Relative Intelligence · Computer Hardware

How Everpure (P) compares with the whole market and its popular alternatives
Built by QuantCommons' quantitative engine, this page is about relative opportunity, not data on P alone. It places P (Everpure, Inc.) against 20+ popular alternatives, its neighboring categories and the entire market of over 10,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, and surfaces what has done better on consistent outperformance, return for the risk taken, behavior in real market crashes and diversification. The result is a clearer view of where P stands in the market, and of the alternatives worth a closer look.
Period covered: P's full trading record, from October 2015 through September 2026. The crash tests reach back to 2000 using older funds and the S&P 500. All returns include reinvested dividends. Data as of October 20, 2026.
Data as of October 20, 2026. Full tables and charts read best on a larger screen.
On this page12 sections
Key findings
- Right nowP has run far ahead of the market, rising 80.9% over the past 3 months against 3.9% for the S&P 500 and 3.2% for the Nasdaq 100. At a glance ↓
- Stock or market?P's 80.9% gain over the past 3 months far outran its industry: the computer hardware ETF VGT (Vanguard Information Technology ETF) rose 6.3%. The S&P 500 rose 3.9%. P rose 11.3% last month as the S&P 500 fell 0.6% and the Nasdaq 100 fell 3.2%.
- Past 1 to 3 yearsOver the past year, P rose 39.0% against 15.8% for the S&P 500 and 17.9% for the Nasdaq 100. The same gap shows up over 3 years (282% against 89.3%). By year ↓
- Long termP turned $10,000 into $99,900 over the past decade, against $42,100 in the S&P 500. P's 10-year return of 899% puts it ahead of 94% of the stocks worth at least $300 million with that much history. The S&P 500 returned 321%. Growth of $10,000 ↓
- In a crashThe late-2018 sell-off took 45.0% off P, against 19.3% for the S&P 500, and more than computer hardware peers such as MU (Micron Technology, 36.6%). P fell further than the S&P 500 in three of the last three sell-offs, including the late-2018 sell-off (45.0% against 19.3%). Crash tests ↓
- DiversificationP is some diversification, but not a hedge: a correlation of 0.44 with the S&P 500 over 5 years and 0.44 with the total US market, more closely than 60% of stocks worth at least $300 million. Market capture ↓
- Better options
- Popular alternatives
- ANET (Arista Networks) and STX (Seagate Technology) earned more than P with less volatility over the past 5 years. ANET returned 49.0% a year at 49.0% volatility, against 37.3% a year at 55.0%.
- Nearby categories and themes
- AVGO (Broadcom, semiconductors) and ASX (ASE Technology Holding, semiconductors) earned more than P with less volatility over the past 5 years. AVGO returned 48.3% a year at 44.5% volatility, against 37.3% a year at 55.0%.
- Whole market
- Few investments have done better on both counts: only 48 of the 3,633 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million earned more than P with less volatility over the past 5 years, among them NVDA (NVIDIA), AVGO (Broadcom) and LLY (Eli Lilly and Company).
How much would $10,000 in P have grown?
This chart tracks a hypothetical $10,000 investment in P over the past 10 years, with dividends reinvested, alongside the same amount in the S&P 500, investments that ended ahead of P over the same span and P's popular alternatives, among those that traded for the entire period. A second view covers the past 5 years, the period the better options further down the page are judged on. It shows not only where each investment ended up but also how smooth or uneven the path was.
Note: P began trading on October 6, 2015, so the chart cannot reach back to the dot-com bust, the 2008 financial crisis or two other sell-offs. It covers the most recent 10 years of P's record, starting at the end of September 2016.
- $10,000 invested in P at the end of September 2016 would have grown to $96,520 by September 2026, more than the $41,286 it would have become in SPY, an S&P 500 fund.
- Seven of the eight other investments on the chart ended ahead of P, and NVDA finished highest, at $1,367,620.
Choose a period
From the end of September 2016 to the end of September 2026. The scale is logarithmic, so equal steps up the chart are equal percentage gains. Hover over a fund in the key to pick out its line. 135 of the 2,697 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million that traded the whole period ended ahead of P; the chart shows 5, closest alternatives first. The other 3 lines are popular alternatives, shown for context.
- NVDA$1M+13,576% total · +63.5% a year
- MU$614,171+6,042% total · +50.9% a year
- DELL$441,783+4,318% total · +46.1% a year
- ANET$382,693+3,727% total · +44.0% a year
- STX$346,866+3,369% total · +42.6% a year
- SMCI$175,515+1,655% total · +33.2% a year
- WDC$116,171+1,062% total · +27.8% a year
- P$96,520+865% total · +25.4% a year
- HPE$63,955+540% total · +20.4% a year
- SPY (S&P 500)$41,286+313% total · +15.2% a year
From the end of September 2021 to the end of September 2026. The scale is logarithmic, so equal steps up the chart are equal percentage gains. Hover over a fund in the key to pick out its line. 106 of the 3,628 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million that traded the whole period ended ahead of P; the chart shows 5, closest alternatives first. The other 3 lines are popular alternatives, shown for context.
- MU$153,675+1,437% total · +72.7% a year
- STX$128,799+1,188% total · +66.7% a year
- DELL$112,363+1,024% total · +62.2% a year
- SMCI$112,215+1,022% total · +62.2% a year
- NVDA$110,811+1,008% total · +61.8% a year
- WDC$107,081+971% total · +60.7% a year
- ANET$94,783+848% total · +56.8% a year
- P$51,979+420% total · +39.0% a year
- HPE$51,318+413% total · +38.7% a year
- SPY (S&P 500)$19,000+90.0% total · +13.7% a year
P at a glance
This section summarizes the key facts about the stock, its returns over periods from one to ten years and the risk it has carried, with dividends reinvested throughout. These figures serve as the baseline for every comparison that follows.
Note: P began trading on October 6, 2015, so every figure here, including its worst decline, covers only the time since then. None of them reflect the dot-com bust, the 2008 financial crisis or two other sell-offs.
- P's deepest decline since it began trading in 2015 was 69.4%, from September 2018 to March 2020. It took 11 months from the low to climb back to its old high.
- Over ten full calendar years, P's best was 2024, when it returned 72.3%, and its worst was 2016, when it lost 27.4%. It lost money in two of those years.
- P is 19.4% below its all-time high.
The company
- Market value
- $42B
- Industry
- Computer Hardware
- Price history from
- October 2015
Returns
- Past 1 year
- +39.0%total return
- Past 3 years
- +282%+56.4% a year
- Past 5 years
- +388%+37.3% a year
- Past 10 years
- +899%+25.9% a year
- Best calendar year
- +72.3%2024
- Worst calendar year
- −27.4%2016
- Losing years
- 2 of 10full calendar years
Risk
- Volatility
- 55.0%typical yearly swing, 5 years
- Sharpe ratio
- 0.85return per unit of risk, 5 years
- Worst decline ever
- −69.4%Sep 2018 to Mar 2020
- From its all-time high
- −19.4%below the peak
P against the whole market
Where P ranks among every stock and fund, and what across the market has done better.
