Q2 covers April 1 — June 30, 2026. This is the interim mark through close Friday, May 29. The CW Aggressive Growth suite is up +22.2% year-to-date vs. the S&P 500's +11.2% — led by the AI capex cycle, the power-infrastructure spillover trade, and a deliberate underweight to the OEM auto names. All three U.S. indices closed at all-time highs Friday.
All eleven CW models are positive year-to-date and the book is comfortably ahead of the S&P 500 (+11.2% YTD). Tech & Quantum leads at +26.6%, the Aggressive Growth suite runs +21–22% across the four AUM tiers, and the Halal sleeve is right with them at +22.0%. The income side is steadier — Dividends High Yield +13.1%, Tax-Efficient +9.3%. Figures are total return (price plus reinvested dividends), gross of fees, computed from split- and dividend-adjusted closes through May 29. Standout holdings YTD: INTC +207%, Rocket Lab +104%, Vertiv +92%.
Macro frame. The May 28 U.S. strike de-escalated the Iran-strait standoff and a 60-day diplomatic framework is now being negotiated — oil is rolling off the $90s and the geopolitical premium is bleeding out of crude even as gold holds at record highs on central-bank buying. GDP was revised down to 1.6% from 2.0%, which on its own would argue for cuts, but with the 2Y at 4.024% and a firm labor market the curve is telling us cuts get pushed to Q4. Anthropic raised $65B at a $965B valuation — the largest private round in Silicon Valley history — and Dell ripped +28.75% after-hours Thursday on $4.2B in AI server orders. The AI capex cycle has gone from a stock-picking story to a measurable macro flow.
CW Intelligence · Sector Returns Through May 29, 2026
Source: CW Intelligence, FactSet, Bloomberg · Returns 4/1/26 — 5/29/26
| # | Ticker | Company | Sector | YTD | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTC | Intel | Semis / Foundry | +207.4% | Foundry turnaround + AI re-rate — the book's single biggest winner |
| 2 | EWY | iShares MSCI Korea | International / EM | +108.7% | Korea memory & semi complex (Samsung, SK Hynix) riding the HBM cycle |
| 3 | RKLB | Rocket Lab | Defense / Space | +103.7% | Neutron cadence + defense launch backlog — small-cap space leader |
| 4 | VRT | Vertiv Holdings | Data-Center Infra | +92.2% | Liquid-cooling pure play — backlog visibility into the AI build-out |
| 5 | TXN | Texas Instruments | Semis / Analog | +76.3% | Analog cycle turning — broad industrial + auto content |
| 6 | AMKR | Amkor Technology | AI Semis / Packaging | +72.5% | Advanced packaging — the assembly layer of the AI silicon stack |
| 7 | SFTBY | SoftBank (ADR) | AI / Tech | +66.2% | Arm stake + AI portfolio — levered exposure to the capex cycle |
| 8 | PWR | Quanta Services | Power Infrastructure | +66.0% | Grid build-out for data centers — electrical infrastructure spend |
| 9 | EWT | iShares MSCI Taiwan | International / EM | +61.3% | TSMC-led Taiwan tech — the foundry of the AI economy |
| 10 | PBR | Petrobras | Energy / Intl | +59.2% | High-yield international energy — income with upside optionality |
Source: CW Intelligence, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg · Verified close 5/29/26
We extended the AI capex book on every dip and pulled the OEM auto names from the watchlist into a hard pass. The Aggressive Growth book got eleven new positions — all in the AI hardware, AI-power, and auto-AI-cockpit complex. We reinforced our highest-conviction names rather than chasing new themes. The big retirement: the short-AI-bubble thesis — we are explicitly not short. The chip cycle, the AI-power complex, and cybersecurity have all printed earnings that validate the long book.
