David W. Sommer

David W. Sommer Portfolio

Invests via St. Clair Advisors LLC | Managed by David W. Sommer, Craig A. Steinbrink, Ronald E. Bates
Invests via St. Clair Advisors LLC
Managed by David W. Sommer, Craig A. Steinbrink, Ronald E. Bates
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Seasoned investor and operator focused on growth-stage technology and healthcare companies, with a background in corporate finance and operational leadership. David W. Sommer brings experience in strategic M&A, board advisory and capital formation, often supporting scaling, governance and exit planning. Known for hands-on portfolio management and cross-border deal experience, offers network access to growth capital, strategic buyers and executive talent in later-stage private markets.

Seasoned investor and operator focused on growth-stage technology and healthcare companies, with a background in corporate finance and operational leadership. David W. Sommer brings experience in strategic M&A, board advisory and capital formation, often supporting scaling, governance and exit planning. Known for hands-on portfolio management and cross-border deal experience, offers network access to growth capital, strategic buyers and executive talent in later-stage private markets.

Investment Philosophy & Strategy

Focuses on growth-stage technology and healthcare opportunities where operational engagement accelerates scale and exit optionality. Prefers businesses with durable unit economics, scalable go-to-market and regulatory or clinical moats, deploying staged, milestone‑linked capital and retaining follow-on reserves. Investment decisions blend corporate‑finance discipline with operator-led value creation: active board involvement, strategic M&A readiness, governance upgrades and recruitment of executive talent. Uses cross‑border networks to source strategic co-investors and buyers, targets multi‑year value realization while monitoring KPIs to control downside.

Focuses on growth-stage technology and healthcare opportunities where operational engagement accelerates scale and exit optionality. Prefers businesses with durable unit economics, scalable go-to-market and regulatory or clinical moats, deploying staged, milestone‑linked capital and retaining follow-on reserves. Investment decisions blend corporate‑finance discipline with operator-led value creation: active board involvement, strategic M&A readiness, governance upgrades and recruitment of executive talent. Uses cross‑border networks to source strategic co-investors and buyers, targets multi‑year value realization while monitoring KPIs to control downside.

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:
143.05%
Gain +0.45%
Monthly
1.49%
Yearly
19.43%
Drawdown
29.55%
$407.65M
Equity
Holdings
$407.65M
Investment
$258.96M
$182.56M
Profit +$1M
Realized
$33.87M
Unrealized
$148.69M
Dividends
$29.56M

