Baker's Dozen: Historical Performance of Model Portfolio

In January 2009, we published our first annual “Top Stocks” list, which became our flagship product, the Baker’s Dozen Portfolio. It is an unmanaged, buy-and-hold portfolio comprising 13 diversified stocks across various sectors and market caps.

We track the annual portfolio by reconstituting it with a fresh group of 13 hand-picked stocks every January (although we also deliver additional portfolios on quarterly basis—in April, July, and October—to First Trust Portfolios for packaging as unit investment trusts).

The Baker’s Dozen Annual Model Portfolio has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 over its 16-year period of existence, often dramatically, as shown in the cumulative performance chart below.

This chart shows the performance of the Baker’s Dozen, a concentrated 13-stock model portfolio published annually from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2024. It portrays a 19.9% average annual total return over the 16-year period and 18.4% over the past 5 years.

Baker's Dozen UITs

A new 13-stock portfolio is delivered quarterly to First Trust Portfolios for packaging and marketing as a Unit Investment Trust (UIT).

DISCLAIMER

Past Performance is no indication of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and units when sold or redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Future returns are not guaranteed, and a loss of principal may occur.

Portfolio performance reported above is based upon simple price returns on an equal-weighted portfolio of thirteen stock holdings and does not include cash dividends.

Investors should not assume that future performance results will be profitable or equal to implied past model performance. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and there can be no assurance that any specific investment strategy will be profitable.

The historical performance shown above pertains solely to the annual Baker’s Dozen model portfolios published by Sabrient Systems, LLC. Sabrient is not responsible for the usage of such portfolios by any third party, including without limitation the Baker’s Dozen UITs sponsored by First Trust. In addition, the performance numbers above do not reflect deduction of brokerage commissions, execution fees or other expenses that may be paid by any third party making its own investment in the portfolios. First Trust UITs are subject to the imposition of fees, and to variation in the construction of the portfolios, which may over time reduce the performance of such UITs in comparison with the performance of Sabrient’s model portfolios.