Driving Forward Using the Rear View Mirror 1

Top 200 September 3 2011 Analysis

As I mentioned the other day, I thought it might be useful to look back at my large database of stock data and see if we can draw any conclusions on winners and losers.  I have pulled my top 200 list from September 2011 and looked to see where they are today.  While I have tried to be accurate, it is possible there have been stock splits, special dividends etc that I am not capturing properly. So any insights readers can add are welcomed.  Also, some of the stocks have been sold (like LMLP, MEDW and PRX). I have just put these in at the sale price.  I have made no attempt to determine post transaction what has happened.

The List

Here is my list. First cut is just in the order I ranked them 18 months ago.

Ticker	Rank	Stock Price	Yahoo Yield	Current	Change	Country
STV	1	4.74	0.0%	1.81	-62%	China
ASTX	2	2.04	0.0%	3.20	57%	USA
LMLP	3	2.85	0.0%	3.44	21%	Canada
PERI	4	5.84	21.4%	12.18	109%	Israel
DEPO	5	5.88	0.0%	6.25	6%	USA
TNAV	6	8.80	0.0%	7.97	-9%	USA
PDLI	7	5.80	13.6%	7.08	22%	USA
AGX	8	9.60	0.0%	18.98	98%	USA
TSRA	9	13.27	0.0%	17.23	30%	USA
XNY	10	2.27	0.0%	1.34	-41%	China
VECO	11	33.00	0.0%	30.89	-6%	USA
LACO	12	2.37	0.0%	3.08	30%	USA
BPI	13	20.40	0.0%	10.12	-50%	USA
NVMI	14	6.38	0.0%	8.83	38%	Israel
ESI	15	67.27	0.0%	14.47	-78%	USA
CRAY	16	5.34	0.0%	18.52	247%	USA
MNTA	17	16.13	0.0%	12.43	-23%	USA
GAME	18	5.40	0.0%	3.22	-40%	China
CPLA	19	30.42	0.0%	27.91	-8%	USA
APOL	20	44.55	0.0%	20.28	-54%	USA
SNDK	21	34.94	0.0%	48.46	39%	USA
PRX	22	28.50	0.0%	50.00	75%	USA
AFAM	23	18.18	0.0%	19.76	9%	USA
RIMG	24	12.93	2.3%	7.01	-46%	USA
SAVE	25	11.74	0.0%	19.25	64%	USA
DELL	26	14.24	0.0%	12.84	-10%	USA
UIS	27	16.30	0.0%	17.50	7%	USA
LTXC	28	5.53	0.0%	6.47	17%	USA
FRX	29	33.10	0.0%	36.77	11%	USA
DJCO	30	68.85	0.0%	97.31	41%	USA
CNGL	31	1.74	0.0%	0.01	-99%	China
KLIC	32	7.98	0.0%	12.58	58%	USA
VPHM	33	18.61	0.0%	27.07	45%	USA
ASYS	34	10.05	0.0%	3.94	-61%	USA
USMO	35	14.73	13.3%	11.53	-22%	USA
UEPS	36	6.15	0.0%	5.29	-14%	South Africa
CHKE	37	12.99	7.5%	13.70	5%	USA
LPS	38	16.35	2.3%	22.99	41%	USA
HRB	39	13.41	4.0%	20.56	53%	USA
CECO	40	15.36	0.0%	3.30	-79%	USA
EGY	41	5.81	0.0%	9.14	57%	USA
RIMM	42	30.12	0.0%	15.84	-47%	Canada
PWER	43	6.88	0.0%	3.97	-42%	USA
ACAD	44	1.30	0.0%	5.22	302%	USA
AMAT	45	10.84	2.7%	12.65	17%	USA
KLAC	46	34.82	3.1%	51.84	49%	USA
AVEO	47	15.91	0.0%	7.81	-51%	USA
STRA	48	90.11	4.4%	54.63	-39%	USA
AMED	49	15.37	0.0%	11.36	-26%	USA
USNA	50	25.22	0.0%	36.36	44%	USA
KFY	51	14.85	0.0%	15.88	7%	USA
