Steve Erken Portfolio
Invests via Maxele Advisors LLC | Managed by Stephen M. (Steve) Erken
Invests via Maxele Advisors LLC
Managed by Stephen M. (Steve) Erken
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Veteran private-market operator and investor, Steve Erken brings operational leadership and portfolio-management experience spanning growth-stage technology and services businesses. Known for scaling revenue and improving unit economics, he has held senior operating roles, led strategic M&A and managed investor relations for PE-backed firms. Active in board and advisory roles, he focuses on go-to-market execution, margin expansion and capital-efficient growth. Engages with venture and growth equity investors on deal sourcing and diligence.
Veteran private-market operator and investor, Steve Erken brings operational leadership and portfolio-management experience spanning growth-stage technology and services businesses. Known for scaling revenue and improving unit economics, he has held senior operating roles, led strategic M&A and managed investor relations for PE-backed firms. Active in board and advisory roles, he focuses on go-to-market execution, margin expansion and capital-efficient growth. Engages with venture and growth equity investors on deal sourcing and diligence.
Investment Philosophy & Strategy
Operates with a growth-to-value bias, prioritizing capital-efficient scaling of technology and services businesses where go-to-market and unit-economics improvements drive value. Prefers growth-stage equity and control or structured minority positions with 3–7 year horizons, underwriting opportunities by revenue traction, margin expansion potential and M&A optionality. Applies operator-led diligence, active portfolio governance, and disciplined capital allocation to de-risk execution while cultivating strategic investor syndicates to amplify exits and follow-on funding.
Operates with a growth-to-value bias, prioritizing capital-efficient scaling of technology and services businesses where go-to-market and unit-economics improvements drive value. Prefers growth-stage equity and control or structured minority positions with 3–7 year horizons, underwriting opportunities by revenue traction, margin expansion potential and M&A optionality. Applies operator-led diligence, active portfolio governance, and disciplined capital allocation to de-risk execution while cultivating strategic investor syndicates to amplify exits and follow-on funding.
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:
76.1%
Gain +0.94%
Monthly
0.87%
Yearly
10.9%
Drawdown
19.45%
$143.77M
Equity
Holdings
$143.77M
Investment
$95.99M
$48.6M
Profit +$978,985.71
Realized
$827,579.8
Unrealized
$47.77M
Dividends
$5.75M
Goals
Avg. 55.5% completed goals
Yearly
Gain > 5% 2026
Yearly
Gain < 20% 2026
Today
Compared To Yesterday
Gain
0.94%
Profit
$978,985.71
Win %
81%
This Week
Compared To Last Week
Gain
-0.97%
Profit
-$1.41M
Win %
81%
This Month
Compared to last month
Gain
3.75%
Profit
$5.2M
Win %
81%
This Year
Compared to last year
Gain
0.57%
Profit
$823,208.04
Win %
80%
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF
+1.85%
+$17,450.9 
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation
+0.85%
+$3,920.85 
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
+0.47%
+$3,602.2 
MS Morgan Stanley
+0.39%
+$2,256.75 
VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Investor Shares
+0.19%
+$878.05 
MU Micron Technology, Inc.
+0.12%
+$986.77 
SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF
+0.04%
+$2,529.98 
LLY Eli Lilly and Company
+0.04%
+$804.12 
UNP Union Pacific Corporation
+0.03%
+$130.81 
UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
+0.02%
+$89.59 
NFLX Netflix, Inc.
+0.02%
+$89.85 
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
+0.02%
+$273.45 
XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund
+0.02%
+$657.38 
VEA VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF
+0.01%
+$81.17 
META Meta Platforms Inc Class A
+0.01%
+$114.1 
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
+0.01%
+$40.58 
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
+0.01%
+$47.66 
LOW Lowe's Companies Inc.
+0.01%
+$28.69 
LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
+0.01%
+$20.54 
VTV Vanguard Value ETF
+0.01%
+$494.45 
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
+0.01%
+$52.76 
PEP PepsiCo, Inc.
+0.01%
+$17.77 
CVX Chevron Corporation
+0.01%
+$15.09 
XLK State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
+0.01%
+$23.03 
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
0%
+$82.26 
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
0%
+$16.77 
MSFT Microsoft Corp.
0%
+$35.22 
DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
0%
+$43.32 
BAC Bank of America Corporation
0%
$0 
CBSH Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
0%
$0 
MO Altria Group, Inc.
0%
$0 
PG Procter & Gamble Co
0%
$0 
TSMWF Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
0%
$0 
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
0%
$0 
AOM iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF
0%
$0 
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (likely mapping for ticker 0V1L)
0%
$0 
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
0%
$0 
DXJ WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
0%
$0 
FDIS Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF
0%
$0 
FENY Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF
0%
$0 
FHLC Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF
0%
$0 
FNCL Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF
0%
$0 
FIDU Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF
0%
$0 
FMAT Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF
0%
$0 
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
0%
$0 
FUTY Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF
0%
$0 
FREL Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF
0%
$0 
FSTA Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF
0%
$0 
IAI iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF
0%
$0 
IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
0%
$0 
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
0%
$0 
IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
0%
$0 
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
0%
$0 
ITB iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF
0%
$0 
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
0%
$0 
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
0%
$0 
IVW ISHARES S&P 500 GROWTH ETF (3IS8)
0%
$0 
IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
0%
$0 
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
0%
$0 
IYH iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF
0%
$0 
KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
0%
$0 
MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
0%
$0 
OEF iShares S&P 100 ETF
0%
$0 
QTEC First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
0%
$0 
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
0%
$0 
VDC VANGUARD CONSUMER STAPLES ETF
0%
$0 
VCR Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
0%
$0 
VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
0%
$0 
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund
0%
$0 
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
0%
$0 
XHB SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
0%
$0 
XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
0%
$0 
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
0%
$0 
BNY BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust
0%
$0 
PM Philip Morris International Inc.