How does P rank among all stocks?
This section ranks P on return, volatility, risk-adjusted return and worst decline against every stock worth at least $300 million with enough history. Where the comparisons with its popular alternatives show how P stacks up against its peers, these rankings show where it stands in the market as a whole.
- P's 5-year return ranks in the top 4% of the 2,893 stocks worth at least $300 million with 5 years of history.
Ranked against U.S.-listed stocks worth at least $300M that have enough history for each measure, so the count changes from row to row; smaller stocks are left out. Lower volatility and smaller declines rank higher.
| Measure | P | Rank | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-year return | +39.0% | 750 of 3,287 | top 23% |
| 3-year return | +282% | 250 of 3,017 | top 8% |
| 5-year return | +388% | 109 of 2,893 | top 4% |
| 10-year return | +899% | 130 of 2,202 | top 6% |
| Volatility, 5 years | 55.0% | 2,115 of 2,893 | bottom 28% |
| Sharpe ratio, 5 years | 0.85 | 226 of 2,893 | top 8% |
| Worst decline, past 10 years | −69.4% | 1,271 of 2,187 | bottom 43% |
What has beaten P on both return and risk?
Each dot is an investment, placed by how much it earned a year over the past 5 years (higher is better) and how much its price swung, its volatility (further left is calmer). P sits where the dashed lines cross. Anything in the green box above and to the left earned more than P with smaller swings, a better trade-off over this period on both counts. Past results are no promise, but a name in the box is worth a closer look.
- 48 stocks worth at least $500 million sit in the green region: each earned more than P over the past 5 years with smaller price swings. That is 1% of the 3,633 screened. Few investments beat it on both counts.
- Among those with at least half P's swings, FIX has the best return for its risk: 77.0% a year at 46.7% volatility, 15% less than P's 55.0%, and a Sharpe ratio (return above cash per unit of volatility) of 1.46 against 0.85 for P. BELFB earned the most, 78.0% a year, while still swinging less than P (52.1% against 55.0%).
- Among P's popular alternatives, STX, NVDA and ANET are in the region. STX earned 57.4% a year against 37.3% a year for P, at 48.7% volatility, 11% less than P's 55.0%.
Annual return is the annualized total return with dividends reinvested, and volatility the annualized swing in daily prices, both over 5 years. Labeled dots are the strongest picks from the table below and the names called out above, colored by how close they sit to P; faint dots are 36 more of the 48 in the green region (the strongest, one per fund family). 3,633 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million were screened. Hover over a dot for its figures.
- Popular alternatives
- Same and neighboring categories, and shared themes
- The whole market
- Others in the green region
Is there a better investment than P?
Investments that beat P over the past 5 years on return, volatility, drawdowns, consistency, crash losses or fees, from its popular alternatives out to the whole market.
- Among P's popular alternatives, ANET and STX earned more than P with less volatility over the past 5 years. ANET returned 49.0% a year at 49.0% volatility, against 37.3% a year at 55.0%.
- Looking beyond its popular alternatives, AVGO (semiconductors) and ASX (semiconductors) earned more than P with less volatility over the past 5 years. AVGO returned 48.3% a year at 44.5% volatility, against 37.3% a year at 55.0%.
- Few investments have done better on both counts: only 48 of the 3,633 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million earned more than P with less volatility over the past 5 years, among them NVDA, AVGO and LLY.
How this works
The table below lists investments that beat P over the past 5 years on at least one of these measures: a higher annual return with lower volatility, a higher annual return at similar volatility, a similar return with lower volatility, a higher Sharpe ratio with a smaller worst decline, a higher total return in most periods from 3 months to 10 years, or smaller losses in recent market crashes. It checks P's popular alternatives first, then the rest of its own and neighboring categories, then every stock and fund worth at least $500 million, and shows the strongest few in each group. The full list of those with a higher return and lower volatility than P follows the table.
Annual return is the annualized total return with dividends reinvested. Annual return, volatility and the Sharpe ratio cover 5 years; the worst decline covers the past 10 years. Green marks a better figure than P's. "On the frontier" means no other option shown or tested earned more with less volatility. Funds that hold the same thing are shown once. Beyond the popular alternatives, nothing with more than 1.5× P's volatility counts as better.
These figures cover the past 5 years. Green marks a better figure than P's.
| Investment | Why it is better | Past 5 years | Downside | Long run | Fit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual return?higher is better | Volatility?lower is calmer | Sharpe?return per unit of risk | Worst decline?past 10 years | 10Y returntotal | Corr. with P?lower diversifies more | Expenseper year | |||
| +37.3% | 55.0% | 0.85 | −69.4% | +899% | 1.00 | — | |||
| +12.7% | 17.1% | 0.79 | −33.7% | +321% | 0.44 | 0.09% | |||
| Popular alternativesbest 6 shownThe investments people most often weigh against P. 7 of 19 passed at least one test. | |||||||||
| Higher return, lower volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst declineSmaller losses in recent crashes | +49.0% | 49.0% | 1.06 | −52.2% | +3,439% | 0.48 | — | ||
| Higher return, similar volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst declineHigher return in most periods | +68.1% | 57.1% | 1.20 | −57.6% | +5,243% | 0.24 | — | ||
| Higher return, similar volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst declineHigher return in most periods | +55.2% | 54.4% | 1.08 | −59.6% | +3,701% | 0.25 | — | ||
| Higher return, lower volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst decline | +57.4% | 48.7% | 1.18 | −57.0% | +2,698% | 0.28 | — | ||
| Smaller losses in recent crashes | +12.5% | 28.2% | 0.56 | −37.1% | +946% | 0.30 | — | ||
| Higher return, similar volatility | +53.7% | 53.5% | 1.07 | −70.5% | +911% | 0.21 | — | ||