LIWA	52	5.93	0.0%	4.41	-26%	China
TER	53	11.49	0.0%	17.13	49%	USA
MANT	54	34.09	0.0%	26.12	-23%	USA
DLB	55	32.12	0.0%	30.42	-5%	USA
LRCX	56	36.22	0.0%	40.12	11%	USA
CYOU	57	36.13	0.0%	31.62	-12%	China
AZN	58	45.08	5.8%	48.99	9%	United Kingdom
MSFT	59	25.80	2.4%	27.25	6%	USA
PRSC	60	10.21	0.0%	19.14	87%	USA
PETS	61	9.70	5.0%	11.53	19%	USA
CMTL	62	27.34	3.6%	26.62	-3%	USA
GTIV	63	6.64	0.0%	10.47	58%	USA
OSK	64	18.00	0.0%	33.74	87%	USA
DLX	65	20.30	4.8%	33.37	64%	USA
GNI	66	105.40	12.1%	73.00	-31%	USA
DV	67	40.74	0.6%	24.07	-41%	USA
NOC	68	51.80	15.5%	67.49	30%	USA
CNTF	69	2.56	0.0%	1.37	-46%	China
NOK	70	6.34	8.2%	4.43	-30%	Finland
MDP	71	23.84	4.0%	33.99	43%	USA
WSTG	72	10.93	7.1%	12.01	10%	USA
ENTR	73	4.08	0.0%	5.56	36%	USA
SPRD	74	18.45	0.3%	16.60	-10%	China
MED	75	14.82	0.0%	27.60	86%	USA
UNTD	76	5.29	7.5%	6.35	20%	USA
RTN	77	41.27	3.8%	58.10	41%	USA
NSR	78	23.89	0.0%	43.96	84%	USA
MDCO	79	13.99	0.0%	30.23	116%	USA
AIXG	80	20.38	3.9%	14.00	-31%	Germany
HPQ	81	24.34	1.4%	17.11	-30%	USA
CUB	82	39.96	0.7%	46.42	16%	USA
GME	83	22.15	0.0%	23.28	5%	USA
ADI	84	32.01	2.9%	43.06	35%	USA
MKSI	85	22.10	1.3%	27.70	25%	USA
MBND	86	3.07	0.0%	2.09	-32%	USA
ARO	87	10.52	0.0%	13.81	31%	USA
CSCO	88	15.41	0.8%	21.02	36%	USA
LHCG	89	18.32	0.0%	21.03	15%	USA
IPXL	90	18.81	0.0%	21.02	12%	USA
EME	91	21.08	0.0%	35.43	68%	USA
DGIT	92	20.20	0.0%	10.27	-49%	USA
CEL	93	21.82	16.4%	8.16	-63%	Israel
MRVL	94	12.89	0.0%	8.68	-33%	Bermuda
NVLS	95	27.17	0.0%	40.40	49%	USA
CPIX	96	5.98	0.0%	4.11	-31%	USA
GURE	97	1.79	0.0%	1.18	-34%	USA
LINC	98	8.93	8.1%	5.13	-43%	USA
SAI	99	12.94	0.0%	11.97	-7%	USA
CBST	100	32.90	0.0%	44.03	34%	USA
CHOP	101	3.87	0.0%	2.27	-41%	China
ASEI	102	63.07	2.3%	67.85	8%	USA
EDS	103	4.15	0.0%	1.37	-67%	Hong Kong
CREG	104	1.39	0.0%	1.09	-22%	China
PWRD	105	20.28	0.0%	12.03	-41%	China
CSGS	106	12.74	0.0%	19.05	50%	USA
HITK	107	28.53	0.0%	37.37	31%	USA
CBPO	108	7.63	0.0%	19.21	152%	China
MIPS	109	5.19	0.0%	7.87	52%	USA
OSIR	110	5.01	0.0%	8.97	79%	USA
MCO	111	29.34	1.7%	53.60	83%	USA
BRKS	112	8.53	0.0%	9.16	7%	USA
WU	113	16.00	1.7%	13.41	-16%	USA
CA	114	20.15	0.9%	24.57	22%	USA
ICON	115	17.50	0.0%	23.25	33%	USA
MYGN	116	18.62	0.0%	27.40	47%	USA
GPS	117	15.60	2.7%	32.96	111%	USA
MEDW	118	11.17	0.0%	22.00	97%	USA
GD	119	60.94	2.8%	70.66	16%	USA
INTC	120	19.64	3.7%	21.25	8%	USA
SPU	121	2.26	0.0%	2.60	15%	China
MPAA	122	9.75	0.0%	6.97	-29%	USA
OVTI	123	17.35	0.0%	15.29	-12%	USA
EXPR	124	17.47	0.0%	18.16	4%	USA
WSTL	125	2.27	0.0%	1.90	-16%	USA
LXK	126	30.55	0.0%	27.95	-9%	USA
