May was dominated by strong figures and a massive rally in the tech and cloud sector. While April was still characterized by a general recovery, excellent quarterly figures and the unbroken AI boom continued to fuel the markets in May. The Nasdaq in particular benefited greatly from this and reached new highs. Even though volatility was noticeable in isolated cases, investors made strong gains in growth stocks.

My portfolio was able to take advantage of this strong momentum and achieve an outstanding performance, but was narrowly beaten by the extremely strong performance of the Nasdaq 100:

📊 Monthly performance: +9,33%

📊 Portfolio value: ~43.345 €

📊 Performance max. (06.01.2022): +43,84%

📊 Performance YTD: ~+10,44%

Performance & comparison 🚀

Performance in May was exceptionally strong, driven by my high weighting in US tech stocks. While European indices such as the DAX made rather moderate gains, US stocks dominated the action. My portfolio did extremely well with a whopping gain of over 8 % and clearly outperformed the broad market.

Performance in comparison (01.05.-31.05.2026):

My portfolio: +9,33%

NASDAQ 100: +11,20%

S&P 500: +6,47%

FTSE All-World: +5,93%

DAX: +3,27%

Buying, selling & allocation 💶

In the month of May, € 300.00 flowed into the MSCI ACWI USD (Acc)
$ACWI and € 50.00 in the MSCI World Small Cap
$WSML (+1,04 %). In addition, smaller savings plan tranches were invested in Solaria Energia
$SLR (+1,41 %) (150,30 €), Rheinmetall $RHM (-0,63 %) (14,00 €), Ferrari
$RACE (-0,71 %) (€6.00) and Hermes
$RMS (+0,09 %) (€ 3.01) were invested.

Top movers in May 🟢

The list of winners in May is led by outstanding developments in the cloud and cybersecurity sector - an absolute feast for tech investors.

The absolute frontrunner was $SNOW (-1,98 %) with a veritable price explosion of +83,65% (+€ 527.53), closely followed by $DDOG (+0 %) with +82,71% (+592,11 €). Both values showed incredible momentum. Also $CRWD (+1,19 %) was convincing across the board and delivered a strong +66,91% (+€ 930.15), which was the biggest gain in the portfolio in absolute terms. $IREN (+6,27 %) continued its strong trend and recorded a further +40,45% (+344,17 €). The outstanding tech performance was rounded off by $NET (+0,24 %) with a solid +13,60% (+€ 257.29), while Keyence also $6861 (+0,41 %) with +12,08% (+€83.94) also developed extremely positively.

Flop movers in May 🔴

Despite the generally extremely strong sentiment, there were also some stocks that consolidated or showed weakness in May.

American Lithium was the worst performer, falling by -13,16% (-46.03 €), still unable to find a bottom in the current market environment. With $1211 (+6,37 %) the minus of -12,13% (€ -190.62) was due to falling EV sales and the ongoing price war in China. $NU (+2,19 %) After the strong previous months, the share price fell by -8,90% (-99.30 €) after the strong previous months. Also $TEM (-0,84 %) also recorded a slight setback of -8,49% (-7.90 €), similar to $BABA (+1,43 %) with -5,15% (-40,59 €). $RHM (-0,63 %) also lost ground and lost -4,60% (-77.14 €), indicating further profit-taking in the defense sector.

Conclusion 💡

May was an outstanding month that impressively demonstrated how much a targeted positioning in the tech and cloud sector can pay off.

❓ Question for the community

This was my month in numbers, what was your best buy in May? Which stock surprised you the most?

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Hello everyone,

On the way to the next milestone of EUR 50,000, I have just made two purchases. $WSML (+1,04 %) and $EXI1 (+0,15 %) have been added to the portfolio.

All ETFs are now saved on a monthly basis. I am now quite happy with the composition. Now it's time to save constantly until retirement.

In your opinion, is there a sensible ETF addition for my existing portfolio that does not overlap too much with the existing positions?

I myself have thought about a possible single position $O (+0,27 %) to increase the monthly dividends for the future and because I haven't found an ETF in the real estate sector that really makes sense for me.

Any tips and ideas would be appreciated.

After a long time of active trading and many reallocations, I would like to share my current portfolio transparently with you and deliberately collect feedback / discussions from the community :) (so ready for a qualified roast)

I originally come from the "active" corner with many certificates, warrants and tactical trades - some very successful, some with total losses. Over time, I've realized that although you can land some strong individual hits, the long-term capital allocation and structure of the portfolio is ultimately decisive.

