J. Kemp Sawers

J. Kemp Sawers Portfolio

Invests via Uptown Financial Advisors LLC | Managed by J. Kemp Sawers, Chris J. Carrie
Invests via Uptown Financial Advisors LLC
Managed by J. Kemp Sawers, Chris J. Carrie
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Senior investor and operator focused on growth-stage technology and financial-services businesses, with experience spanning venture capital, corporate development and board roles. J. Kemp Sawers brings a track record of sourcing and scaling software-enabled services, leading strategic M&A and advising management teams on commercial expansion and capital strategy. Market-oriented, relationship-driven profile useful to limited partners, founders and corporate acquirers seeking growth capital or exit support.

Senior investor and operator focused on growth-stage technology and financial-services businesses, with experience spanning venture capital, corporate development and board roles. J. Kemp Sawers brings a track record of sourcing and scaling software-enabled services, leading strategic M&A and advising management teams on commercial expansion and capital strategy. Market-oriented, relationship-driven profile useful to limited partners, founders and corporate acquirers seeking growth capital or exit support.

Investment Philosophy & Strategy

Focused on growth-stage technology and fintech, prefers software-enabled services and scalable business models. Employs a market-oriented, relationship-driven sourcing approach, blending operational playbooks with strategic M&A to accelerate commercial expansion. Allocates growth capital with conviction around unit economics, customer retention, and go-to-market leverage, favoring board-active, hands-on partnerships across 3–5 year horizons. Risk discipline emphasizes staged financings, value-creating milestones, and alignment with founders and corporate acquirers.

Focused on growth-stage technology and fintech, prefers software-enabled services and scalable business models. Employs a market-oriented, relationship-driven sourcing approach, blending operational playbooks with strategic M&A to accelerate commercial expansion. Allocates growth capital with conviction around unit economics, customer retention, and go-to-market leverage, favoring board-active, hands-on partnerships across 3–5 year horizons. Risk discipline emphasizes staged financings, value-creating milestones, and alignment with founders and corporate acquirers.

Disclaimer: This Portfolio is derived from and computed based on publicly available data from SEC filings.
Gain and growth charts are calculated per selected timeframe:
27.89%
Gain +0.3%
Monthly
1.15%
Yearly
14.74%
Drawdown
15.9%
$141.5M
Equity
Holdings
$141.5M
Investment
$117.37M
$25.52M
Profit +$354,031.34
Realized
$682,050.62
Unrealized
$24.84M
Dividends
$4.15M

