# #7 Ranked Analyst By SumZero

By Joseph Noko · 2025-09-05 · Source: https://josephnoko.com/7-ranked-analyst-by-sumzero/

My investment methodology and risk philosophy has earned me the #7 ranking[^1] on *SumZero[^2]* for the last twelve months. SumZero is a highly exclusive buy-side only platform that connects capital allocators and money managers. More than 16,000 portfolio managers and analysts from across the world are pre-screened before being allowed to join. The rankings, based on SumZero’s proprietary Rankings algorithm[^3], highlight analysts who have the highest risk-adjusted returns relative to the market. I have also ranked in multiple categories:

- #10 in Industrials[^4]
- #21 Micro-Cap[^5]
- #44 All-Time[^3]
- #49 Long[^6]
- #50 Deep Value[^7]
- #61 Financials[^8]
- #68 North America[^9]
- #74 Mid-Cap[^10]
- #98 Large-Cap[^11]

Since joining in September last year, the 16 stocks and instruments submitted have earned an average total return of 14.87%, beating the S&P 500 by 11.69%, and [my Model Portfolio](https://josephnoko.com/my-model-portfolio/) has generated an annualised total return of 42.8% to-date. As a dear friend joked, “crypto returns without crypto risk”.

## Notes

[^1]: #7 ranking. [sumzero.com](https://sumzero.com/pro/members/rankings/last_twelve_months)
[^2]: *SumZero*. [sumzero.com](https://sumzero.com)
[^3]: based on SumZero’s proprietary Rankings algorithm. [sumzero.com](https://sumzero.com/pro/members/rankings/general)
[^4]: #10 in Industrials. [sumzero.com](https://sumzero.com/pro/members/rankings/industrials)
[^5]: #21 Micro-Cap. [sumzero.com](https://sumzero.com/pro/members/rankings/micro_cap)
[^6]: #49 Long. [sumzero.com](https://sumzero.com/pro/members/rankings/long)
[^7]: #50 Deep Value. [sumzero.com](https://sumzero.com/pro/members/rankings/deep_value)
[^8]: #61 Financials. [sumzero.com](https://sumzero.com/pro/members/rankings/financials)
[^9]: #68 North America. [sumzero.com](https://sumzero.com/pro/members/rankings/north_america)
[^10]: #74 Mid-Cap. [sumzero.com](https://sumzero.com/pro/members/rankings/mid_cap)
[^11]: #98 Large-Cap. [sumzero.com](https://sumzero.com/pro/members/rankings/large_cap)