Its year-to-date return reached 7.24% through April, versus 5.3% for the index, with Marvell, Arista, Alphabet, Broadcom, SuRo Capital and United Rentals leading gains.
The EPS Diplomats basket rose more than 36% in April, helped by Bloom Energy, Credo, Micron and Lumentum, while inverse ETFs and holdings including Axon, Netflix and Palantir lagged.
Managers made no trades as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq entered overbought territory, while watching U.S.-Iran tensions, rising inflation pressures and a heavy week ahead for economic data and portfolio earnings.
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