MCH ADVISORY RESEARCH
Portfolio Interaction

Focus-book risk & correlation

How the top-conviction names interact — an equal-weight focus book. As of 2026-07-22: 50 names, book vol 15.65%, diversification benefit 58.21%.

Equal-weight focus book (top-conviction). MCTR sums to portfolio vol by identity. VIXY proxies VIX (roll decay). Model output — not advice.

Benchmark correlations (top 30 by conviction)

NameSPYQQQXLKIWMVIXY*GLDUUPMCTR
NVDA0.660.700.730.42-0.500.20-0.040.24pp
NOVT0.500.460.430.57-0.420.19-0.150.41pp
CDNS0.510.540.570.42-0.370.08-0.060.50pp
APP0.380.390.400.27-0.310.24-0.170.70pp
DOCS0.160.120.080.16-0.18-0.05-0.020.49pp
IDCC0.340.370.360.33-0.280.18-0.050.29pp
MS0.630.550.530.62-0.540.20-0.130.27pp
NTRS0.480.370.340.52-0.490.12-0.060.21pp
APH0.510.530.540.45-0.430.19-0.190.24pp
MA0.200.03-0.050.14-0.28-0.10-0.020.21pp
MSFT0.350.300.320.14-0.260.08-0.060.32pp
V0.220.06-0.010.17-0.28-0.06-0.060.19pp
KLAC0.600.720.730.55-0.440.28-0.170.29pp
MANH0.220.150.160.22-0.22-0.110.000.56pp
ISRG0.310.220.130.24-0.330.09-0.130.32pp
KNSL-0.04-0.18-0.250.03-0.03-0.090.070.13pp
ADSK0.190.100.080.13-0.19-0.060.000.44pp
DLB0.350.280.260.37-0.320.04-0.090.23pp
RMD0.230.06-0.040.30-0.250.17-0.180.18pp
ADBE0.130.040.040.04-0.15-0.13-0.060.41pp
ANET0.480.530.580.34-0.350.15-0.140.38pp
EW0.290.190.150.21-0.300.02-0.040.17pp
FFIV0.370.360.380.39-0.340.120.020.35pp
EXEL0.190.150.110.22-0.140.01-0.170.11pp
CB-0.22-0.39-0.44-0.140.07-0.130.09-0.01pp
CME-0.16-0.26-0.30-0.180.08-0.030.000.00pp
IDXX0.360.260.180.34-0.350.12-0.110.41pp
VEEV0.180.110.140.12-0.14-0.03-0.010.47pp
INTU0.100.060.06-0.03-0.06-0.090.030.51pp
WAT0.300.220.190.38-0.270.08-0.140.25pp

*VIXY proxies VIX inside the adjusted-close pipeline (roll decay — read as a directional volatility hedge, not the index level). MCTR = marginal contribution to book risk; the column sums to the book vol by identity. Model output — not advice.

Sector concentration

HHI 1. Weights: n/a 100.0%.

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