Portfolio Update May 2026
Portfolio review + my general thoughts
Good day to you all!
May was a great month for me. This is because I spend time away from the stock markets and had some time to recharge.
I’ve spend 3 weeks in Tuscany with the family, and we had a blast. Fantastic weather, great environment and a lot of time to relax and spend quality time together.
Instead of watching the markets like a hawk, I now spend my days at the beach and pool with my wife and our son. We’ve also thoroughly enjoyed the Italian wines and food, and I had like 10 instances of my favorite desert: Tiramisu.
If you haven’t been, I highly recommend visiting sometime!
But now we are back home! And luckily, I always feel great coming back to our house as well. Nothing beats my own bed and shower.
While sitting at the beach, my portfolio actually had another great month, with close to a 10% gain.
This means that since inception (01-01-2023) my portfolio is up 143% (compared to 104% for the SP500), which means a ≈29.6% CAGR over an almost 3.5 year period.
My returns since tracking the portfolio:
Performance 2023: 32.32%
Performance 2024: 28.95%
Performance 2025: 20.42%
Performance 2026 (YTD): 17.52%
In this portfolio update I will give insight into:
All my holdings + cost basis
My overall performance (vs. benchmarks)
All my buys and sells this month
Quick thoughts on the market
Sentiment list + a short update for all my holdings and watch-list
Because I did not spend a lot of time watching markets, this will be a shorter update than usual.
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1. Performance
Below is my monthly and YTD performance (in Euros):
Monthly performance: +9.87%
YTD Performance: +17.52%
These are the YTD results for my benchmarks.
Nasdaq100 (in dollars): +17.80%
SP500 (in Euros): +9.87%
Russell2000 (in dollars): +14.20%
AEX: +6.47%
All-world ETF ( VWRL ): +8.88%
Below is an overview of my portfolio including valid metrics like costs basis and YTD.
This overview is added to my live portfolio tracker in the Google Drive as well. This also includes the sentiment and watchlist which you will see later in this update. (link was given earlier in this update). Feel free to dm me if you have trouble accessing it.
I also updated the entry levels, which I will do more often from now on.