| Action | Ticker | Company | Weight Added | Thesis | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW ADDS — AGGRESSIVE GROWTH (11 POSITIONS) | |||||
| ADD | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | +2.8% | MI350/MI400 ramp, ZT Systems integration — #2 in AI accelerators | NEW |
| ADD | QCOM | Qualcomm | +2.5% | Auto-AI cockpit design wins — we own the silicon, not the cars | NEW |
| ADD | MU | Micron Technology | +2.2% | HBM3E sold out through 2027 — AI memory bottleneck | NEW |
| ADD | TSLA | Tesla | +2.0% | FSD + Optimus optionality — treated as an AI/auto-AI hybrid | NEW |
| ADD | DELL | Dell Technologies | +1.8% | $4.2B AI server orders — the integrator the hyperscalers buy from | NEW |
| ADD | IBM | IBM | +1.5% | watsonx + consulting attach — deep AI integration backlog | NEW |
| ADD | SNDK | SanDisk (NAND) | +1.4% | NAND cycle turning — AI training/inference storage layer | NEW |
| ADD | PH | Parker Hannifin | +1.3% | Motion/control for power, defense, aerospace — spillover play | NEW |
| ADD | LRCX | Lam Research | +1.2% | HBM and 3D NAND tool intensity — semi-cap picks & shovels | NEW |
| ADD | BE | Bloom Energy | +1.2% | Behind-the-meter fuel cells for AI data centers (no grid wait) | NEW |
| ADD | ARM | Arm Holdings | +1.2% | Royalty model on every datacenter + device AI cycle | NEW |
| REINFORCED — HIGHEST-CONVICTION CORE | |||||
| REINFORCE | NVDA | NVIDIA | Topped up | Still the only company selling shovels at scale — thesis intact | ADD |
| REINFORCE | AVGO | Broadcom | Topped up | Custom silicon (XPUs) for hyperscalers — sole-source moat | ADD |
| REINFORCE | TSM | Taiwan Semi | Topped up | Sole foundry for Nvidia/AMD/Apple/Broadcom — entire stack | ADD |
| REINFORCE | CEG | Constellation Energy | Topped up | Highest-conviction power infra name — nuclear PPAs to hyperscalers | ADD |
| REINFORCE | GEV | GE Vernova | Topped up | Gas turbines & grid — the OTHER power story | ADD |
| REINFORCE | VRT | Vertiv | Topped up | Liquid-cooling pure play — visibility through 2027 | ADD |
| REINFORCE | NEE | NextEra Energy | Topped up | Largest U.S. renewable utility — data center PPAs | ADD |
| REINFORCE | GS | Goldman Sachs | Topped up | SpaceX IPO mid-June — lead-left underwriter read-through | ADD |
| REINFORCE | MS | Morgan Stanley | Topped up | IB pipeline & wealth platform — SpaceX co-manager | ADD |
| REINFORCE | JPM | JPMorgan Chase | Topped up | Best-in-class balance sheet — benefits from sticky rates | ADD |
| REINFORCE | BAC | Bank of America | Topped up | Net-interest-income lift — rate-cut delay is a positive | ADD |
| Status | Ticker / Theme | Why We're Watching | Why We're NOT Buying Yet | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATCH LIST — NOT BUY (YET) | ||||
| WATCH | F / GM / STLA | Cheap, cyclical, headline AI partnerships | OEM unit economics deteriorating, sector -8% Q2-TD — the silicon wins, not the body | WATCH |
| WATCH | LI | China-domestic premium EV — profitable | China policy / tariff overhang, want clean read on demand | WATCH |
| WATCH | MBLY | Mobileye — ADAS / robotaxi software | Intel overhang on float; prefer QCOM exposure for now | WATCH |
| WATCH | GELYY | Geely / Polestar — cheap China autos | Tariff risk + capital structure complexity | WATCH |
| WATCH | ANTH | Anthropic pre-IPO — $965B last round | Private. Watching for S-1 filing or secondary access | WATCH |
| WATCH | OPENAI | OpenAI pre-IPO — structural AI leader | Private. Track via MSFT exposure and secondaries | WATCH |
| WATCH | LEGN | Legend Biotech — in-vivo CAR-T data ASCO Tue June 4 | Binary event — sized as a watch, not a swing | WATCH |
| THESES VALIDATED IN Q2 | ||||
| CONFIRMED | Chip cycle | NVDA/AVGO/TSM/MU/ARM/LRCX prints all confirmed AI demand | — | VALIDATED |
