Portfolios
To create a new portfolio, navigate to the portfolios screen. Click on the 'Add portfolio' button. This will take you to the transactions screen, where you can enter the following parameters:
Field | Description |
Name | |
Currency | The base currency of your portfolio. All transactions will be converted to this currency. |
Benchmark | Select a market index against which you want to compare your performance. This benchmark will be used to calculate benchmark return and alpha. |
Change the values and hit the 'Save' button.
To edit portfolio settings, navigate to the portfolios list and click on the portfolio you want to update. Change one of the parameters and hit 'Update'.
To delete a portfolio, navigate to the same screen and hit the 'Delete' button. To avoid accidental deletion, we will ask you to enter the portfolio's name. After submitting this form, the portfolio will be deleted and can no longer be recovered.

When you create a new portfolio, you can enter transactions. To enter a transaction to an existing portfolio, navigate to the portfolio and click on the transactions tab.
Transactions can be entered in quantity or value. The first option is ideal for entering your portfolio; the second option can be used to enter model portfolios.
Users who want to enter their exact portfolio will pick the first option, 'Enter quantity'. The following fields can be entered:
Field | Description |
Date | The data of the transaction. The system will not accept any date the stock market was closed. |
Operation | Buy or sell. |
Security | Start typing the name if the security to get a list. Pick the security from the list. |
Quantity | Enter the quantity of the transaction. For a sell transaction, a 'Qty Available' button is displayed. By clicking this button, the system will calculate the quantity available on this date for the selected security and fill it in the quantity field. |
Price | By clicking on this field, the system will look for the high, low and close prices for this security on the selected date. You can fill in the price manually or click on one of the price links to use this value. Please note that the quote lookup will only retrieve quotes from 2021 onwards. |
Exchange Rate | If the trading currency of the selected security is different from the base currency of your portfolio, you will be able to enter an exchange rate. You can enter the exchange rate as the stock currency/portfolio currency or inverted. In the example below, we can choose to enter £/€ or €/£. The system will also show the closing rate on that specific date. By clicking on this link, it will use this value to fill in the exchange rate. |
Brokerage | typically, brokerage comprises a fee to the broker and different taxes. You can enter the total amount or use our online calculator to add the different values. |
Based on the values entered above, the system will calculate the value of the transaction. To save the transaction, click the blue save button. To cancel the creation, click on the grey cross button.

The second option is 'Enter amount'. We use this option for our model portfolio, investing €10.000 in each position. We can enter the value, and the system will calculate the quantity based on the value minus the brokerage fee converted to the stock currency. It will round this number and use this number as quantity. It will save this quantity and recalculate the value of the transaction.

To edit an existing transaction, click on the pencil next to the transaction.

The edit form pops open, and here you can update the properties of the transaction. Click on the blue button to save. To delete the record, click on the red button. To cancel the operation, click on the grey button.

To search for a specific transaction, use the textbox on top of the grid. As you start typing, the grid will only show the securities that have this text as part of their name.

Portfoliogroups
To create a new portfolio group, navigate to the portfoliogroups screen. Click on the button Add Portfoliogroup.

Enter the following fields:
Field | Description |
Name | |
Benchmark | Select a market index against which you want to compare your performance. This benchmark will be used to calculate benchmark return and alpha. |
Click the Create button to Create the portfolio group.

To delete a portfolio, navigate to the portfolio group list and click on the portfolio you wish to delete. Click on the Delete button.
Once a portfolio group is created, the list of portfolios will be displayed. Click on the Add button to add a specific portfolio. Click on Delete to remove it.

Positions
Click on the Positions tab for a portfolio or portfolio group to navigate to the current positions report. By default, this will show the report for the latest date quotes is available. You can change this by picking a different date in the date picker at the top of the grid.

