James D. Ackerman

James D. Ackerman Portfolio

Invests via Ackerman Asset Management LLC | Managed by James D. Ackerman
Invests via Ackerman Asset Management LLC
Managed by James D. Ackerman
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Veteran private equity investor and corporate finance executive with experience in leveraged buyouts, restructuring, and operational turnarounds. James D. Ackerman brings multi-decade experience leading middle-market transactions, portfolio company governance and capital raising across industrials and services sectors. Prior roles include senior operating and deal leadership at buyout firms and corporate development functions; known for operational rigor, debt optimization and strategic M&A execution. Frequently engages with limited partners and board-level oversight.

Veteran private equity investor and corporate finance executive with experience in leveraged buyouts, restructuring, and operational turnarounds. James D. Ackerman brings multi-decade experience leading middle-market transactions, portfolio company governance and capital raising across industrials and services sectors. Prior roles include senior operating and deal leadership at buyout firms and corporate development functions; known for operational rigor, debt optimization and strategic M&A execution. Frequently engages with limited partners and board-level oversight.

Investment Philosophy & Strategy

Focuses on control-oriented middle-market private equity investments that combine disciplined buyout underwriting with hands-on operational transformation. Targets industrials and services businesses where operational rigor, margin expansion and capital-structure optimization can drive 3–7 year value creation horizons. Prefers leveraged but conservative debt sizing, active board-level governance, and bolt-on M&A to accelerate scale. Investment decisions emphasize proven management partnerships, measurable operational KPIs, cashflow resilience, and exit optionality across strategic sales or secondary buyouts.

Focuses on control-oriented middle-market private equity investments that combine disciplined buyout underwriting with hands-on operational transformation. Targets industrials and services businesses where operational rigor, margin expansion and capital-structure optimization can drive 3–7 year value creation horizons. Prefers leveraged but conservative debt sizing, active board-level governance, and bolt-on M&A to accelerate scale. Investment decisions emphasize proven management partnerships, measurable operational KPIs, cashflow resilience, and exit optionality across strategic sales or secondary buyouts.

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:
37.22%
Gain -1.36%
Monthly
1.72%
Yearly
22.73%
Drawdown
11.31%
$170.33M
Equity
Holdings
$170.33M
Investment
$129.49M
$41.09M
Profit -$2.05M
Realized
$253,936.57
Unrealized
$40.84M
Dividends
$2.72M

Goals

Avg. 72% completed goals
Yearly
Gain > 5%
2026
44%
Yearly
Gain < 20%
2026
100%
Today
Compared To Yesterday
Gain
-1.36%
Profit
-$2.05M
Win %
70%
This Week
Compared To Last Week
Gain
-1.96%
Profit
-$3.41M
Win %
70%
This Month
Compared to last month
Gain
-0.35%
Profit
-$597,249.99
Win %
70%
This Year
Compared to last year
Gain
2.2%
Profit
$3.66M
Win %
67%
Vulcan Materials Company logo
VMC Vulcan Materials Company
+1.53%
+$2,702.01
Waste Connections Inc. logo
WCN Waste Connections Inc.
+1.04%
+$2,838.02
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. logo
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
+1.01%
+$4,778.99
Marriott International Inc. - Class A logo
MAR Marriott International Inc. - Class A
+0.96%
+$4,319.47
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF logo
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
+0.94%
+$6,943.26
Johnson & Johnson logo
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
+0.93%
+$1,888
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
+0.53%
+$48,669.09
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. logo
WTM White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
+0.49%
+$1,053
Visa Inc. Class A logo
V Visa Inc. Class A
+0.47%
+$2,618
Capital Bancorp Inc. logo
CBNK Capital Bancorp Inc.
+0.42%
+$4,385.04
Eli Lilly and Company logo
LLY Eli Lilly and Company
+0.41%
+$1,217.71
Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF logo
FLGB Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF
+0.4%
+$1,129.33
The Home Depot, Inc. logo
HD The Home Depot, Inc.
+0.33%
+$1,061.52
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF logo
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
+0.04%
+$970.41
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF logo
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
+0.02%
+$1,965.11
iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF logo
ICSH iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF
+0.01%
+$102.34
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. logo
BMNR Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc.
-8.03%
-$32,083.12
Axon Enterprise, Inc. logo
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
-6.7%
-$18,999.2
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF logo
XLK State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
-3.07%
-$58,003.56
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 logo
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
-2.67%
-$221,432.31
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOG Alphabet Inc
-2.58%
-$8,915
Microsoft Corp. logo
MSFT Microsoft Corp.
-2.55%
-$15,642.72
Ark Israel Innovative Technology ETF logo
IZRL Ark Israel Innovative Technology ETF
-2.38%
-$11,607.75
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
-2.11%
-$7,307.43
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logo
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
-1.86%
-$109,803.24
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF logo
XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
-1.5%
-$75,792.96
iShares S&P 100 ETF logo
OEF iShares S&P 100 ETF
-1.44%
-$488,151.32
VanEck Israel ETF logo
ISRA VanEck Israel ETF
-1.43%
-$6,358.94
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MKT ETF logo
VTI VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MKT ETF
-1.35%
-$3,630.09
iShares Russell 1000 ETF logo
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF
-1.26%
-$113,715.21
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF logo
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
-1.26%
-$9,544.3
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF logo
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
-1.26%
-$795,701.07
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust logo
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
-1.26%
-$147,855.37
ISHARES RUSSELL 3000 ETF logo
IWV ISHARES RUSSELL 3000 ETF
-1.25%
-$6,895.99
iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF logo
EWN iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF
-0.52%
-$1,519.8
iShares MSCI Israel ETF logo
EIS iShares MSCI Israel ETF
-0.5%
-$1,010.35
iShares MSCI Germany ETF logo
EWG iShares MSCI Germany ETF
-0.23%
-$668.89
Moody's Corporation logo
MCO Moody's Corporation
-0.14%
-$385.71
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Dividends

