High Quality Stocks

A quality composite looks for solid businesses that produce consistent results, are very profitable, and generate high returns on their capital employed. Our quality composite combines return on equity, return on total capital, gross margin, net margin, and sales and earnings consistency.

Stocks With Highest Quality Factor Exposure

Ticker Price Market Cap
($mil)
ADBE $626.08 $298,264
AMGN $213.64 $121,316
ADP $198.31 $83,901
CSCO $55.52 $234,169
LLY $228.30 $218,387
FICO $417.96 $11,865
IDXX $671.47 $57,126
INTU $562.80 $153,696
JNJ $163.93 $431,543
MSFT $298.58 $2,243,796
ORCL $88.44 $242,164
TXN $195.92 $180,875
UNP $198.07 $129,166
WDFC $225.21 $3,087
AZPN $124.62 $8,359
CHKP $114.25 $15,172
FDS $374.43 $14,146
EXPO $115.91 $6,034
NVO $100.87 $179,607
REGN $647.06 $69,207
SEIC $58.45 $8,246
WAT $395.58 $24,274
MTD $1,542.78 $35,664
MMM $179.84 $104,062
MNST $92.57 $48,959
ORLY $620.26 $42,768
SHLX $11.60 $4,562
SPGI $445.64 $107,399
VNT $34.20 $5,777
VRSK $205.56 $33,167
V $222.75 $473,748
ZTS $201.35 $95,429
MBT $9.86 $9,011
GIB $89.65 $19,631
GRMN $169.35 $32,570
HCA $258.25 $82,677
HEP $18.29 $1,928
BIIB $289.32 $43,118
EVTC $46.05 $3,314
EW $119.66 $74,587
FFIV $198.59 $11,977
MANH $160.44 $10,172
USNA $88.41 $1,769
FHI $30.11 $2,938
BF.B $68.60 $32,259
ROK $301.94 $35,033
JKHY $168.76 $12,491
KLAC $365.51 $55,827
CTXS $109.04 $13,546
CPRT $144.35 $34,150
BKE $42.51 $2,116
XLNX $153.82 $38,066
ROL $37.54 $18,473
ITW $215.67 $67,929
CLX $162.19 $19,919
CL $76.43 $64,470
VZ $54.06 $223,815
AAPL $145.85 $2,410,925
MCO $370.38 $68,965
KO $54.13 $233,659
CDNS $162.23 $44,902
INTC $53.50 $217,050
HSY $172.39 $35,519
SSD $106.39 $4,622
SNA $212.02 $11,443
PEP $154.01 $212,860
CERN $72.96 $21,566
CSX $29.86 $67,319
CHD $83.21 $20,432
FAST $53.23 $30,593
RMD $288.48 $42,026
ODFL $296.73 $34,364
ASML $864.74 $357,936
BAH $78.38 $10,596
SAP $141.79 $174,492
TSM $115.87 $547,496
FTNT $301.62 $49,261
EVR $134.43 $6,076
EHC $76.75 $7,637
INFY $23.27 $97,984
ISRG $1,028.47 $122,378
LMAT $55.16 $1,195
LULU $431.18 $53,730
VEEV $297.45 $45,634
SWKS $172.92 $28,557
TREX $107.68 $12,420
UI $301.57 $18,848
WIT $9.49 $49,482
QLYS $116.96 $4,555
PYPL $272.34 $320,008
MORN $272.44 $11,733
MRK $72.04 $182,360
NCZ $5.36 $408
NEU $331.06 $3,618
LOPE $85.24 $3,852
LAMR $116.99 $11,837
IAA $55.47 $7,477
BPMP $13.07 $1,370
BWXT $54.55 $5,192
CABO $1,918.83 $11,586
SLP $40.08 $807
WST $449.18 $33,230
AMT $293.55 $133,607
ACN $334.66 $223,028
ALLE $136.37 $12,232
GNTX $32.38 $7,737
COO $433.76 $21,386
ANSS $357.84 $31,222
ATRI $680.40 $1,225
HD $335.93 $354,527
A $172.44 $52,202
BIO $785.64 $23,406
CNI $115.00 $81,324
AOS $63.77 $10,151
HOLX $76.74 $19,453
GIS $59.92 $36,328
CTAS $396.20 $41,208
AAON $65.88 $3,452
IEX $215.20 $16,355
NUS $40.94 $2,053
AKAM $108.66 $17,693
BCE $50.79 $45,968
TTC $98.44 $10,478
GWW $402.18 $20,943
DEO $190.84 $111,847
DOX $76.23 $9,995
FB $343.21 $967,662
MMP $46.30 $10,258
POOL $456.00 $18,286
NTAP $89.98 $20,122
UPS $185.30 $161,404
SCCO $56.75 $43,872
ICE $116.91 $65,838
GMED $79.57 $8,028
GNRC $442.27 $27,916
IRWD $12.61 $2,054
FBHS $93.23 $12,854
ENTG $133.59 $18,114
ENVA $32.54 $1,200
EPAM $621.03 $35,169
CHE $473.10 $7,443
BRC $50.23 $2,615
UL $54.60 $142,030
SID $5.54 $7,722
ATHM $41.12 $5,233
LMT $341.73 $94,631
GSK $39.28 $98,213
WSM $189.91 $14,123
