Day Hagan Smart Core Equity Strategy Update August 2026
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Summary
The Day Hagan Smart Core Equity portfolio seeks to invest in companies with positive economic profitability, sound balance sheets, durable cash-flow generation, and valuations that may provide a margin of safety. We believe this combination of quality, profitability, and valuation can help identify attractive long-term opportunities across market cycles.
Strategy Update
July looked quiet at the index level and anything but quiet underneath it. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, its first negative July since 2014, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 3.2% and the Dow gained 0.3%. A crowded semiconductor trade broke sharply, oil surged, bond yields moved higher, and investors rotated toward software, financials, energy, health care, staples, and income-producing real estate. The month rewarded businesses with visible demand and current cash generation more than companies whose valuations depended on an uninterrupted momentum trade.
That distinction suited several parts of the Smart Value portfolio. Cognizant rose 42.9%, Accenture 34.9%, Adobe 22.1%, Dropbox 18.5%, Salesforce 17.5%, Gartner 16.5%, ServiceNow 12.0%, Zoom 11.3%, and Amdocs 10.2%. Chevron gained 18.7% as the Iran war and disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz pushed Brent crude up roughly 24%. The recently added alternative-asset managers also participated: Ares advanced 15.1%, KKR 10.5%, and Blackstone 8.6%. Qualcomm and Owens Corning were the principal weak spots, falling 20.1% and 12.1%, respectively.
The portfolio remains deliberately different from the Russell 1000 Value Index. It is overweight Information Technology and Real Estate, near benchmark weight in Utilities, and underweight most of the traditional cyclical sectors. Cash and short-term Treasury bills total approximately 13.3%. This is not an idle allocation. It earns income, reduces the need to sell into a weak tape, and gives the strategy room to add when valuation and business momentum line up.
The portfolio is designed to invest in companies that we believe can create economic value through sound balance sheets, durable cash generation, and prices that leave room for upside. July offered a useful test of that approach because the market separated business performance from theme exposure. Technology was the clearest example: the S&P Information Technology sector fell 5.5%, and a broad semiconductor basket dropped 18.2%, yet software and services gained 3.4%. The portfolio owns more of the latter than the former.
Cognizant became the S&P 500's best performer for the month after its earnings report and improved outlook. Accenture and Adobe rebounded sharply as investors revisited cash-rich franchises that had already absorbed much of the market's concern about AI disruption. Salesforce, ServiceNow, Dropbox, Gartner, Amdocs, and Zoom joined the advance. These businesses do not all sell the same product, but they share an important trait: each sits inside a recurring workflow, data, communications, or technology budget. That makes customer retention, seat expansion, bookings, and free cash flow more useful measures than the week's AI headline.
Qualcomm illustrates the other side of the technology split. Its quarterly results showed continued progress in automotive and connected-device markets, but softer handset demand and cost pressure in the supply chain weighed on the outlook. The shares fell 20.1% in July. The long-term thesis rests on diversification beyond smartphones; the near-term question is how quickly automotive, edge computing, and industrial demand can offset a weaker handset cycle. The position had already been trimmed before the report, leaving it at roughly 2.0% of the strategy.
The Economy Slowed, but It Did Not Stall
Economic releases were mixed enough to keep both the equity and bond markets arguing with themselves. Real GDP grew at a 1.5% annual rate in the second quarter, down from 2.1% in the first. June payrolls increased by 57,000 and unemployment held at 4.2%. Consumer confidence edged down to 90.8 in July, and the Conference Board's present-situation measure fell for a third consecutive month. Those figures point to slower household and labor-market momentum, not a sudden break in activity.
There were firmer pockets. Industrial production rose 0.1% in June and increased at a 4.0% annual rate during the second quarter. Housing starts jumped 19.0%, although the increase came from multifamily construction; single-family starts were essentially flat. This uneven backdrop is one reason the portfolio favors company-specific demand drivers—cloud migrations, payment volumes, LNG infrastructure, private credit, digital advertising, and regulated utility investment—over a broad bet on faster economic growth.