| CONFIRMED | AI-power complex | CEG/GEV/VRT/NEE order books visible through 2027 | — | VALIDATED |
| CONFIRMED | Cybersecurity | CRWD/PANW/PLTR — agent-attack-surface is real and monetizing | — | VALIDATED |
| THESES RETIRED | ||||
| RETIRED | Short-AI-bubble | We are not short. Tape, capex, and earnings disagree. | — | RETIRED |
| Sector / Theme | Q1 End Weight | Q2-TD Weight | Change | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semis & AI Hardware | 18.0% | 26.5% | +8.5% | Adds: MU, LRCX, SNDK, AMD, ARM · Reinforced NVDA/AVGO/TSM |
| AI Power Infrastructure | 10.0% | 14.0% | +4.0% | BE add; CEG/GEV/VRT/NEE reinforced |
| Auto-AI Cockpit (silicon) | 2.5% | 7.3% | +4.8% | QCOM + TSLA adds; NVDA cockpit attach |
| Cybersecurity / AI Software | 7.0% | 8.5% | +1.5% | CRWD/PANW/PLTR · agent-attack-surface thesis |
| Financials (IB / Banks) | 8.0% | 9.0% | +1.0% | GS/MS reinforced (SpaceX), JPM/BAC reinforced |
| Industrials / Aerospace | 6.0% | 7.3% | +1.3% | PH add · defense + power-spillover capex |
| Healthcare / Biotech | 7.0% | 6.0% | -1.0% | Trim; LEGN binary watch only |
| Energy | 20.0% | 10.0% | -10.0% | Strait premium fading; trim trade, keep core integrateds |
| Defense | 10.0% | 5.5% | -4.5% | Recycled into AI capex book |
| Cash / SGOV buffer | 11.5% | 5.9% | -5.6% | Deployed into Q2 adds |
| TOTAL | 100.0% | 100.0% | — | Net: rotated from energy/defense into the AI capex complex |
This is the firm's flagship growth sleeve — sourced from the daily research process, earnings catalysts, and the CFP audit. The top 10 below now represents about 38% of the Aggressive Growth book — intentionally concentrated where the conviction is highest.
| # | Ticker | Company | Sector | Weight | YTD | Q2-TD | Thesis | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVDA | NVIDIA AI Accelerators | Semis | 6.5% | +24.8% | +11.6% | Sole-source AI shovel at scale — thesis confirmed by Anthropic and Dell flow | HOLD |
| 2 | AVGO | Broadcom Custom AI Silicon | Semis | 4.8% | +26.1% | +12.8% | Custom XPUs for hyperscalers — sole-source moat per customer | HOLD |
| 3 | TSM | Taiwan Semi Foundry | Semis | 4.4% | +22.0% | +10.2% | Manufactures every AI chip that matters — entire-stack exposure | HOLD |
| 4 | CEG | Constellation Energy Nuclear / AI Power | Power Infra | 3.8% | +38.2% | +17.4% | Highest-conviction power name — nuclear PPAs to hyperscalers | ADD |
| 5 | GEV | GE Vernova Gas Turbines / Grid | Power Infra | 3.6% | +33.0% | +13.2% | Gas turbine orders all-time high — the other side of the power trade | ADD |
| 6 | VRT | Vertiv Holdings Data Center Cooling | Power Infra | 3.2% | +36.5% | +16.0% | Liquid cooling pure play — visibility through 2027 | HOLD |
| 7 | MU | Micron HBM Memory | Semis | 2.8% | +62.4% | +28.1% | HBM3E sold out through 2027 — the AI memory bottleneck | NEW |
| 8 | AMD | AMD AI Accelerators / CPUs | Semis | 2.8% | +18.6% | +14.4% | MI350/MI400 ramp + ZT Systems integration — #2 in accelerators | NEW |
| 9 | QCOM | Qualcomm Auto-AI Cockpit | Semis / Auto-AI | 2.5% | +31.8% | +18.3% | Auto-AI cockpit design wins — we own the silicon, not the OEMs | NEW |
| 10 | PLTR | Palantir AI Software / Cyber | Software | 2.5% | +29.6% | +15.1% | Agent-attack-surface thesis — gov + commercial double | HOLD |
Top 10 = ~37.0% of Aggressive Growth book · Source: CW Intelligence, verified 5/29/26
Anthropic's $65B raise at $965B valuation, Dell's $4.2B AI server orders, and the entire NVDA/AVGO/TSM/MU/ARM/LRCX chain are all printing the same number: AI capex is the dominant capital-formation story of 2026. The right exposure is the picks-and-shovels — chips, foundry, memory, semi-cap — not the model layer.