| Same and neighboring categories, and shared themesbest 6 shownEverything else in Computer Hardware and the categories next to it (Semiconductors, Communications Equipment, Software, IT Services), plus P's specific themes. 13 of 141 passed at least one test. | |||||||||
| Higher return, lower volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst declineSmaller losses in recent crashes | +48.3% | 44.5% | 1.11 | −48.3% | +2,380% | 0.43 | — | ||
| Higher return, lower volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst decline | +48.8% | 43.0% | 1.15 | −52.5% | +967% | 0.32 | — | ||
TSEMTower Semiconductor Ltd. · Semiconductors | Higher return, lower volatilitySmaller losses in recent crashes | +42.5% | 52.2% | 0.93 | −62.3% | +1,058% | 0.23 | — | |
| Higher return, similar volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst decline | +45.2% | 52.6% | 0.97 | −49.5% | +1,600% | 0.18 | — | ||
| Higher return, lower volatility | +38.7% | 46.7% | 0.94 | −46.3% | +2,534% | 0.28 | — | ||
| Higher return in most periods | +35.7% | 57.6% | 0.82 | −65.5% | +7,583% | 0.36 | — | ||
| The whole marketbest 6 shownEvery other stock and fund worth at least $500 million. 92 of 3,474 passed at least one test. | |||||||||
| On the frontierHigher return, lower volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst declineSmaller losses in recent crashes | +77.0% | 46.7% | 1.46 | −49.7% | +5,305% | 0.34 | — | ||
| Higher return, lower volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst declineSmaller losses in recent crashes | +40.7% | 32.8% | 1.21 | −34.5% | +1,807% | 0.09 | — | ||
| On the frontierHigher return, lower volatilityHigher return in most periods | +51.2% | 33.4% | 1.41 | −79.7% | +1,387% | 0.06 | — | ||
| Higher return, lower volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst declineSmaller losses in recent crashes | +39.3% | 37.2% | 1.08 | −45.5% | +2,045% | 0.42 | — | ||
STRLSterling Infrastructure, Inc. · Engineering & Construction | Higher return, similar volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst declineSmaller losses in recent crashes | +78.4% | 60.0% | 1.26 | −59.6% | +5,213% | 0.32 | — | |
MOG-AMoog Inc. · Aerospace & Defense | Similar return, lower volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst decline | +36.6% | 32.0% | 1.14 | −63.7% | +595% | 0.15 | — | |
What these numbers mean for P
- Annual return
- P returned 37.3% a year over the past 5 years with dividends reinvested, against 12.7% a year for the S&P 500. At that pace, $10,000 became about $48,800. Annual return is the steady yearly rate that would produce the same total result, so investments held over the same span compare fairly. Guide: What is performance and return? →
- Volatility
- P's volatility over the past 5 years was 55.0%, 3.2 times the S&P 500's 17.1%. Volatility measures how widely returns swing around their average: in roughly two years out of three, P's return lands within 55.0% of its average, either way. The higher it is, the rougher the ride and the harder it is to hold through a slump. Guide: Understanding and measuring risk (volatility) →
- Sharpe ratio
- P's Sharpe ratio over the past 5 years was 0.85, against 0.79 for the S&P 500, so P earned more for each unit of risk than an index fund did. The Sharpe ratio is the return earned above cash for each unit of volatility: two investments with the same return are not equal if one got there with far bigger swings. Guide: Balancing reward with risk (Sharpe ratio) →
- Worst decline
- P's worst fall from a peak to a low over the past 10 years was 69.4%, against 33.7% for the S&P 500. Losses and gains are not symmetric: climbing back from a 69.4% fall takes a 227% gain. Guide: Market crash risk and tail risk →
- Correlation
- Over the past 5 years, P's monthly returns had a correlation of 0.44 with the S&P 500. Correlation runs from 1 (moving in lockstep) through 0 (unrelated) to −1 (moving in opposite directions). They often move together: some diversification next to an index fund, but not a cushion. In the table, the correlation column measures each option against P instead: the lower it is, the more that option would diversify a P holding. Guide: Correlation and diversification →
Show all 48 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million that earned more than P with less volatility
Out of 3,633 tested over 5 years. Best first; funds that hold the same thing are listed once.
| # | Investment | Found in | Annual return | Volatility | Sharpe | Worst decline | 10Y return | Corr. with P | Expense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whole market | +77.0% | 46.7% | 1.46 | −49.7% | +5,305% | 0.34 | — | |
| 2 | Whole market | +40.7% | 32.8% | 1.21 | −34.5% | +1,807% | 0.09 | — | |
| 3 | Whole market | +51.2% | 33.4% | 1.41 | −79.7% | +1,387% | 0.06 | — | |
| 4 | Whole market | +39.3% | 37.2% | 1.08 | −45.5% | +2,045% | 0.42 | — | |
| 5 | Whole market | +53.4% | 48.6% | 1.13 | −53.3% | +1,195% | 0.23 | — | |
| 6 | Same or nearby category | +48.3% | 44.5% | 1.11 | −48.3% | +2,380% | 0.43 | — | |
| 7 | EMEEMCOR Group, Inc. · Engineering & Construction | Whole market | +43.0% | 35.3% | 1.20 | −48.0% | +1,202% | 0.32 | — |
| 8 | Whole market | +42.1% | 24.7% | 1.55 | −46.1% | +349% | 0.02 | — | |
| 9 | COKECoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. · Food & Beverages | Whole market | +41.2% | 38.0% | 1.10 | −51.7% | +1,569% | 0.00 | — |
| 10 | FROFrontline Plc · Oil & Gas | Whole market | +52.6% | 49.7% | 1.10 | −52.0% | +1,194% | 0.12 | — |
| 11 | Popular alternative | +49.0% | 49.0% | 1.06 | −52.2% | +3,439% | 0.48 | — | |
| 12 | Whole market | +44.2% | 36.9% | 1.18 | −71.9% | +1,061% | 0.14 | — | |
| 13 | DHTDHT Holdings, Inc. · Marine Shipping | Whole market | +38.7% | 39.0% | 1.04 | −39.7% | +1,050% | 0.10 | — |
| 14 | LPGDorian LPG Ltd. · Oil & Gas Midstream | Whole market | +54.6% | 43.6% | 1.22 | −62.9% | +1,821% | 0.08 | — |
| 15 | Whole market | +38.7% | 25.0% | 1.44 | −38.1% | +586% | 0.10 | — | |
| 16 | INSWInternational Seaways, Inc. · Oil & Gas | Whole market | +56.5% | 40.5% | 1.31 | −57.4% | — | 0.12 | — |
| 17 | ESLTElbit Systems Ltd. · Aerospace & Defense | Whole market | +39.8% | 34.6% | 1.15 | −35.4% | +765% | -0.07 | — |
| 18 | SBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP · Water Utilities | Whole market | +39.1% | 37.1% | 1.08 | −62.0% | +293% | 0.23 | — |
| 19 | MLIMueller Industries, Inc. · Metal Fabrication | Whole market | +38.9% | 33.4% | 1.16 | −53.0% | +800% | 0.22 | — |