Inflation improved before oil complicated the picture again. June headline CPI fell 0.4% from May; the year-over-year rate eased to 3.5% from 4.2%. Core CPI was unchanged for the month and slowed to 2.6% over twelve months. The Federal Reserve nevertheless held its policy range at 3.50%–3.75% on July 29. Three dissenters highlighted the unusually wide debate inside the Committee, but the rise in energy prices gave the majority reason to wait. By month-end, the 10-year Treasury yield was near 4.7%, a level that keeps valuation discipline and balance-sheet quality in the foreground.
Brent crude closed July near $90 per barrel after gaining about 24%, while West Texas Intermediate rose roughly 21%. The Iran war, renewed strikes, and reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz turned a regional conflict into a direct input-cost issue. The move helped Chevron and the broader energy sector, but it also raised freight, fuel, packaging, and consumer costs. For the portfolio, the oil shock cuts both ways: Chevron, Kinder Morgan, and National Fuel Gas gain from stronger energy economics, while consumer holdings, REITs, and rate-sensitive companies face a higher hurdle if energy keeps inflation elevated.
Earnings Were Better Than the Index Suggested
With more than half of the S&P 500 reporting by month-end, FactSet calculated blended second-quarter earnings growth of 47.4%. That number deserves an asterisk. Alphabet recorded a $98 billion investment gain, and Amazon reported $53.4 billion of pre-tax other income, largely tied to its Anthropic investment. Excluding those two companies, index earnings growth was still a healthy 28.8%. The cleaner message came from revenue: 77% of reporting companies exceeded sales estimates, and aggregate revenue surprises were running above long-term averages.
Several portfolio reports had the kind of operating detail we prefer. BNY Mellon produced record revenue, a 40% pre-tax margin, and a 31% return on tangible common equity. JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs benefited from stronger trading and investment-banking activity. Ares, Blackstone, and KKR posted rising fee-related earnings and continued fundraising, supporting the new private-markets allocation. Visa processed more than $4 trillion of payments volume in a quarter for the first time. These are different franchises, but each is converting scale into recurring fees, operating leverage, or capital return.
The same pattern appeared outside Financials. Bristol Myers Squibb raised its outlook as its growth portfolio expanded 15%. American Tower increased full-year expectations after CoreSite delivered another quarter of strong leasing. Kinder Morgan reported record second-quarter net income and EBITDA, backed by LNG and data-center demand. Omnicom raised its organic growth outlook. ServiceNow's AI-related annual contract value crossed $1 billion. The common thread was not simply an earnings beat; it was evidence that the underlying business has more than one path to create value.
Positioning Through the July Rotation
Information Technology remains the largest overweight. July showed why the details matter. The broad sector was dragged lower by semiconductor weakness, while the portfolio's software, IT services, networking, and workflow holdings generally advanced. We continue to favor companies whose products are embedded in customer operations and whose valuations already reflect a fair amount of skepticism. The overweight does increase sensitivity to corporate technology budgets, so bookings, renewal rates, and AI-related capital intensity remain key watch items.
Real Estate is the second major overweight. The sector gained 2.0% in July even as long Treasury yields rose. American Tower and Realty Income advanced, NNN REIT was positive, and VICI Properties was little changed; Mid-America Apartment Communities pulled back. The allocation is not a single bet on falling rates. It combines wireless infrastructure, apartments, gaming real estate, net lease properties, and contract-based rent streams. We will watch refinancing costs, tenant health, apartment supply, and whether data-center leasing continues to translate into cash flow.
Financials are underweighted as a sector, which was a relative headwind in a month when Financials rose 3.9%. The holdings were stronger than that top-down stance might imply. BNY Mellon gained 8.5%, JPMorgan 8.0%, and the alternative managers posted high-single- to mid-teen advances. We prefer these fee-rich, capital-markets, custody, payments, and private-market franchises to a broader exposure that would add more balance-sheet and credit-cycle risk.
Energy is also underweighted, and the sector's 12.8% gain created an opportunity cost. Chevron's 18.7% advance helped meaningfully, while Kinder Morgan and National Fuel Gas provided pipeline, natural-gas, and utility exposure. We are comfortable with a selective rather than benchmark-sized position: high oil prices can lift cash flow, but they also invite demand destruction, policy intervention, and cost inflation elsewhere in the portfolio.
