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The Motley Fool's February sell-off picks are beating the S&P 500 by nearly 6 points after six months
Source article by Keithen Drury, The Motley Fool
Updated August 11, 2026
6 Months Later — Aug 11, 2026
How are The Motley Fool's February 2026 sell-off stock picks performing?
All three stocks The Motley Fool recommended during February's market sell-off have outperformed the S&P 500 at the six-month mark. The portfolio is up 17.3% on average, compared to the index's 11.4% gain over the same period.
Microsoft leads the group with a 24.6% return. The other two picks also posted positive results, though specific figures weren't disclosed individually.
The clean sweep — three for three beating the benchmark — represents a strong start for picks made during a moment of heightened volatility. Whether this edge holds over longer time frames remains to be seen.
3 Months Later — May 13, 2026
How are The Motley Fool's stock picks from the February 2026 sell-off article performing?
The Motley Fool's three stock picks from a February 12, 2026 article are returning an average of 8.6% after three months, narrowly outpacing the S&P 500's 7.3% gain over the same window.
One of the three picks is currently beating the market. NVDA leads the group with an 18.8% return, driving most of the overall gain.
The remaining two picks are trailing the index at this checkpoint. That said, three months remains an early snapshot for any equity thesis.
3 Days Later — Feb 13, 2026
How are The Motley Fool's February 2026 sell-off stock picks performing?
Three days after publication, The Motley Fool's picks from a February 12 sell-off article are down an average of 2.2%, compared to a 1.5% decline in the S&P 500 over the same period. That puts the portfolio 0.7 percentage points behind the index.
Only one of the three picks is outperforming the market so far. Microsoft leads at -0.8%, limiting its losses to roughly half the portfolio average.
Three trading days is a brief window — short-term volatility often dominates early returns — but for now, the picks trail the benchmark.
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