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 $591.12 $281,255
AMGN $203.61 $115,620
ADP $205.19 $86,739
CSCO $54.62 $230,373
LLY $236.44 $226,174
FICO $397.26 $11,277
IDXX $623.12 $53,013
INTU $534.94 $146,088
JNJ $159.20 $419,091
MSFT $296.31 $2,226,738
ORCL $96.40 $263,527
TXN $187.10 $172,733
UNP $215.85 $140,761
WDFC $229.45 $3,145
AZPN $166.00 $11,135
CHKP $120.96 $16,063
FDS $409.73 $15,479
EXPO $112.55 $5,859
NVO $100.60 $176,899
REGN $547.12 $58,517
SEIC $59.66 $8,417
WAT $341.42 $20,951
MTD $1,360.44 $31,449
MMM $177.17 $102,517
ORLY $612.34 $42,222
SHLX $11.61 $4,566
MNST $85.33 $45,130
SPGI $430.43 $103,734
GIB $88.90 $19,465
VNT $33.29 $5,624
EVTC $46.43 $3,342
ZTS $197.46 $93,585
HCA $239.01 $76,517
VRSK $208.37 $33,621
GRMN $154.77 $29,766
V $222.46 $473,132
HEP $19.83 $2,091
BIIB $283.65 $42,273
FHI $32.22 $3,144
MANH $153.24 $9,715
USNA $97.18 $1,945
FFIV $198.77 $11,988
BF.B $68.52 $32,175
MBT $9.47 $8,807
EW $109.10 $68,005
ROK $299.87 $34,793
BKE $40.18 $2,000
CTXS $94.16 $11,698
CPRT $139.82 $33,151
JKHY $164.84 $12,198
KLAC $320.41 $48,700
XLNX $161.65 $40,003
ROL $36.58 $18,000
ITW $214.78 $67,649
CL $76.07 $64,166
CLX $160.73 $19,730
VZ $51.35 $212,595
AAPL $140.91 $2,329,266
KO $54.24 $234,133
CDNS $153.50 $42,486
HSY $180.15 $37,118
INTC $52.26 $212,019
MCO $361.47 $67,306
PEP $157.99 $218,445
SSD $112.57 $4,890
SNA $213.13 $11,503
CERN $70.70 $20,898
CHD $83.12 $20,410
FAST $53.65 $30,858
CSX $32.58 $73,451
RMD $252.25 $36,748
ODFL $284.77 $32,979
SAP $141.65 $172,056
ISRG $326.00 $116,373
TSM $109.98 $526,276
INFY $22.65 $95,311
TREX $91.29 $10,530
SWKS $155.22 $25,634
EVR $148.08 $6,693
LMAT $52.68 $1,141
LULU $400.71 $49,933
BAH $80.31 $10,857
FTNT $310.10 $50,646
VEEV $299.00 $45,872
EHC $67.05 $6,672
ASML $744.42 $305,639
IAA $56.56 $7,624
UI $312.92 $19,557
NCZ $5.29 $403
BPMP $13.72 $1,438
ALLE $128.92 $11,564
QLYS $114.14 $4,445
BWXT $56.20 $5,349
PYPL $256.36 $301,231
CABO $1,734.47 $10,473
LAMR $118.52 $11,992
MRK $78.95 $199,852
AMT $264.18 $120,239
LOPE $87.61 $3,959
ACN $330.18 $220,042
NEU $361.59 $3,952
MORN $268.03 $11,543
SLP $38.78 $781
WIT $9.57 $48,681
WST $402.25 $29,758
GNTX $36.28 $8,669
COO $401.10 $19,776
ATRI $703.77 $1,267
ANSS $347.81 $30,347
HD $338.28 $357,007
A $150.22 $45,475
BIO $708.84 $21,252
CNI $118.76 $84,112
AOS $63.66 $10,133
KMB $132.55 $44,638
HOLX $70.16 $17,785
AAON $67.40 $3,532
WSM $174.04 $12,943
CTAS $405.33 $41,914
NUS $40.71 $2,041
GWW $421.59 $21,954
TTC $94.58 $10,068
DOX $79.08 $10,368
AKAM $102.12 $16,628
DEO $197.21 $113,888