OMPI	127	9.63	0.0%	13.91	44%	USA
DNB	128	63.66	2.2%	79.98	26%	USA
QLGC	129	13.04	0.0%	11.05	-15%	USA
COOL	130	2.38	0.0%	0.73	-69%	USA
ATVI	131	11.33	1.4%	11.36	0%	USA
PRGS	132	19.30	0.0%	23.54	22%	USA
GEDU	133	5.00	0.0%	-	-100%	China
GSIT	134	4.78	0.0%	6.69	40%	USA
VCI	135	23.03	0.0%	28.00	22%	USA
GCI	136	10.44	1.4%	19.84	90%	USA
LLTC	137	27.46	3.4%	36.48	33%	USA
LLY	138	36.44	5.3%	53.77	48%	USA
DISH	139	24.30	0.0%	37.92	56%	USA
LO	140	110.07	4.5%	39.51	-64%	USA
PTNR	141	10.51	18.1%	5.99	-43%	Israel
ALTR	142	34.75	0.7%	35.64	3%	USA
TRW	143	39.57	0.0%	56.00	42%	USA
MFW	144	20.79	0.0%	25.00	20%	USA
NTCT	145	12.49	0.0%	25.25	102%	USA
GILD	146	38.82	0.0%	78.28	102%	USA
KONG	147	4.15	0.0%	6.16	48%	China
GMAN	148	13.65	0.0%	11.89	-13%	USA
ASMI	149	24.55	2.2%	38.32	56%	Netherlands
LEA	150	44.11	0.8%	48.02	9%	USA
CACI	151	49.92	0.0%	58.22	17%	USA
BSQR	152	4.71	0.0%	3.30	-30%	USA
HRS	153	38.23	3.3%	49.94	31%	USA
TNH	154	182.00	6.2%	231.94	27%	USA
VG	155	3.15	0.0%	2.49	-21%	USA
NATH	156	18.80	0.0%	37.26	98%	USA
BTM	157	21.69	7.4%	15.65	-28%	Brazil
NTRI	158	11.76	5.5%	8.80	-25%	USA
MHP	159	40.62	2.4%	54.34	34%	USA
ERIC	160	10.96	3.1%	10.56	-4%	Sweden
LMT	161	71.37	4.1%	93.97	32%	USA
SBGI	162	6.90	4.9%	13.12	90%	USA
NANO	163	14.49	0.0%	15.55	7%	USA
CGA	164	3.95	0.0%	3.77	-5%	China
SYNA	165	23.44	0.0%	32.97	41%	USA
MGIC	166	4.21	0.0%	4.71	12%	Israel
BID	167	34.85	0.5%	35.99	3%	USA
WWE	168	9.04	12.9%	8.25	-9%	USA
FCX	169	44.94	1.9%	33.64	-25%	USA
AEIS	170	9.24	0.0%	14.57	58%	USA
PRIM	171	10.26	0.9%	18.26	78%	USA
BBY	172	24.10	2.4%	14.88	-38%	USA
RBCN	173	11.99	0.0%	6.34	-47%	USA
TXN	174	25.08	2.0%	33.52	34%	USA
BLC	175	5.15	0.9%	7.92	54%	USA
AFCE	176	12.26	0.0%	26.72	118%	USA
CXDC	177	5.20	0.0%	4.35	-16%	China
PKE	178	22.57	1.7%	26.11	16%	USA
STO	179	23.37	4.6%	25.79	10%	Norway
TNDM	180	10.53	0.0%	3.10	-71%	USA
CVVT	181	2.16	0.0%	0.46	-79%	China
BKE	182	38.60	8.4%	45.26	17%	USA
MCRL	183	9.74	1.4%	10.21	5%	USA
IOSP	184	25.05	0.0%	39.84	59%	United Kingdom
INSP	185	9.11	0.0%	12.50	37%	USA
RTEC	186	6.39	0.0%	13.88	117%	USA
LNCR	187	20.36	3.8%	41.50	104%	USA
ALV	188	53.38	3.0%	65.33	22%	Sweden
STEC	189	9.05	0.0%	5.12	-43%	USA
LLL	190	64.69	2.6%	78.81	22%	USA
ITRN	191	13.00	7.5%	14.31	10%	Israel
FICO	192	23.85	0.3%	44.49	87%	USA
TW	193	56.99	0.5%	57.95	2%	USA
CEPH	194	80.61	0.0%	81.50	1%	USA
LUK	195	27.42	0.9%	24.10	-12%	USA
GRMN	196	32.00	2.5%	39.52	24%	Cayman Islands
UFPT	197	16.11	0.0%	19.40	20%	USA
CHE	198	55.34	1.0%	72.69	31%	USA
LSCC	199	5.15	0.0%	4.18	-19%	USA
TRLG	200	28.69	0.0%	24.88	-13%	USA

