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Extreme Risk Factor

Kurtosis and skew combine to score exposure to black-swan outcomes.

Formula

TailRisk = Kurtosis(R_60d) + |Skewness(R_60d)|

Performance (Top-30 equal-weight long, monthly rebalance)

Annualized return
6.25%
Sharpe ratio
0.43
Max drawdown
-31.69%
Total return
83.33%
Cumulative performance(2016-09 … 2026-08)
2016 -1.5%2017 -9.9%2018 -7.6%2019 +18.5%2020 +22.8%2021 +3.6%2022 +23.5%2023 -2.8%2024 -2.8%2025 +16.6%2026 +9.0%

Current top-30 holdings

#TickerCompanyScore
1HSYHershey4.092
2WECWEC Energy2.643
3GOOGLAlphabet2.352
4XELXcel Energy2.193
5BACBank of America2.129
6MOSMosaic1.825
7BKRBaker Hughes1.740
8ZSZscaler1.727
9LOWLowe's1.717
10MRKMerck1.671
11KHCKraft Heinz1.318
12SJMJ.M. Smucker1.311
13ECLEcolab1.292
14DELLDell Technologies1.252
15CECelanese1.224
16LINLinde1.220
17AMTAmerican Tower1.209
18RIORio Tinto1.173
19AAPLApple1.051
20DHRDanaher1.050
21AMZNAmazon1.018
22VZVerizon1.016
23XOMExxon Mobil1.002
24LRCXLam Research0.959
25FFord Motor0.900
26TAT&T0.876
27CCICrown Castle0.871
28NEMNewmont0.851
29DDDuPont0.843
30ISRGIntuitive Surgical0.797

Holdings computed by the exact formula above at the latest month-end observation on the deterministic research panel (2026-08).

Data export

Exports include formulas, performance statistics, the 120-month series and current holdings — everything needed to replicate results locally.

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Factors are implemented exactly as published. Scores are computed on the platform deterministic research panel (263 stocks, daily OHLCV + quarterly fundamentals); Top-30 equal-weight, monthly rebalance — zero simplification.