Alpha

Twelve highest ranking CASH COWS based on CMC propriety quantitative rankings

Inception

12/31/2007

​Date as of

12/31/2025

Lead Portfolio Managers

Tim Call, CFA

(20-year tenure)

Lead Portfolio Managers

Mark Livesay, CFA

(16-year tenure)

Alpha

CASH COW Strategy

Highly concentrated portfolio consisting of 12 of the fastest growing CASH COW companies of any size. They are ranked quantitatively using cash flow and earnings metrics such as earnings growth, earnings surprise and growth of economic margin. Attractive entry valuations determined by CMC’s intrinsic value estimates allow for margin of safety and price returns that could exceed compounded earnings growth.

Growth Objective

  • High Growth Potential

  • Long-term Capital Appreciation

  • Sector & Industry Diversification

  • Exposure to Large Established Firms

Alpha Annualized Performance Summary (Inception 12/31/2007)

As of 12/31/2025

Alpha Composite Gross Returns

(12/31/2015-12/31/2025)

Alpha composite gross returns chart jan 2024
Alpha Characteristics charts CMC Q12024
Disclaimers

The Capital Management Corporation claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) and has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the GIPS standards. The Capital Management Corporation has been independently verified for the periods 1 January 1997 through 31 December 2024. A firm that claims compliance with the GIPS standards must establish policies and procedures for complying with all the applicable requirements of the GIPS standards. Verification provides assurance on whether the firm’s policies and procedures related to composite and pooled fund maintenance, as well as the calculation, presentation, and distribution of performance, have been designed in compliance with the GIPS standards and have been implemented on a firm-wide basis. The Alpha Composite has had a performance examination for the periods 1 Jan 2008 through 31 Dec 2024. The verification and performance examination reports are available upon request. GIPS is a registered trademark of CFA Institute. CFA Institute does not endorse or promote this organization, nor does it warrant the accuracy or quality of the content contained herein.

Notes:

  1. The Capital Management Corporation is an independent investment management SEC registered firm and is not affiliated with any other entity. Policies for valuing portfolios, calculating performance, and preparing GIPS reports are available upon request.
  2. The Alpha Composite includes fully discretionary equity accounts which invest in a concentrated portfolio of approximately 12 best quantitatively ranked domestic companies. The investment objective is long-term growth. The strategy includes small, mid and large capitalization stocks. The portfolio is generally rebalanced monthly. Prior to January 2020, the composite minimum was $100,000. Prior to September 2016, the minimum was $500,000, and prior to January 2016, the minimum was $1.0 million. For 2009, the minimum was $200,000.
  3. The benchmark is the S & P 500 Index.
  4. Valuations are computed and performance is reported in US Dollars.
  5. Total gross-of-fee returns are presented before management fees but after all trading expenses. Total net of fee returns are calculated using actual fees and/or model fees, where appropriate. The Capital Management Corporation’s current fee schedule is 1.00% on the first million in assets, 0.70% on the next four million, and 0.50% on the excess over five million.
  6. The composite was created on January 1, 2008, the composite’s inception date is January 1, 2008. A complete list of composite descriptions is available upon request.
  7. Composite dispersion is measured by the asset-weighted standard deviation of annual gross returns of those portfolios that were in the composite for the full calendar year. Where such portfolios number five or fewer, the standard deviation calculation would not be meaningful and that is indicated (n/m). Three-year standard deviation for both the composite (calculated using gross performance) and the benchmark index are shown beginning in 2011 in compliance with GIPS standards.
  8. Past performance is not to be construed as a guarantee of future performance.
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