Table 3. Stock Screens on AAII.com Ranked by 10-Year Return

Screen Average Annual
Price Gain (%)
Price Gain (%) Price Gain (%) Risk Measures Holdings Category
Volatility
Index (X)
Draw-
down
(%)
Avg # Turn-
over
(%)
10 Yr 5
Yr
Since
Incep
Risk
Adj
Bull
Mkt*
Bear
Mkt*
YTD 2016 2015 2014 2013
Est Rev: Top 30 Up 20.5 18.8 24.1 16.6 18.0 23.4 5.9 8.3 42.1 843.4 -37.8 1.82 -57.5 30 93.5 EE
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 18.1 24.1 18.8 13.8 3.4 22.6 0.3 12.4 97.8 1194.2 -62.8 1.79 -69.1 30 21.5 V
Stock Market Winners 18.0 23.0 21.1 17.0 21.4 32.7 19.2 9.7 34.8 978.5 -51.3 1.44 -57.3 12 58.0 GVPM
Est Rev: Up 5% 17.5 10.8 24.0 16.8 3.9 24.4 -0.1 1.1 27.7 494.5 -23.4 1.77 -46.9 39 92.8 EE
O’Neil’s CAN SLIM Revised 3rd Edition 17.3 38.9 20.5 14.4 79.3 5.2 32.1 37.3 55.2 548.2 -27.8 1.89 -38.5 7 63.5 GPM
Driehaus 16.9 22.5 14.4 10.6 20.0 24.1 17.2 -0.7 47.7 876.0 -53.4 2.22 -73.6 14 63.6 GPM
Piotroski: High F-Score (8) 15.7 14.3 22.8 14.9 3.0 24.4 -40.5 -0.3 137.6 807.7 -53.6 2.08 -59.0 19 22.5 V
Graham—Enterprising Investor Revised 14.7 12.7 19.5 14.2 -9.7 25.8 1.2 41.9 2.1 613.3 -49.9 1.80 -60.2 8 27.5 V
Dreman With Est Revisions 14.7 18.0 16.1 13.8 23.5 9.7 6.4 14.2 35.8 532.3 -39.9 1.36 -46.3 12 84.1 EE
T. Rowe Price 14.3 19.8 11.8 10.0 19.6 30.8 17.4 4.4 28.5 851.9 -62.5 1.72 -68.9 7 50.6 GV
Lakonishok 14.1 17.0 14.6 13.3 19.5 28.5 -2.9 13.0 26.8 423.4 -32.5 1.21 -32.5 32 90.1 VPM
O’Neil’s CAN SLIM 14.0 15.9 22.4 15.3 22.3 15.3 -10.5 44.1 13.1 288.9 -10.1 1.93 -33.2 6 55.8 GPM
Buffettology: Sustainable Growth 12.5 17.1 12.0 11.0 19.1 24.2 3.3 3.2 35.8 426.4 -41.9 1.28 -43.6 30 14.1 GV
P/E Relative 12.5 12.3 15.2 14.2 17.0 24.3 -11.7 5.3 29.5 323.5 -27.6 1.15 -36.1 36 76.6 EE
Buffettology: EPS Growth 12.0 17.0 11.6 10.9 26.1 15.1 2.5 4.4 38.4 465.3 -48.4 1.21 -48.9 43 12.1 GV
Buffett: Hagstrom 11.2 13.3 14.0 13.3 11.9 13.6 0.3 9.6 35.4 355.8 -39.8 1.11 -42.3 30 19.5 GV
Templeton 10.2 11.8 10.3 9.7 10.2 24.5 -15.0 13.0 29.4 333.6 -40.0 1.28 -43.9 19 28.3 GV
Value on the Move—
PEG w/Hist Growth
10.1 20.0 14.8 14.3 25.4 18.6 6.7 3.5 49.2 404.2 -50.1 1.07 -50.1 74 35.6 GVPM
Value on the Move—
PEG w/Est Growth
9.9 18.6 18.3 15.5 20.8 8.1 2.8 8.9 59.5 401.6 -50.2 1.35 -50.2 35 43.8 GVPM
MAGNET Simple 9.9 3.8 16.8 10.6 59.6 37.7 -11.2 -15.2 -31.1 859.0 -75.9 3.00 -81.1 3 68.3 GVPM
Graham—Defensive Investor (Non-Util) 9.7 7.5 14.6 12.6 6.3 22.0 -7.1 -13.1 33.9 364.3 -52.1 1.39 -52.1 22 19.1 V
Neff 9.2 8.6 15.9 12.6 14.3 12.9 -21.7 5.1 39.5 373.7 -52.8 1.63 -61.0 21 32.1 GV
Price-to-Sales 9.2 14.4 14.9 13.0 16.9 36.9 -5.9 -5.1 36.3 405.4 -55.1 1.35 -55.2 52 39.0 GV
Rule #1 Investing 9.1 6.7 9.1 8.3 5.0 6.2 -46.0 50.3 47.1 359.4 -54.0 1.92 -61.0 11 32.2 GV