SYK $271.65 $102,438
EL $318.56 $115,092
KMB $133.44 $44,938
PG $143.60 $348,706
TMO $606.63 $238,660
APH $75.56 $45,199
MKC $85.33 $22,806
VIVO $19.16 $831
LANC $168.63 $4,643
EMR $95.50 $57,090
QCOM $133.01 $150,035
FIZZ $53.05 $4,951
NDSN $241.57 $14,039
NSC $239.52 $59,155
SHW $291.99 $76,882
SNPS $320.52 $48,880
WSO $276.72 $10,710
AZN $58.74 $182,331
CDK $42.53 $5,139
DSGX $85.72 $7,249
CTRN $74.17 $673
DAC $77.87 $1,604
DORM $96.77 $3,080
FL $50.58 $5,251
NVS $82.80 $204,756
SAIA $243.33 $6,408
SSTK $117.50 $4,303
SWK $181.81 $29,628
PAYC $500.45 $30,074
PETS $27.30 $556
PRDO $10.48 $734
G $48.27 $9,062
FIVE $191.70 $10,739
CHT $39.71 $31,025
BOOT $93.63 $2,765
IRM $44.78 $12,962
HALO $41.43 $5,897
MO $48.24 $88,958
MED $208.21 $2,442
MTCH $153.65 $42,532
DGX $152.71 $18,658
WERN $46.38 $3,151
VRTX $184.27 $47,805
AAP $211.21 $13,306
HVT $34.55 $634
OMC $72.44 $15,532
CGNX $87.25 $15,418
DCI $58.86 $7,392
ADSK $286.42 $62,970
K $63.22 $21,550
IBM $134.63 $120,672
NKE $157.44 $249,243
ABT $124.65 $220,982
BBY $106.80 $26,269
AMAT $138.10 $124,694
BMI $102.44 $2,989
RHI $100.95 $11,303
HON $217.02 $149,830
LZB $33.57 $1,488
RPM $78.47 $10,183
SMP $43.01 $956
AMCX $45.83 $1,935
TSCO $211.87 $24,225
EBAY $73.21 $47,591
MPWR $507.93 $23,324
LW $61.02 $8,855
MASI $276.57 $15,227
JCOM $137.66 $6,636
BRKR $83.43 $12,600
DXCM $570.42 $55,188
DG $219.02 $51,100
DKS $134.77 $11,939
FND $130.44 $13,727
NVDA $219.41 $548,525
SBH $16.67 $1,884
YUMC $54.42 $22,905
TVTY $22.25 $1,105
SFM $22.44 $2,562
TGNA $21.60 $4,775
SAGE $44.35 $2,608
QIWI $8.31 $519
EXLS $122.72 $4,109
CRL $446.34 $22,494
CDW $189.63 $26,073
IDT $41.96 $1,081
ILMN $434.59 $63,754
NFLX $590.65 $261,419
NLOK $24.94 $14,508
ABBV $106.41 $188,045
CTSH $75.39 $39,625
ATVI $72.81 $56,625
ARCB $75.10 $1,919
ATEN $14.18 $1,089
RGLD $102.97 $6,756
NOC $348.52 $55,801
LH $291.46 $28,097
LRCX $601.10 $85,328
MSM $80.02 $4,453
SCI $61.42 $10,293
APD $257.94 $57,099
AVY $213.39 $17,686
CRVL $179.85 $3,204
MAS $56.51 $13,967
Performance Disclaimer: Returns presented on Validea.com are model returns and do not represent actual trading. As a result, they do not incorporate any commissions or other trading costs or fees. Model portfolios with inception dates on or after 12/30/2005 include a combination of back tested and live model returns. The back-tested performance results shown are hypothetical and are not the result of real-time management of actual accounts. The back-testing of performance differs from actual account performance because the investment strategy may be adjusted at any time, for any reason and can continue to be changed until desired or better performance results are achieved. Back-tested returns are presented to provide general information regarding how the underlying strategy behind the portfolio performed in our historical testing. A back-tested strategy has the benefit of hindsight and the results do not reflect the impact that material economic or market factors may have had on advisor's decision-making if actual client assets were being managed using this approach. The model portfolios offered on Validea are concentrated and as a result they will exhibit high levels of volatility and their performance can be substantially impacted by the performance of individual positions.

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