GARP stands for Growth at a Reasonable Price. My growth-oriented investment style focuses on fundamental analysis including cash ratios, liquidity ratios and margins. I will also invest in anticipation of potential mergers, spin-offs and perceived arbitrage opportunities.
All performance information is of the Portfolio Manager account, net of the current management fee.
Client account performance could differ. A client invested when a higher management fee applied experienced lower returns than displayed here.
This information was calculated up to Aug 17, 2022.
Performance, composition and volatility could vary significantly from that of the benchmark(s), which are provided for illustrative purposes only.
Performance
| Last 30 days | 5.9% |
| Last 90 days | 6.5% |
| Last 365 days | -3.7% |
| Since inception (annualized) | 3.7% |
| 2022 (YTD) | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 29.1% |
| 2020 | 14.0% |
| 2019 | 20.0% |
| 2018 | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 9.5% |
| 2016 | 4.7% |
| 2015 | -18.1% |
| 2014 | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 39.4% |
| 2012 | 40.2% |
| 2011 | -34.1% |
Risk metrics (last 365 days)
| Volatility | 21.1% |
| Sharpe ratio | -0.30 |
| Sortino ratio | -0.46 |
| Maximum drawdown | -19.5% |
| Value-at-risk (95%, 1 week) | -4.9% |
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My screening approach analyzes cash, cash relative to debt, assets relative to liabilities, liquidity and cash flow. Typical sources of data and company information include Barron’s, Yahoo! Finance, MSN Screener, local news, Seeking Alpha, Investopedia, BusinessWeek and Bloomberg.
My main focus is on buying growth-oriented businesses led by what I believe are strong management teams. I attempt to buy growth companies, as well as ones with cash-rich balance sheets. The companies I own also tend to have strategic competitive advantages and high barriers to entry within large target markets. At times I may target potential spin-offs and arbitrage opportunities as well.
I make decisions to close positions based on the performance, or lack thereof, of the company. If an abnormally large gain is achieved in a short period, the position may be sold. If a stock is grossly overvalued, it will also be sold.
My strategy may change if I believe that stocks are highly overvalued, or due to merger activity, regulatory issues, world events or potential arbitrage opportunities.
About Y H & C Investments
Y H & C Investments is a registered investment adviser based in Nevada.
Yale Bock founded the firm after 15 years of experience as an individual investor. Yale also manages the secured lending operations of a family-owned business.
Investment process
At Y H & C, we believe in extensively researching individual investment opportunities before allocating capital. Our research-driven approach is based on a bottom-up fundamental analysis of every potential investment. Our process incorporates quantitative measures of market value and operating performance, as well as qualitative factors such as competitive positioning, strength of management and corporate governance.
Disclosures
Past performance is no guarantee of future results, and all investments, including those in this portfolio, involve the risk of loss, including loss of principal and a reduction in earnings.
This portfolio was launched on Interactive Advisors on January 20, 2010, when clients were able to start investing in it. All performance information on this page is actual performance of the Portfolio Manager’s account and presented “net of fees”. The actual performance chart is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be used as the basis for making an investment decision. Actual client returns will differ. All Portfolio Manager information including personal data, profiles, and strategies has been provided by the Portfolio Manager. Interactive Advisors makes no representation or warranty of its accuracy, completeness or relevance and it does not represent the opinions of Interactive Advisors.