Copy-Trading Scorecard October 2026: 22 of 32 Strategies Beating the S&P 500
How every backtested 13F, insider and Congress copy-trading strategy is doing in 2026 against the S&P 500, with current holdings.
We backtest strategies that copy each kind of filing, buying only once a filing is public, and track them live against the S&P 500. Here is where every one stands this year and since 2015.
2026 so far
| Strategy | Copies | 2026 return | S&P 500 | Per year since 2015 | Worst drop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Money Max | 13F | +74.4% | +12.7% | 36.8% | -52.5% |
| Most Popular | Congress | +45.6% | +12.8% | 12.5% | -35.4% |
| Most Bought | Congress | +27.6% | +12.8% | 14.3% | -36.6% |
| Congress Index | Congress | +26.3% | +12.8% | 12.8% | -37.1% |
| Smart Money Growth | 13F | +25.4% | +12.7% | 34.0% | -40.0% |
| Fund Leaders 30 | 13F | +24.6% | +12.7% | 27.2% | -43.4% |
| Conviction Breakouts | insider | +23.8% | +12.8% | 17.3% | -46.5% |
| Momentum Leaders | Congress | +23.1% | +12.8% | 21.1% | -34.0% |
| Smart Money Leaders | 13F | +21.4% | +12.7% | 32.1% | -38.3% |
| Supermajority | Congress | +21.4% | +12.8% | 22.2% | -31.9% |
| Profit Lock | Congress | +21.0% | +12.8% | 16.5% | -28.3% |
| Smart Money Steady | 13F | +20.9% | +12.7% | 27.3% | -34.5% |
| Inner Circle | Congress | +20.1% | +12.8% | 21.8% | -28.8% |
| Smart Money Core | 13F | +20.0% | +12.7% | 24.4% | -34.4% |
| Safety Net | Congress | +19.0% | +12.8% | 16.1% | -29.4% |
| Crowd Favorites | Congress | +17.9% | +12.8% | 16.3% | -27.5% |
| Small-Cap Insiders | insider | +16.8% | +12.8% | 15.6% | -37.2% |
| Quiet Money | Congress | +16.0% | +12.8% | 17.4% | -36.1% |
| Most Owned | Congress | +15.8% | +12.8% | 13.5% | -30.6% |
| Rising Consensus | Congress | +15.4% | +12.8% | 18.6% | -29.2% |
| Clean Uptrend | insider | +14.7% | +12.8% | 13.9% | -40.0% |
| Both Chambers | Congress | +13.4% | +12.8% | 15.6% | -30.0% |
| Clean Buys | insider | +12.4% | +12.8% | 10.5% | -46.7% |
| Republicans | Congress | +11.2% | +12.8% | 8.6% | -40.8% |
| Every Trade | Congress | +11.0% | +12.8% | 9.5% | -36.6% |
| Capitol Momentum | Congress | +9.8% | +12.8% | 27.1% | -36.7% |
| The 13F Crowd | 13F | +9.7% | +12.7% | 10.1% | -33.7% |
| Democrats | Congress | +9.6% | +12.8% | 9.6% | -34.8% |
| Heavy Hitters | Congress | +8.0% | +12.8% | 19.8% | -36.5% |
| Executive Edge | insider | +7.8% | +12.8% | 16.6% | -35.2% |
| Every Insider Buy | insider | +7.1% | +12.8% | 7.7% | -47.7% |
| Most Weighted | Congress | +3.1% | +12.8% | 10.6% | -56.3% |
What the flagship 13F strategy holds now
- SNDK: held since Feb 17, +131.8% since
- MU: held since May 18, +39.3% since
- ALAB: held since Aug 17, -11.0% since
- STX: held since Aug 17, -30.3% since
- NVDA: held since Feb 17, +15.7% since
- AMZN: held since May 18, -7.4% since
- TXG: held since Aug 17, +40.8% since
- MRVL: held since Aug 17, -6.8% since
- NBIS: held since Aug 17, -35.9% since
- DNTH: held since Aug 17, -27.5% since
Backtests are not promises, and the exact rules are our own; the strategy pages show every holding, trade and year.
Questions and answers
Does copying hedge funds, insiders or Congress beat the market?
In our backtests since 2015, 25 of 32 strategies returned more per year than the S&P 500's roughly 11.7%, buying only once filings were public. Results vary by strategy and year.
Sources: SEC and congressional filings. Written from the data on this site on Oct 30, 2026; every figure links to the page it comes from. Not investment advice.