Scott W. Simons

Scott W. Simons Portfolio

Invests via Ridgeline Wealth Planning, LLC | Managed by Scott W. Simons
Invests via Ridgeline Wealth Planning, LLC
Managed by Scott W. Simons
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Scott W. Simons Profile

Veteran private-equity and growth investor focused on technology and services, delivering deal sourcing, portfolio value creation and board-level governance. Scott W. Simons has led investments across software, fintech and business services, partnering with growth-stage founders and institutional LPs to drive strategic exits and operational improvement. Prior operating roles and graduate business education underpin a hands-on, value-oriented investment style.

Veteran private-equity and growth investor focused on technology and services, delivering deal sourcing, portfolio value creation and board-level governance. Scott W. Simons has led investments across software, fintech and business services, partnering with growth-stage founders and institutional LPs to drive strategic exits and operational improvement. Prior operating roles and graduate business education underpin a hands-on, value-oriented investment style.

Investment Philosophy & Strategy

Focuses on growth-stage technology and services companies, targeting software, fintech and business services where operational levers can accelerate scale. Pursues hands-on, value-oriented investments with active board governance, tight capital allocation and milestone-driven follow-on funding. Emphasizes sourcing through founder relationships and LP networks, rigorous operational due diligence, and a medium-term growth-to-exit horizon that balances revenue expansion with margin improvement and downside protection.

Focuses on growth-stage technology and services companies, targeting software, fintech and business services where operational levers can accelerate scale. Pursues hands-on, value-oriented investments with active board governance, tight capital allocation and milestone-driven follow-on funding. Emphasizes sourcing through founder relationships and LP networks, rigorous operational due diligence, and a medium-term growth-to-exit horizon that balances revenue expansion with margin improvement and downside protection.

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:
30.98%
Gain -0.19%
Monthly
1.26%
Yearly
16.28%
Drawdown
15.28%
$156.48M
Equity
Holdings
$156.48M
Investment
$128.14M
$31.67M
Profit -$249,868.9
Realized
$3.34M
Unrealized
$28.34M
Dividends
$3.56M

Goals

Avg. 48% completed goals
Yearly
Gain > 5%
2026
0%
Yearly
Gain < 20%
2026
96%
Today
Compared To Yesterday
Gain
-0.19%
Profit
-$249,868.9
Win %
74%
This Week
Compared To Last Week
Gain
-1.61%
Profit
-$2.56M
Win %
74%
This Month
Compared to last month
Gain
-0.39%
Profit
-$610,877.48
Win %
74%
This Year
Compared to last year
Gain
-0.83%
Profit
-$1.3M
Win %
76%
Eli Lilly and Company logo
LLY Eli Lilly and Company
+5.28%
+$12,377.21
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund logo
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
+2.5%
+$26,930.29
Walmart Inc. logo
WMT Walmart Inc.
+2.37%
+$8,121.74
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund logo
FXH First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
+2.12%
+$5,183.82
Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index Fund logo
FLQM Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index Fund
+1.71%
+$5,693.14
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF logo
SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
+1.48%
+$6,230.5
Johnson & Johnson logo
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
+1.35%
+$3,649.14
Microsoft Corp. logo
MSFT Microsoft Corp.
+1.09%
+$7,708.8
Procter & Gamble Co logo
PG Procter & Gamble Co
+1.02%
+$7,424
MGIC Investment Corporation logo
MTG MGIC Investment Corporation
+0.95%
+$18,780.58
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund logo
FXR First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
+0.92%
+$2,519.25
Northrop Grumman Corporation logo
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation
+0.77%
+$2,314.2
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF logo
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
+0.69%
+$5,035.02
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF logo
CGCP Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF
+0.47%
+$1,803
Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF logo
DIVI Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF
+0.45%
+$25,979.65
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. logo
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
+0.41%
+$1,594.08
INVESCO AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ETF (P3WR) logo
PPA INVESCO AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ETF (P3WR)
+0.37%
+$727.95
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF logo
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
+0.34%
+$3,255.07
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF logo
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
+0.29%
+$4,503.56
Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF logo
DFAC Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
+0.27%
+$1,107.84
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
+0.23%
+$2,988.84
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF logo
VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
+0.21%
+$2,823.84
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF logo
CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
+0.12%
+$16,360.02
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund logo
FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
+0.11%
+$520.64
SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF logo
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
+0.07%
+$720.3
Capital Group Growth ETF logo
CGGR Capital Group Growth ETF
+0.05%
+$4,542.3
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF logo
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
+0.04%
+$7,914.56
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MKT ETF logo
VTI VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MKT ETF
+0.03%
+$464.85
SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF logo
BILS SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF
+0.02%
+$119.8
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOGL Alphabet Inc
0%
-$0.01
SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF logo
SPTM SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
0%
$0
SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF logo
SRLN SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
0%
$0
Lam Research Corporation logo
LRCX Lam Research Corporation
-4.92%
-$69,329.25
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. logo
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
-4.21%
-$10,026.77
iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF logo
BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF
-3.36%
-$66,953.72
Broadcom Inc. logo
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
-2.43%
-$10,962.84
NVIDIA Corporation logo
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation
-2.25%
-$22,435.04
Tesla, Inc. logo
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
-1.99%
-$3,647.5
Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF logo
XCEM Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF
-1.66%
-$5,076.62
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF logo
EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
-1.63%
-$55,037.4
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund logo
QTEC First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
-1.02%
-$6,198.4
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF logo
QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
-0.84%
-$2,250.36
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 logo
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
-0.84%
-$54,721.25
Parker-Hannifin Corporation logo
PH Parker-Hannifin Corporation
-0.69%
-$2,875.46
Micron Technology, Inc. logo
MU Micron Technology, Inc.
-0.62%
-$1,159.13
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
-0.53%
-$4,824.91
Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF logo
CGGO Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF
-0.42%
-$42,206.24
JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.
-0.4%
-$1,053
iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF logo
DYNF iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF
-0.4%
-$59,395.6
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF logo
SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
-0.07%
-$579.96
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF logo
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
-0.06%
-$1,195.58
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOG Alphabet Inc
-0.05%
-$134.63
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF logo
SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
-0.04%
-$16,754.12
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Dividends