POOL $440.37 $17,659
BCE $50.95 $46,121
MMP $47.62 $10,551
NTAP $90.25 $20,183
ENVA $35.63 $1,314
FB $324.54 $915,022
ICE $128.35 $72,281
ATHM $50.82 $6,454
GNRC $418.91 $26,442
IRWD $13.55 $2,207
EPAM $596.57 $33,784
FBHS $92.08 $12,696
CHE $408.46 $6,426
SCCO $59.50 $45,998
BRC $50.41 $2,625
SID $5.01 $6,913
UPS $184.06 $160,324
ENTG $121.11 $16,422
UL $52.97 $135,436
FIZZ $55.89 $5,216
IEX $206.07 $15,661
GSK $38.80 $95,767
LMT $361.76 $100,177
SYK $256.50 $96,725
GIS $61.86 $37,468
EL $315.01 $113,809
GMED $75.50 $7,617
DAC $71.76 $1,478
APH $74.43 $44,523
TMO $573.56 $225,649
PG $142.44 $345,889
MKC $78.89 $21,096
QCOM $125.04 $141,045
NDSN $238.51 $13,861
NSC $262.25 $64,768
VIVO $18.51 $802
SNPS $296.30 $45,187
SHW $289.94 $76,342
WSO $278.35 $10,779
AZN $60.45 $186,353
DSGX $83.43 $7,059
NVS $82.43 $202,805
SAIA $247.37 $6,515
CTRN $74.44 $676
FL $47.44 $4,925
DORM $98.40 $3,132
CDK $44.24 $5,356
SMLR $136.65 $923
SSTK $117.97 $4,320
PAYC $516.33 $31,029
IRM $43.26 $12,522
G $48.20 $9,049
CHT $39.68 $30,744
MO $47.92 $88,368
HALO $36.90 $5,252
PETS $27.14 $552
MED $190.33 $2,233
AAP $210.32 $13,250
DGX $140.95 $17,221
WERN $42.61 $2,895
VRTX $181.34 $47,045
NSSC $44.95 $825
LANC $171.41 $4,719
HVT $32.31 $593
DCI $57.31 $7,083
EMR $91.87 $54,920
CGNX $80.27 $14,184
OMC $74.29 $15,928
ADSK $283.45 $62,317
K $61.69 $21,029
IBM $140.76 $126,166
PRDO $10.73 $752
MTCH $158.96 $44,002
YUMC $58.94 $24,807
TVTY $24.18 $1,200
FND $118.99 $12,522
ABT $117.00 $207,420
AMAT $128.21 $115,764
BMI $100.78 $2,940
NKE $156.30 $247,394
RHI $105.82 $11,849
LZB $33.25 $1,474
SMP $47.58 $1,057
TSCO $194.94 $22,289
NVDA $209.39 $523,475
EBAY $74.90 $48,689
DXCM $548.05 $53,023
MPWR $465.97 $21,397
DKS $119.94 $10,625
BRKR $74.85 $11,304
AMCX $46.16 $1,949
ZD $119.79 $5,774
DG $209.40 $48,855
SWK $173.30 $28,241
MASI $278.64 $15,341
SBH $15.72 $1,777
BOOT $93.90 $2,773
FIVE $181.27 $10,155
ABBV $108.53 $191,792
QIWI $8.80 $549
CDW $174.02 $23,927
SFM $22.53 $2,573
ATEN $13.10 $1,006
ARCB $82.13 $2,099
SAGE $45.36 $2,668
EXLS $123.41 $4,132
ATVI $75.25 $58,523
NFLX $629.76 $278,729
CTSH $75.63 $39,751
CRL $402.83 $20,301
AYI $206.25 $7,365
ILMN $405.14 $59,434
RGLD $97.09 $6,373
NOC $388.70 $62,234
MSM $83.01 $4,619
LH $273.47 $26,363
LRCX $544.41 $76,654
CRVL $168.97 $3,010
SCI $61.28 $10,269
AVY $205.42 $17,026
APD $278.42 $61,632
BBY $110.78 $27,248
MAS $56.81 $14,041
TGNA $19.78 $4,373
NLOK $25.08 $14,590
INMD $85.83 $6,556
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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