Dividend (High Relative Yield) 8.8 15.2 9.5 9.5 19.4 27.8 -10.3 2.0 40.6 277.1 -40.4 0.99 -44.3 36 21.1 GV
O’Shaughnessy: Growth 8.5 15.9 16.0 13.1 24.4 22.0 -5.5 1.7 38.7 353.1 -57.2 1.52 -57.2 50 37.1 VPM
O’Shaughnessy: Small Cap Gr & Val 8.4 16.5 17.6 14.1 26.7 9.7 -2.8 2.4 46.8 309.2 -50.6 1.54 -50.6 25 49.9 VPM
Weiss Blue Chip Div Yield 8.0 8.2 9.9 9.4 10.6 18.5 -14.3 5.4 21.3 259.8 -43.1 1.25 -43.4 11 24.5 V
Inve$tWare Quality Growth 6.9 9.7 6.7 6.4 3.3 -4.7 -1.0 21.6 30.4 223.6 -44.7 1.29 -46.6 18 11.8 G
Fisher (Philip) 6.7 24.1 7.5 7.5 101.4 -10.9 22.7 -1.3 39.5 292.5 -58.2 2.31 -59.9 17 33.3 GV
Dreman 6.5 12.6 10.6 10.0 20.8 12.3 -5.4 7.7 27.6 286.0 -55.0 1.25 -59.1 22 30.8 GV
O’Neil’s CAN SLIM No Float 6.3 16.1 16.0 13.6 32.1 5.3 11.4 2.0 30.8 356.5 -61.6 1.38 -64.2 15 48.6 GPM
Return on Equity 6.1 7.3 11.1 10.3 -1.5 17.8 0.2 -8.8 34.2 227.8 -47.2 1.28 -47.2 30 20.6 G
Wanger (Revised) 5.7 11.2 8.6 8.3 -15.1 30.9 -2.1 1.3 51.1 230.0 -51.3 1.46 -51.3 28 27.2 GV
O’Shaughnessy: Tiny Titans 5.2 14.6 21.7 14.9 -9.8 21.0 -7.2 25.7 54.4 342.6 -67.3 1.92 -67.5 25 40.9 VPM
O’Shaughnessy: Growth Market Leaders 5.0 14.6 7.5 7.4 24.2 5.2 -2.9 -4.2 48.5 225.7 -50.5 1.24 -52.7 10 43.0 VPM
Kirkpatrick Growth 4.6 6.8 14.0 10.6 5.2 12.8 -0.7 -1.2 18.1 145.0 -38.7 2.09 -58.2 13 61.2 GPM
O’Shaughnessy: All Cap 4.3 8.4 10.4 9.5 3.9 46.8 -19.0 -1.4 18.4 196.2 -52.1 1.47 -55.6 21 33.6 VPM
Oberweis Octagon 4.2 13.1 13.1 10.3 17.4 44.7 -19.1 -5.9 38.9 364.3 -70.6 1.95 -71.5 15 41.4 GVPM
ADR Screen 4.1 22.7 10.1 9.3 34.1 26.5 -7.0 27.3 33.2 358.0 -68.7 1.47 -68.7 24 44.0 GVPM
Magic Formula 4.1 3.7 8.7 8.3 14.2 16.1 -13.1 -16.5 27.9 172.6 -51.6 1.63 -55.3 30 23.7 V
Dual Cash Flow 4.0 8.5 11.9 10.4 7.9 15.4 -17.2 -3.2 48.9 238.6 -61.0 1.55 -63.2 66 31.2 G
Kirkpatrick Bargain 3.9 4.3 7.3 7.3 16.9 -0.8 -8.4 5.9 7.3 141.3 -43.2 1.36 -43.2 18 63.3 GV
Cash Rich Firms 3.8 12.4 10.2 9.4 14.3 17.1 -7.8 2.5 36.6 155.3 -45.6 1.40 -45.6 28 23.7 V
Fundamental Rule of Thumb 3.7 12.0 12.9 10.7 15.5 25.7 -1.8 -11.6 46.1 206.2 -57.0 1.70 -57.0 50 21.1 V
Dogs of the Dow 3.3 11.4 3.7 3.0 2.4 22.9 -1.4 6.8 27.9 321.3 -69.0 1.21 -69.0 10 7.8 V
Graham—Defensive Investor (Utility) 2.7 5.1 7.0 7.0 -6.7 13.5 -5.1 16.0 10.0 85.5 -31.4 1.05 -32.3 16 14.1 V
Est Rev: Down 5% 2.4 7.7 1.5 -4.3 15.4 23.1 -9.6 -13.5 28.2 215.5 -63.8 1.97 -71.9 73 89.4 EE
Lynch 2.3 4.9 10.0 9.4 13.2 10.3 -15.0 -7.2 24.3 133.2 -47.5 1.27 -47.6 25 21.0 GV
Est Rev: Lowest 30 Down 1.9 8.0 1.4 -6.7 6.3 48.3 -12.7 -20.4 29.7 274.8 -71.0 2.34 -77.2 30 91.4 EE
MAGNET Simple Revised 0.6 13.5 4.0 -0.8 66.7 -6.6 0.0 -13.7 45.7 37.6 -31.0 2.34 -70.7 4 63.1 GVPM
Foolish Small Cap 8 0.2 3.4 9.3 8.3 -12.9 8.8 17.2 -19.9 32.9 178.9 -67.7 2.40 -67.7 13 45.0 GPM