Health Care, Consumer Staples, and Communication Services remain modest underweights. Bristol Myers Squibb gained 14.6% after raising guidance, while Merck was positive ahead of its August report. Campbell's total return was roughly flat, and Hershey held its ground despite continued cocoa and volume pressure. Within Communication Services, Omnicom rose 8.1%, Netflix was little changed, and Alphabet and Meta eased despite strong operating reports because investors looked through large investment gains and focused on spending. These holdings give the strategy earnings sources that are not tied to the same economic lever.
Industrials and Materials remain the largest underweights. Both sectors declined in July, making the lack of broad exposure helpful, although Owens Corning fell 12.1% as housing, freight, input costs, and pre-earnings positioning weighed on building-products shares. Consumer Discretionary is also underweight, but the holdings were mixed in a useful way: Amazon rose 13.9% on faster AWS growth, Ulta gained 13.7%, lululemon advanced 4.1%, and Constellation Brands fell 5.6%. This is a stock-picker's allocation, centered on brands, platforms, and cash generation rather than a broad call on the consumer.
What We Are Watching
• Oil and the Iran war. A sustained Brent price near or above $90 would support the portfolio's energy holdings but could reverse part of June's inflation improvement and pressure discretionary spending.
• The Fed and the long end of the curve. The policy rate is unchanged, yet the 10-year yield is near 4.7%. REITs and other income holdings need rent growth and operating execution—not simply the promise of easier policy—to carry the thesis.
• Software's second act. July's rebound was encouraging. The next proof points are bookings, renewal rates, AI monetization, and whether customers consolidate spending around platforms that save labor or improve productivity.
• Credit and capital formation. The financial holdings benefit if deal activity, private credit, and institutional fundraising stay active without a material rise in credit losses.
• The consumer's split personality. Employment is still growing, but confidence is low, and energy costs are rising. Pricing power, traffic, and inventory discipline will matter more than the headline retail-sales number.
July Earnings Review — Portfolio Holdings
Twenty-five current holdings reported quarterly results or held their fiscal-quarter call during July. The summaries below emphasize operating results, recurring earnings drivers, and the next proof point for each investment. Note that large non-operating gains at Alphabet and Amazon are separated from the underlying businesses. Holdings subject to change without notice.
Technology, Communications, and Advertising
| Company/Report date |
Quarter in numbers | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cognizant (CTSH) — Jul. 29 | Revenue $5.5B, +4.5%; adjusted EPS $1.37; bookings $29.1B; 1.3x book-to-bill. | Financial-services revenue grew 12%, adjusted margin expanded, and management lifted its full-year ranges. The combination of bookings, repurchases, and AI-related investment supports a stronger cash-compounding case than the old low-growth label suggests. |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) — Jul. 22 | Revenue $119.8B, +24%; Cloud $24.8B, +82%; operating income $40.8B, +30%. | Cloud acceleration and broader Gemini adoption were the operating story. Reported EPS included a $98B investment gain, so we put more weight on revenue, margins, and customer adoption than the headline earnings figure. |
| Meta Platforms (META) — Jul. 29 | Revenue $60.8B, +28%; ad impressions +14%; average price per ad +12%; daily active people 3.6B. | The advertising engine remains strong, with volume and price growing together. AI spending, legal charges, and severance held down reported profit and free cash flow, but the core platform is funding the investment from a position of considerable earnings power. |
| Netflix (NFLX) — Jul. 16 | Revenue $12.6B, +13%; operating margin 33%; quarterly profit $3.4B; EPS $0.80. | Price increases, member growth, and advertising are broadening the earnings model. Management's full-year operating-margin target of about 31.5% suggests the service can keep investing in content while expanding profit. |
| ServiceNow (NOW) — Jul. 22 | Subscription revenue $3.88B, +24.5%; cRPO $13.2B, +21%; AI annual contract value above $1B. | Large-deal activity remained strong and management raised its subscription-revenue outlook. AI is becoming a contracted revenue stream inside an already sticky workflow platform, not a separate demonstration project. |
