What if you had copied Ritchie Torres?
Democrat, NY-15
The verdict
Copying Ritchie Torres's reported trades from Aug 2025 would have turned $10,000 into $11,847, less than the S&P 500 did.
The S&P 500 turned the same $10,000 into $12,031 over the same days. The copy returned +14.9% a year against +16.4% for the S&P 500, 1.5 points a year behind. Its worst fall was 10.3%, from Jul 28, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026. The S&P 500's worst fall over the test was 8.9%.
Copied Aug 21, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026 · House trade reports and daily closes
What $10,000 became
- Copying Ritchie Torres$11,847
- S&P 500$12,031
- Kept every buy and ignored their sales$11,421
If you had kept every buy and ignored their sales, you would have ended at $11,421, so following every move earned $426 more.
- $10,000 copied
- $11,847
- +18.5%, +14.9% a year
- In the S&P 500
- $12,031
- +20.3%, +16.4% a year
- Kept every buy
- $11,421
- Their sales ignored
- Worst fall
- −10.3%
- Jul 28, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026
- Trades
- 104
- 63 buys, 41 sales
The moves that made the most
- JNJJohnson & Johnson+$325
Held since Aug 2025, the stock up 62%
- TXNTexas Instruments+$275
Held since Aug 2025, the stock up 52%
Held since Aug 2025, the stock up 47%
- USBU.S. Bancorp+$207
Held since Aug 2025, the stock up 39%
- UNHUnitedHealth+$188
Held since Aug 2025, the stock up 35%
- LMTLockheed Martin+$185
Held since Aug 2025, the stock up 36%
The moves that cost the most
Held since Aug 2025, the stock down 36%
- CMCSAComcast−$91
Held since Aug 2025, the stock down 17%
Held since Aug 2025, the stock down 9%
Held since Aug 2025, the stock down 6%
Year by year
| Year | Copy | S&P 500 | Gap, pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025from Aug 2025 | +2.5% | +7.9% | −5.4 |
| 2026to Nov 2026 | +15.6% | +11.5% | +4.1 |
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.