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Insider Monkey's 2025 stock pick is up 65.7% after one year, beating the S&P 500 by 47 points
Source article by Fahad Saleem, Insider Monkey
Updated July 21, 2026
1 Year Later — Jul 21, 2026
How are Insider Monkey's 2025 stock picks performing?
A single stock recommendation from Insider Monkey has gained 65.7% over the past year, outpacing the S&P 500's 18.4% return by more than 47 percentage points.
That lone pick—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)—accounts for the entire performance here. The company's shares climbed throughout the period, driving the result well past the broader market benchmark.
Insider Monkey published the recommendation in July 2025 as part of a broader analyst call roundup. One year in, the pick stands as the sole data point in this tracking cohort, leaving no broader pattern to assess beyond TSM's individual trajectory.
6 Months Later — Jan 16, 2026
How are Insider Monkey's 2025 stock picks performing?
A 42.4% gain puts Insider Monkey more than 30 percentage points ahead of the S&P 500's 10.2% return over the same six-month stretch. The publication's July 2025 article highlighted one stock to watch, and that single pick — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) — delivered the entire outperformance.
TSM's 42.4% climb represents the full tracked portfolio here. With only one position in the mix, there's no diversification cushion, but the call worked in a straight line: the stock rose, the benchmark lagged, and the gap widened to 32 points.
Insider Monkey published the pick in late July 2025, framing it as an analyst-backed idea for the year ahead. Six months later, the math is simple: one stock, one large gain, and a decisive lead over the index. Whether that margin holds depends entirely on how TSM moves from here.
3 Months Later — Oct 17, 2025
How did Insider Monkey's 2025 stock picks perform after three months?
Insider Monkey's single tracked recommendation from July 2025 returned 22.7% over the three-month mark, outpacing the S&P 500's 5.9% gain by nearly 17 percentage points.
That pick was Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), which delivered the entire 22.7% return. The article, titled "10 Stocks to Buy and Sell in 2025: Top Analyst Calls," highlighted analyst recommendations across the market.
At this stage, Insider Monkey holds a 100% outperformance rate—one pick tracked, one ahead of the benchmark. The gap between TSM's return and the broader index is significant, though it reflects just a single position over a relatively short window.
3 Days Later — Jul 24, 2025
How are Insider Monkey's 2025 analyst picks performing?
Insider Monkey's mid-July analyst recommendation is trailing the S&P 500 in its first three trading days. The pick returned +0.5% while the benchmark gained +1.1%.
The sole tracked pick, TSM, gained half a percentage point. That lands it 0.6 points behind the broader market over the same window.
Three days offers minimal signal — volatility this early often reverses. The pick's performance relative to the index could shift materially in the weeks ahead.
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