Performance
Performance
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ZACKS RANK AND RECOMMENDATION UPDATED: 2026-06-08 09:27
Zacks Rank Performance and Featured Stocks
Shares of Extreme Networks, Inc. (Ticker: EXTR) and Aehr Test Systems, Inc. (Ticker: AEHR) have gained +69.82% (versus the S&P 500’s +9.12% rise) and +42.97% (versus the S&P 500’s +8.48% rise) since they were upgraded to Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) on April 9th and April 10th, respectively.
Shares of Maison Solutions Inc. (Ticker: MSS) and Nano-X Imaging Ltd. (Ticker: NNOX) have lost -28.33% (versus the S&P 500’s +5.36% increase) and -11.26% (versus the S&P 500’s +4.76% increase) since they were downgraded to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) on April 16th and April 22nd, respectively.
Zacks Rank, our short-term rating system, has earnings estimate revisions at its core. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
The Zacks Rank is a powerful predictive tool for timing investment decisions ahead of most other systems. A Zacks Rank of #1 or 2 signals strong potential for market outperformance. Conversely, a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) serves as an early warning of potential weakness, providing investors the opportunity to lock in profits and avoid unnecessary losses.
A portfolio of Zacks # 1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks has outperformed the S&P 500 index by almost 8 percentage points this year. Through May 5th, the Zacks # 1 Rank portfolio returned +13.14%, which compares to +5.19% for the S&P 500 index and +7.76% for the equal-weight version of the index in the year-to-date period.
Since its inception in 1988, this portfolio of Zacks # 1 Rank stocks has outperformed the market by 12.6 percentage points. The average annual return for this portfolio of Zacks # 1 Rank stocks since inception in 1988 was +24% through May 5th, which compared to +11.5% gain for the S&P 500 index and +11.3% gain for the equal-weight version of the index.
FOCUS LIST UPDATED: 2026-06-08 09:27
Zacks Focus List Model Portfolio Performance and Featured Stocks
Shares of Lam Research Corporation (Ticker: LRCX) from the Zacks Focus List have gained +52.15% over the past three months. The stock was added to the list on December 5th, 2016. Another Focus-List holding, Virtu Financial, Inc. (Ticker: VIRT), which was added to the portfolio on July 31st, 2023, has returned +27.24% over the past three months. The S&P 500 advanced by +9.7% over this period.
The 50-stock Focus List portfolio returned +10.73% in 2026 (through the end of May) vs. +11.27% for the S&P 500 index and +9.53% for the equal-weight version of the index.
The portfolio returned +22.1% in 2025 vs. +17.9% for the S&P 500 index and +11.4% for the equal-weight version of the index.
The Zacks Focus List portfolio returned +18.41% in 2024 vs. +25.04% for the S&P 500 index and +13% for the equal-weight S&P 500 index. The portfolio had returned +29.54% in 2023 vs. +26.28% for the S&P 500 index and +13.61% for the equal-weight S&P 500 index. In 2022, the portfolio returned -15.2% vs. the S&P 500 index’s -17.96%.
Through May 31st, 2026, the portfolio’s rolling returns on a one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since 2004 have been +31.42% (vs. +29.78% for the S&P 500 index), +24.26% (vs. +23.62%), +12.94% (vs. +14.15%), +16.40% (vs. +15.64%) and +12.42% vs. (+11.03%), respectively.
EARNINGS CERTAIN PORTFOLIO UPDATED: 2026-06-08 09:27
Zacks ECAP Performance and Featured Stocks
Monster Beverage Corporation (Ticker: MNST) has gained +18.44% over the past three months. Another ECAP stock, FactSet Research Systems Inc. (Ticker: FDS), has returned +13.17% over the same period.
The Zacks Earnings Certain Admiral Portfolio (ECAP), which consists of 30 concentrated, ultra-defensive, long-term Buy-and-Hold stocks, returned -7.14% in 2026 Q1 vs. -4.33% for the S&P 500 index.
For 2025, the portfolio returned -1.67% vs. +17.9% gain for the S&P 500 index. For the year 2024, the portfolio returned +16.26% vs. +24.89% for the S&P 500 index (SPY ETF). In 2023, the portfolio returned +12.17% vs. +26.28% for the S&P 500 index. The portfolio returned -4.7% in 2022 vs. the S&P 500 index’s -17.96%.
TOP 10 STOCKS UPDATED: 2026-06-08 09:27
Zacks Top 10 Stocks
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (Ticker: MPWR), from the Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2026, has gained +58.18% since the list was released on January 5, 2026. During this period, the S&P 500 has increased by +7.97%.
The Top 10 portfolio retuned +19.72% in 2026 (through May 31st) vs. +11.27% for the S&P 500 index and +9.53% for the equal-weight version of the index.
The Top 10 portfolio returned +22.6% in 2025 vs. +17.9% for the S&P 500 index and +11.4% for the equal-weight version of the index.
The Top 10 portfolio returned +62.98% in 2024, vs. +25.04% for the S&P 500 index and +13% for the equal-weight version of the index. The portfolio had returned +25.15% in 2023 vs. +26.28% for the S&P 500 index.
Through the end of May 2026, the Top 10 portfolio has produced a cumulative return of +3,001.9% since 2012 vs. +636.2.3% for the S&P 500 index and +451.2% for the equal-weight version of the index. The portfolio has produced an average annual return of +26.6% in the period 2012 through May 31st, 2026 vs. +13.7% for the S&P 500 index and +11.03% for the equal-weight version of the index.
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