This report has the following columns:
Field | Description |
The first column shows the number of stocks in the portfolio. | |
Name | Name of the stock. |
Country | The country of the stock market where the stock has its primary listing.. |
City | The city of the stock market where the stock has its primary listing. |
Isin | The ISIN code of the stock. |
First buy date | The first date a position was taken in this stock. |
Months | The number of months since the first buy date. We use this field to select the stocks that we consider selling after every 12 months. We check the lines with 24, 36, 48,... and check the scorecard for these stocks. At the bottom of the grid, the average number of months is displayed for the current positions. |
Average buy price | If we purchase at different times, this column helps us understand the average weighted price. |
Close | The last close price of the stock. |
Close Date | The date of the close price. |
Invested | The amount invested in the currency of the portfolio. The total invested amount for the current positions is displayed at the bottom of the column. |
Profit | The total profit in the currency of the portfolio. This amount includes the dividend. The total profit for the current positions is displayed at the bottom of the column. |
Dividend | The total dividend earned on this position. The total dividend for the current positions is displayed at the bottom of the column. |
Profit% | The profit compared to the amount invested. The average profit% for the current positions is displayed at the bottom. |
CAGR | The compound annual growth rate. You can read this as: how much profit did I earn yearly on this stock? The CAGR is only calculated for positions we own for a period longer than one year and only if the profit exceeds 0. The average CAGR for the current positions is displayed at the bottom. |
Portfolio% | The share of the portfolio. |
Comment | A comment was added when entering the transaction. |
The report offers similar options to the stock screener:
- Export to Excel
- Sort columns ascending or ascending
- Lock columns
- Filter columns
- Group by column by dragging it to the top of the grid
Click on the Sold tab for a portfolio or portfolio group to navigate to the sold positions report. By default, this will show the report for the latest date quotes is available. You can change this by picking a different date in the date picker at the top of the grid.

This report has the following columns:
Field | Description |
The first column shows the number of stocks sold. | |
Name | The name of the stock. This column is locked, which means that it stays visible when you navigate to the right. |
Country | The country of the stock market where the stock has its primary listing.. |
City | The city of the stock market where the stock has its primary listing. |
Isin | The ISIN code of the stock. |
First buy date | The first date a position was taken in this stock. |
Average price | If we purchase at different times, this column helps us understand the average weighted price. |
Last sell date | The date we sold the remainder of the position. |
Sell price | The average weighted sell price. |
Months | The total number of months we had this position in our portfolio. |
Invested | The amount invested in the currency of the portfolio. The total invested amount for the sold positions is displayed at the bottom of the column. |
Profit | The total profit in the currency of the portfolio. This amount includes the dividend. The total profit for the sold positions is displayed at the bottom of the column. |
Dividend | The total dividend earned on this position. The total dividend for the sold positions is displayed at the bottom of the column. |
Profit% | The profit compared to the amount invested. The average profit% for the sold positions is displayed at the bottom. |
CAGR | The compound annual growth rate. You can read this as: how much profit did I earn yearly on this stock? The CAGR is only calculated for positions we own for a period longer than one year and only if the profit exceeds 0. The average CAGR for the sold positions is displayed at the bottom. |
Close | The latest available close price. |
Close | The date of the close price. |
Increase% | The gain or loss after selling the stock. This can be interesting to understand whether you made a good decision to sell. |
Comment | A comment was added when entering the transaction. |
The report offers similar options to the stock screener:
- Export to Excel
- Sort columns ascending or ascending
- Lock columns
- Filter columns
- Group by column by dragging it to the top of the grid.
TWR
The time-weighted return (TWR) is a measure of the historical performance of an investment portfolio which compensates for external flows. The amount of money you invest in stocks will vary, so you have to constantly adjust the basis for calculating your profit depending on the size of your positions. This is a very laborious calculation, but it's what fund managers use to asses their performance over time.
Find your TWR over time for a specific portfolio or portfolio group by clicking the TWR tab. Here you can see three lines:
- TWR (blue): your YTD return (TWR).
- Benchmark (red): the return of the benchmark selected for your portfolio or portfolio group.
- Alpha (yellow): the difference between your TWR and the benchmark return. If the alpha is positive, you're doing a great job! If the alpha is always negative, it might be worth switching to a different stock-picking strategy.
This report will show the current year as per default. Switch to a different year by selecting it from the list of values and clicking the refresh button.

Are you picking the right stocks, and are you investing at the right time?
This next report calculates the TWR of each position within a portfolio or portfolio group and shows the evolution during this period. It can also show the alpha, whether the stock has outperformed the selected benchmark market index.
This report will show the current year as per default. Switch to a different year by selecting it from the list of values and clicking the refresh button. Switch on the alpha toggle and click refresh to see the alpha report.
