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Carl Amos Johnson Portfolio

Invests via Grove Street Fiduciary LLC | Managed by Carl Amos Johnson, Hazel Elizabeth Grolljahn
Invests via Grove Street Fiduciary LLC
Managed by Carl Amos Johnson, Hazel Elizabeth Grolljahn
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Seasoned finance executive and investor focused on middle-market private equity, operational value creation and board-level governance. Carl Amos Johnson brings multi-decade experience leading deal teams, structuring leveraged buyouts and executing portfolio transformations across industrials and TMT sectors. Known for hands-on operational oversight, strategic cost optimization and bolt-on M&A to drive EBITDA expansion, he frequently serves on portfolio company boards and sponsors exit processes for strategic and financial buyers. Background blends investment banking and operational leadership with experience raising institutional capital and managing LP relationships. Market-relevant profile: experienced sponsor with deep transaction experience, operational emphasis and a track record of positioning businesses for strategic sale or recapitalization.

Seasoned finance executive and investor focused on middle-market private equity, operational value creation and board-level governance. Carl Amos Johnson brings multi-decade experience leading deal teams, structuring leveraged buyouts and executing portfolio transformations across industrials and TMT sectors. Known for hands-on operational oversight, strategic cost optimization and bolt-on M&A to drive EBITDA expansion, he frequently serves on portfolio company boards and sponsors exit processes for strategic and financial buyers. Background blends investment banking and operational leadership with experience raising institutional capital and managing LP relationships. Market-relevant profile: experienced sponsor with deep transaction experience, operational emphasis and a track record of positioning businesses for strategic sale or recapitalization.

Investment Philosophy & Strategy

Targets control-oriented middle-market investments where operational redesign and bolt-on M&A can materially increase EBITDA and enterprise value. Employs a hands-on sponsor approach combining leveraged buyout structuring with active board governance, disciplined cost optimization, and strategic add-on consolidation. Capital allocation prioritizes companies with stable cash flows, clear margin-improvement levers and scalable platforms in industrials and TMT, with 3–7 year value-creation horizons geared to strategic sale or recapitalization. Underwriting emphasizes conservative leverage, scenario-driven downside protection and management alignment through equity incentives and governance covenants.

Targets control-oriented middle-market investments where operational redesign and bolt-on M&A can materially increase EBITDA and enterprise value. Employs a hands-on sponsor approach combining leveraged buyout structuring with active board governance, disciplined cost optimization, and strategic add-on consolidation. Capital allocation prioritizes companies with stable cash flows, clear margin-improvement levers and scalable platforms in industrials and TMT, with 3–7 year value-creation horizons geared to strategic sale or recapitalization. Underwriting emphasizes conservative leverage, scenario-driven downside protection and management alignment through equity incentives and governance covenants.

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:
16.87%
Gain -0.27%
Monthly
0.78%
Yearly
9.81%
Drawdown
10.46%
$242.44M
Equity
Holdings
$242.44M
Investment
$213.28M
$32.57M
Profit -$613,687.54
Realized
$3.41M
Unrealized
$29.16M
Dividends
$8.31M