| 20 | Same or nearby category | +48.8% | 43.0% | 1.15 | −52.5% | +967% | 0.32 | — | |
| 21 | Whole market | +51.8% | 37.5% | 1.31 | −71.7% | +768% | 0.06 | — | |
| 22 | JXNJackson Financial Inc. · Life Insurance | Whole market | +41.7% | 43.3% | 1.03 | −48.4% | — | 0.19 | — |
| 23 | Popular alternative | +57.4% | 48.7% | 1.18 | −57.0% | +2,698% | 0.28 | — | |
| 24 | Whole market | +47.3% | 32.5% | 1.36 | −68.9% | +1,028% | 0.09 | — | |
| 25 | TRMDTORM plc · Marine Shipping | Whole market | +54.3% | 45.9% | 1.18 | −60.6% | — | 0.12 | — |
| 26 | TNKTeekay Tankers Ltd. · Marine Shipping | Whole market | +50.5% | 45.1% | 1.14 | −63.4% | +490% | 0.04 | — |
| 27 | ATIATI Inc. · Metals & Mining | Whole market | +61.8% | 42.9% | 1.34 | −82.4% | +929% | 0.08 | — |
| 28 | CRSCarpenter Technology Corporation · Metals & Mining | Whole market | +63.9% | 46.5% | 1.30 | −74.7% | +1,021% | 0.04 | — |
| 29 | TSEMTower Semiconductor Ltd. · Semiconductors | Same or nearby category | +42.5% | 52.2% | 0.93 | −62.3% | +1,058% | 0.23 | — |
| 30 | Whole market | +50.3% | 37.5% | 1.28 | −75.3% | +674% | 0.01 | — | |
| 31 | Whole market | +38.7% | 33.3% | 1.16 | −69.6% | +542% | -0.07 | — | |
| 32 | BELFBBel Fuse Inc. · Hardware, Equipment & Parts | Whole market | +78.0% | 52.1% | 1.37 | −79.8% | +872% | 0.18 | — |
| 33 | Whole market | +41.8% | 31.7% | 1.27 | −90.8% | +829% | -0.06 | — | |
| 34 | FTITechnipFMC plc · Oilfield Services | Whole market | +54.1% | 41.3% | 1.26 | −85.8% | +178% | 0.03 | — |
| 35 | Whole market | +40.4% | 49.9% | 0.93 | −66.3% | +681% | -0.06 | — | |
| 36 | Popular alternative | +58.0% | 51.9% | 1.14 | −66.3% | +13,019% | 0.46 | — | |
| 37 | Same or nearby category | +38.7% | 46.7% | 0.94 | −46.3% | +2,534% | 0.28 | — | |
| 38 | VISTVista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. · Exploration & Production | Whole market | +59.1% | 50.7% | 1.17 | −81.2% | — | 0.01 | — |
| 39 | IDCCInterDigital, Inc. · Intellectual Property Licensing | Whole market | +39.0% | 36.9% | 1.08 | −64.9% | +395% | 0.18 | — |
| 40 | BWLPBW LPG Limited · Marine Shipping | Whole market | +60.3% | 50.9% | 1.19 | −68.8% | +2,672% | 0.22 | — |
| 41 | MIRMMirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Biotechnology | Whole market | +40.0% | 51.8% | 0.91 | −63.8% | — | -0.01 | — |
| 42 | PARRPar Pacific Holdings, Inc. · Oil & Gas | Whole market | +38.9% | 50.6% | 0.91 | −76.4% | +504% | 0.13 | — |
| 43 | DXPEDXP Enterprises, Inc. · Industrial - Distribution | Whole market | +39.0% | 46.1% | 0.95 | −77.3% | +610% | 0.14 | — |
| 44 | TENTsakos Energy Navigation Limited · Oil & Gas Midstream | Whole market | +46.9% | 46.3% | 1.07 | −68.7% | +211% | 0.12 | — |
| 45 | PLPCPreformed Line Products Company · Electrical Equipment & Parts | Whole market | +40.5% | 48.3% | 0.94 | −59.5% | +827% | 0.33 | — |
| 46 | TKTeekay Corporation · Oil & Gas Midstream | Whole market | +47.1% | 41.7% | 1.13 | −83.8% | +244% | 0.20 | — |
| 47 | ASCArdmore Shipping Corporation · Marine Shipping | Whole market | +41.7% | 44.8% | 1.01 | −71.2% | +259% | 0.12 | — |
| 48 | GHMGraham Corporation · Industrial - Machinery | Whole market | +39.6% | 50.9% | 0.91 | −74.8% | +314% | 0.13 | — |
P against its popular alternatives
The investments people most often weigh against P, compared period by period and year by year.
How do P's risk and return compare with its alternatives?
This map plots each investment's annual return over the past 5 years against its volatility, the size of its typical price swings. Investments toward the upper left earned more for a smoother ride, and those toward the lower right earned less for a rougher one. The dashed lines cross at P, which divides the map into what did better or worse on each measure.
- Five of the 19 popular alternatives, led by NVDA, STX and DELL, were both more rewarding and calmer than P over the past 5 years, earning a higher annual return with lower volatility.
- Over the past 5 years, P returned 37.3% a year, more than the S&P 500's 12.7%, with higher volatility (55.0% against 17.1%).
Green points earned more than P with less volatility; red points earned less with more. Hover over a point for its figures. Total returns with dividends reinvested, annualized.
All figures
| Investment | Annual return | Volatility |
|---|---|---|
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | +68.2% | 57.1% |
| NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | +58.0% | 51.9% |
| STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc | +57.4% | 48.7% |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | +55.8% | 89.4% |
| DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | +55.2% | 54.4% |
| WDC Western Digital Corporation | +53.8% | 53.5% |
| ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | +49.0% | 49.0% |
| P This pageEverpure, Inc. | +37.3% | 55.0% |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | +32.9% | 42.2% |
| SIMO Silicon Motion Technology Corporation | +28.0% | 55.1% |
| NTAP NetApp, Inc. | +20.9% | 35.3% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. | +19.0% | 32.0% |
| VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. | +17.9% | 47.9% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | +16.8% | 26.1% |
| IBM International Business Machines Corporation | +16.6% | 30.5% |
| NTNX Nutanix, Inc. | +13.5% | 49.2% |
| SPY S&P 500State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF | +12.7% | 17.1% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corporation | +12.5% | 28.2% |
| AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | +9.0% | 36.6% |
| SILC Silicom Ltd. | −0.6% | 56.8% |
| NVTS Navitas Semiconductor Corp | −7.3% | 124% |
Has P consistently beaten its popular alternatives?
This section compares P with the investments people most often weigh against it, checking each one over eight periods from one month to ten years. Counting how often an alternative earned more than P helps separate lasting outperformance from a single strong stretch.
- Two of the 20 popular alternatives, MU and DELL, outperformed P in at least 3 of 5 short-term and 2 of 3 long-term timeframes.
- MU, STX and NVDA earned more for the risk they took than P (a higher Sharpe ratio) and fell less in their worst decline of the past 10 years.
- NVDA outperformed P over all three long-term periods but in none of the five short-term ones, so P has had the better of it lately.
