Track record

What happened after we published the list

On 2026-08-03 we froze the 50 companies with the highest HDB Score over a 20Y window. The list has not changed since and cannot: it is published as a hashed file, timestamped by third parties. Every number below is measured forward from that day.

We froze one list per ranking window on the same day and publish all of them — so the window you are reading was not chosen after the fact for looking good.

Since 2026-08-03

33 trading days · closes through 2026-09-18

The 50 frozen companies, equally weighted
-5.06%
S&P 500 (SPY) over the same days
+0.53%

Difference: -5.59%over 33 trading days this is noise, not a result. Ignore it until there are at least 90.

Day by day

Every settled trading day since the list was frozen, as recorded. Days are appended once and never revised.

Total return since 2026-08-03, by trading day
Date50 frozen companies (equal weight)S&P 500 (SPY)
2026-08-030.00%0.00%
2026-08-04+0.78%+1.80%
2026-08-05+0.65%+1.60%
2026-08-06+0.36%+1.44%
2026-08-07+0.61%+2.06%
2026-08-10+0.91%+2.03%
2026-08-11-0.20%+1.70%
2026-08-12-0.32%+1.96%
2026-08-13+0.26%+2.67%
2026-08-14-0.04%+2.46%
2026-08-17-0.98%+1.98%
2026-08-18-0.96%+1.29%
2026-08-19-0.17%+1.50%
2026-08-20-0.94%+0.65%
2026-08-21-0.14%+1.06%
2026-08-24+0.28%+0.77%
2026-08-25+0.31%+1.09%
2026-08-26-0.07%+1.11%
2026-08-27-0.36%+1.77%
2026-08-28+0.07%+1.54%
2026-08-31-0.34%+1.24%
2026-09-01-1.33%+0.54%
2026-09-02-1.06%+0.99%
2026-09-03-1.22%+2.05%
2026-09-04-1.91%+1.65%
2026-09-08-3.67%+1.09%
2026-09-09-4.77%+0.62%
2026-09-10-5.23%+0.02%
2026-09-11-4.43%+0.87%
2026-09-14-3.35%+0.42%
2026-09-15-4.23%-0.04%
2026-09-16-5.00%-0.48%
2026-09-17-4.81%+0.65%
2026-09-18-5.06%+0.53%

The frozen list

Exactly as published, in the order published. Ranks and entry prices never change.