Goals

Avg. 74% completed goals
Yearly
Gain > 5%
2026
48%
Yearly
Gain < 20%
2026
100%
Today
Compared To Yesterday
Gain
-0.27%
Profit
-$613,687.54
Win %
76%
This Week
Compared To Last Week
Gain
-0.25%
Profit
-$613,687.54
Win %
76%
This Month
Compared to last month
Gain
0.86%
Profit
$2.07M
Win %
76%
This Year
Compared to last year
Gain
2.38%
Profit
$5.65M
Win %
74%
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
+15.32%
+$51,594.39
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOG Alphabet Inc
+6.88%
+$29,861
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOGL Alphabet Inc
+6.73%
+$35,502.6
Meta Platforms Inc Class A logo
META Meta Platforms Inc Class A
+3.28%
+$6,700.72
Microsoft Corp. logo
MSFT Microsoft Corp.
+3.02%
+$48,963.86
NVIDIA Corporation logo
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation
+2.93%
+$31,205.19
Zebra Technologies Corporation logo
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation
+1.82%
+$4,709.25
General Electric Company logo
GE General Electric Company
+1.42%
+$13,510.57
Wells Fargo & Company logo
WFC Wells Fargo & Company
+1.19%
+$3,841.32
EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF logo
EMQQ EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF
+1.06%
+$262,279.44
Curtiss-Wright Corporation logo
CW Curtiss-Wright Corporation
+1.02%
+$6,796.87
Automatic Data Processing Inc. logo
ADP Automatic Data Processing Inc.
+0.98%
+$8,028.97
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF logo
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
+0.96%
+$10,590.16
Union Pacific Corporation logo
UNP Union Pacific Corporation
+0.92%
+$2,133.34
SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF logo
XSD SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF
+0.92%
+$1,550.5
International Business Machines Corporation logo
IBM International Business Machines Corporation
+0.86%
+$4,687.09
GE Vernova Inc. logo
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
+0.85%
+$5,318.4
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund logo
XSOE WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund
+0.73%
+$3,324.09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust logo
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
+0.72%
+$19,496.45
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF logo
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
+0.71%
+$1,856.54
INQQ The India Internet ETF logo
INQQ INQQ The India Internet ETF
+0.71%
+$13,245.92
Caterpillar Inc. logo
CAT Caterpillar Inc.
+0.7%
+$1,553.58
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF logo
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
+0.69%
+$4,751.36
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF logo
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
+0.59%
+$2,117.78
Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF logo
VTHR Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF
+0.59%
+$3,824.62
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MKT ETF logo
VTI VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MKT ETF
+0.53%
+$55,336.56
Broadcom Inc. logo
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
+0.37%
+$1,064.16
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. logo
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
+0.36%
+$3,348
JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.
+0.27%
+$4,392.62
Symbotic Inc. Class A logo
SYM Symbotic Inc. Class A
+0.26%
+$2,914.97
Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF logo
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF
+0.22%
+$785.28
Johnson & Johnson logo
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
+0.21%
+$658.79
Cummins Inc. logo
CMI Cummins Inc.
+0.19%
+$458.73
FMQQ The Next Frontier Internet & Ecommerce ETF logo
FMQQ FMQQ The Next Frontier Internet & Ecommerce ETF
+0.19%
+$21,365.52
3M Company logo
MMM 3M Company
+0.12%
+$434.69
Waste Management, Inc. logo
WM Waste Management, Inc.
+0.1%
+$327.58
Abbott Laboratories logo
ABT Abbott Laboratories
+0.09%
+$247.14
Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF logo
DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF
0%
$0
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
-7.35%
-$148,591.2
AbbVie Inc. logo
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
-2.51%
-$17,682.51
Dillard's Inc. logo
DDS Dillard's Inc.
-2.32%
-$7,180.56
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund logo
BRW Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund
-1.64%
-$1,268.52
Exxon Mobil Corporation logo
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation
-0.97%
-$5,373.36
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund logo
VIGI Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
-0.83%
-$2,279.35
Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index ETF logo
FNDC Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index ETF
-0.73%
-$35,597.52
VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF logo
VEA VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF
-0.66%
-$49,666.36
Amgen Inc. logo
AMGN Amgen Inc.
-0.64%
-$1,664.09
Philip Morris International Inc. logo
PM Philip Morris International Inc.
-0.61%
-$1,669.69
Eli Lilly and Company logo
LLY Eli Lilly and Company
-0.53%
-$1,097.27
The Home Depot, Inc. logo
HD The Home Depot, Inc.
-0.42%
-$1,788.96
Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF logo
SCHC Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF
-0.41%
-$8,982.8
Vanguard Information Technology ETF logo
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
-0.38%
-$4,912.32
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF logo
VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
-0.37%
-$26,344.83
Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF logo
SCHZ Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
-0.31%
-$32,318.58
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF logo
VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
-0.27%
-$1,213.49
Vanguard Value ETF logo
VTV Vanguard Value ETF
-0.27%
-$2,139.3
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund logo
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
-0.26%
-$8,854.19
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF logo
VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF
-0.23%
-$60,909.77
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF logo
BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
-0.23%
-$34,154.89
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF logo
VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
-0.22%
-$3,438.5
Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF logo
DFAX Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
-0.22%
-$440.72
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF logo
VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
-0.22%
-$5,639.55
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF logo
XLK State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
-0.22%
-$879.3
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP VALUE ETF logo
VBR VANGUARD SMALL-CAP VALUE ETF
-0.2%
-$64,781.76
WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund logo
DLS WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund
-0.16%
-$6,039.74
iShares International Aggregate Bond Fund logo
IAGG iShares International Aggregate Bond Fund
-0.16%
-$4,987.6
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF logo
VSS Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF
-0.16%
-$16,128.53
Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF logo
DFAT Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF
-0.15%
-$3,794.67
Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF logo
SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
-0.12%
-$15,797.7
Dimensional Inflation-Protected Securities ETF logo
DFIP Dimensional Inflation-Protected Securities ETF
-0.11%
-$4,178.74
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF logo
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
-0.11%
-$297.36
iShares TIPS Bond ETF logo
TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
-0.1%
-$249.7
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund logo
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund
-0.05%
-$1,251.35
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF logo
VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF
-0.05%
-$217.28
Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF logo
SCHO Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
-0.04%
-$2,925.14
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Dividends

