.8% · since 2022 +24.2% vs +10.4% · ahead in 10 of 12 years
- Inner Circle +21.8% a year vs +11.8% · since 2022 +24.4% vs +10.4% · ahead in 11 of 12 years
- Momentum Leaders +21.1% a year vs +11.8% · since 2022 +19.9% vs +10.4% · ahead in 10 of 12 years
- Heavy Hitters +19.8% a year vs +11.8% · since 2022 +19.6% vs +10.4% · ahead in 9 of 12 years
- Rising Consensus +18.6% a year vs +11.8% · since 2022 +20.4% vs +10.4% · ahead in 9 of 12 years
- Quiet Money +17.4% a year vs +11.8% · since 2022 +13.6% vs +10.4% · ahead in 8 of 12 years
- Profit Lock +16.5% a year vs +11.8% · since 2022 +17.7% vs +10.4% · ahead in 10 of 12 years
- Crowd Favorites +16.3% a year vs +11.8% · since 2022 +16.1% vs +10.4% · ahead in 10 of 12 years
- Safety Net +16.1% a year vs +11.8% · since 2022 +14.4% vs +10.4% · ahead in 9 of 12 years
- Both Chambers +15.6% a year vs +11.8% · since 2022 +17.9% vs +10.4% · ahead in 7 of 12 years
Testing many strategies means some will win by luck. Trust the ones that beat the index by a clear margin in both periods, with many positions and a reason to work; treat a narrow or one-period win as noise.
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Capitol MomentumBeat S&P in both periods
Our flagship. Follows the stocks where Congress's conviction and the market's momentum line up, sized by how much members commit.
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| Strategy | Family | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both ✓ | Flagship | +27.1% | +29.7% | +15.3% | 9/12 | -36.7% | 1.01 | 67% | 176 |
| Both ✓ | Consensus | +22.2% | +24.2% | +10.4% | 10/12 | -31.9% | 0.99 | 66% | 166 |
| Both ✓ | Consensus | +21.8% | +24.4% | +10.0% | 11/12 | -28.8% | 1.01 | 66% | 272 |
| Both ✓ | Momentum | +21.1% | +19.9% | +9.3% | 10/12 | -34.0% | 0.80 | 59% | 894 |
| Both ✓ | Consensus | +19.8% | +19.6% | +8.0% | 9/12 | -36.5% | 0.82 | 63% | 423 |
| Both ✓ | Consensus | +18.6% | +20.4% | +6.8% | 9/12 | -29.2% | 0.89 | 64% | 244 |
| Both ✓ | Momentum | +17.4% | +13.6% | +5.6% | 8/12 | -36.1% | 0.90 | 61% | 594 |
| Both ✓ | Risk-managed | +16.5% | +17.7% | +4.7% | 10/12 | -28.3% | 0.89 | 64% | 446 |
| Both ✓ | Consensus | +16.3% | +16.1% | +4.4% | 10/12 | -27.5% | 0.86 | 63% | 423 |
| Both ✓ | Risk-managed | +16.1% | +14.4% | +4.2% | 9/12 | -29.4% | 0.89 | 59% | 457 |
| Both ✓ | Consensus | +15.6% | +17.9% | +3.8% | 7/12 | -30.0% | 0.82 | 64% | 682 |
| Popularity | +14.3% | +17.2% | +2.5% | 7/12 | -36.6% | 0.72 | 58% | 766 | |
| Popularity | +13.5% | +14.7% | +1.7% | 8/12 | -30.6% | 0.81 | 59% | 155 | |
| Popularity | +12.8% | +15.3% | +0.9% | 7/12 | -37.1% | 0.74 | 55% | 4,091 | |
| Popularity | +12.5% | +17.1% | +0.7% | 5/12 | -35.4% | 0.69 | 55% | 975 | |
| Popularity | +10.6% | +2.6% | -1.2% | 7/12 | -56.3% | 0.53 | 56% | 130 | |
| Baselines | +9.6% | +7.8% | -2.2% | 2/12 | -34.8% | 0.59 | 56% | 4,625 | |
| Baselines | +9.5% | +8.3% | -2.3% | 4/12 | -36.6% | 0.59 | 56% | 7,916 | |
| Baselines | +8.6% | +8.6% | -3.2% | 2/12 | -40.8% | 0.55 | 56% | 5,383 |
How the backtest works: each strategy follows House and Senate periodic transaction reports and acts only on the day a filing became public, the first day anyone could have traded on it, buying at that day's close. Each has its own rules for what it buys, how it sizes positions and when it sells; those rules are Shameless Cloning's own. Every change in a position costs 0.1% of the amount traded. Returns use daily closes without dividends, for the strategies and the S&P 500 alike. Filings for stocks without price history (mostly companies since acquired or delisted) are skipped, which can flatter results slightly. Past results are a backtest, not a promise, and nothing here is investment advice.