Tracking the NAPS Portfolio: The Themes Driving the 12% Return Year to Date
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Your not alone. Many scour bulletin boards; looking for reassurance from others, some double down and opt to buy more shares, whilst others just bury their head in the sand. Luckily for you, you’re now 1 step closer to having a solid, data-backed plan.
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Your not alone. Many scour bulletin boards; looking for reassurance from others, some double down and opt to buy more shares, whilst others just bury their head in the sand. Luckily for you, you’re now 1 step closer to having a solid, data-backed plan.
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Paul Scott
The Small Cap Value Report
Robbie Burns
The Naked Trader
"I used to own a concentrated portfolio of 5 or 6 holdings with absolute conviction. While the upside was temporarily huge, the downside was emotionally heartbreaking. It led to a complete reassessment. In this webinar, I'll explain the stock selection framework we've developed from over 30 years of market study that solved for this."
Edward Croft, CFA, is the founder of Stockopedia and a former Goldman Sachs wealth manager. He has been a keynote speaker at standing-room-only sessions at the UK Investor Show, World Money Show, Mello, Master Investor and London Investor Show.
"I have now got a portfolio which is diversified across market cap sizes and sectors. I’ve also gained a way of buying, selling and monitoring my investments with confidence. I am currently obtaining a double-digit annualised return and consistently beating the FTSE 100."
Howard, Stockopedia Subscriber
Stockopedia subscribers have used this strategy and adapted it to their own requirements to achieve some truly phenomenal results.
"My investing is now much more structured and the results more measurable. My level of worry is reduced and I feel better able to structure my portfolio without needing to thrash around for something to buy. I'm on course for an excellent year, achieving over 15% returns.
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In This Free Webinar, You’ll Discover:
The themes quietly driving the NAPS this year
A few market themes have done most of the heavy lifting in 2026. Ed reveals which ones, why they matter now and whether they will continue.
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Most investors make decisions based on stories, not substance. They follow noise, not numbers. And that leads to poor outcomes. This webinar will help you break that cycle. You’ll see how a consistent approach to stock selection can help you invest with more confidence, and less stress.
You don’t need more share tips or opinions. You need a process that works.
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Phil Hoffer isn’t a fund manager or analyst - he’s an active Stockopedia subscriber who’s refined a simple, disciplined process for finding and managing stocks. In conversation with Stockopedia CEO Ed Croft, Phil will share how he approaches real-world investing challenges - from spotting opportunities and managing risk to staying disciplined when markets turn volatile.
If you want to learn how another experienced investor thinks about the market, and see how a structured process can lead to more consistent results, this is the place to start.
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Secure Your Seat to Discover the Themes Driving the NAPS Portfolio
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You’ll hear directly from Ed Croft and have the chance to put your own questions to him during the live Q&A. Places are limited - reserve your seat today. If you can’t attend live, we’ll send you the full recording afterwards.
Every year since 2014, Stockopedia founder and CEO Ed Croft has applied the same highly focused set of rules to build the NAPS, a model portfolio based on what really works in the stock market.
The first six months of 2026 have brought a major geopolitical crisis and a so-called "SaaS-pocalypse", as investors weighed what AI means for the world's software companies.
And yet, through all of that, the NAPS is up around 12% year to date, and more than 400% since inception. In this live session, Ed reviews the year so far: the shares that are working, the ones that are not, and the market themes quietly driving the return.
Thursday June 18th at 5.00 pm (BST)
How the portfolio is built to stay robust through time
Learn how the NAPS is constructed to ensure returns are consistently harvested through different market regimes
What actually drove the return, and what was just noise
Walk through the shares and sectors behind this year’s results, and a look in detail at the strongest performers.
How clear rules take the emotion out of the hardest moments
See why the investors who hold their nerve are usually the ones rewarded.
How the NAPS identifies shares with a higher probability of outperformance
See how the rules filter the market for shares that share the traits of historic winners, before the crowd notices them.
Private Investor
"Restrict your investments to those with an StockRank of 85+. The results are so much better. We no longer look for shooting stars but steady performers. The level of worry is reduced and I feel better able to structure my portfolio without needing to thrash around for something to buy."
John Bradney
"I have listened to a number of Ed’s webinars and started to learn how to be more analytical when evaluating companies to invest in...
My approach to investing has been vastly improved and the results speak for themselves."
ShareSoc Non-Exec Director
Chris Spencer-Phillips
