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What sector is RND in?

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Is RND in a leading sector?

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Volatility metrics for RND — average daily range (ADR%), average true range (ATR%), and beta — are not available for the current snapshot. These indicators update daily with each pipeline run.

Does RND have a seasonal pattern?

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When did RND last report earnings?

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§ Seasonality

10y · since 2024

Best monthApr on averageavg +7.50% · 100% win · n 2

Worst monthMar on averageavg -7.06% · 0% win · n 2

RND monthly seasonality strip
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1	RND Jan avg: 0.94% median: 0.94% win: 50% σ: 2.36% n: 2 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31	RND Feb avg: -3.63% median: -3.63% win: 0% σ: 0.24% n: 2 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31	RND Mar avg: -7.06% median: -7.06% win: 0% σ: 1.79% n: 2 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31	RND Apr avg: 7.50% median: 7.50% win: 100% σ: 6.79% n: 2 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31	RND May avg: 7.45% median: 7.12% win: 100% σ: 1.52% n: 3 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31	RND Jun avg: 3.81% median: 6.14% win: 67% σ: 4.96% n: 3 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31	RND Jul avg: 0.32% median: -0.29% win: 33% σ: 2.78% n: 3 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31	RND Aug avg: 1.97% median: 1.97% win: 100% σ: 1.41% n: 2 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31 (current)	RND Sep avg: 4.41% median: 4.41% win: 100% σ: 2.06% n: 2 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31	RND Oct avg: 1.80% median: 1.80% win: 50% σ: 3.94% n: 2 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31	RND Nov avg: 2.43% median: 2.43% win: 50% σ: 5.16% n: 2 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31	RND Dec avg: 0.32% median: 0.32% win: 50% σ: 1.47% n: 2 2024-05-02 → 2026-07-31

Filed: Mar 2026

HOLDINGS

Top holdings of RND

Top 25 holdings of RND by portfolio weight
#	Holding	Weight	Value
1	NVDA	8.31%	$341K
2	AAPL	8.30%	$341K
3	GOOGL	8.16%	$335K
4	AMZN	8.02%	$329K
5	MSFT	6.80%	$279K
6	NFLX	4.56%	$187K
7	ABBV	4.23%	$174K
8	AVGO	3.97%	$163K
9	META	3.86%	$158K
10	LLY	3.81%	$156K
11	TSLA	3.67%	$151K
12	GILD	2.77%	$114K
13	ISRG	2.60%	$107K
14	BA	2.50%	$103K
15	UBER	2.40%	$99K
16	ETN	2.23%	$92K
17	BKNG	2.15%	$88K
18	VRTX	1.83%	$75K
19	BSX	1.49%	$61K
20	MU	1.34%	$55K
21	REGN	1.26%	$52K
22	AMD	1.17%	$48K
23	PLTR	1.14%	$47K
24	CSCO	0.99%	$41K
25	AMAT	0.97%	$40K

Showing 25 of 49 holdings.

CONCENTRATION

Portfolio shape

60.0%Top 10 holdings

49Total holdings

49 (100%)Resolved tickers

SECTORS

Sector breakdown

Technology

44.3%

Industrials

22.3%

Healthcare

19.4%

Consumer Discretionary

8.0%

Communication Services

4.6%

Materials

0.4%

INTERNALS

What the holdings are doing

Above 50dma (count): 61%
Above 50dma (weight): 59.2%
Above 200dma (count): 71%
Above 200dma (weight): 73.2%

Stage mix (by weight)

Stage 1 · 16% of holdingsStage 2 · 45% of holdingsStage 3 · 8% of holdingsStage 4 · 31% of holdings

Median 1M RS: 71
Median 3M RS: 66
Median 6M RS: 70

Accumulation/distribution mix

A: 14%B: 35%C: 24%D: 20%E: 6%

Metrics matched 49 tickers across 49 holdings rows (99.0% of fund weight). Metrics as of 2026-08-21; holdings from the 2026-03-31 filing.

LEADERS INSIDE THE FUND

Leaders inside RND

Holdings of RND currently on TickerStance stock-RS leaderboards.

