Michael Collins

Michael Collins Portfolio

Invests via Wincap Financial LLC | Managed by Michael Collins
Invests via Wincap Financial LLC
Managed by Michael Collins
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Veteran private markets investor focused on growth-stage technology and software platforms, Michael Collins combines operating experience with portfolio management across buyout and venture strategies. He has led deal sourcing, diligence and value-creation initiatives at middle-market firms and sits on several corporate boards, driving strategic partnerships and go-to-market expansion. Prior roles include operating leadership at scale-ups and senior investment positions at institutional asset managers. Educational background includes a business degree and executive education in finance. Known for pragmatic portfolio construction, capital allocation discipline and exits via strategic sales and IPOs, he is active in fundraising and LP relations, often speaking on tech-enabled business models and operational value creation.

Veteran private markets investor focused on growth-stage technology and software platforms, Michael Collins combines operating experience with portfolio management across buyout and venture strategies. He has led deal sourcing, diligence and value-creation initiatives at middle-market firms and sits on several corporate boards, driving strategic partnerships and go-to-market expansion. Prior roles include operating leadership at scale-ups and senior investment positions at institutional asset managers. Educational background includes a business degree and executive education in finance. Known for pragmatic portfolio construction, capital allocation discipline and exits via strategic sales and IPOs, he is active in fundraising and LP relations, often speaking on tech-enabled business models and operational value creation.

Investment Philosophy & Strategy

Combines operator-led, value-creation investing with disciplined growth equity and middle-market buyout strategies targeting technology and software platforms. Prioritizes scalable unit economics, repeatable go-to-market motion, and KPI-driven diligence, staging capital to de-risk early milestones and preserve downside protection. Emphasizes active board engagement and operational playbooks to accelerate revenue and margin expansion, with a medium-term horizon focused on strategic sale or IPO outcomes. Capital allocation balances concentrated high-conviction bets and portfolio diversification, supported by structured exit planning and rigorous LP communication.

Combines operator-led, value-creation investing with disciplined growth equity and middle-market buyout strategies targeting technology and software platforms. Prioritizes scalable unit economics, repeatable go-to-market motion, and KPI-driven diligence, staging capital to de-risk early milestones and preserve downside protection. Emphasizes active board engagement and operational playbooks to accelerate revenue and margin expansion, with a medium-term horizon focused on strategic sale or IPO outcomes. Capital allocation balances concentrated high-conviction bets and portfolio diversification, supported by structured exit planning and rigorous LP communication.

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:
39.47%
Gain -0.02%
Monthly
1.56%
Yearly
20.44%
Drawdown
17.15%
$180.72M
Equity
Holdings
$180.72M
Investment
$144.76M
$38.07M
Profit -$56,942.5
Realized
$2.1M
Unrealized
$35.96M
Dividends
$5.27M

