What if you had copied David J. Taylor?
Republican, OH-2
The verdict
Copying David J. Taylor's reported trades from Apr 2025 would have turned $10,000 into $17,558, more than the S&P 500 did.
The S&P 500 turned the same $10,000 into $15,178 over the same days. The copy returned +42.2% a year against +29.8% for the S&P 500, 12 points a year ahead. Its worst fall was 9.8%, from Feb 9, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026. The S&P 500's worst fall over the test was 8.9%.
Copied Apr 4, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026 · House trade reports and daily closes
What $10,000 became
- Copying David J. Taylor$17,558
- S&P 500$15,178
- Kept every buy and ignored their sales$15,445
If you had kept every buy and ignored their sales, you would have ended at $15,445, so following every move earned $2,113 more.
- $10,000 copied
- $17,558
- +75.6%, +42.2% a year
- In the S&P 500
- $15,178
- +51.8%, +29.8% a year
- Kept every buy
- $15,445
- Their sales ignored
- Worst fall
- −9.8%
- Feb 9, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Trades
- 177
- 141 buys, 36 sales
The moves that made the most
Held since Apr 2025, the stock up 57%
- LLYEli Lilly+$1,063
Held since Sep 2025, the stock up 105%
- PHParker-Hannifin+$842
Held since Apr 2025, the stock up 99%
- AMZNAmazon.com+$630
Held from Apr 2025 to Jun 2026, the stock up 44%
- VVisa+$617
Held from Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, the stock up 19%
- ETNEaton+$600
Held from Apr 2025 to Mar 2026, the stock up 45%
The moves that cost the most
- CRMSalesforce−$388
Held from Jun 2025 to Mar 2026, the stock down 24%
Held from Jan 2026 to Mar 2026, the stock down 14%
- GOOGLAlphabet−$116
Held since Mar 2026, the stock down 3%
- TAT&T−$48
Held since Sep 2025, the stock down 13%
- AAPLApple−$18
Held from Feb 2026 to Mar 2026, the stock down 3%
Year by year
| Year | Copy | S&P 500 | Gap, pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025from Apr 2025 | +44.6% | +36.1% | +8.5 |
| 2026to Nov 2026 | +21.4% | +11.5% | +9.9 |
A historical test on paper, before costs and taxes. It trades at the close of the first trading day after each report comes out, up to 45 days after the trade, sizes from reported ranges, and skips delisted companies, which flatters it.