| Qualcomm (QCOM) — Jul. 29 | Revenue about $9.95B; non-GAAP EPS $2.21; automotive revenue +61%; handset revenue -20%. | Automotive and connected-device growth show the diversification strategy is working, but the handset decline and supply-cost outlook are near-term obstacles. The pullback has lowered expectations; future upside depends on sustained automotive, edge-AI, and industrial growth. |
| Omnicom (OMC) — Jul. 28 | Core revenue $6.0B; organic growth 6.1%; adjusted EPS $2.65, +29%; adjusted EBITA margin 17.8%. | The company raised its organic-growth target and showed better operating leverage while integrating IPG. Scale in media, data, commerce, and creative services can make the combined platform more useful to global clients and more productive for shareholders. |
Financials and Payments
| Company/Report date |
Quarter in numbers | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Ares Management (ARES) — Jul. 31 | AUM $671B, +17%; record fundraising $36.4B; fee-related earnings $491M, +20%; dry powder $170B. | The report supports the thesis behind the new position: private credit and institutional fundraising continue to move toward scaled managers. A large, uninvested capital base provides room for future deployment and fee growth. |
| BNY Mellon (BNY) — Jul. 15 | Record revenue $5.7B, +13%; adjusted EPS $2.46; pre-tax margin 40%; ROTCE 31%; AUC/A $62.6T. | Custody, servicing, net interest income, and expense discipline all contributed. Management raised its revenue-growth outlook, reinforcing the case for a fee-rich franchise that benefits from market activity without relying on traditional loan growth. |
| Blackstone (BX) — Jul. 23 | Distributable earnings $2.0B, or $1.52/share, +26%; fee-related earnings $1.78B, +22%; dividend $1.29. | The firm converted scale and fundraising into higher recurring fees and distributable income. Its breadth across real estate, credit, infrastructure, and private equity gives it multiple ways to grow through a changing capital cycle. |
| Goldman Sachs (GS) — Jul. 14 | Revenue $20.34B, +39%; EPS $20.98, +92%; ROE 23.5%; investment-banking fees +55%. | Trading and advisory activity both strengthened, showing the operating leverage in Goldman's franchise when capital markets reopen. The breadth of the beat gives more substance to the stock than a simple bet on one quarter of trading revenue. |
| JPMorgan Chase (JPM) — Jul. 14 | Net income $21.2B; EPS $7.70; revenue $57.3B; trading revenue +35%; payments revenue +12%. | One-time gains lifted reported EPS, but the underlying result was still strong across markets, payments, and investment banking. JPMorgan remains a high-quality way to own credit creation and capital-markets activity with substantial earnings diversity. |
| KKR (KKR) — Jul. 30 | Adjusted EPS $1.63; fee-related EPS $1.32, +34%; AUM about $796B. | Fee growth, insurance capital, infrastructure, and asset-based finance are creating a broader earnings base. The quarter adds support to the idea that KKR can compound recurring income even when realization activity varies. |
| Visa (V) — Jul. 28 | Net revenue $11.6B, +14%; adjusted EPS $3.32, +11%; payments volume above $4T; cross-border volume +13%. | The network continues to benefit from global spending, travel, and the move away from cash. Double-digit transaction growth plus aggressive repurchases give Visa a durable per-share growth formula. |
Real Assets, Energy, and Income
| Company / Report date |
Quarter in numbers | Details |
|---|---|---|
| American Tower (AMT) — Jul. 28 | Property revenue $2.75B, +4.7%; AFFO $1.26B, +3.8%; net income $888M. | Management increased several full-year outlook ranges. CoreSite's strong leasing and double-digit growth add a second engine to the tower portfolio, while international simplification is improving the quality of the cash-flow mix. |
| Chevron (CVX) — Jul. 31 | Adjusted earnings $12.0B, or $6.06/share; production 4.0M boe/day; U.S. output at a record 2.08M boe/day. | Higher oil prices helped, but record production, Hess synergies, and capital return did much of the work. The company returned roughly $6.5B through dividends and repurchases while keeping exposure to a tighter global oil market. |
| Kinder Morgan (KMI) — Jul. 22 | Record net income $867M, +21%; adjusted EPS $0.37, +32%; adjusted EBITDA $2.20B, +12%; backlog $9.6B. | LNG exports, data centers, and rising power demand are increasing the value of existing gas infrastructure. The company raised its full-year expectations, giving the pipeline cash-flow story more growth than its utility-like label implies. |
| Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) — Jul. 29 | Core FFO $2.08/share; EPS $1.04; full-year core FFO midpoint maintained at $8.53. | Apartment supply is still limiting same-store growth, but turnover remained low and move-outs to home purchases were modest. A strong balance sheet and development pipeline leave MAA positioned to benefit as Sunbelt supply is absorbed. |
| National Fuel Gas (NFG) — Jul. 29 | Adjusted EPS $1.54; nine-month operating cash flow $1.04B; nine-month free cash flow about $280M. | The integrated model—utility, pipeline, and upstream gas—continues to generate cash through different commodity settings. The 56th consecutive annual dividend increase is evidence of that durability; execution on gas production and takeaway projects is the next driver. |
| OGE Energy (OGE) — Jul. 29 | Net income $116M, or $0.56/share; utility contribution $120M, or $0.58/share. | Recovery of invested capital and lower interest expense outweighed higher operating costs. Load growth and regulated infrastructure spending provide a visible base for earnings and dividends. |
| VICI Properties (VICI) — Jul. 29 | Revenue about $1.1B, +5.7%; AFFO $680M, +7.8%; AFFO/share $0.62, +4.6%. | Contractual rent growth and new investments are lifting cash flow while the tenant base broadens beyond the original casino concentration. Management raised its AFFO outlook, which supports the income and diversification case. |
Consumer and Health Care
| Company / report date |
Quarter in numbers | Why it matters to the holding |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon (AMZN) — Jul. 30 | Sales $200.6B, +20%; operating income $27.5B, +43%; AWS sales $42.2B, +37%. | AWS posted its fastest growth in eighteen quarters, and backlog reached $496B, strong evidence that AI capacity is finding customers. Reported EPS included $53.4B of pre-tax other income, so the better gauge is cloud acceleration and operating income; heavy capital spending remains the key watch item. |
| Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) — Jul. 30 | Revenue about $13.0B, +6%; adjusted EPS $2.04; growth portfolio sales $7.56B, +15%. | Eliquis remained strong while Reblozyl, Camzyos, and Breyanzi added breadth. Management raised its full-year revenue and earnings outlook, improving the bridge from older products to the next group of medicines. |
| Hershey (HSY) — Jul. 30 | Sales $2.79B, +6.6%; adjusted EPS $1.90; price/mix +12%; salty-snacks sales +22.9%. | Pricing and portfolio mix offset an 8% volume decline and elevated cocoa costs. Higher guidance suggests the company is protecting earnings while the cost cycle remains difficult; a return to unit growth would be the next leg of the thesis. |
| Constellation Brands (STZ) — call Jul. 1 | Fiscal Q1 sales $2.43B, -3.3%; comparable EPS $3.43, +7%; beer sales +2%. | The beer business continued to grow and per-share earnings advanced despite a pressured consumer and a more complicated wine-and-spirits mix. Margin control and cash generation provide time for portfolio changes and brand investment to work. |
Source note: Company investor-relations releases and presentations; FactSet Earnings Insight, July 31, 2026. Figures are rounded. Growth rates are year over year unless noted otherwise. Adjusted and non-GAAP measures are company-defined.
Closing View
July did not deliver a broad index gain, but it did offer a better market for discriminating among businesses. The chip unwind, oil shock, slower GDP, and higher long-term yields changed the leadership without closing the door on earnings growth. The strategy's strongest holdings were not simply the highest-multiple growth companies; they included IT services, cloud software, alternative asset managers, custody banking, energy, health care, and consumer platforms.
We enter August with a portfolio built around current cash flow, identifiable business drivers, and a meaningful liquidity reserve. The objective is not to predict every rotation. It is to own companies where operating progress can increase long-term value and where the price paid leaves a sensible margin for uncertainty.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the portfolio in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.
Sincerely,
Donald L. Hagan, CFA®
Regan Teague, CFA®, CFP®
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Definitions:
Adjusted EPS / EPS without NRI — Earnings per share excluding non-recurring items. This metric is often used to evaluate a company’s underlying profitability by removing unusual gains, losses, or one-time expenses.