Goals

Avg. 44.5% completed goals
Yearly
Gain > 5%
2026
0%
Yearly
Gain < 20%
2026
89%
Today
Compared To Yesterday
Gain
-0.02%
Profit
-$56,942.5
Win %
67%
This Week
Compared To Last Week
Gain
-1.82%
Profit
-$3.34M
Win %
67%
This Month
Compared to last month
Gain
-0.79%
Profit
-$1.45M
Win %
67%
This Year
Compared to last year
Gain
-2.21%
Profit
-$4.09M
Win %
64%
Reddit Inc Class A logo
RDDT Reddit Inc Class A
+5.48%
+$39,389.46
Deckers Outdoor Corporation logo
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corporation
+4.89%
+$36,551.25
Masco Corporation logo
MAS Masco Corporation
+4.23%
+$50,806.14
FactSet Research Systems Inc. logo
FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc.
+4.04%
+$11,758.51
Tapestry Inc. logo
TPR Tapestry Inc.
+3.99%
+$6,990.57
Synchrony Financial logo
SYF Synchrony Financial
+3.6%
+$66,514.63
Salesforce Inc logo
CRM Salesforce Inc
+3.42%
+$37,080.4
Gilead Sciences Inc. logo
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc.
+3.28%
+$29,469.85
Netflix, Inc. logo
NFLX Netflix, Inc.
+3.22%
+$12,967.5
Maplebear Inc. logo
CART Maplebear Inc.
+3.13%
+$33,986.91
Amgen Inc. logo
AMGN Amgen Inc.
+3.1%
+$32,260.8
General Mills, Inc. logo
GIS General Mills, Inc.
+2.88%
+$17,663.8
Garmin Ltd. logo
GRMN Garmin Ltd.
+2.85%
+$25,257.08
Visa Inc. Class A logo
V Visa Inc. Class A
+2.74%
+$6,560.65
Toll Brothers Inc logo
TOL Toll Brothers Inc
+2.68%
+$27,433
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company logo
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
+2.6%
+$36,584.24
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. logo
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
+2.54%
+$16,806.22
Mastercard Incorporated logo
MA Mastercard Incorporated
+2.4%
+$31,081.58
Bank OZK logo
OZK Bank OZK
+2.34%
+$27,065.85
International Business Machines Corporation logo
IBM International Business Machines Corporation
+2.21%
+$20,658.96
QUALCOMM Incorporated logo
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated
+2.05%
+$18,684.12
AT&T Inc. logo
T AT&T Inc.
+1.97%
+$29,118.7
CVS Health Corporation logo
CVS CVS Health Corporation
+1.86%
+$5,528.88
Walmart Inc. logo
WMT Walmart Inc.
+1.76%
+$32,678.76
Sony Group Corporation - Sponsored American Depositary Receipt logo
SONY Sony Group Corporation - Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
+1.5%
+$19,750.15
PayPal Holdings Inc logo
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc
+1.46%
+$9,478.4
SPDR Gold Shares logo
GLD SPDR Gold Shares
+1.35%
+$6,306.51
Pfizer Inc. logo
PFE Pfizer Inc.
+1.33%
+$18,133.44
Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF logo
HTAX Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF
+1.33%
+$4,331.61
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF logo
BLV Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
+1.32%
+$162,660.96
Microsoft Corp. logo
MSFT Microsoft Corp.
+1.17%
+$41,470.65
The TJX Companies, Inc. logo
TJX The TJX Companies, Inc.
+1.13%
+$6,821.76
EPR Properties logo
EPR EPR Properties
+1.1%
+$10,987.8
General Electric Company logo
GE General Electric Company
+1.04%
+$2,731.63
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. logo
GS The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
+0.96%
+$24,172.25
AbbVie Inc. logo
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
+0.91%
+$26,370.77
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logo
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
+0.78%
+$51,879.75
JPMorgan Sustainable Municipal Income ETF logo
JMSI JPMorgan Sustainable Municipal Income ETF
+0.78%
+$1,942.5
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF logo
VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
+0.78%
+$3,005.76
iShares Bitcoin Trust logo
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust
+0.7%
+$3,825.9
Bank of America Corporation logo
BAC Bank of America Corporation
+0.69%
+$2,133.91
Citigroup Inc. logo
C Citigroup Inc.
+0.66%
+$1,557.63
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF logo
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
+0.64%
+$1,865.99
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund logo
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
+0.63%
+$1,610.9
Procter & Gamble Co logo
PG Procter & Gamble Co
+0.55%
+$1,971.63
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF logo
VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF
+0.54%
+$1,310.21
MercadoLibre, Inc. logo
MELI MercadoLibre, Inc.
+0.52%
+$3,703.68
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOGL Alphabet Inc
+0.46%
+$25,386.32
Alphabet Inc logo
GOOG Alphabet Inc
+0.45%
+$3,354.16
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF logo
HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
+0.43%
+$2,322.54
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Fund logo
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Fund
+0.41%
+$25,548.97
iShares Core High Dividend ETF logo
HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF
+0.37%
+$811.25
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. logo
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
+0.31%
+$858
VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF logo
VEA VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF
+0.3%
+$7,242.06
Meta Platforms Inc Class A logo
META Meta Platforms Inc Class A
+0.3%
+$7,398.99
Ero Copper Corp. logo
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
+0.29%
+$8,109.1
BorgWarner Inc. logo
BWA BorgWarner Inc.
+0.13%
+$1,185.9
Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond Fund logo
GSST Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond Fund
+0.07%
+$10,086.09
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund logo
MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
+0.04%
+$2,163.28
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF logo
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
+0.04%
+$181.55
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF logo
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
+0.03%
+$2,351.52
Twilio Inc. logo
TWLO Twilio Inc.
+0.03%
+$759.98
Atkore Inc. logo
ATKR Atkore Inc.
+0.01%
+$198.55
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited logo
TSMWF Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
0%
$0
Vertiv Holdings Co logo
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
-6.44%
-$87,035.96
Arista Networks, Inc. logo
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
-6.18%
-$22,553.36
Lam Research Corporation logo
LRCX Lam Research Corporation
-4.82%
-$158,367.44
KLA Corporation logo
KLAC KLA Corporation
-3.83%
-$53,121.75
Jabil Inc. logo
JBL Jabil Inc.
-3.76%
-$112,320.96
GE Vernova Inc. logo
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
-3.01%
-$62,710.27
Caterpillar Inc. logo
CAT Caterpillar Inc.
-2.69%
-$27,121.89
Broadcom Inc. logo
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
-2.13%
-$37,415.57
Okta Inc. logo
OKTA Okta Inc.
-1.93%
-$37,618.67
NVIDIA Corporation logo
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation
-1.93%
-$117,635.64
Macquarie Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF logo
EMEQ Macquarie Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF
-1.8%
-$337,592.78
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund logo
XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
-1.77%
-$49,664.2
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. logo
PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
-1.59%
-$32,434.37
Steel Dynamics Inc. logo
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc.
-1.22%
-$4,650.16
Vanguard Information Technology ETF logo
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
-1.16%
-$2,512.28
iShares U.S. Technology ETF logo
IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF
-0.91%
-$2,820
Alibaba Group Holding Limited SP ADR logo
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited SP ADR
-0.9%
-$9,120.17
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 logo
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
-0.65%
-$5,445.45
Eversource Energy logo
ES Eversource Energy
-0.62%
-$5,433.18
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF logo
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
-0.37%
-$805.42
JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.
-0.32%
-$7,709.38
Rambus Inc. logo
RMBS Rambus Inc.
-0.32%
-$2,079.3
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
-0.18%
-$15,979.12
Merck & Co., Inc. logo
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
-0.18%
-$3,153.8
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
-0.1%
-$915.32
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund logo
XLU Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
-0.07%
-$924.99
Aflac Inc. logo
AFL Aflac Inc.
-0.05%
-$731.4
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Dividends

