Surmount · investment strategy
by Quantbase · via Surmount
This portfolio invests in publicly traded companies that graduated from Y Combinator, the startup accelerator behind some of the most iconic tech firms of the past two decades.
Description from Surmount
of the return and risk figures:as the source publishes them
What $10,000 would have become, from the strategy's own published history, against the S&P 500 over the same dates. The basis is labelled.
Each rule is quoted word for word from the strategy's own documents.
“invests in publicly traded companies that graduated from Y Combinator”
12 positions as of 2026-10-20
by the source.
Fitted to 252 returns (model) from 2025-10-17 to 2026-10-19. An estimate, not holdings: it can't name stocks.
· : 0.31 · Too loose a fit for a verdict; shown as a guide.
Beta to the S&P 500: 1.56 (90%: 1.27 to 1.82)
Compares the stated rules with the holdings (or, where none are published, a mix estimated from returns), using tests fixed before any results were seen.
0.0% of weight in (IVV: 3.0%)
No funds
No stated fossil-fuel rule; the exposure is shown for reference. : 100% · 2026-10-20
0.0% of weight in (SPY: 0%)
Fewer than 70% of the holdings could be identified, so there’s no verdict. : 34% · 2026-10-20
Strategies that share its Thematic label, from other sources first, strongest risk-adjusted return first.
Composer Technologies · Composer
Interactive Advisors
How much of what we look for this strategy has, and why anything is missing. Fields that don't apply to it aren't counted.
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The text the rules are quoted from, with where it came from.
This portfolio invests in publicly traded companies that graduated from Y Combinator, the startup accelerator behind some of the most iconic tech firms of the past two decades. By focusing on YC alumni like Airbnb, Coinbase, GitLab, and DoorDash, the portfolio offers exposure to innovative, founder-led businesses with a track record of disrupting legacy industries and scaling rapidly.
This portfolio invests in publicly traded companies that graduated from Y Combinator, the startup accelerator behind some of the most iconic tech firms of the past two decades.
Every value on file, each labelled with its calculation basis and as-of date.
| Asset classes / instruments | equity | 2026-10-20 |
| Minimum investment | $100 | 2026-10-20 |
| Industry weights (Surmount) | Healthcare: 8.7% · Technology: 63.0% · Consumer Cyclical: 6.6% · Financial Services: 12.4% · Communication Services: 9.3% | 2026-10-20 |
| Investors following (Surmount) | 5 | 2026-10-20 |
| Annual return (Surmount tracking) (model tracking) | 36.30% | ||
| Annualized return since inception (Lighthorse, daily, model) | 9.04% | 2026-10-19 | |
| Return, 1 year (Surmount tracking) (model tracking) | -10.76% | 2026-10-20 | |
| Return, 3 months (Surmount tracking) (model tracking) | 20.87% | 2026-10-20 | |
| Return, year to date (Surmount tracking) (model tracking) | 4.82% | 2026-10-20 | |
| Total return (Surmount tracking) (model tracking) | 158.85% |
| Maximum drawdown (Surmount tracking) (model tracking) | -53.90% | ||
| Maximum drawdown since inception (Lighthorse, daily, model) | -50.69% | 2026-10-19 | |
| Sharpe ratio since inception (Lighthorse, daily, model) | 0.32 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Volatility since inception (Lighthorse, daily, model) | 38.30% | 2026-10-19 |
| Risk score (Surmount) | 3.30 | 2026-10-20 |
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