Goals

Avg. 61% completed goals
Yearly
Gain > 5%
2026
22%
Yearly
Gain < 20%
2026
100%
Today
Compared To Yesterday
Gain
0.45%
Profit
$1M
Win %
83%
This Week
Compared To Last Week
Gain
-0.63%
Profit
-$2.58M
Win %
83%
This Month
Compared to last month
Gain
1.32%
Profit
$5.29M
Win %
83%
This Year
Compared to last year
Gain
1.09%
Profit
$4.44M
Win %
85%
Nike, Inc. - Class B logo
NKE Nike, Inc. - Class B
+6.62%
+$30,439.06
Accenture plc Class A logo
ACN Accenture plc Class A
+4.94%
+$33,877.77
Stryker Corporation logo
SYK Stryker Corporation
+4%
+$109,570.45
Salesforce Inc logo
CRM Salesforce Inc
+3.87%
+$48,472
Lowe's Companies Inc. logo
LOW Lowe's Companies Inc.
+3.85%
+$39,331.25
Gilead Sciences Inc. logo
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc.
+3.56%
+$28,518.7
Danaher Corporation logo
DHR Danaher Corporation
+3.43%
+$19,221.03
Amgen Inc. logo
AMGN Amgen Inc.
+3.26%
+$37,476.03
General Mills, Inc. logo
GIS General Mills, Inc.
+3.18%
+$14,576.82
Starbucks Corporation logo
SBUX Starbucks Corporation
+2.96%
+$43,031.16
Blackstone Inc. logo
BX Blackstone Inc.
+2.93%
+$59,680.9
Novartis AG Sponsored ADR logo
NVS Novartis AG Sponsored ADR
+2.74%
+$28,509.84
Visa Inc. Class A logo
V Visa Inc. Class A
+2.65%
+$23,848.74
Oracle Corporation logo
ORCL Oracle Corporation
+2.39%
+$5,312.5
The Walt Disney Company logo
DIS The Walt Disney Company
+2.29%
+$9,825
Abbott Laboratories logo
ABT Abbott Laboratories
+2.2%
+$32,133.75
CVS Health Corporation logo
CVS CVS Health Corporation
+2.01%
+$7,280
International Business Machines Corporation logo
IBM International Business Machines Corporation
+1.97%
+$80,321.92
American Water Works Company, Inc. logo
AWK American Water Works Company, Inc.
+1.87%
+$4,919.98
Pfizer Inc. logo
PFE Pfizer Inc.
+1.61%
+$18,513.77
Medtronic plc logo
MDT Medtronic plc
+1.54%
+$20,761.4
Progressive Corporation logo
PGR Progressive Corporation
+1.16%
+$164,076.14
American Tower Corporation logo
AMT American Tower Corporation
+1.13%
+$24,993.58
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF logo
IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
+1.09%
+$6,483.12
Microsoft Corp. logo
MSFT Microsoft Corp.
+1.06%
+$274,809.98
iShares Select Dividend ETF logo
DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF
+0.97%
+$45,178.96
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust logo
DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
+0.88%
+$25,849.88
AbbVie Inc. logo
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
+0.87%
+$2,219.59
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF logo
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
+0.87%
+$23,407.66
SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF logo
RWR SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF
+0.86%
+$77,825.48
Deere & Company logo
DE Deere & Company
+0.86%
+$2,817.36
Costco Wholesale Corporation logo
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation
+0.84%
+$16,416
FedEx Corporation logo
FDX FedEx Corporation
+0.8%
+$8,623.37
Procter & Gamble Co logo
PG Procter & Gamble Co
+0.79%
+$26,982.4
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logo
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
+0.79%
+$5,155.7
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF logo
VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
+0.77%
+$27,013.19
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF logo
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
+0.75%
+$18,449.37
General Electric Company logo
GE General Electric Company
+0.72%
+$6,607.9
The Coca-Cola Company logo
KO The Coca-Cola Company
+0.69%
+$32,490.41
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF logo
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
+0.67%
+$1,815.25
Vanguard Value ETF logo
VTV Vanguard Value ETF
+0.66%
+$1,921.36
ISHARES S&P 500 VALUE ETF logo
IVE ISHARES S&P 500 VALUE ETF
+0.65%
+$21,425.42
3M Company logo
MMM 3M Company
+0.63%
+$5,280.03
PepsiCo, Inc. logo
PEP PepsiCo, Inc.
+0.6%
+$18,000.06
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF logo
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
+0.59%
+$13,581.84
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF logo
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
+0.58%
+$126,892.98
Bank of America Corporation logo
BAC Bank of America Corporation
+0.57%
+$1,640.2
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOGL Alphabet Inc
+0.47%
+$34,972.34
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund logo
DLN WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund
+0.42%
+$6,132.84
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Fund logo
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Fund
+0.42%
+$52,789.44
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOG Alphabet Inc
+0.42%
+$23,942.37
Norfolk Southern Corporation logo
NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation
+0.37%
+$4,577.93
Merck & Co., Inc. logo
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
+0.36%
+$3,396.75
General Dynamics Corporation logo
GD General Dynamics Corporation
+0.34%
+$2,022.85
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. logo
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
+0.28%
+$1,227.78
VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF logo
VEA VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF
+0.23%
+$2,176.64
iShares Russell 1000 ETF logo
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF
+0.12%
+$6,415
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MKT ETF logo
VTI VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MKT ETF
+0.11%
+$360
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF logo
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
+0.04%
+$47,451.27
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust logo
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
+0.01%
+$51.59
Cisco Systems, Inc. logo
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
-4.02%
-$95,535.85
GE Vernova Inc. logo
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
-3.2%
-$20,970.48
Eaton Corporation plc logo
ETN Eaton Corporation plc
-2.92%
-$173,502.05
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF logo
MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
-2.1%
-$6,784
NVIDIA Corporation logo
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation
-1.94%
-$47,330.1
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. logo
PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
-1.46%
-$100,192.66
Exxon Mobil Corporation logo
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation
-1.18%
-$39,763.1
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF logo
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
-1.17%
-$270,673.2
Chevron Corporation logo
CVX Chevron Corporation
-1.06%
-$3,209.86
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF logo
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
-0.54%
-$4,542.75
ISHARES S&P 500 GROWTH ETF (3IS8) logo
IVW ISHARES S&P 500 GROWTH ETF (3IS8)
-0.5%
-$33,131.2
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF logo
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
-0.48%
-$2,209.89
W.W. Grainger, Inc. logo
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc.
-0.48%
-$3,798
Vanguard Growth ETF logo
VUG Vanguard Growth ETF
-0.46%
-$1,642.57
JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.
-0.35%
-$7,278.04
iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF logo
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF
-0.3%
-$6,411.28
Johnson & Johnson logo
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
-0.11%
-$6,387.54
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
-0.1%
-$3,543.03
iShares S&P 100 ETF logo
OEF iShares S&P 100 ETF
-0.09%
-$3,218.4
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
-0.07%
-$18,112.56
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF logo
IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
-0.04%
-$201.19
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Dividends

Dividend Analysis

Yearly
$
Trades
927
Longs Won
721/927 77%
Profit Factor
18.01
Profitability
Shorts Won
0/0 0%
Standard Deviation
$1.34M
Average Win
$268,092.66
Best Trade
(Oct 14) $35.73M
Sharpe Ratio
-12.13
Average Loss
-$52,112.04
Worst Trade
(Dec 31) -$934,786.01
Z-Score
19.98 (100%)
Commissions
$0
Avg. Trade Length
2y 4m 2w
Expectancy
$196,936.06
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 7,813 7,031 6,250 5,469 4,688 3,906 3,125 2,344 1,563 781
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Returns

