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Hold score
Identify patient, long-term investors with our proprietary retention scoring system that measures holding period conviction
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"The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting."
— Charlie Munger

What is the hold score?

The Hold score measures investor patience and conviction by tracking how long fund managers hold their positions. This powerful metric helps you distinguish between short-term traders and long-term value investors, providing crucial insights into investment philosophy and strategy execution.
Understanding holding periods is essential for evaluating fund manager behavior. High retention scores indicate patient capital allocation, suggesting managers perform deep fundamental research and maintain strong conviction in their investment thesis. Low retention may signal tactical trading approaches or reactive portfolio management.
Holdings retention
Tracks the average holding period across all positions in the portfolio
Value-weighted retention
Measures retention weighted by position size, highlighting conviction in major holdings

Why retention matters

Patient capital allocation

Identifies investors who hold positions through market volatility and short-term fluctuations, demonstrating deep conviction in their investment thesis and thorough fundamental research

Investment philosophy insight

Reveals whether a fund manager practices true value investing with long-term focus or engages in tactical trading and market timing strategies

How it works

Our Hold score uses advanced z-score normalization to create a standardized 0-100 score:
Data collection
• Tracks each position from first purchase to current quarter
• Calculates holding periods in quarters for all equity positions
• Weights positions by portfolio percentage for value metrics
Score calculation
• Combines unweighted and value-weighted retention metrics
• Normalizes across all funds using statistical z-scores
• Produces 0-100 score: higher = longer average holding periods
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