Goals

Avg. 57.5% completed goals
Yearly
Gain > 5%
2026
15%
Yearly
Gain < 20%
2026
100%
Today
Compared To Yesterday
Gain
0.3%
Profit
$354,031.34
Win %
73%
This Week
Compared To Last Week
Gain
-0.66%
Profit
-$936,144.64
Win %
73%
This Month
Compared to last month
Gain
1%
Profit
$1.4M
Win %
73%
This Year
Compared to last year
Gain
0.75%
Profit
$1.12M
Win %
74%
Netflix, Inc. logo
NFLX Netflix, Inc.
+2.89%
+$7,344
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund logo
NEA Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
+2.53%
+$2,851.75
Wells Fargo & Company logo
WFC Wells Fargo & Company
+2.29%
+$6,574.9
American Express Company logo
AXP American Express Company
+2.25%
+$8,622.32
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund logo
NAD Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund
+1.88%
+$4,166.7
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP VALUE ETF logo
VBR VANGUARD SMALL-CAP VALUE ETF
+1.54%
+$6,779.6
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF logo
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
+1.47%
+$8,217.48
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logo
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
+1.37%
+$13,853.09
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF logo
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
+1.31%
+$143,058.6
Vanguard Real Estate ETF logo
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF
+1.21%
+$10,410.59
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF logo
SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
+1.16%
+$5,875.71
Microsoft Corp. logo
MSFT Microsoft Corp.
+1.08%
+$18,348.25
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index Fund logo
VNQI Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index Fund
+1.07%
+$3,279.15
SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF logo
SPMD SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF
+1.06%
+$2,353.71
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF logo
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
+1.05%
+$10,893.07
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF logo
VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF
+1.01%
+$115,295.4
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF logo
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
+0.9%
+$2,992.76
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF logo
VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
+0.86%
+$4,206.25
Vanguard Value ETF logo
VTV Vanguard Value ETF
+0.83%
+$33,794.61
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF logo
LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
+0.82%
+$13,810.44
iShares National Muni Bond ETF logo
MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
+0.82%
+$4,389.87
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF logo
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
+0.78%
+$4,103.25
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF logo
SCHV Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF
+0.71%
+$4,918.08
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF logo
SPYV SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF
+0.7%
+$72,989.4
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (likely mapping for ticker 0V1L) logo
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (likely mapping for ticker 0V1L)
+0.64%
+$25,174.61
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF logo
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
+0.62%
+$3,611.39
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Fund logo
VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Fund
+0.6%
+$2,220.75
SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF logo
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
+0.59%
+$5,744.61
AbbVie Inc. logo
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
+0.59%
+$3,229.03
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF logo
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
+0.57%
+$5,949.58
VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF logo
VEA VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF
+0.52%
+$19,066.68
Schwab International Equity ETF logo
SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF
+0.48%
+$23,944.44
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOGL Alphabet Inc
+0.45%
+$1,229.23
SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF logo
JNK SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
+0.43%
+$3,022.8
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF logo
BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
+0.34%
+$4,641.76
Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF logo
JBBB Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF
+0.3%
+$597.1
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust logo
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
+0.28%
+$8,757.73
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF logo
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
+0.28%
+$3,763.98
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF logo
SUB iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF
+0.28%
+$561.15
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
+0.27%
+$687.47
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF logo
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
+0.27%
+$6,352.74
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Fund logo
BSL Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Fund
+0.23%
+$519.6
Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF logo
SCHC Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF
+0.21%
+$569
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF logo
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
+0.2%
+$14,921.25
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund logo
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund
+0.1%
+$227.28
SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF logo
SPSB SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
+0.1%
+$213.45
JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.
+0.07%
+$246.75
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF logo
SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
+0.06%
+$229.52
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund logo
MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
+0.05%
+$315.55
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF logo
JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
+0.02%
+$173.61
Caterpillar Inc. logo
CAT Caterpillar Inc.
0%
$0
Cisco Systems, Inc. logo
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
-3.33%
-$21,709.12
Phillips 66 logo
PSX Phillips 66
-2.72%
-$6,471.99
NVIDIA Corporation logo
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation
-1.84%
-$44,342.65
Energy Transfer L.P. logo
ET Energy Transfer L.P.
-1.83%
-$46,210.78
Kinder Morgan, Inc. logo
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
-1.59%
-$3,734.91
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund logo
XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
-1.58%
-$5,965.25
Vanguard Energy ETF logo
VDE Vanguard Energy ETF
-1.54%
-$72,725.95
Exxon Mobil Corporation logo
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation
-1.32%
-$3,627.83
Chevron Corporation logo
CVX Chevron Corporation
-1.23%
-$3,769.91
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF logo
EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
-1.1%
-$8,829.47
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF logo
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
-0.7%
-$2,525.62
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF logo
XLK State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
-0.65%
-$1,755.83
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. logo
EPD Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
-0.61%
-$10,484.76
Broadcom Inc. logo
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
-0.56%
-$3,738.26
Texas Instruments Inc logo
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
-0.55%
-$2,480.13
Vanguard Information Technology ETF logo
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
-0.41%
-$2,068.99
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
-0.28%
-$1,499.5
Johnson & Johnson logo
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
-0.25%
-$1,120.14
SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF logo
SPEM SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF
-0.21%
-$17,390.89
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF logo
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
-0.19%
-$885.94
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund logo
XLU Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
-0.17%
-$2,937.34
Vanguard Utilities ETF logo
VPU Vanguard Utilities ETF
-0.17%
-$899.99
Meta Platforms Inc Class A logo
META Meta Platforms Inc Class A
-0.11%
-$1,071.75
Vanguard Growth ETF logo
VUG Vanguard Growth ETF
-0.1%
-$17,087.49
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF logo
SPYG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
-0.05%
-$2,858.1
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF logo
VSS Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF
-0.02%
-$614.97
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Dividends

Dividend Analysis

Yearly
$
Trades
373
Longs Won
284/373 76%
Profit Factor
26.41
Profitability
Shorts Won
0/0 0%
Standard Deviation
$278,422.02
Average Win
$93,413.16
Best Trade
(Oct 16) $3.34M
Sharpe Ratio
-10.66
Average Loss
-$11,287.45
Worst Trade
(Sep 29) -$82,116
Z-Score
10.99 (100%)
Commissions
$0
Avg. Trade Length
12m 2d
Expectancy
$68,430.98
Loss Size 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
Probability of Loss <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01%
Consecutive Losing Trades 12,500 11,250 10,000 8,750 7,500 6,250 5,000 3,750 2,500 1,250
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Returns

