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A smaller index built from the market's strongest names.

Starting Index turns broad-market momentum into published monthly model profiles, with a Live Platform Record, benchmark comparison, and an audit trail you can inspect.

The return shown here is the Live Platform Record since February 2026. It follows the actual production path, not a fixed Core, Balanced, or Growth profile.The current profile family's annualized backtest CAGR range is 23%-28%. Review the evidence.

Live Platform Return
9.56%
SPY Return
9.18%
Excess
0.39%
Live Platform Record through Jul 16, 2026, compared with SPY dividend- and split-adjusted return over the same window.
RecordLive Platform
Signal DateJun 29, 2026
Update CadenceMonthly
ConstituentsPrivate
Live Platform Record Since Feb 2026
This chart shows the live production path.
Profile records and research backtests are tracked separately.
Live Platform
SPY
-11%21%52%Feb 3, 2026Jul 16, 2026-11%21%52%Feb 3, 2026Jul 16, 2026
Latest CloseJul 16, 2026
Latest Day-7.46%SPY -0.54%
Positive Sessions58/103platform up days
SPY Down Days-1.65%SPY avg -0.68%
Total Lead0.39%platform minus SPY
Live Platform
SPY
MTD-26.26%
30D-23.69%
90D-0.15%
YTD9.56%
1YBuilding
Available Feb 3, 2027
Since Inception9.56%
Monthly Pulse
Recent monthly and month-to-date platform returns · latest excess versus SPY -26.81%
Feb
1.6%
Mar
-11.0%
Apr
28.2%
May
14.7%
Jun
12.7%
Jul
-26.3%
Source Integrity
Publication metadata behind the public record
Benchmark sourcealpaca
Benchmark basisSPY dividend- and split-adjusted return
Benchmark latest2026-07-16
Metrics hash21c19f3eb9...03b4
Manifest hash0c056743f4...971c
Regulatory StatusResearch and model publication, not personalized advice

Starting Index publishes model research, performance records, allocations, reports, and related tools. It does not provide services as a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, custodian, or trade execution provider, and it does not make individualized recommendations based on a subscriber's full financial situation.

Informational product page. Current holdings and rebalance instructions are subscriber-only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.