Dividend Analysis

Yearly
$
Trades
102
Longs Won
70/102 68%
Profit Factor
79.19
Profitability
Shorts Won
0/0 0%
Standard Deviation
$1.93M
Average Win
$594,529.97
Best Trade
(Oct 14) $17.51M
Sharpe Ratio
-96.91
Average Loss
-$16,422.79
Worst Trade
(Dec 30) -$132,349.85
Z-Score
3.61 (99.97%)
Commissions
$0
Avg. Trade Length
11m 4d
Expectancy
$402,858.52
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% 0.03% 2.13%
Consecutive Losing Trades 10,417 9,375 8,333 7,292 6,250 5,208 4,167 3,125 2,083 1,042
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Returns

Overall, Monthly
Symbol Quantity Cost Value Comm. Profit (&#36;) Gain (%) Change
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
26,889 $7.05M $9.24M - $2.2M 31.21%
+0.529%
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
1,357 $282,622 $338,401.87 - $55,779.87 19.74%
-2.114%
Axon Enterprise, Inc. logo
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
680 $386,192 $264,690 - -$121,502 -31.46%
-6.697%
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. logo
BMNR Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc.
17,111 $330,587.93 $367,629.83 - $37,041.9 11.2%
-8.027%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. logo
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
900 $474,233.87 $477,890.99 - $3,657.12 0.77%
+1.01%
Capital Bancorp Inc. logo
CBNK Capital Bancorp Inc.
26,576 $752,898.08 $1.05M - $299,378.64 39.76%
+0.418%
iShares MSCI Israel ETF logo
EIS iShares MSCI Israel ETF
1,670 $201,586 $199,590.05 - -$1,995.95 -0.99%
-0.504%
iShares MSCI Germany ETF logo
EWG iShares MSCI Germany ETF
7,041 $261,080.32 $291,814.24 - $30,733.92 11.77%
-0.229%
iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF logo
EWN iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF
4,470 $208,883 $289,611.3 - $80,728.3 38.65%
-0.522%
Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF logo
FLGB Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF
7,693 $220,491.4 $283,910.16 - $63,418.76 28.76%
+0.399%
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOG Alphabet Inc
1,000 $286,860 $335,995 - $49,135 17.13%
-2.585%
The Home Depot, Inc. logo
HD The Home Depot, Inc.
1,051 $378,531.22 $325,021.75 - -$53,509.47 -14.14%
+0.328%
iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF logo
ICSH iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF
20,468 $1.04M $1.03M - -$6,018.19 -0.58%
+0.01%
VanEck Israel ETF logo
ISRA VanEck Israel ETF
6,801 $286,892 $438,392.46 - $151,500.46 52.81%
-1.43%
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF logo
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
3,579 $547,945 $747,509.94 - $199,564.94 36.42%
+0.938%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF logo
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
81,527 $45.82M $62.4M - $16.58M 36.2%
-1.259%
iShares Russell 1000 ETF logo
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF
21,375 $6.56M $8.89M - $2.34M 35.63%
-1.263%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logo
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
21,446 $5.23M $5.79M - $557,731.49 10.66%
-1.861%
ISHARES RUSSELL 3000 ETF logo
IWV ISHARES RUSSELL 3000 ETF
1,263 $401,179.32 $544,731.9 - $143,552.58 35.78%
-1.25%
Ark Israel Innovative Technology ETF logo
IZRL Ark Israel Innovative Technology ETF
17,325 $371,621 $475,224.75 - $103,603.75 27.88%
-2.384%
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FAQ
Which stocks have generated the highest profits for James D. Ackerman?
The largest contributions to the portfolio's profits come from the following stocks: iShares Core S&P 500 ETF - $1.16M, iShares S&P 100 ETF - $499,712.4, JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF - $449,382.7, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust - $256,454.09, and iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF - $176,409.38. 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: Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc - $132,296.44, iShares Ethereum Trust - $68,184.27, Palantir Technologies Inc - $5,768, Berkshire Hathaway Inc - $3,297.24, and Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc - $427.5. These positions have had the most negative impact on overall performance and highlight the weaker areas of the portfolio.
What dividends does James D. Ackerman's portfolio generate?
The portfolio generates substantial dividend income, with a total of $2.72M earned over time. The largest contributors to dividend income include iShares Core S&P 500 ETF - $1.01M, JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF - $448,631.36, iShares S&P 100 ETF - $409,296.27, iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF - $176,732.23, and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust - $173,535.62. This indicates that dividends play a meaningful role in the investor's overall strategy.
How stable are James D. Ackerman's monthly returns?
James D. Ackerman's monthly returns show a mixed pattern. Some months are relatively calm, while others are noticeably stronger or weaker, which suggests that performance is not fully consistent over time. This points to a strategy that may offer attractive upside but can also experience uneven short-term results.
Can James D. Ackerman's strategy be considered aggressive or moderate?
James D. Ackerman'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 James D. Ackerman's strategy?
James D. Ackerman'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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