Dividend Analysis

Yearly
$
Trades
560
Longs Won
356/560 63%
Profit Factor
5.49
Profitability
Shorts Won
0/0 0%
Standard Deviation
$389,868.55
Average Win
$130,743.4
Best Trade
(Oct 14) $7.51M
Sharpe Ratio
-12.92
Average Loss
-$41,551.7
Worst Trade
(Jun 29) -$698,011.65
Z-Score
6.68 (100%)
Commissions
$0
Avg. Trade Length
10m 6d
Expectancy
$67,978.76
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 4,348 3,913 3,478 3,043 2,609 2,174 1,739 1,304 870 435
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Returns

Overall, Monthly
Symbol Quantity Cost Value Comm. Profit (&#36;) Gain (%) Change
Apple Inc. logo
AAPL Apple Inc.
25,567 $6.44M $8.75M - $2.31M 35.83%
-0.182%
AbbVie Inc. logo
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
10,261 $1.93M $2.92M - $990,132.2 51.37%
+0.912%
Aflac Inc. logo
AFL Aflac Inc.
12,190 $1.27M $1.44M - $168,522.56 13.25%
-0.051%
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF logo
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
3,059 $303,542.27 $291,920.37 - -$11,621.9 -3.83%
+0.643%
Amgen Inc. logo
AMGN Amgen Inc.
2,444 $666,272.67 $1.07M - $407,400.97 61.15%
+3.098%
Amazon.com Inc logo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
3,454 $771,904.74 $876,677.01 - $104,772.27 13.57%
-0.104%
Arista Networks, Inc. logo
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
1,867 $317,166 $342,295.78 - $25,129.78 7.92%
-6.182%
Atkore Inc. logo
ATKR Atkore Inc.
19,855 $1.27M $1.89M - $614,862.66 48.41%
+0.011%
Broadcom Inc. logo
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
5,063 $1.24M $1.72M - $479,728.29 38.82%
-2.134%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited SP ADR logo
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited SP ADR
9,166 $1M $1.01M - $5,201.96 0.52%
-0.895%
Bank of America Corporation logo
BAC Bank of America Corporation
6,011 $293,195.49 $311,039.19 - $17,843.7 6.09%
+0.691%
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF logo
BLV Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
193,644 $13.38M $12.44M - -$942,187.12 -7.04%
+1.325%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company logo
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
23,756 $1.33M $1.44M - $119,162.95 8.99%
+2.598%
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund logo
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
3,620 $265,921.03 $256,458.9 - -$9,462.13 -3.56%
+0.632%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. logo
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
520 $260,203 $274,560 - $14,357 5.52%
+0.313%
BorgWarner Inc. logo
BWA BorgWarner Inc.
15,812 $534,643.26 $926,187.9 - $391,544.64 73.23%
+0.128%
Citigroup Inc. logo
C Citigroup Inc.
1,923 $269,143 $236,682.84 - -$32,460.16 -12.06%
+0.662%
Maplebear Inc. logo
CART Maplebear Inc.
21,998 $828,000.99 $1.12M - $292,687.12 35.35%
+3.128%
Caterpillar Inc. logo
CAT Caterpillar Inc.
1,344 $1.11M $979,507.2 - -$125,931.93 -11.39%
-2.694%
Salesforce Inc logo
CRM Salesforce Inc
4,592 $1.38M $1.12M - -$262,446.6 -18.98%
+3.422%
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FAQ
Which stocks have generated the highest profits for Michael Collins?
The largest contributions to the portfolio's profits come from the following stocks: VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF - $1.76M, Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF - $846,062.72, Lam Research Corporation - $740,293.6, CVS Health Corporation - $693,643.63, and Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond Fund - $622,072.82. 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: The Trade Desk, Inc. Class A - $698,011.65, Builders FirstSource, Inc - $609,777.05, HubSpot, Inc - $580,131.9, Elastic N.V - $458,350.68, and Skyworks Solutions Inc - $187,694.62. These positions have had the most negative impact on overall performance and highlight the weaker areas of the portfolio.
What dividends does Michael Collins's portfolio generate?
The portfolio generates substantial dividend income, with a total of $5.27M earned over time. The largest contributors to dividend income include Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF - $846,062.72, Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond Fund - $622,072.82, JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Fund - $587,585.97, Macquarie Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF - $344,967.05, and VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF - $279,540.26. This indicates that dividends play a meaningful role in the investor's overall strategy.
How stable are Michael Collins's monthly returns?
Michael Collins'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 Michael Collins's strategy be considered aggressive or moderate?
Michael Collins'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 Michael Collins's strategy?
Michael Collins'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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