My initial reaction was that the top 200 didn't do very well. Only up on average by 16%. The Russell 3000 is up by 27% in that stretch.  Now let us look by market cap:

Ticker	Rank	Stock Price	Market Cap	Current	Change	Country
MSFT	59	25.80	219,842	27.25	6%	USA
INTC	120	19.64	106,861	21.25	8%	USA
CSCO	88	15.41	84,693	21.02	36%	USA
STO	179	23.37	74,377	25.79	10%	Norway
AZN	58	45.08	62,526	48.99	9%	United Kingdom
HPQ	81	24.34	50,627	17.11	-30%	USA
FCX	169	44.94	42,963	33.64	-25%	USA
LLY	138	36.44	40,593	53.77	48%	USA
ERIC	160	10.96	35,412	10.56	-4%	Sweden
GILD	146	38.82	31,087	78.28	102%	USA
TXN	174	25.08	29,594	33.52	34%	USA
DELL	26	14.24	26,643	12.84	-10%	USA
LMT	161	71.37	24,737	93.97	32%	USA
NOK	70	6.34	23,540	4.43	-30%	Finland
GD	119	60.94	22,634	70.66	16%	USA
RIMM	42	30.12	15,799	15.84	-47%	Canada
LO	140	110.07	15,626	39.51	-64%	USA
NOC	68	51.80	14,877	67.49	30%	USA
RTN	77	41.27	14,738	58.10	41%	USA
AMAT	45	10.84	14,417	12.65	17%	USA
ATVI	131	11.33	13,030	11.36	0%	USA
MHP	159	40.62	12,560	54.34	34%	USA
ALTR	142	34.75	11,464	35.64	3%	USA
DISH	139	24.30	10,869	37.92	56%	USA
WU	113	16.00	10,173	13.41	-16%	USA
CA	114	20.15	10,095	24.57	22%	USA
ADI	84	32.01	9,883	43.06	35%	USA
BBY	172	24.10	9,573	14.88	-38%	USA
FRX	29	33.10	9,479	36.77	11%	USA
SNDK	21	34.94	8,521	48.46	39%	USA
GPS	117	15.60	8,502	32.96	111%	USA
MRVL	94	12.89	8,032	8.68	-33%	Bermuda
CEPH	194	80.61	7,118	81.50	1%	USA
LLL	190	64.69	6,935	78.81	22%	USA
LUK	195	27.42	6,828	24.10	-12%	USA
MCO	111	29.34	6,792	53.60	83%	USA
LLTC	137	27.46	6,415	36.48	33%	USA
APOL	20	44.55	6,252	20.28	-54%	USA
GRMN	196	32.00	6,236	39.52	24%	Cayman Islands
KLAC	46	34.82	5,950	51.84	49%	USA
TRW	143	39.57	5,318	56.00	42%	USA
ALV	188	53.38	5,018	65.33	22%	Sweden
HRS	153	38.23	4,767	49.94	31%	USA
LEA	150	44.11	4,738	48.02	9%	USA
LRCX	56	36.22	4,531	40.12	11%	USA
SAI	99	12.94	4,387	11.97	-7%	USA
BTM	157	21.69	4,264	15.65	-28%	Brazil
TW	193	56.99	4,211	57.95	2%	USA
HRB	39	13.41	4,097	20.56	53%	USA
DLB	55	32.12	3,609	30.42	-5%	USA
TNH	154	182.00	3,367	231.94	27%	USA
DNB	128	63.66	3,164	79.98	26%	USA
GME	83	22.15	3,150	23.28	5%	USA
DV	67	40.74	2,847	24.07	-41%	USA
TER	53	11.49	2,648	17.13	49%	USA
GCI	136	10.44	2,547	19.84	90%	USA
LXK	126	30.55	2,444	27.95	-9%	USA
BID	167	34.85	2,422	35.99	3%	USA
NVLS	95	27.17	2,230	40.40	49%	USA
