5/19/06 Update The carnage continued last week. As of today's close, the Nasdaq Biotech Index is down -6.92% YTD (vs. -4.05% at its 5/12/06 close). The median for all 40 Charity portfolios is now down -3.77% YTD while it showed a slight gain a week ago. RKRW's portfolio remains in the lead, but its YTD gain has shrunk considerably. It finished the week up 34.1% (vs. 43.5% YTD at its 5/12/06 close). Wilder's portfolio is still No. 2, up 26% YTD. As of their 5/19 week's close, 25 of the 40 Charity portfolios were in the red YTD, with 23 outperforming the Nasdaq Biotech Index. Here's the Unofficial Top Ten list on 5/19/06:
5/19/06 Rank Name Total 1 RKRW 34,117 2 WILDER 26,011 3 CYRAN 18,683 4 BULBA 8,531 5 MIKE 6,982 6 FILOF 6,617 7 BLINDG 5,211 8 MANNY 4,041 9 GEORGE 2,111 10 JACK 1,722
(All corrections greatly appreciated.) |