If AI capex is the demand, power is the binding constraint. Our highest-conviction sleeve: CEG (nuclear PPAs), GEV (gas turbines, all-time-high backlog), VRT (liquid cooling), and NEE (largest U.S. renewables / data center PPAs). BE added for the behind-the-meter, non-grid case. Visibility through 2027.
The OEM auto sector is -8% Q2-to-date and the unit economics are deteriorating. The silicon, however, is winning — QCOM design wins, NVDA cockpit attach, TSLA as an AI/auto-AI hybrid. We own the layer that gets paid per car shipped regardless of which brand wins.
Every enterprise deploying AI agents is multiplying its attack surface. CRWD, PANW, PLTR — the thesis we wrote in Q1 is now monetizing in earnings. AI doesn't reduce security spend, it compounds it.
SpaceX IPO targeted for mid-June. We do not chase the IPO. The clean read-through is to the GS and MS books — lead-left / co-manager economics, and a re-rating of IB pipelines for the rest of the year. We reinforced both names ahead of the deal.
LEGN in-vivo CAR-T data drops Tuesday June 4 at ASCO. We are watching, not buying — this is a binary catalyst. A clean readout reprices the entire in-vivo cell-therapy complex. We may take a small position post-print if the data is clean.
Two risks we are watching: (a) the Iran-strait diplomatic framework — if the 60-day deal closes, oil unwinds further and energy beta is a headwind we already trimmed for. (b) rate cuts get pushed to Q4 if the jobs print stays firm — long-duration tech still wins on earnings, but watch for duration-trade dislocations.
We're making real changes this quarter — more defensive on consumer discretionary, deeper into aerospace and semis, lighter on long-held AI positions where the valuation finally caught up. A Q2 review is the right moment to confirm your sleeve (Aggressive Growth vs. Dividends vs. Tax-Efficient vs. Halal vs. 403(b)) and to capture any inheritance / rollover / 1035 funds that should land in this allocation.
Q1 was the energy-and-defense quarter. Q2 has been the AI-capex-and-power quarter — and the book has positioned for it cleanly. Aggressive Growth is up +22.2% YTD through May 29 vs. the S&P's +11.2%. The book's standout holdings are working — INTC +207%, Rocket Lab +104%, Vertiv +92% YTD.
The biggest call of the year is the one we did not make: we are not short AI. The tape, the capex, and the earnings prints all disagree with that thesis. Anthropic at $965B and Dell's $4.2B in AI server orders make that case quantitatively, not narratively.
For Q3 we're watching three catalysts: SpaceX IPO mid-June (read-through to GS/MS, not chasing the deal itself), ASCO Tuesday June 4 (LEGN binary readout — we watch, we don't pre-position), and the next jobs print (drives whether cuts come in September or get pushed to Q4).
For my CalSTRS, CalPERS, and 403(b) clients: your pension is the floor; this book is the growth engine on top of it. The 403(b) CWLG Aggressive sleeve is up +6.9% Q2-to-date and is the right exposure for most pension households. If you want the full Tactical book, we'll talk through risk tolerance first.
Let's get a 15-minute Q2 review on the calendar — same format we always run. Defensive shifts, what we're trimming, and where any new money lands.
— Sean Anees Saifi, Financial Advisor
Capital Wealth LG | LA Pension Planners
saifi@capitalwealthlg.com