Dividend Analysis

Yearly
$
Trades
263
Longs Won
200/263 76%
Profit Factor
33.18
Profitability
Shorts Won
0/0 0%
Standard Deviation
$604,781.68
Average Win
$163,279.1
Best Trade
(Oct 14) $8.69M
Sharpe Ratio
-12.51
Average Loss
-$15,621.98
Worst Trade
(Mar 30) -$162,752.04
Z-Score
9.12 (100%)
Commissions
$0
Avg. Trade Length
11m 3w
Expectancy
$120,424.47
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 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000
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Returns

Overall, Monthly
Symbol Quantity Cost Value Comm. Profit (&#36;) Gain (%) Change
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
3,736 $910,931.21 $1.28M - $373,356.15 40.99%
+0.233%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. logo
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
417 $242,239 $228,005.17 - -$14,233.83 -5.88%
-4.212%
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
3,574 $772,521.76 $903,257.02 - $130,735.26 16.92%
-0.531%
Broadcom Inc. logo
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
1,302 $384,628.57 $439,854.66 - $55,226.09 14.36%
-2.432%
iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF logo
BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF
45,239 $1.7M $1.92M - $220,780.61 12.96%
-3.363%
SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF logo
BILS SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF
5,990 $594,942.56 $594,178.05 - -$764.51 -0.13%
+0.02%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. logo
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
738 $360,113.02 $390,040.38 - $29,927.36 8.31%
+0.41%
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund logo
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
45,261 $1.21M $1.1M - -$106,317.37 -8.8%
+2.504%
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF logo
CGCP Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF
18,030 $400,862.5 $386,202.6 - -$14,659.9 -3.66%
+0.469%
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF logo
CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
272,667 $10.01M $13.42M - $3.41M 34.02%
+0.122%
Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF logo
CGGO Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF
263,789 $7.79M $10.05M - $2.26M 28.97%
-0.418%
Capital Group Growth ETF logo
CGGR Capital Group Growth ETF
181,692 $7.33M $8.61M - $1.27M 17.35%
+0.053%
Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF logo
DFAC Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
9,232 $319,335 $415,486.16 - $96,151.16 30.11%
+0.267%
Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF logo
DIVI Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF
136,735 $4.41M $5.79M - $1.38M 31.2%
+0.451%
iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF logo
DYNF iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF
215,984 $12.05M $14.94M - $2.88M 23.93%
-0.396%
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF logo
EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
35,508 $2.01M $3.32M - $1.31M 65.18%
-1.63%
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund logo
FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
1,627 $395,638 $473,977.64 - $78,339.64 19.8%
+0.11%
Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index Fund logo
FLQM Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index Fund
5,609 $308,576 $338,138.56 - $29,562.56 9.58%
+1.713%
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund logo
FXH First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
1,858 $203,769 $249,696.62 - $45,927.62 22.54%
+2.12%
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund logo
FXR First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
3,359 $251,287 $277,755.71 - $26,468.71 10.53%
+0.915%
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FAQ
Which stocks have generated the highest profits for Scott W. Simons?
The largest contributions to the portfolio's profits come from the following stocks: Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF - $1.89M, JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF - $1.35M, Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 - $498,112.89, State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF - $441,416.6, and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF - $346,215.88. 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: Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF - $156,857.51, Tesla, Inc - $38,049, Smurfit WestRock PLC - $31,986.4, Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF - $15,086.73, and iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF - $11.55. These positions have had the most negative impact on overall performance and highlight the weaker areas of the portfolio.
What dividends does Scott W. Simons's portfolio generate?
The portfolio generates substantial dividend income, with a total of $3.56M earned over time. The largest contributors to dividend income include JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF - $1.34M, State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF - $308,717.23, Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF - $294,622.16, Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF - $286,609.86, and Capital Group Dividend Value ETF - $206,374.63. This indicates that dividends play a meaningful role in the investor's overall strategy.
How stable are Scott W. Simons's monthly returns?
Scott W. Simons'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 Scott W. Simons's strategy be considered aggressive or moderate?
Scott W. Simons'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 Scott W. Simons's strategy?
Scott W. Simons'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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