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It is a rules-based portfolio generated automatically from the SmartSkor universe. Each strategy applies a specific selection rule — top 10 by score, top picks within BIST 30, top financials, dividend leaders, and so on — and is rebalanced on a regular schedule. For transparency we publish both the holdings and the historical performance.
13 active portfolios, grouped into five families:
Each portfolio holds the highest-SmartSkor stocks in its universe, equal-weighted.
On the first trading day of each month. The data flow picks the highest-SmartSkor stocks in each portfolio's universe based on the most current scores; stocks that fall out of the ranking exit, newly included ones enter. No trades are made in stocks that retain their ranking.
On each monthly rebalancing day, stocks start with equal weights. Between rebalancing days these weights naturally drift with price movements — a buy-and-hold approach. The portfolio's daily return is computed from the day-over-day change in the basket's total value (standard Time-Weighted Return method). Compounding these daily figures gives us the cumulative line on the chart, along with the 1-month, YTD, and 1-year returns and the maximum drawdown.
No. The historical performance you see on the page is a backtest, not a guarantee. The numbers are gross of commissions, fees, and slippage costs, and they assume you actually held the stocks published between rebalancing days. Actual results — depending on the bid-ask spreads you pay, the timing of your trades, and your tax situation — will generally fall below the simulated line.
Each portfolio's performance is shown alongside the reference index most appropriate for its universe. The logic is simple: whatever universe the portfolio draws from, the index representing that universe is used as the benchmark.
| Portfolio | Benchmark |
|---|---|
| SmartSkor Top 10 - All BIST / 20 | BIST 100 (XU100) |
| SmartSkor BIST 30 Top Picks | BIST 30 (XU030) |
| SmartSkor BIST 100 Top Picks | BIST 100 (XU100) |
| SmartSkor Non-BIST 100 Top Picks | BIST All (XUTUM) |
| SmartSkor Top 10 - Financials Index | BIST Financial (XMALI) |
| SmartSkor Top 10 - Manufacturing Index | BIST Industrial (XSINAI) |
| SmartSkor Top 10 - Services Index | BIST Services (XHIZM) |
| SmartSkor Top 10 - Sustainability Index | BIST Sustainability (XSRD) |
| SmartSkor Top 10 - Dividend Index | BIST Dividend (XTMTU) |
| SmartSkor Top 10 - Participation Index | BIST Participation All (XKTUM) |
| SmartSkor Top 10 - Istanbul Index | BIST Istanbul (XSIST) |
| SmartSkor Top 10 - Outside Istanbul | BIST 100 (XU100) (no direct counterpart index) |
It means the portfolio is being actively maintained — new SmartSkor values flow in daily, holdings are rebalanced monthly, and the figures you see reflect the most recent calculation. Passive portfolios remain visible for reference but are no longer updated.
Not necessarily. Each model portfolio applies a different selection rule in a different universe. SmartSkor Top 10 - All BIST picks the top 10 from all of BIST; SmartSkor Non-BIST 100 Top Picks selects from a narrower small-cap universe; sector and thematic portfolios select from their own sub-universes. In some periods the highest-scoring stocks overlap, and two portfolios may carry similar holdings or returns. This overlap is not a structural feature; it is a coincidence of the current scoring.
Yes. A combination such as 50% SmartSkor Top 10 - All BIST + 50% SmartSkor Top 10 - Dividend Index produces a two-legged approach that captures both growth and dividend orientation. There may be overlap between portfolios; the same stock may appear in two of them. In that case the stock's overall weight is the sum of the weights from the portfolios it appears in.