Dividend Analysis

Yearly
$
Trades
295
Longs Won
222/295 75%
Profit Factor
12.24
Profitability
Shorts Won
0/0 0%
Standard Deviation
$514,428.43
Average Win
$159,775.96
Best Trade
(Aug 17) $6.25M
Sharpe Ratio
-11.5
Average Loss
-$39,693.16
Worst Trade
(Sep 01) -$677,559.15
Z-Score
4.49 (100%)
Commissions
$0
Avg. Trade Length
11m 4w 1d
Expectancy
$110,415.81
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 6,098 5,488 4,878 4,268 3,659 3,049 2,439 1,829 1,220 610
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Returns

Overall, Monthly
Symbol Quantity Cost Value Comm. Profit (&#36;) Gain (%) Change
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
6,060 $1.48M $1.87M - $394,282.16 26.68%
-7.354%
AbbVie Inc. logo
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
2,733 $572,617.68 $685,819.02 - $113,201.34 19.77%
-2.513%
Abbott Laboratories logo
ABT Abbott Laboratories
2,746 $364,256.75 $290,252.2 - -$74,004.55 -20.32%
+0.085%
Automatic Data Processing Inc. logo
ADP Automatic Data Processing Inc.
3,100 $947,142.63 $826,025.97 - -$121,116.66 -12.79%
+0.982%
Amgen Inc. logo
AMGN Amgen Inc.
671 $219,625 $258,442.36 - $38,817.36 17.67%
-0.64%
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
1,430 $313,727.63 $388,359.39 - $74,631.76 23.79%
+15.321%
Broadcom Inc. logo
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
739 $203,942.45 $287,677.92 - $83,735.47 41.06%
+0.371%
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund logo
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
46,601 $3.36M $3.37M - $10,915.13 0.33%
-0.262%
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF logo
BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
310,499 $15.23M $14.83M - -$395,923.25 -2.6%
-0.23%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. logo
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
1,800 $815,903.78 $920,772 - $104,868.22 12.85%
+0.365%
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund logo
BRW Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund
11,532 $87,874 $76,226.52 - -$11,647.48 -13.25%
-1.637%
Caterpillar Inc. logo
CAT Caterpillar Inc.
274 $291,783 $223,257.94 - -$68,525.06 -23.48%
+0.701%
Cummins Inc. logo
CMI Cummins Inc.
376 $202,296 $238,459.2 - $36,163.2 17.88%
+0.193%
Curtiss-Wright Corporation logo
CW Curtiss-Wright Corporation
926 $328,610 $670,424 - $341,814 104.02%
+1.024%
Dillard's Inc. logo
DDS Dillard's Inc.
514 $214,765 $302,406.78 - $87,641.78 40.81%
-2.319%
Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF logo
DFAT Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF
34,497 $1.92M $2.44M - $519,869.51 27.08%
-0.155%
Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF logo
DFAX Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
5,509 $202,952 $201,133.59 - -$1,818.41 -0.9%
-0.219%
Dimensional Inflation-Protected Securities ETF logo
DFIP Dimensional Inflation-Protected Securities ETF
92,861 $3.77M $3.76M - -$5,426.22 -0.14%
-0.111%
Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF logo
DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF
39,725 $1.22M $1.58M - $352,758.12 28.85%
0.0
Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF logo
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF
6,544 $267,780.81 $363,780.96 - $96,000.15 35.85%
+0.216%
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FAQ
Which stocks have generated the highest profits for Carl Amos Johnson?
The largest contributions to the portfolio's profits come from the following stocks: EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF - $2.35M, Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF - $993,920.94, Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF - $964,058.12, Vanguard Total International Bond ETF - $908,724.83, and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF - $761,320.14. 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: Zebra Technologies Corporation - $128,629, Broadcom Inc - $61,336.27, Alphabet Inc - $40,544.84, Procter & Gamble Co - $27,761.6, and Dillard's Inc - $21,798.38. These positions have had the most negative impact on overall performance and highlight the weaker areas of the portfolio.
What dividends does Carl Amos Johnson's portfolio generate?
The portfolio generates substantial dividend income, with a total of $8.31M earned over time. The largest contributors to dividend income include EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF - $1.02M, Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF - $975,690.69, Vanguard Total International Bond ETF - $909,326.25, Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF - $763,764.23, and Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF - $709,710.83. This indicates that dividends play a meaningful role in the investor's overall strategy.
How stable are Carl Amos Johnson's monthly returns?
Carl Amos Johnson'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 Carl Amos Johnson's strategy be considered aggressive or moderate?
Carl Amos Johnson'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 Carl Amos Johnson's strategy?
Carl Amos Johnson'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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