Holdings of RND on stock-RS leaderboards
Ticker	Weight	Lens	Rank	Stage
MU	1.34%	1Y RS	11	Stage 2
AMD	1.17%	6M RS	97	—
PLTR	1.14%	1M RS	177	—
AMAT	0.97%	1Y RS	145	—
LRCX	0.95%	1Y RS	131	—
AXON	0.51%	3M RS	208	—
NOW	0.38%	1M RS	251	—
PANW	0.38%	6M RS	93	Stage 2
CRWD	0.33%	6M RS	192	—
MRVL

THEME EXPOSURE

Theme exposure inside RND

AI Compute Operators & Hosts — 24% of weight Quantum Computing — 23% of weight Semiconductors & Equipment — 18% of weight AI Compute & Networking Hardware — 17% of weight Robotics & Autonomous Systems — 15% of weight Human Therapeutics — 15% of weight Software — 12% of weight AI Applications & Agentic Software — 10% of weight Cybersecurity — 9% of weight Obesity & Weight-Loss Therapeutics — 5% of weight

SIMILAR FUNDS BY HOLDINGS

Funds similar to RND

FAQ

Fund FAQ

What does RND hold?: RND holds 49 positions; its three largest are NVDA (8.31%), AAPL (8.30%), and GOOGL (8.16%) as of Mar 2026.
How concentrated is RND?: The top 10 holdings account for 60.0% of RND's portfolio. Highly concentrated in top names.
What sectors does RND cover?: RND's largest sector exposures are Technology (44.3%), Industrials (22.3%), and Healthcare (19.4%).
How fresh is this data?: Holdings are sourced from SEC N-PORT-P filings, published quarterly with a ~60 day lag. The most recent filing for RND is dated Mar 2026.

Evidence · 1 of 3

Receipts behind the read

0 of 5 pass

Leadership

Is it leading?

Relative strength across horizons plus the leadership score.

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LDR

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StageWeinstein stage analysis

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Smart money

Who's accumulating?

Accumulation rating, relative volume, U/D ratio, breakout-day proof.

A/D rating

Evidence · 3 of 3

Market backdrop

Pull-back risk if Macro turns < 60

Trend46.6Are the major indexes going up or down lately?30% weight Breadth58.1Is the rally broad-based or narrow?30% weight Leadership36.3Who's leading?20% weight Macro56.5What does the credit & rates environment say?20% weight

Stance49.9● Neutral

Public attention · RND

Is the crowd watching?

No attention data for this ticker yet — it joins the daily scan once a baseline builds.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is RND's relative strength rating?: Relative strength percentiles for RND are not available for the current snapshot date. TickerStance publishes RS ratings daily after each session close; check back after the next pipeline run.
What sector is RND in?: RND is classified under the Other sector per the TickerStance sector-classification pipeline, which maps U.S. equities to GICS-aligned sectors using exchange SIC codes and Massive Finance reference data.
Is RND in a leading sector?: Sector RS percentile is not available for Other at this snapshot. Leading sector status (threshold: Other RS ≥ 70th percentile) cannot be determined until the next sector RS pipeline run.
How volatile is RND?: Volatility metrics for RND — average daily range (ADR%), average true range (ATR%), and beta — are not available for the current snapshot. These indicators update daily with each pipeline run.
Does RND have a seasonal pattern?: TickerStance computes RND's month-by-month seasonality from its full daily price history: the average and median return for each calendar month, how often that month closed higher, and the best and worst months on record. These are historical frequencies, not forecasts — a strong seasonal month describes what RND has tended to do in prior years, not a prediction of what comes next. The full month-by-month heatmap and win-rate table sit higher on this page.

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Leaders inside RND

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RND is not confirmed as a leader.

Top holdings of RND

Portfolio shape

Sector breakdown

What the holdings are doing

Leaders inside RND

Theme exposure inside RND

Funds similar to RND

Fund FAQ

Receipts behind the read

Is it leading?

Who's accumulating?

Market backdrop

Is the crowd watching?

Frequently asked questions

How much does it move?

Theme exposure inside RND

Funds similar to RND

What the holdings are doing

Leaders inside RND