What if you had copied Robert J. Wittman?
Republican, VA-1
The verdict
Copying Robert J. Wittman's reported trades from Jan 2023 would have turned $10,000 into $11,593, less than the S&P 500 did.
The S&P 500 turned the same $10,000 into $20,380 over the same days. The copy returned +3.9% a year against +20.4% for the S&P 500, 16 points a year behind. Its worst fall was 13.2%, from Jan 26, 2023 to Jun 1, 2023. The S&P 500's worst fall over the test was 18.8%.
Copied Jan 6, 2023 to Nov 9, 2026 · House trade reports and daily closes
What $10,000 became
- Copying Robert J. Wittman$11,593
- S&P 500$20,380
- Kept every buy and ignored their sales$12,497
If you had kept every buy and ignored their sales, you would have ended at $12,497, so following every move cost $903.
- $10,000 copied
- $11,593
- +15.9%, +3.9% a year
- In the S&P 500
- $20,380
- +103.8%, +20.4% a year
- Kept every buy
- $12,497
- Their sales ignored
- Worst fall
- −13.2%
- Jan 26, 2023 to Jun 1, 2023
- Trades
- 14
- 11 buys, 3 sales
The moves that made the most
- XOMExxon Mobil+$815
Held since May 2023, the stock up 69%
- MAMastercard+$761
Held since Aug 2023, the stock up 68%
- TJXTJX Companies+$758
Held since Aug 2023, the stock up 67%
- SPGIS&P Global+$446
Held since Oct 2023, the stock up 40%
- AMTAmerican Tower+$352
Held since Oct 2023, the stock up 31%
- PGProcter & Gamble+$296
Held since Oct 2023, the stock up 26%
The moves that cost the most
- DGDollar General−$1,682
Held from Jan 2023 to Oct 2023, the stock down 58%
- ZTSZoetis−$565
Held since Oct 2023, the stock down 50%
- ACNAccenture−$15
Held from Aug 2023 to Oct 2023, the stock down 1%
Year by year
| Year | Copy | S&P 500 | Gap, pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023from Jan 2023 | +1.5% | +24.3% | −22.9 |
| 2024 | +6.1% | +24.9% | −18.8 |
| 2025 | +2.4% | +17.7% | −15.3 |
| 2026to Nov 2026 | +5.2% | +11.5% | −6.3 |
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.