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SFTBF Relative to the S&P 500

SFTBF Relative to the Sector

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the SoftBank Corp. (OTCMKT:SFTBF) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of March 21 and a Sell Date of August 13 has resulted in a geometric average return of 6.36% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 15 of those periods. This is a good rate of success, but the return underperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 0.7% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Industrials sector, which runs from October 29 to May 10. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Industrials Sector Seasonal Chart.

SoftBank is a Japan-based telecom and e-commerce conglomerate that has expanded mainly through acquisitions, and its key assets include a 28% stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and a 40% owned mobile and fixed broadband telecom operator business in Japan. It also owns 75% of semiconductor chip designer ARM Holdings and plans an IPO of this business, and has a vast portfolio of mainly internet- and e-commerce-focused early stage investments. It is also general partner of the $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund 1 and sole investor in Softbank Vision Fund 2, both of which primarily invest in pre-IPO internet companies.

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