CEL	93	21.82	2,171	8.16	-63%	Israel
AIXG	80	20.38	2,074	14.00	-31%	Germany
CBST	100	32.90	1,991	44.03	34%	USA
LNCR	187	20.36	1,934	41.50	104%	USA
CYOU	57	36.13	1,926	31.62	-12%	China
ESI	15	67.27	1,865	14.47	-78%	USA
BKE	182	38.60	1,826	45.26	17%	USA
NSR	78	23.89	1,792	43.96	84%	USA
VPHM	33	18.61	1,665	27.07	45%	USA
OSK	64	18.00	1,650	33.74	87%	USA
MYGN	116	18.62	1,640	27.40	47%	USA
PTNR	141	10.51	1,640	5.99	-43%	Israel
ASMI	149	24.55	1,596	38.32	56%	Netherlands
CACI	151	49.92	1,592	58.22	17%	USA
EXPR	124	17.47	1,552	18.16	4%	USA
GAME	18	5.40	1,537	3.22	-40%	China
EME	91	21.08	1,446	35.43	68%	USA
VECO	11	33.00	1,419	30.89	-6%	USA
LPS	38	16.35	1,403	22.99	41%	USA
QLGC	129	13.04	1,379	11.05	-15%	USA
PRGS	132	19.30	1,336	23.54	22%	USA
ICON	115	17.50	1,320	23.25	33%	USA
IPXL	90	18.81	1,273	21.02	12%	USA
MANT	54	34.09	1,254	26.12	-23%	USA
CHE	198	55.34	1,197	72.69	31%	USA
BPI	13	20.40	1,182	10.12	-50%	USA
MKSI	85	22.10	1,169	27.70	25%	USA
CECO	40	15.36	1,160	3.30	-79%	USA
VCI	135	23.03	1,155	28.00	22%	USA
MDP	71	23.84	1,089	33.99	43%	USA
PDLI	7	5.80	1,079	7.08	22%	USA
PWRD	105	20.28	1,073	12.03	-41%	China
CUB	82	39.96	1,068	46.42	16%	USA
OVTI	123	17.35	1,065	15.29	-12%	USA
STRA	48	90.11	1,058	54.63	-39%	USA
DLX	65	20.30	1,049	33.37	64%	USA
PRX	22	28.50	1,046	50.00	75%	USA
SPRD	74	18.45	1,001	16.60	-10%	China
PWER	43	6.88	965	3.97	-42%	USA
FICO	192	23.85	960	44.49	87%	USA
CMTL	62	27.34	885	26.62	-3%	USA
ARO	87	10.52	855	13.81	31%	USA
SAVE	25	11.74	843	19.25	64%	USA
MNTA	17	16.13	823	12.43	-23%	USA
SYNA	165	23.44	821	32.97	41%	USA
VG	155	3.15	770	2.49	-21%	USA
MDCO	79	13.99	760	30.23	116%	USA
TRLG	200	28.69	718	24.88	-13%	USA
UIS	27	16.30	703	17.50	7%	USA
KFY	51	14.85	700	15.88	7%	USA
TSRA	9	13.27	683	17.23	30%	USA
WWE	168	9.04	676	8.25	-9%	USA
LSCC	199	5.15	626	4.18	-19%	USA
IOSP	184	25.05	614	39.84	59%	United Kingdom
MCRL	183	9.74	614	10.21	5%	USA
KLIC	32	7.98	592	12.58	58%	USA
ASEI	102	63.07	589	67.85	8%	USA
AVEO	47	15.91	586	7.81	-51%	USA
DGIT	92	20.20	561	10.27	-49%	USA
SBGI	162	6.90	560	13.12	90%	USA
BRKS	112	8.53	556	9.16	7%	USA
NTCT	145	12.49	541	25.25	102%	USA
BLC	175	5.15	536	7.92	54%	USA
PRIM	171	10.26	525	18.26	78%	USA
CPLA	19	30.42	477	27.91	-8%	USA
STEC	189	9.05	477	5.12	-43%	USA
PKE	178	22.57	470	26.11	16%	USA
UNTD	76	5.29	469	6.35	20%	USA
AMED	49	15.37	446	11.36	-26%	USA
