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POLITICIANS · COPY-TRADE BACKTEST
If You Copied Byron Donalds
Representative · Republican · FL
Every position below enters at the close on the disclosure date — the first day this was public — never the underlying trade date. A politician can trade weeks before the STOCK Act filing makes it known; you couldn’t have copied the trade any sooner than that, so neither does this backtest.
See the disclosed trades this is built fromCopying 16 disclosed buys since Jan 7, equal-weighted, held to 2026-09-06
+7.2%
Copy-trade return · 16 positions
+9.7%
S&P 500, same windows
−2.5%
Vs. index
Positions
| Ticker | Disclosed | Entry | Last | Return | Index, same window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIX | Jan 7 | Jan 7 @ $1035.12 | Sep 4 @ $1610.34 | +55.6% | +11.5% |
| FIX | Jan 7 | Jan 7 @ $1035.12 | Sep 4 @ $1610.34 | +55.6% | +11.5% |
| NOW | Mar 6 | Mar 6 @ $124.34 | Sep 4 @ $141.26 | +13.6% | +14.5% |
| NOW | Mar 6 | Mar 6 @ $124.34 | Sep 4 @ $141.26 | +13.6% | +14.5% |
| TTD | Mar 6 | Mar 6 @ $29.28 | Sep 4 @ $14.43 | −50.7% | +14.5% |
| TTD | Mar 6 | Mar 6 @ $29.28 | Sep 4 @ $14.43 | −50.7% | +14.5% |
| NFLX | Apr 8 | Apr 8 @ $99.39 | Sep 4 @ $78.25 | −21.3% | +13.8% |
| NFLX | Apr 8 | Apr 8 @ $99.39 | Sep 4 @ $78.25 | −21.3% | +13.8% |
| PYPL | Apr 8 | Apr 8 @ $45.85 | Sep 4 @ $54.96 | +19.9% | +13.8% |
| PYPL | Apr 8 | Apr 8 @ $45.85 | Sep 4 @ $54.96 | +19.9% | +13.8% |
| LLY | May 13 | May 13 @ $1015.75 | Sep 4 @ $1149.36 | +13.2% | +3.7% |
| LLY | May 13 | May 13 @ $1015.75 | Sep 4 @ $1149.36 | +13.2% | +3.7% |
| MRVL | May 13 | May 13 @ $177.95 | Sep 4 @ $223.55 | +25.6% | +3.7% |
| MRVL | May 13 | May 13 @ $177.95 | Sep 4 @ $223.55 | +25.6% | +3.7% |
| ZTS | Jul 15 | Jul 15 @ $74.53 | Sep 4 @ $75.81 | +1.7% | +1.9% |
| ZTS | Jul 15 | Jul 15 @ $74.53 | Sep 4 @ $75.81 | +1.7% | +1.9% |
How to read this
- Entry is the close on (or the next trading day after) the disclosure date, never the underlying trade date — the whole point is honesty about when the public could actually act.
- Price return only — dividends are excluded on both sides (the backtest and the index), which understates total return, especially for dividend payers.
- Equal-weighted: every disclosed buy counts the same regardless of the actual dollar size of the trade or position.
- Buys only — disclosed sells are not mirrored or subtracted; this tracks "what if you bought and held," not the entity's actual net position over time.
- Past performance isn't predictive of future results. Not investment advice.