A green cell means the alternative earned more than P over that period. "Qualified" marks those that did so in at least 3 of 5 short-term periods and 2 of 3 long-term periods.
| Investment | Periods outperformed | Short term | Long term | Risk · 5 years | Fund | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Volatilitylower is calmer | Sharpehigher is better | Worst declinepast 10 years | Expense | Assets | Overlapsame sectors | ||
| P Everpure, Inc. (this page) | — | +11.3% | +80.9% | +86.0% | +83.3% | +39.0% | +282% | +388% | +899% | 55.0% | 0.85 | −69.4% | — | $42B | — |
| MU QualifiedMicron Technology, Inc. | 3/5 short3/3 long | −14.2% | +3.6% | +99.9% | +184% | +334% | +1,246% | +1,244% | +5,243% | 57.1% | 1.20 | −57.6% | — | $1.0T | — |
| DELL QualifiedDell Technologies Inc. | 3/5 short3/3 long | −19.6% | +21.3% | +127% | +265% | +217% | +636% | +800% | +3,701% | 54.4% | 1.08 | −59.6% | — | $294B | — |
| STX Computer HardwareSeagate Technology Holdings plc | 2/5 short3/3 long | −23.0% | −15.8% | +25.3% | +136% | +217% | +975% | +866% | +2,698% | 48.7% | 1.18 | −57.0% | — | $154B | — |
| NVDA SemiconductorsNVIDIA Corporation | 0/5 short3/3 long | −4.8% | +6.6% | +7.4% | +14.9% | +18.8% | +425% | +884% | +13,019% | 51.9% | 1.14 | −66.3% | — | $5.2T | — |
| WDC Computer HardwareWestern Digital Corporation | 2/5 short2/3 long | −18.7% | −25.2% | −2.6% | +94.3% | +200% | +1,030% | +759% | +911% | 53.5% | 1.07 | −70.5% | — | $136B | — |
| ANET Computer HardwareArista Networks, Inc. | 0/5 short2/3 long | −11.8% | +7.0% | +8.6% | +35.6% | +23.7% | +289% | +634% | +3,439% | 49.0% | 1.06 | −52.2% | — | $229B | — |
| SMCI Computer HardwareSuper Micro Computer, Inc. | 0/5 short2/3 long | −21.2% | +36.3% | +12.7% | +4.9% | −41.0% | +30.6% | +817% | +1,383% | 89.4% | 0.94 | −84.8% | — | $21B | — |
| HPE Computer HardwareHewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 3/5 short1/3 long | −9.1% | +26.3% | +103% | +135% | +150% | +296% | +315% | +483% | 42.2% | 0.89 | −56.9% | — | $74B | — |
| SIMO SemiconductorsSilicon Motion Technology Corporation | 2/5 short1/3 long | −20.6% | −15.2% | +54.7% | +130% | +125% | +320% | +243% | +494% | 55.1% | 0.71 | −56.5% | — | $7.2B | — |
| VIAV Communication EquipmentViavi Solutions Inc. | 2/5 short1/3 long | −4.1% | −11.9% | −22.2% | +91.3% | +164% | +359% | +127% | +376% | 47.9% | 0.58 | −62.9% | — | $8.5B | — |
| MSFT Software - InfrastructureMicrosoft Corporation | 0/5 short1/3 long | +6.0% | +32.5% | +27.7% | +13.2% | +3.8% | +66.6% | +80.3% | +946% | 28.2% | 0.56 | −37.1% | — | $3.9T | — |
| NTAP Computer HardwareNetApp, Inc. | 3/5 short0/3 long | +6.2% | +30.6% | +97.7% | +99.3% | +81.9% | +198% | +159% | +691% | 35.3% | 0.71 | −58.1% | — | $41B | — |
| SILC Communication EquipmentSilicom Ltd. | 2/5 short0/3 long | −16.8% | −8.7% | +37.0% | +185% | +136% | +78.1% | −3.0% | +6.8% | 56.8% | 0.27 | −84.8% | — | $233M | — |
| SNDK Computer HardwareSandisk Corporation | 2/5 short0/3 long | −22.7% | −1.8% | +49.5% | +396% | +822% | — | — | — | — | — | −56.5% | — | $197B | — |
| CSCO Communication EquipmentCisco Systems, Inc. | 1/5 short0/3 long | −3.9% | −3.2% | +22.6% | +42.2% | +53.8% | +118% | +118% | +374% | 26.1% | 0.73 | −42.0% | — | $421B | — |
| GOOG Internet Content & InformationAlphabet Inc. | 0/5 short0/3 long | −4.1% | −4.2% | +0.4% | +6.9% | +31.2% | +148% | +138% | +752% | 32.0% | 0.71 | −44.6% | — | $4.1T | — |
| AMZN Specialty RetailAmazon.com, Inc. | 0/5 short0/3 long | +1.6% | +5.1% | +5.8% | +16.0% | +21.3% | +110% | +53.8% | +548% | 36.6% | 0.42 | −56.1% | — | $2.8T | — |
| IBM Information Technology ServicesInternational Business Machines Corporation | 0/5 short0/3 long | +4.3% | +14.4% | −3.3% | −15.3% | −12.5% | +93.5% | +116% | +151% | 30.5% | 0.66 | −41.1% | — | $228B | — |
| NTNX Software - InfrastructureNutanix, Inc. | 0/5 short0/3 long | −2.6% | +23.8% | +68.0% | +34.8% | −0.1% | +90.0% | +88.3% | +139% | 49.2% | 0.50 | −80.4% | — | $18B | — |
| NVTS SemiconductorsNavitas Semiconductor Corp | 0/5 short0/3 long | −28.1% | −24.3% | −33.8% | +4.3% | −48.9% | +56.4% | −31.7% | — | 124% | 0.44 | −92.0% | — | $2.3B | — |
How did P do year by year?
This table shows each investment's total return in every full calendar year since 2016, along with where P ranked among its popular alternatives each year. Annual results reveal how consistently each one kept pace with P and how far its good and bad years diverged, detail that multiyear averages tend to smooth over.
Note: P began trading on October 6, 2015, so the table starts with 2016, its first full calendar year, and cannot show how it fared during the dot-com bust, the 2008 financial crisis or two other sell-offs.
- Among its popular alternatives, NVDA came out ahead of P most often, in eight of the ten years both traded.
- P finished ahead of the S&P 500 in six of its ten full calendar years.
- Ranked against its popular alternatives each year, P finished in the top quarter in two of ten years and in the bottom quarter in one. In 2025, it ranked 15 of 20.