CSGS	106	12.74	423	19.05	50%	USA
AEIS	170	9.24	408	14.57	58%	USA
MFW	144	20.79	405	25.00	20%	USA
TNAV	6	8.80	401	7.97	-9%	USA
USNA	50	25.22	397	36.36	44%	USA
HITK	107	28.53	370	37.37	31%	USA
ENTR	73	4.08	364	5.56	36%	USA
TNDM	180	10.53	362	3.10	-71%	USA
INSP	185	9.11	347	12.50	37%	USA
NANO	163	14.49	340	15.55	7%	USA
EGY	41	5.81	337	9.14	57%	USA
LHCG	89	18.32	336	21.03	15%	USA
USMO	35	14.73	332	11.53	-22%	USA
NTRI	158	11.76	321	8.80	-25%	USA
DEPO	5	5.88	318	6.25	6%	USA
AFCE	176	12.26	304	26.72	118%	USA
RBCN	173	11.99	287	6.34	-47%	USA
MIPS	109	5.19	281	7.87	52%	USA
STV	1	4.74	280	1.81	-62%	China
LTXC	28	5.53	279	6.47	17%	USA
UEPS	36	6.15	278	5.29	-14%	South Africa
ITRN	191	13.00	273	14.31	10%	Israel
GMAN	148	13.65	265	11.89	-13%	USA
CXDC	177	5.20	247	4.35	-16%	China
CHOP	101	3.87	229	2.27	-41%	China
MED	75	14.82	214	27.60	86%	USA
PETS	61	9.70	211	11.53	19%	USA
GTIV	63	6.64	205	10.47	58%	USA
RTEC	186	6.39	205	13.88	117%	USA
CBPO	108	7.63	204	19.21	152%	China
LINC	98	8.93	201	5.13	-43%	USA
CRAY	16	5.34	187	18.52	247%	USA
OMPI	127	9.63	180	13.91	44%	USA
LIWA	52	5.93	179	4.41	-26%	China
NVMI	14	6.38	173	8.83	38%	Israel
AFAM	23	18.18	170	19.76	9%	USA
OSIR	110	5.01	166	8.97	79%	USA
WSTL	125	2.27	159	1.90	-16%	USA
GNI	66	105.40	158	73.00	-31%	USA
MGIC	166	4.21	156	4.71	12%	Israel
KONG	147	4.15	156	6.16	48%	China
GSIT	134	4.78	145	6.69	40%	USA
PRSC	60	10.21	136	19.14	87%	USA
CNTF	69	2.56	136	1.37	-46%	China
XNY	10	2.27	132	1.34	-41%	China
AGX	8	9.60	131	18.98	98%	USA
GEDU	133	5.00	130	-	-100%	China
EDS	103	4.15	130	1.37	-67%	Hong Kong
ASTX	2	2.04	125	3.20	57%	USA
RIMG	24	12.93	124	7.01	-46%	USA
CPIX	96	5.98	124	4.11	-31%	USA
MPAA	122	9.75	120	6.97	-29%	USA
UFPT	197	16.11	112	19.40	20%	USA
CHKE	37	12.99	111	13.70	5%	USA
CGA	164	3.95	106	3.77	-5%	China
ASYS	34	10.05	99	3.94	-61%	USA
NATH	156	18.80	98	37.26	98%	USA
COOL	130	2.38	96	0.73	-69%	USA
DJCO	30	68.85	95	97.31	41%	USA
MEDW	118	11.17	92	22.00	97%	USA
LMLP	3	2.85	83	3.44	21%	Canada
CVVT	181	2.16	77	0.46	-79%	China
CREG	104	1.39	77	1.09	-22%	China
ACAD	44	1.30	68	5.22	302%	USA
CNGL	31	1.74	64	0.01	-99%	China
GURE	97	1.79	64	1.18	-34%	USA
LACO	12	2.37	63	3.08	30%	USA
SPU	121	2.26	60	2.60	15%	China
MBND	86	3.07	59	2.09	-32%	USA
PERI	4	5.84	59	12.18	109%	Israel
BSQR	152	4.71	54	3.30	-30%	USA
WSTG	72	10.93	51	12.01	10%	USA