Overall, Monthly
Symbol Quantity Cost Value Comm. Profit (&#36;) Gain (%) Change
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
77,078 $11.91M $26.42M - $14.5M 121.74%
-0.069%
AbbVie Inc. logo
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
895 $234,123 $255,934.2 - $21,811.2 9.32%
+0.875%
Abbott Laboratories logo
ABT Abbott Laboratories
14,250 $1.55M $1.49M - -$58,406.78 -3.77%
+2.203%
Accenture plc Class A logo
ACN Accenture plc Class A
3,190 $753,891.37 $719,600.2 - -$34,291.17 -4.55%
+4.94%
Amgen Inc. logo
AMGN Amgen Inc.
2,700 $681,971 $1.19M - $506,002 74.2%
+3.257%
American Tower Corporation logo
AMT American Tower Corporation
12,373 $2.31M $2.24M - -$63,599.46 -2.76%
+1.126%
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
14,172 $2.27M $3.6M - $1.33M 58.46%
-0.098%
American Water Works Company, Inc. logo
AWK American Water Works Company, Inc.
2,000 $292,980 $268,340 - -$24,640 -8.41%
+1.868%
Bank of America Corporation logo
BAC Bank of America Corporation
5,560 $244,362 $287,368.6 - $43,006.6 17.6%
+0.574%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. logo
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
824 $410,310 $434,940.18 - $24,630.18 6%
+0.283%
Blackstone Inc. logo
BX Blackstone Inc.
19,190 $2.21M $2.1M - -$113,576.8 -5.14%
+2.928%
Costco Wholesale Corporation logo
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation
2,000 $1M $1.98M - $976,339.25 97.24%
+0.836%
Salesforce Inc logo
CRM Salesforce Inc
5,312 $1.27M $1.3M - $33,118.86 2.61%
+3.867%
Cisco Systems, Inc. logo
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
20,905 $1.08M $2.28M - $1.2M 110.31%
-4.021%
CVS Health Corporation logo
CVS CVS Health Corporation
4,000 $301,132.66 $368,840 - $67,707.34 22.48%
+2.013%
Chevron Corporation logo
CVX Chevron Corporation
1,363 $278,338 $299,430.65 - $21,092.65 7.58%
-1.061%
Deere & Company logo
DE Deere & Company
504 $210,494.04 $330,608.88 - $120,114.84 57.06%
+0.859%
Danaher Corporation logo
DHR Danaher Corporation
2,493 $568,862.11 $579,373.2 - $10,511.09 1.85%
+3.431%
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust logo
DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
5,719 $1.75M $2.97M - $1.23M 70.1%
+0.877%
The Walt Disney Company logo
DIS The Walt Disney Company
3,930 $423,889.17 $438,155.7 - $14,266.53 3.37%
+2.294%
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FAQ
Which stocks have generated the highest profits for David W. Sommer?
The largest contributions to the portfolio's profits come from the following stocks: iShares Core S&P 500 ETF - $18.53M, iShares Select Dividend ETF - $9.63M, JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Fund - $4.37M, Microsoft Corp - $3.47M, and iShares Russell 1000 ETF - $3.39M. 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: iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF - $838,784.05, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF - $419,517.98, SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF - $386,675.57, Carnival Corporation Ltd - $255,260, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - $251,871.12. These positions have had the most negative impact on overall performance and highlight the weaker areas of the portfolio.
What dividends does David W. Sommer's portfolio generate?
The portfolio generates substantial dividend income, with a total of $29.56M earned over time. The largest contributors to dividend income include iShares Core S&P 500 ETF - $7.07M, iShares Select Dividend ETF - $4.28M, JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Fund - $4.13M, Progressive Corporation - $1.44M, and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF - $1.16M. This indicates that dividends play a meaningful role in the investor's overall strategy.
How stable are David W. Sommer's monthly returns?
David W. Sommer's monthly returns appear quite volatile. The gap between stronger and weaker months is meaningful, which suggests that the strategy can experience noticeable swings over relatively short periods. For users assessing this profile, that usually means returns may be attractive over time, but the path can be uneven and harder to tolerate during weaker periods.
Can David W. Sommer's strategy be considered aggressive or moderate?
David W. Sommer's strategy can be described as moderate. It balances growth potential with risk management, showing a willingness to accept some volatility while still maintaining a relatively structured and diversified approach.
Should beginners follow David W. Sommer's strategy?
David W. Sommer's strategy is probably not ideal for beginners. The combination of risk, volatility, or portfolio complexity may make it harder to follow and understand without prior experience. Users who are new to investing may find it challenging to replicate or tolerate the performance swings.
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