AI Infrastructure — The technology hardware, software, networking, data-center capacity, cloud resources, and power systems needed to support artificial intelligence workloads.
Balance-Sheet Quality — A measure of a company’s financial strength, including cash levels, debt burden, liquidity, and ability to fund operations through different market environments.
Cash Flow Generation — A company’s ability to produce cash from its business operations after funding expenses and investment needs.
Cash / T-Bills — Portfolio holdings in cash or short-term U.S. Treasury bills. These positions typically provide liquidity, lower volatility, and income tied to short-term interest rates.
Cloud Infrastructure — The servers, data centers, networking equipment, and software platforms that allow companies to store, process, and access data and applications remotely.
Commodity Sensitivity — The degree to which a company’s earnings, cash flow, or stock price is affected by changes in commodity prices, such as oil or natural gas.
Defensive Ballast — Portfolio holdings that may help reduce volatility or provide stability during weaker equity markets, often including cash, utilities, consumer staples, health care, or high-quality dividend-paying companies.
Digital Workflow Solutions — Software platforms that automate, organize, and improve business processes across departments such as IT, security, operations, finance, and human resources.
Earnings Surprise — The difference between reported earnings and analysts’ expectations. A positive earnings surprise occurs when reported earnings exceed consensus estimates.
Enterprise IT Modernization — The process by which companies upgrade technology systems, including software, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, networks, data centers, and computing infrastructure.
EVA / Economic Value Added — A measure of whether a company is generating returns above its cost of capital. Positive EVA suggests the company is creating economic value for shareholders.
Factor Sensitivity — A portfolio’s exposure to common investment characteristics, such as growth, value, quality, momentum, size, dividend yield, or interest-rate sensitivity.
Free Cash Flow Per Share — Free cash flow divided by shares outstanding. It shows how much cash a company generates for each share after capital spending.
Growth-Oriented Companies — Companies expected to grow revenue, earnings, or cash flow faster than the broader market. These businesses often trade at higher valuation multiples.
Large-Cap Stability — Exposure to larger, more established companies that may have stronger balance sheets, broader revenue sources, and greater access to capital.
Operating Leverage — The ability of a company to grow earnings faster than revenue as fixed costs are spread across a larger revenue base.
Per-Share Fundamentals — Financial metrics expressed on a per-share basis, such as revenue per share, earnings per share, free cash flow per share, or book value per share. These measures help evaluate whether shareholder economics have improved over time.
Price-to-Cash-Flow — A valuation ratio comparing a company’s stock price to its cash flow per share. Lower ratios may suggest a more attractive valuation, depending on business quality and growth prospects.
Quality / Value Discipline — An investment approach that emphasizes financially sound companies trading at reasonable valuations, with attention to earnings durability, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, and risk.
Rate Sensitivity — The degree to which a stock, sector, or portfolio may be affected by changes in interest rates. REITs, utilities, and dividend-oriented stocks often have meaningful rate sensitivity.
Revenue Per Share — Total company revenue divided by shares outstanding. It helps measure how much revenue is generated for each share owned.
Risk/Reward Profile — The balance between potential return and potential downside risk. A more attractive risk/reward profile suggests that expected upside appears favorable relative to possible losses.
Run-Rate Operational Improvements — Estimated recurring cost savings or efficiency gains expected to continue over time once fully implemented.
Sector Allocation — The percentage of a portfolio invested in each economic sector, such as Information Technology, Financials, Health Care, Energy, Real Estate, or Consumer Staples.
Share Repurchases / Buybacks — When a company buys back its own shares, which can reduce shares outstanding and improve per-share metrics over time.
TTM / Trailing Twelve Months — Financial results from the most recent 12-month period. TTM data is often used to compare current fundamentals with prior fiscal-year results.
Valuation Multiple — A ratio used to compare a company’s market value with financial metrics such as earnings, cash flow, revenue, or EBITDA.
Value-Oriented Managers — Investment managers who focus on companies trading at prices they believe are reasonable or discounted relative to fundamentals such as earnings, cash flow, assets, or long-term value.
Year-over-Year Earnings Growth — The percentage change in earnings compared with the same period one year earlier.