Newest year first. Green marks a year in which the fund came out ahead of P; gray means the two finished within a fraction of a point. The rank row places P among the alternatives that traded the full year; dark green is the top quarter and red the bottom quarter.
| Investment | Years ahead of P | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P This pageEverpure, Inc. | — | +9.1% | +72.3% | +33.3% | −17.8% | +44.0% | +32.1% | +6.4% | +1.4% | +40.2% | −27.4% |
| Rank among alternatives | Top quarter in 2 of 10 | 15 of 20 | 3 of 20 | 14 of 20 | 5 of 20 | 9 of 19 | 7 of 19 | 15 of 19 | 8 of 19 | 9 of 19 | 17 of 17 |
| SPY S&P 500State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 3 of 10 | +17.7% | +24.9% | +26.2% | −18.2% | +28.7% | +18.3% | +31.2% | −4.6% | +21.7% | +12.0% |
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | 6 of 10 | +240% | −1.0% | +71.9% | −45.9% | +24.2% | +39.8% | +69.5% | −22.8% | +87.6% | +54.7% |
| DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | 6 of 9 | +11.2% | +53.0% | +95.9% | −26.6% | +51.3% | +42.6% | +5.1% | +8.6% | +47.8% | — |
| STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 5 of 10 | +225% | +4.1% | +69.1% | −51.4% | +87.5% | +10.2% | +62.1% | −2.9% | +13.4% | +13.4% |
| NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 8 of 10 | +38.9% | +171% | +239% | −50.2% | +125% | +122% | +76.4% | −30.8% | +82.5% | +228% |
| WDC Western Digital Corporation | 4 of 10 | +284% | +13.9% | +66.0% | −51.6% | +17.7% | −10.9% | +77.1% | −51.9% | +19.8% | +17.5% |
| ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | 8 of 10 | +18.6% | +87.7% | +94.1% | −15.6% | +97.9% | +42.9% | −3.5% | −10.5% | +143% | +24.2% |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 4 of 10 | −4.0% | +7.2% | +246% | +87.0% | +38.5% | +32.1% | +73.9% | −34.0% | −25.6% | +14.7% |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 4 of 10 | +15.5% | +29.1% | +9.7% | +4.5% | +37.4% | −21.9% | +23.7% | −5.7% | +8.6% | +54.2% |
| SIMO Silicon Motion Technology Corporation | 4 of 10 | +76.9% | −8.9% | −4.9% | −30.4% | +102% | −1.8% | +51.7% | −33.1% | +27.1% | +37.6% |
| VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. | 4 of 10 | +76.4% | +0.3% | −4.2% | −40.4% | +17.6% | −0.1% | +49.3% | +15.0% | +6.9% | +34.3% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corporation | 7 of 10 | +15.6% | +12.9% | +58.2% | −28.0% | +52.5% | +42.5% | +57.6% | +20.8% | +40.8% | +15.1% |
| NTAP NetApp, Inc. | 5 of 10 | −5.9% | +34.2% | +51.1% | −32.9% | +42.5% | +10.9% | +7.4% | +9.7% | +59.9% | +36.6% |
| SILC Silicom Ltd. | 2 of 10 | −9.9% | −9.9% | −57.1% | −18.3% | +23.3% | +25.8% | −4.8% | −50.2% | +74.3% | +39.7% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | 5 of 10 | +33.5% | +21.0% | +9.3% | −22.5% | +45.8% | −3.5% | +13.8% | +16.6% | +31.3% | +15.1% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. | 5 of 10 | +65.4% | +35.6% | +58.8% | −38.7% | +65.2% | +31.0% | +29.1% | −1.0% | +35.6% | +1.7% |
| AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | 6 of 10 | +5.2% | +44.4% | +80.9% | −49.6% | +2.4% | +76.3% | +23.0% | +28.4% | +56.0% | +10.9% |
| IBM International Business Machines Corporation | 4 of 10 | +38.2% | +39.3% | +21.9% | +10.6% | +16.6% | −1.2% | +23.6% | −22.6% | −4.9% | +25.2% |
| NTNX Nutanix, Inc. | 2 of 9 | −15.5% | +28.3% | +83.1% | −18.2% | 0.0% | +1.9% | −24.8% | +17.9% | +32.8% | — |
| NVTS Navitas Semiconductor Corp | 2 of 4 | +100% | −55.8% | +130% | −79.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Risk and diversification
How P has fallen, how it held up in crashes beside the S&P 500 and its popular alternatives, and what moves independently of it.
What were P's worst declines?
A drawdown is the decline from a peak to the lowest point before a new high. This section presents P's five deepest drawdowns since it began trading in 2015, alongside the S&P 500's return over the same dates, and how long each took to recover. Together, these figures show how much an investor could have lost and how long it took to get back to even.
Note: P began trading on October 6, 2015, so this list cannot include the dot-com bust, the 2008 financial crisis or two other sell-offs. The crash tests on this page show how older funds and the S&P 500 fared through those years.
- In all five of P's worst declines, the S&P 500 held up better over the same dates.
- Not every decline was the market's doing: P fell 52.4% from October 2015 to March 2017, while the S&P 500 rose 22.6%.
- None of these declines kept P below its old high for long; the longest climb back took 11 months.
Green means P fell less than the S&P 500 over the same dates. Based on daily closing prices with dividends reinvested.
| During | P fell | S&P 500, same dates | Peak | Low | Time to the low | Back at the peak | Time to recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Late-2018 sell-off | −69.4% | −14.5% | Sep 2018 | Mar 2020 | 18 months | Feb 2021 | 11 months |
| 2015 China and oil sell-off | −52.4% | +22.6% | Oct 2015 | Mar 2017 | 17 months | Jan 2018 | 10 months |
| No named crash | −48.6% | −16.9% | Jan 2025 | Apr 2025 | 3 months | Aug 2025 | 4 months |
| No named crash | −42.3% | −6.8% | Oct 2025 | Mar 2026 | 5 months | Aug 2026 | 5 months |
| No named crash | −41.1% | +3.6% | Feb 2021 | May 2021 | 3 months | Nov 2021 | 6 months |
How did P do in stock market crashes?
This section measures how far P, the S&P 500 and each alternative fell from peak to trough during every major market crash since 2000. A smaller decline means an investment held up better, and comparing results across crashes shows whether that resilience was consistent or a one-off.
Note: P began trading on October 6, 2015, so its row reads "Not yet trading" for the dot-com bust, the 2008 financial crisis or three other sell-offs. The older alternatives and the S&P 500 show how those crashes played out.
- P fell further than the S&P 500 in four of the five crashes it has traded through. The clearest case was the late-2018 sell-off, when P fell 45.0% and the S&P 500 fell 19.3%.
- Among its popular alternatives, VIAV held up best, falling less than P in all five crashes they both traded through.
- P began trading after the 2008 financial crisis, but 14 of its popular alternatives lived through it. The mildest fall among them was IBM's 44.3%, against 55.2% for the S&P 500.