Hmm, let us break that into deciles.

Decile	Average of Change
1	8.9%
2	18.4%
3	13.3%
4	19.9%
5	6.5%
6	16.9%
7	23.4%
8	29.9%
9	4.0%
10	15.9%
Grand Total	15.7%

So market caps between 187m and 525m did the best. But hard to get excited about even 29.9% as the very best when the R3000 was up 27%. So I think we can say market cap may not be the key.

By Country

We have looked at this in the past, I am just working my way up to the good ones!

County	Change	Count
Hong Kong	-67.0%	1
Bermuda	-32.7%	1
Germany	-31.3%	1
Finland	-30.1%	1
Brazil	-27.8%	1
China	-23.6%	18
South Africa	-14.0%	1
Canada	-13.4%	2
Sweden	9.4%	2
Norway	10.4%	1
Israel	10.6%	6
USA	22.1%	161
Cayman Islands	23.5%	1
United Kingdom	33.9%	2
Netherlands	56.1%	1
Grand Total	15.7%	200

As we have discussed in the past, throwing out China really helps.  Now if we look at just USA and by decile, we start to see that small cap did a bit better, though it isn't a huge differential:

Decile	Change	Count
1	16.0%	15
2	20.9%	18
3	19.6%	17
4	31.3%	15
5	10.1%	18
6	14.7%	19
7	23.4%	20
8	40.7%	14
9	21.8%	12
10	29.0%	13
Grand Total	22.1%	161

By Yield

I have discussed many times that stocks with dividends over 2.5% have outperformed.  Let us look at this list:

Decile	Change	Count
1	0.7%	20
2	24.6%	20
3	22.8%	20
4	16.3%	17
5	15.5%	123
Grand Total	15.7%	200

Interestingly, the highest yielding stocks did the worst. At first I scratched my head on this.  But recall, my data points are simply starting and ending price.  So this approach does not give credit for dividends, while my MFI tracking does. Deciles 2 and 3 have yields running from 1.4% to 5.0%, so when you add in 18 months of dividends, they did perform very well. "Decile" 5 are stocks with no dividend.

With that, I will stop for now and post more in a bit.  I want to look at price versus average of past two years and then some growth characteristics and earning stability measures.