-3.08%
-$10,976.9 
FCOM Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF
-1.75%
-$24,032.5 
WMT Walmart Inc.
-0.81%
-$7,896.94 
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
-0.75%
-$14,488.57 
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
-0.47%
-$3,526.9 
AEE Ameren Corporation
-0.25%
-$2,482.65 
SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A
-0.16%
-$4,470.51 
ORCL Oracle Corporation
-0.12%
-$312.84 
AAPL Apple Inc.
-0.11%
-$3,901.16 
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation
-0.07%
-$5,140.95 
GS The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
-0.04%
-$166.88 
DE Deere & Company
-0.02%
-$83.28 
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation
-0.02%
-$232.38 
HD The Home Depot, Inc.
-0.02%
-$106.2 
SLV iShares Silver Trust
-0.02%
-$85.26 
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc.
-0.01%
-$298.62 
GLD SPDR Gold Shares
-0.01%
-$412.56 
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.
-0.01%
-$187.37 
MA Mastercard Incorporated
-0.01%
-$11.84 
XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund
-0.01%
-$278.72 
ABT Abbott Laboratories
0%
-$53.43 
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
0%
-$74.79 
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
0%
-$127.56 
CAT Caterpillar Inc.
0%
-$10.4 Events
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| Trades 824 | Longs Won 472/824 57% | Profit Factor 8.95 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $358,191.39 |
| Average Win $115,909.29 | Best Trade (Aug 18) $6.6M | Sharpe Ratio -10.58 |
| Average Loss -$17,356.49 | Worst Trade (Aug 18) -$604,296.51 | Z-Score 4.5 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 1y 11m 1w 5d | Expectancy $58,980.22 |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 8,264 | 7,438 | 6,612 | 5,785 | 4,959 | 4,132 | 3,306 | 2,479 | 1,653 | 826 |
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Returns
Overall, Monthly| Symbol | Quantity | Cost | Value | Comm. | Profit ($) | Gain (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 11,474 | $2.19M | $3.51M | - | $1.32M | 60.43% | -0.111% |
| ABT Abbott Laboratories | 10,686 | $1.22M | $1.19M | - | -$28,455.36 | -2.34% | -0.004% |
| AEE Ameren Corporation | 9,195 | $819,116.09 | $1.01M | - | $187,460.56 | 22.89% | -0.246% |
| AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 34,007 | $3.75M | $3.32M | - | -$436,376.01 | -11.63% | 0.0 |
| AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | 4,266 | $671,297.92 | $2.16M | - | $1.49M | 222.26% | -0.014% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc | 8,218 | $1.49M | $2.16M | - | $671,680.72 | 45.17% | +0.004% |
| AOM iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF | 7,866 | $346,834.25 | $393,300 | - | $46,465.75 | 13.4% | 0.0 |
| BAC Bank of America Corporation | 7,892 | $351,114.73 | $508,955.08 | - | $157,840.35 | 44.95% | 0.0 |
| BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (likely mapping for ticker 0V1L) | 11,639 | $903,180.7 | $879,908.4 | - | -$23,272.3 | -2.58% | 0.0 |
| BNY BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust | 2,422 | $203,133 | $395,367.3 | - | $192,234.3 | 94.63% | 0.0 |
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | 3,600 | $290,988 | $279,468 | - | -$11,520 | -3.96% | 0.0 |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 1,039 | $375,305.41 | $889,965.84 | - | $514,660.43 | 137.13% | -0.001% |
| CBSH Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 4,122 | $244,611.85 | $248,432.94 | - | $3,821.09 | 1.56% | 0.0 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1,328 | $768,235.33 | $1.28M | - | $507,873.06 | 66.11% | -0.018% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | 4,766 | $287,802.85 | $532,314.54 | - | $244,511.69 | 84.96% | +0.009% |
| CVX Chevron Corporation | 1,510 | $234,208.61 | $302,015.09 | - | $67,806.48 | 28.95% | +0.005% |
| DE Deere & Company | 694 | $235,101.28 | $422,458.61 | - | $187,357.33 | 79.69% | -0.02% |
| DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | 2,164 | $786,224.54 | $1.16M | - | $375,453.96 | 47.75% | +0.004% |
| DXJ WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund | 4,125 | $457,285.49 | $751,451.25 | - | $294,165.76 | 64.33% | 0.0 |
| FCOM Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF | 19,226 | $1.05M | $1.35M | - | $295,775.48 | 28.07% | -1.75% |
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FAQ
Which stocks have generated the highest profits for Steve Erken?
The largest contributions to the portfolio's profits come from the following stocks: Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 - $2.03M, Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF - $450,995.52, Meta Platforms Inc Class A - $409,517.59, Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund - $319,167.98, and iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF - $247,328.31. 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: Adobe Inc - $260,840.3, Pfizer Inc - $232,517.45, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund - $127,592.36, iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF - $120,590.71, and SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF - $86,168.88. These positions have had the most negative impact on overall performance and highlight the weaker areas of the portfolio.
What dividends does Steve Erken's portfolio generate?
The portfolio generates substantial dividend income, with a total of $5.75M earned over time. The largest contributors to dividend income include iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF - $459,044.35, Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF - $332,347.89, iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF - $278,061.56, Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund - $250,522.79, and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund - $249,653.31. This indicates that dividends play a meaningful role in the investor's overall strategy.
How stable are Steve Erken's monthly returns?
Steve Erken'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 Steve Erken's strategy be considered aggressive or moderate?
Steve Erken'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 Steve Erken's strategy?
Steve Erken'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.