O’Shaughnessy: Value 0.1 7.4 5.3 4.6 11.2 16.5 -12.5 -5.8 29.6 205.4 -69.1 1.34 -55.3 50 23.3 V
Dogs of the Dow: Low Priced 5 -0.6 12.0 3.1 0.7 -2.1 13.0 11.7 3.0 34.5 394.3 -82.9 1.55 -83.0 5 15.9 V
Zweig -2.1 7.6 16.2 12.0 25.0 10.6 -5.7 -14.6 26.2 72.1 -54.4 1.92 -57.0 10 41.4 GV
Kirkpatrick Value -2.7 4.1 9.4 8.3 20.9 2.5 -6.4 -15.1 21.9 -6.3 -23.3 2.20 -53.0 3 72.1 GV
Schloss -2.9 -4.2 7.0 6.4 -7.6 -4.4 -20.4 -5.9 16.7 8.3 -37.6 2.00 -47.3 12 54.8 V
Foolish Small Cap 8 Revised -3.2 -4.9 10.2 8.7 0.0 -18.3 -9.5 -2.1 0.4 79.3 -64.0 2.36 -64.4 5 45.8 GV
Murphy Technology -3.7 -5.9 -4.8 -26.5 -29.3 -15.0 -15.5 -1.3 39.7 46.3 -58.3 2.75 -92.4 10 21.4 GV
Insider Net Purchases -4.0 1.1 -1.1 -9.3 20.0 -3.8 -17.9 -11.9 21.5 71.0 -65.5 1.95 -70.2 29 30.0 S
MAGNET Complex -7.8 8.7 11.2 8.8 150.8 -25.5 -43.0 7.4 32.9 -8.1 -55.9 2.86 -77.4 2 72.3 GVPM
MAGNET Complex Revised -9.1 -7.6 2.5 -3.6 15.5 -3.3 4.4 -38.4 -5.7 -56.2 -21.0 2.20 -75.7 2 74.7 GVPM
Muhlenkamp -10.7 -11.5 0.9 -2.9 2.4 10.7 11.2 -48.5 -14.3 -44.7 -49.0 1.57 -70.1 18 23.6 GV
 
Indexes Average Annual
Price Gain (%)
Price Gain (%) Price Gain (%) Risk Measures  
Volatility Index (X) Draw-
down (%)
10 Yr 5
Yr
Since Incep Risk Adj Bull
Mkt*
Bear
Mkt*
YTD 2016 2015 2014 2013
S&P 500 6.0 13.3 5.2 5.2 18.3 9.5 -0.7 11.4 29.6 260.2 -52.6 1.00 -52.6
  S&P 500 Value (w/divs) 6.6 14.4 6.6 6.6 13.5 17.4 -3.1 12.5 33.7 309.9 -56.0 1.00 -56.4
S&P MidCap 400 8.2 13.7 9.1 8.9 14.4 18.7 -3.7 8.2 31.6 322.6 -50.5 1.19 -51.0
  S&P MidCap 400 Growth (w/divs) 10.8 16.9 12.1 11.1 20.1 14.8 2.0 7.6 32.8 410.0 -47.7 1.29 -47.7
  S&P MidCap 400 Value (w/divs) 9.7 15.4 9.1 8.9 11.7 26.5 -6.7 12.1 34.3 370.8 -49.4 1.12 -51.2
S&P SmallCap 600 9.0 15.3 8.6 8.4 12.5 24.7 -3.4 4.4 39.7 357.8 -52.2 1.28 -53.2
  S&P SmallCap 600 Growth (w/divs) 11.2 17.2 10.2 9.6 15.6 22.1 2.8 3.9 42.6 446.3 -51.1 1.32 -51.1
  S&P SmallCap 600 Value (w/divs) 9.4 15.7 9.2 8.9 11.9 31.3 -6.7 7.5 35.6 367.1 -51.0 1.24 -53.8
Dow Jones 30 6.1 13.3 5.8 5.8 22.8 13.4 -2.2 7.5 26.5 243.7 -49.3 0.98 -49.3
NASDAQ 100 11.8 18.9 9.8 8.8 30.9 5.9 8.4 17.9 35.0 469.9 -50.1 1.77 -81.5
All Exchange-Listed Stocks 6.7 11.7 9.9 9.2 14.2 17.1 -11.6 5.0 38.1 322.9 -58.6 1.37 -59.7
Unless otherwise stated, figures do not include dividends or transaction costs.
*Bull market period is March 1, 2009, through November 30, 2017. Bear market period is November 1, 2007, through February 28, 2009.
Source: AAII’s Stock Investor Pro/Thomson Reuters. Data as of 11/30/2017.

Category Key

EE = Earnings Estimates
G = Growth
GPM = Growth With Price Momentum
GV = Growth & Value
GVPM = Growth & Value With Price Momentum
S = Specialty
V = Value
VPM = Value With Price Momentum