I am therefore currently trying to realign my portfolio:

On the one hand, to continue to take advantage of opportunities for above-average returns, but on the other hand to finally build up a stable ETF/fund base.

My basic assumptions about the market at the moment:

• Many large tech stocks still look ambitiously valued or overheated to me
• In the medium term, I expect rotation rather than a linear "everything continues to rise" trend

That's why my portfolio currently looks a little unusual:

• large positions as a basis in AI & biotech funds, which currently have paused savings plans (due to overheating) ($KJGJC0 (+1,5 %) & $DWWD (-0,35 %) )
• plus turnaround bets such as Nike or Pernod Ricard (many repeat purchases, now a bit of a stomach ache) ($NKE (+0,08 %) / $RI (-0,43 %) )
• Macro/future themes such as copper, rare earths or quantum computing (under construction) ($ARU (-2,6 %) , $COPA (+0,76 %) , $QNTM (+1,15 %) , $WSML (+1,04 %) )
• and occasionally leveraged products and software stocks ($MSFT (+0,16 %) , $SAP (-2,02 %) , $NOW (-1,25 %) , $MC (-0,1 %) ,...)

My goal now is to build up the whole thing in a cleaner and more structured way and finally set my sights on the 100k.

I have about €2,000 per month available to invest and would like to use it to

• build up a strong ETF/fund base
• but at the same time consciously make individual high-conviction bets
• and significantly scale my portfolio in the long term

What suggestions / recommendations do you have for me with regard to further ETFs or individual positions?

I am also happy to receive critical feedback or counterarguments to my theses. That's exactly why I'm sharing the portfolio here 🙂

I sold one of my two defense ETFs today. I had been toying with the idea for a few days and wanted to switch the amount into my small-cap ETF $WSML (+1,04 %) into my small-cap ETF. For me it was a small sector bet and I'm happy with the realized profit. In retrospect, I should have exited earlier, but that's always the case...

Hey, I have a question for you: what do you think of my portfolio changes?

I've been on the stock market since January and initially invested in three ETFs ($EIMI (+2,83 %) , $IWDA (+0,36 %) ,$WSML (+1,04 %) ) these positions are now gone. Instead, dividend payers have now been added to the portfolio. Was this a sensible decision (in my opinion there is no right opinion on this subject)?

Some of you may have noticed:

I was hardly active on getquin for a long time. There was no particular external reason for this; it was more of a conscious step back.

At that time, my portfolio was completely high risk oriented. Lots of bets, lots of hope, lots of emotion. In the meantime, I was also really clearly in the red 📉. Those weren't nice phases and, to be honest, I was more mentally preoccupied than I wanted to admit.

So I withdrew.

Not out of frustration, but to reflect.

✅ Less noise, more conviction

For several weeks, months in fact, I thought hard about my strategy:

• Which risk really suits me?
• Which companies do I believe in for the long term, even if things don't go well for a while?
• How do I create a portfolio that not only has return potential, but also brings mental calm?

The consequence of this:

Today, my portfolio is more clearly structured, broader-based and significantly less risky. Without completely foregoing opportunities.

Yes, Rocket Lab ($RKLB (+1,71 %) ) and Iris Energy ($IREN (+6,27 %) ) are still high-risk investments 🚀. I am fully aware of that.

The difference to before:

I no longer hold them out of greed, but out of genuine conviction in the companies and their future.

ETFs as a foundation

However, the most important change came with the foundation of my portfolio: ETFs.

I deliberately opted for a consistent savings plan to bring me long-term stability and growth:

• iShares Core MSCI World ($IWDA (+0,36 %) ) - 900 € per month
• MSCI World Small Cap ($WSML (+1,04 %) ) - 300 € per month
• Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ($XEMD (+3,67 %) ) - € 387.50 per month
• Global X Copper Miners ETF ($COPX (+3,54 %) ) - € 412.50 per month

This mix feels just right for me at the moment:

global, diversified, future-oriented and yet calm enough not to get emotionally involved in every market movement.

🛌 Performance is coming - sleep is more important

My portfolio is currently performing very, very well.

Of course I hope it stays that way for the time being, but that's no longer the main point.

The biggest difference compared to before is something else:

👉 I can sleep well again.

No constant checking, no panic on red days, no extreme hoping for the next hype.

Instead: Trust in my structure and my decisions.

Lg

Don

Small milestone

Next Step: 50k

After my wedding, the savings plans will be adjusted again to

600€ $IWDA (+0,36 %)

350€ $EIMI (+2,83 %)

250€ $WSML (+1,04 %)