Newest crash first. Each figure is the fund's deepest fall within the crash window; green means a smaller fall than P.
| Investment | Held up better | 2023 regional bank crisisMar 2023 | 2022 bear marketJan 2022 | Covid crashFeb 2020 | Late-2018 sell-offSep 2018 | February 2018 volatility shockFeb 2018 | 2015 China and oil sell-offAug 2015 | 2011 euro debt crisisJul 2011 | 2010 flash crashMay 2010 | 2008 financial crisisOct 2007 | Dot-com bustMar 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P This pageEverpure, Inc. | — | −6.6% | −38.0% | −53.2% | −45.0% | −3.8% | Not yet trading | Not yet trading | Not yet trading | Not yet trading | Not yet trading |
| SPY S&P 500State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 4 of 5 | −3.4% | −24.5% | −33.7% | −19.3% | −6.5% | −12.8% | −17.9% | −1.5% | −55.2% | −47.5% |
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | 3 of 5 | −5.3% | −49.6% | −42.5% | −36.6% | −8.8% | −49.4% | −46.5% | −2.0% | −84.2% | −87.8% |
| DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | 3 of 5 | −5.7% | −43.6% | −45.9% | −28.6% | −7.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 3 of 5 | −5.2% | −54.0% | −25.6% | −25.4% | −8.4% | −48.9% | −34.8% | −0.5% | −88.7% | — |
| NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 2 of 5 | −5.0% | −60.7% | −37.5% | −55.9% | −8.5% | −25.3% | −23.8% | −1.7% | −85.1% | −89.7% |
| WDC Western Digital Corporation | 1 of 5 | −6.8% | −52.4% | −58.0% | −41.8% | −6.0% | −53.0% | −35.4% | −1.1% | −75.2% | −76.5% |
| ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | 4 of 5 | −1.5% | −36.6% | −31.2% | −31.2% | −6.1% | −36.6% | — | — | — | — |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 2 of 5 | −12.8% | −31.2% | −42.6% | −45.6% | −9.7% | −32.4% | −22.7% | 0.0% | −64.3% | — |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 3 of 5 | −7.2% | −30.5% | −45.3% | −27.4% | −9.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIMO Silicon Motion Technology Corporation | 2 of 5 | −7.3% | −38.1% | −36.8% | −40.2% | −12.4% | −19.2% | −30.8% | −1.5% | −92.4% | — |
| VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. | 5 of 5 | −3.0% | −27.2% | −37.5% | −26.5% | −3.0% | −27.6% | −41.5% | −4.5% | −86.0% | −98.8% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corporation | 4 of 5 | −2.0% | −31.0% | −27.7% | −18.2% | −7.4% | −14.4% | −14.1% | −2.6% | −57.9% | −62.9% |
| NTAP NetApp, Inc. | 4 of 5 | −5.4% | −34.3% | −34.2% | −36.6% | −7.3% | −38.4% | −34.2% | −4.7% | −67.6% | −96.2% |
| SILC Silicom Ltd. | 4 of 5 | −4.0% | −35.4% | −35.9% | −26.5% | −6.6% | −25.1% | −37.4% | −1.8% | −88.1% | −98.3% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | 4 of 5 | −1.4% | −35.4% | −29.1% | −17.5% | −5.3% | −22.8% | −16.6% | −3.1% | −60.0% | −89.3% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. | 4 of 5 | −3.9% | −35.0% | −30.8% | −18.9% | −9.9% | −12.7% | −21.1% | −1.1% | −65.3% | — |
| AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | 3 of 5 | −3.4% | −39.6% | −22.7% | −33.2% | −7.1% | −30.6% | −20.7% | −2.9% | −65.3% | −91.8% |
| IBM International Business Machines Corporation | 4 of 5 | −2.0% | −16.7% | −37.3% | −29.1% | −6.3% | −23.3% | −14.6% | −1.5% | −44.3% | −58.3% |
| NTNX Nutanix, Inc. | 1 of 5 | −7.0% | −55.9% | −66.6% | −22.6% | −4.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| NVTS Navitas Semiconductor Corp | 0 of 2 | −8.6% | −76.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
How closely does P move with the S&P 500?
Upside capture measures how much of the S&P 500's gains an investment kept in the months the market rose, and downside capture how much of its losses it took in the months the market fell. An investment that captures more of the gains than the losses has compounded ahead of the market over time. This section compares P with its popular alternatives on both measures, and on beta (how strongly each has moved with the market), over the past 10 years.
- Over the past 10 years, P captured 135% of the S&P 500's gains in rising months and 110% of its losses in falling months, with a beta of 1.40. It amplified the market's moves in both directions.
- DELL took just 43% of the S&P 500's losses, against 110% for P, while still keeping 154% of its gains.
- Seven of the 18 popular alternatives had a higher capture ratio (upside capture divided by downside capture) than P's 1.23, led by DELL, STX and ANET.
Monthly total returns over the past 10 years, measured against SPY. 100% capture or a beta of 1.00 means moving in line with the S&P 500. Green marks a better figure than P's: more upside, less downside or a higher capture ratio. Sorted by capture ratio.
| Investment | Upside capture | Downside capture | Capture ratio | Beta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P This pageEverpure, Inc. | 135% | 110% | 1.23 | 1.40 |
| DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | 154% | 43% | 3.59 | 1.13 |
| STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 169% | 88% | 1.93 | 1.58 |
| ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | 174% | 91% | 1.92 | 1.40 |
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | 204% | 114% | 1.79 | 1.75 |
| NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 248% | 140% | 1.77 | 1.83 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corporation | 127% | 91% | 1.39 | 0.96 |
| VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. | 98% | 76% | 1.30 | 0.97 |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. | 132% | 110% | 1.20 | 1.12 |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 116% | 102% | 1.14 | 1.31 |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 189% | 168% | 1.12 | 1.74 |
| SIMO Silicon Motion Technology Corporation | 126% | 116% | 1.09 | 1.41 |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | 101% | 96% | 1.06 | 0.97 |
| WDC Western Digital Corporation | 171% | 163% | 1.05 | 1.87 |
| NTAP NetApp, Inc. | 147% | 147% | 1.00 | 1.38 |
| AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | 134% | 139% | 0.96 | 1.31 |
| NTNX Nutanix, Inc. | 68% | 91% | 0.75 | 1.20 |
| IBM International Business Machines Corporation | 89% | 121% | 0.73 | 0.95 |
| SILC Silicom Ltd. | 72% | 125% | 0.58 | 1.16 |
What diversifies P?
Correlation measures how closely two investments move together, on a scale from 1 (in lockstep) through 0 (unrelated) to -1 (in opposite directions). This section lists large ETFs and stocks whose returns have had a low correlation with P's. Because such investments tend not to fall at the same time, pairing P with them can reduce a portfolio's overall swings.
- Moving a fifth of the money in P into CAH would have cut the portfolio's volatility by 19% over the past 5 years and raised its annual return (+39.1% for P alone, +41.9% for the mix).
- HDV made money in two of the two calendar years in which P lost money.
- Among large ETFs, LVHI, DXJ and EMLP have moved largely independently of P over the past 5 years, with correlations of 0.35 or lower, and each still earned a positive 5-year return.
Only ETFs with at least $1.0B in assets and stocks worth at least $10B, with a correlation below 0.5 over the past 5 years and a positive return, are included, ranked by Sharpe ratio; funds that hold the same thing are shown once. The year columns are the years in which P lost money. The last two columns show a portfolio that is 80% P and 20% the other investment, rebalanced monthly.