Overall, Monthly
Symbol Quantity Cost Value Comm. Profit (&#36;) Gain (%) Change
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
1,562 $386,660.41 $534,204 - $147,543.59 38.16%
-0.28%
AbbVie Inc. logo
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
1,957 $351,449.99 $554,613.78 - $203,163.79 57.81%
+0.586%
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF logo
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
6,121 $606,258.8 $584,004.61 - -$22,254.19 -3.67%
+0.622%
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
1,011 $215,686.1 $257,562.35 - $41,876.25 19.42%
+0.268%
Broadcom Inc. logo
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
1,947 $420,077.46 $670,410.49 - $250,333.03 59.59%
-0.555%
American Express Company logo
AXP American Express Company
1,246 $370,670.94 $391,082.02 - $20,411.08 5.51%
+2.254%
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (likely mapping for ticker 0V1L) logo
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (likely mapping for ticker 0V1L)
53,563 $4.03M $3.94M - -$94,707.61 -2.35%
+0.643%
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF logo
BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
29,011 $1.42M $1.37M - -$47,516.41 -3.35%
+0.34%
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Fund logo
BSL Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Fund
17,320 $247,638.48 $223,947.6 - -$23,690.88 -9.57%
+0.233%
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF logo
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
99,475 $7.72M $7.62M - -$105,083.68 -1.36%
+0.196%
Caterpillar Inc. logo
CAT Caterpillar Inc.
250 $266,225 $187,244.99 - -$78,980.01 -29.67%
0.0
Cisco Systems, Inc. logo
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
5,728 $415,053.91 $629,220.8 - $214,166.89 51.6%
-3.335%
Chevron Corporation logo
CVX Chevron Corporation
1,386 $217,237.61 $303,977.53 - $86,739.92 39.93%
-1.225%
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF logo
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
3,253 $245,959.88 $337,238.51 - $91,278.63 37.11%
+0.895%
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF logo
EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
8,409 $540,731.12 $790,950.52 - $250,219.4 46.27%
-1.104%
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. logo
EPD Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
47,658 $1.49M $1.7M - $200,639.55 13.42%
-0.615%
Energy Transfer L.P. logo
ET Energy Transfer L.P.
124,894 $2.39M $2.48M - $96,413.19 4.04%
-1.827%
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOGL Alphabet Inc
778 $243,514 $271,693.16 - $28,179.16 11.57%
+0.454%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF logo
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
5,471 $468,107.77 $528,608.02 - $60,500.25 12.92%
+0.782%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF logo
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
4,592 $240,020.87 $358,589.26 - $118,568.39 49.4%
-0.699%
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FAQ
Which stocks have generated the highest profits for J. Kemp Sawers?
The largest contributions to the portfolio's profits come from the following stocks: Vanguard Growth ETF - $363,167.62, Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF - $333,946.47, SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF - $280,479.18, Energy Transfer L.P - $275,535.18, and SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF - $261,616.46. These positions have been the main drivers of growth and have significantly impacted the investor's overall performance.
Which stocks have generated the largest losses for this investor?
The largest losses in the portfolio are associated with the following stocks: The Middleby Corporation - $82,116, Exxon Mobil Corporation - $47,308.08, International Business Machines Corporation - $39,468.63, Tesla, Inc - $30,901.96, and The Home Depot, Inc - $29,865.8. These positions have had the most negative impact on overall performance and highlight the weaker areas of the portfolio.
What dividends does J. Kemp Sawers's portfolio generate?
The portfolio generates substantial dividend income, with a total of $4.15M earned over time. The largest contributors to dividend income include Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF - $332,342.05, Energy Transfer L.P - $275,247.69, SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF - $266,580.51, SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF - $255,601.03, and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (likely mapping for ticker 0V1L) - $249,977.61. This indicates that dividends play a meaningful role in the investor's overall strategy.
How stable are J. Kemp Sawers's monthly returns?
J. Kemp Sawers's monthly returns look fairly stable overall, although some fluctuations are still visible. The performance pattern suggests a strategy that remains reasonably controlled from month to month, even if it is not completely smooth. This may appeal to users looking for a balance between steadier results and meaningful upside potential.
Can J. Kemp Sawers's strategy be considered aggressive or moderate?
J. Kemp Sawers's strategy leans toward a moderately conservative profile. While there is still some exposure to market fluctuations, the overall structure and risk levels suggest a focus on maintaining stability rather than pursuing aggressive growth.
Should beginners follow J. Kemp Sawers's strategy?
J. Kemp Sawers's strategy may be suitable for beginners, but with some caution. While the overall approach is not overly complex, it still involves a certain level of risk and variability. Beginners should be prepared for occasional fluctuations and ensure they understand the strategy before trying to follow it.
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