#CompanyHDB ScoreEntry priceLatest closeReturnStatus
1HDBHDFC Bank Limited ADR9.6424.10 INR23.16 INR-3.90%trading
2GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A9.57373.51 USD349.54 USD-6.42%trading
3NVONovo Nordisk A/S9.5447.09 DKK43.24 DKK-8.18%trading
4ORLYO’Reilly Automotive Inc9.3289.76 USD84.71 USD-5.63%trading
5MAMastercard Inc9.31570.97 USD565.24 USD-1.00%trading
6NFLXNetflix Inc9.1873.33 USD71.79 USD-2.10%trading
7IDXXIDEXX Laboratories Inc9.04567.84 USD511.65 USD-9.90%trading
8ROLRollins Inc9.0238.19 USD32.43 USD-15.08%trading
9NTESNetEase Inc9.01131.58 CNY116.19 CNY-11.70%trading
10TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc8.99574.03 USD651.45 USD+13.49%trading
11AJGArthur J Gallagher & Co8.97247.79 USD239.48 USD-3.35%trading
12APHAmphenol Corporation8.97163.34 USD77.55 USD-52.52%trading
13COSTCostco Wholesale Corp8.96954.08 USD895.31 USD-6.16%trading
14MNSTMonster Beverage Corp8.9393.55 USD44.71 USD-52.21%trading
15ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc8.93375.41 USD393.33 USD+4.77%trading
16RJFRaymond James Financial Inc.8.91177.68 USD164.75 USD-7.28%trading
17HEIHeico Corporation8.90360.44 USD298.22 USD-17.26%trading
18INFYInfosys Ltd ADR8.8412.25 USD10.82 USD-11.67%trading
19CPRTCopart Inc8.7929.35 USD29.28 USD-0.24%trading
20SNXSynnex Corporation8.79253.82 USD266.16 USD+4.86%trading
21EXRExtra Space Storage Inc8.78149.73 USD136.71 USD-8.70%trading
22ICEIntercontinental Exchange Inc8.77151.80 USD155.47 USD+2.42%trading
23GGALGrupo Financiero Galicia SA ADR8.7650.51 ARS41.76 ARS-17.32%trading
24TOWNTowne Bank8.7538.14 USD37.08 USD-2.78%trading
25NICENice Ltd ADR8.75100.65 USD104.97 USD+4.29%trading
26WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp8.75296.47 USD280.23 USD-5.48%trading
27BCPCBalchem Corporation8.74173.57 USD167.05 USD-3.76%trading
28INTUIntuit Inc8.74318.39 USD303.19 USD-4.77%trading
29TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing8.73406.11 TWD434.67 TWD+7.03%trading
30AZOAutoZone Inc8.732990.27 USD2855.31 USD-4.51%trading
31FDSFactSet Research Systems Inc8.72269.68 USD283.83 USD+5.25%trading
32SSNCSS&C Technologies Holdings Inc8.7279.38 USD79.93 USD+0.69%trading
33RMDResMed Inc8.71215.19 USD224.99 USD+4.55%trading
34AMZNAmazon.com Inc8.70284.02 USD253.71 USD-10.67%trading
35AMEAmetek Inc8.68243.77 USD237.64 USD-2.51%trading
36MPWRMonolithic Power Systems Inc8.681344.37 USD1217.80 USD-9.41%trading
37ACNAccenture plc8.66165.76 USD181.29 USD+9.37%trading
38FASTFastenal Company8.6648.11 USD49.01 USD+1.87%trading
39TSCOTractor Supply Company8.6532.11 USD32.21 USD+0.31%trading
40PNFPPinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.8.64107.54 USD96.75 USD-10.03%trading
41IBNICICI Bank Limited8.6130.26 INR28.15 INR-6.97%trading
42QCRHQCR Holdings Inc8.60104.40 USD99.98 USD-4.23%trading
43ELSEquity Lifestyle Properties Inc8.5965.67 USD60.40 USD-8.02%trading
44MKTXMarketAxess Holdings Inc8.58162.28 USD163.42 USD+0.70%trading
45AAPLApple Inc8.58303.42 USD336.13 USD+10.78%trading
46WTFCWintrust Financial Corporation8.57161.76 USD147.52 USD-8.80%trading
47CMECME Group Inc8.57266.17 USD276.01 USD+3.70%trading
48TYLTyler Technologies Inc8.57305.54 USD337.50 USD+10.46%trading
49GCBCGreene County Bancorp Inc8.5634.20 USD35.66 USD+4.27%trading
50BMABanco Macro SA B ADR8.5592.76 ARS75.06 ARS-19.08%trading

Verify it yourself

You do not have to trust us about what the list said on day one. The files are public, and two parties we do not control attest to when these exact bytes existed.

SHA-256
b52edb1f1c6948d3f769b86fc9350c96eaa27c7428bd859cc326af913914c743
Check the hash
curl -s https://holderdashboard.com/snapshots/launch-20y-2026-08-04.csv | shasum -a 256
All 5 windows in one file
/snapshots/launch-2026-08-04.manifest.txt

b74df477f89a5905997b28717b09475d877626a3eebf9e0fadc9f8b830f17bee

One manifest lists every frozen file with its hash, so a single timestamped hash commits to all of them:

shasum -a 256 -c launch-2026-08-04.manifest.txt
Bitcoin timestamp (OpenTimestamps)
/snapshots/launch-2026-08-04.manifest.txt.ots
ots verify launch-2026-08-04.manifest.txt.ots

How this is measured, and what it cannot tell you

  • Equal weight, buy and hold. Every company carries the same weight from day one. Nothing is ever rebalanced, added, or removed.
  • Companies that stop trading stay in. A delisted or acquired member is held at its last available close and keeps its weight. Removing it would silently drop losers and inflate the result.
  • Dividends included, both sides. Cohort and benchmark both use split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices, so the comparison is like-for-like.
  • No fees, taxes, or slippage. Real returns would be lower. This is not a simulated portfolio and not a product you can buy.
  • Several lists, one start date. Every ranking window was frozen on the same day and all of them are published here. That removes any chance to pick the flattering one later — but 5 comparisons also mean one of them will look best by luck. Read them together, not one at a time.
  • Nothing is ever revised. Each day is appended once and never edited. If a data provider later corrects a past price, we say so here instead of quietly rewriting history.
  • Not investment advice. The HDB Score measures past business results, not valuation. A strong company can still be a poor investment at the wrong price.

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