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Portfolio update - May 2026
Discussing my positions in NKE, LULU, ONON, GTX, DORM and NOMD
May 18 • Ilya

April 2026

Committed to the bit
On costs of running a retail investment portfolio
Apr 23 • Ilya
Stories don't compound. ROIIC does.
The quest to fix my portfolio led me to quality. Boy was I led astray by catchy stories.
Apr 21 • Ilya
Dorman products (DORM): quality compounder hiding in the aftermarket
138,000 SKUs, 25 years without a revenue decline, and a 30% discount to fair value.
Apr 10 • Ilya
I held Nike at $74. Now it's $44, down 40%. Turns out my model was garbage the whole time.
Bought Nike at $56, fair value was $77. Rebuilt the model - it's $38. Five specific DCF mistakes with real numbers and real losses.
Apr 4 • Ilya

March 2026

Garrett Motion (GTX): Turbos, Bankruptcy, and a Bet That Engines Don't Die
It's not just shoes and frozen veggies now.
Mar 25 • Ilya
Down 9% and Writing About It
My portfolio is down $5,200 this year. Every equity position is red. The best performer is a cash ETF that returned eighteen cents per share.
Mar 22 • Ilya
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