ETFs
| Investment | Correlation | 5Y return | Sharpe | 2022 | 2016 | 80/20 mix volatility | 80/20 mix annual return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Everpure, Inc. (this page) | 1.00 | +388% | 0.85 | −17.8% | −27.4% | 50.0% | +39.1% |
| LVHI InternationalFranklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF | -0.06 | +119% | 1.48 | +3.8% | — | 39.9% | +36.9% |
| DXJ InternationalWisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund | 0.35 | +225% | 1.34 | +6.0% | +1.1% | 40.9% | +38.7% |
| EMLP Broad MarketFirst Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund | -0.04 | +101% | 1.04 | +10.4% | +29.8% | 39.9% | +36.7% |
| HDV Dividend & IncomeiShares Core High Dividend ETF | -0.05 | +83.3% | 1.00 | +7.1% | +15.9% | 39.9% | +35.9% |
| SMH TechnologyVanEck Semiconductor ETF | 0.47 | +323% | 0.97 | −33.5% | +35.6% | 43.6% | +40.8% |
| DBEF InternationalXtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF | 0.25 | +85.0% | 0.96 | −5.1% | +6.3% | 40.6% | +35.9% |
| GLD CommoditiesSPDR Gold Shares | -0.12 | +126% | 0.96 | −0.8% | +8.0% | 39.7% | +37.6% |
| SPMO Broad MarketInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF | 0.43 | +136% | 0.93 | −10.4% | +7.4% | 41.9% | +37.4% |
Stocks
| Investment | Correlation | 5Y return | Sharpe | 2022 | 2016 | 80/20 mix volatility | 80/20 mix annual return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Everpure, Inc. (this page) | 1.00 | +388% | 0.85 | −17.8% | −27.4% | 50.0% | +39.1% |
| CAH Medical - DistributionCardinal Health, Inc. | 0.02 | +479% | 1.55 | +54.1% | −17.5% | 40.4% | +41.9% |
| CLS Hardware, Equipment & PartsCelestica Inc. | 0.47 | +3,143% | 1.47 | +1.3% | +7.4% | 46.6% | +54.3% |
| FIX Engineering & ConstructionComfort Systems USA, Inc. | 0.34 | +1,636% | 1.46 | +17.0% | +18.3% | 43.8% | +50.9% |
| MCK Medical - DistributionMcKesson Corporation | 0.10 | +413% | 1.44 | +51.8% | −28.3% | 40.8% | +41.0% |
| MPC Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingMarathon Petroleum Corporation | 0.06 | +690% | 1.41 | +86.6% | +0.7% | 40.9% | +44.3% |
Common questions
What was P's worst drawdown?
P's deepest decline since it began trading in 2015 was 69.4%, from September 2018 to March 2020. It took 11 months from the low to climb back to its old high. Because P launched in October 2015, that record does not include the dot-com bust, the 2008 financial crisis or two other sell-offs.
What were P's best and worst years?
Over ten full calendar years, P's best year was 2024, when it returned 72.3%. Its worst was 2016, with a return of -27.4%.
Is there a better investment than P?
Among P's popular alternatives, ANET and STX earned more than P with less volatility over the past 5 years. ANET returned 49.0% a year at 49.0% volatility, against 37.3% a year at 55.0%. Looking beyond its popular alternatives, AVGO (semiconductors) and ASX (semiconductors) earned more than P with less volatility over the past 5 years. AVGO returned 48.3% a year at 44.5% volatility, against 37.3% a year at 55.0%.
Is P more volatile than the S&P 500?
Yes. P's volatility over the past 5 years was 55.0%, 3.2 times the S&P 500's 17.1%. Volatility measures how widely returns swing around their average: in roughly two years out of three, P's return lands within 55.0% of its average, either way. The higher it is, the rougher the ride and the harder it is to hold through a slump.
What is P's Sharpe ratio?
P's Sharpe ratio over the past 5 years was 0.85, against 0.79 for the S&P 500, so P earned more for each unit of risk than an index fund did. The Sharpe ratio is the return earned above cash for each unit of volatility: two investments with the same return are not equal if one got there with far bigger swings.
How correlated is P with the S&P 500?
Over the past 5 years, P's monthly returns had a correlation of 0.44 with the S&P 500. Correlation runs from 1 (moving in lockstep) through 0 (unrelated) to −1 (moving in opposite directions). They often move together: some diversification next to an index fund, but not a cushion. In the table, the correlation column measures each option against P instead: the lower it is, the more that option would diversify a P holding.
What are the best alternatives to P?
Of the 20 popular alternatives we compared, two outperformed P in at least 3 of 5 short-term and 2 of 3 long-term timeframes, with dividends reinvested: MU and DELL.
Did P outperform the S&P 500?
P finished ahead of the S&P 500 (SPY) in six of ten full calendar years. In 2025, it returned +9.1%, against +17.7% for the index.
How did P do in stock market crashes?
P fell less than the S&P 500 (SPY) in one of the five major crashes it has traded through, and further in four. The clearest case was the late-2018 sell-off, when P fell 45.0% and the S&P 500 fell 19.3%.
What diversifies P?
These had a low correlation with P over the past 5 years and still earned a positive 5-year return: among large ETFs, LVHI (correlation -0.06), DXJ (correlation 0.35) and EMLP (correlation -0.04); among large stocks, CAH (correlation 0.02), CLS (correlation 0.47) and FIX (correlation 0.34). A correlation near zero means the two have moved largely independently.
How we measure
- Short-term periods are 1M, 3M, 6M, YTD, 1Y; long-term periods are 3Y, 5Y, 10Y. An investment outperformed in a period when its total return, with dividends reinvested, was higher than P's. Returns within 0.5 points or 3% of P's, whichever is larger, count as a tie.
- "Qualified" means outperforming in at least 3 of 5 short-term periods and 2 of 3 long-term periods. "All-weather" means outperforming in every long-term period and all but one short-term period.
- Popular alternatives are the funds and stocks most often compared with this one. We include only those that trade today, are not leveraged or inverse, and hold at least $200 million.
- Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns over 5 years, a measure of how much the price typically swings in a year. The Sharpe ratio is the return above cash for each unit of that volatility.
- A decline, or drawdown, runs from a peak to the lowest close before the next high. The worst decline ever uses all the price history we have; comparisons between funds use the past 10 years so that younger funds are judged on the same stretch.
- Sector overlap is the share of assets two funds hold in the same sectors. Correlation and the mixed-portfolio figures use monthly returns.
- Upside and downside capture follow Morningstar's definition: the compound monthly return in the months the S&P 500 rose (or fell), divided by the S&P 500's compound return in those months. Beta measures how strongly monthly returns have moved with the S&P 500. All three use the same window for every investment.
- Figures are computed from daily adjusted prices and update after each trading day. Past performance does not predict future results.