Space Frontier: Picks & Shovels
LiveOfficial published record. Risk band HIGH. Maturity NASCENT. Published fields, not a suitability rating.
About this Portfolio
In 1849, the miners went broke. The shovel-sellers got rich. Space is the next gold rush. With the $1.75T SpaceX IPO in June 2026 and a national target of 1,000 US launches a year by 2030, everyone is betting on which satellite network or space app strikes gold. We bet on who gets paid regardless: the launch providers that carry most of what goes up, and the suppliers every rocket has to buy from. Space Frontier owns that infrastructure: launch, rare earth magnets, specialty metals and castings, radiation-hardened chips, motion control, precision sensors and imagery, propellant gases. 14 US companies, reviewed weekly, rebalanced only when the rules call for it, built to be held for a 3-year minimum with the full thesis playing out over 7 to 10 years. Own the infrastructure. Skip the coin flip.
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About Julian Adege
Long-term investor, not a trader. I’ve spent the last 10+ years investing my own capital, focused on spotting high-growth sectors early, before the broader market catches up. My approach borrows Graham’s valuation discipline from The Intelligent Investor and applies it to the picks-and-shovels layer: I’d rather own the infrastructure a trend depends on than gamble on which company wins. I look at three things on every position - industry trends, macro signals, and company strategy - and when all three line up, I find positions that compound for years. I dollar-cost average into conviction and let the thesis play out.
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Sharpe is annualised from 177 daily observations over 176 days. Ratios from short samples are unstable and should not be compared to ratios from multi-year histories.
Performance disclaimer
The performance data presented reflects the aggregated results of actual client portfolios managed by the Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), based on the trading activity in the securities contained in the relevant portfolio over the specified period. If fewer than 10 clients are invested in the portfolio, the data represents the aggregate performance of all clients following this strategy. Actual investor outcomes can vary due to factors like brokerage support for fractional shares, account size, trade timing, fees, and taxes, and past performance should not be interpreted as a guarantee of future results or typical of all portfolios. Performance figures are shown before Pilot subscription amounts. Autopilot does not charge an advisory fee.
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Primary periods
| Period | Net | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year: n/a — launched 2026-04-09 | n/a | n/a |
| 5 year: n/a — launched 2026-04-09 | n/a | n/a |
| 10 year: n/a — launched 2026-04-09 | n/a | n/a |
| Since Autopilot inception (2026-04-09) | -4.6% | -4.6% |
No benchmark comparison is published for this Portfolio.
Based on all time performance. Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
Risk
Equity curve
Downsampled published curve, not the daily-return tape. 151 points from 177 daily observations. Official max drawdown is the daily-series field, not this chart.
Equity curve data table (151 points)
| Date | Cumulative return |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | 0 |
| 2026-04-10 | -0.01799 |
| 2026-04-11 | -0.01799 |
| 2026-04-12 | -0.018 |
| 2026-04-13 | 0.00723 |
| 2026-04-14 | 0.00548 |
| 2026-04-16 | 0.08519 |
| 2026-04-17 | 0.06444 |
| 2026-04-18 | 0.06444 |
| 2026-04-19 | 0.06443 |
| 2026-04-20 | 0.06592 |
| 2026-04-21 | 0.04689 |
| 2026-04-23 | 0.01314 |
| 2026-04-24 | -0.03011 |
| 2026-04-25 | -0.03012 |
| 2026-04-26 | -0.03012 |
| 2026-04-27 | -0.02922 |
| 2026-04-29 | -0.06053 |
| 2026-04-30 | -0.01898 |
| 2026-05-01 | -0.03255 |
| 2026-05-02 | -0.03255 |
| 2026-05-03 | -0.03256 |
| 2026-05-04 | -0.02953 |
| 2026-05-06 | -0.01799 |
| 2026-05-07 | -0.0542 |
| 2026-05-08 | 0.00703 |
| 2026-05-09 | 0.00703 |
| 2026-05-10 | 0.00702 |
| 2026-05-12 | 0.03985 |
| 2026-05-13 | 0.04332 |
| 2026-05-14 | 0.06874 |
| 2026-05-15 | 0.03489 |
| 2026-05-16 | 0.03488 |
| 2026-05-17 | 0.03487 |
| 2026-05-19 | 0.05862 |
| 2026-05-20 | 0.08522 |
| 2026-05-21 | 0.07807 |
| 2026-05-22 | 0.12202 |
| 2026-05-23 | 0.12202 |
| 2026-05-25 | 0.12201 |
| 2026-05-26 | 0.15662 |
| 2026-05-27 | 0.17449 |
| 2026-05-28 | 0.19911 |
| 2026-05-29 | 0.18162 |
| 2026-05-30 | 0.18161 |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.11978 |
| 2026-06-02 | 0.13239 |
| 2026-06-03 | 0.0922 |
| 2026-06-04 | 0.13571 |
| 2026-06-05 | 0.07495 |
| 2026-06-07 | 0.07494 |
| 2026-06-08 | 0.07251 |
| 2026-06-09 | 0.05847 |
| 2026-06-10 | 0.04249 |
| 2026-06-11 | 0.11185 |
| 2026-06-12 | 0.06717 |
| 2026-06-14 | 0.06716 |
| 2026-06-15 | 0.06497 |
| 2026-06-16 | 0.0524 |
| 2026-06-17 | 0.06848 |
| 2026-06-18 | 0.04237 |
| 2026-06-19 | 0.04236 |
| 2026-06-21 | 0.04235 |
| 2026-06-22 | 0.00303 |
| 2026-06-23 | -0.00018 |
| 2026-06-24 | -0.0396 |
| 2026-06-25 | -0.05136 |
| 2026-06-27 | -0.03065 |
| 2026-06-28 | -0.03066 |
| 2026-06-29 | 0.04513 |
| 2026-06-30 | 0.07594 |
| 2026-07-01 | 0.0761 |
| 2026-07-02 | 0.08423 |
| 2026-07-04 | 0.08422 |
| 2026-07-05 | 0.08421 |
| 2026-07-06 | 0.05952 |
| 2026-07-07 | 0.01403 |
| 2026-07-08 | 0.00687 |
| 2026-07-10 | -0.00796 |
| 2026-07-11 | -0.00796 |
| 2026-07-12 | -0.00797 |
| 2026-07-13 | -0.03166 |
| 2026-07-14 | -0.02168 |
| 2026-07-15 | -0.03365 |
| 2026-07-17 | -0.08231 |
| 2026-07-18 | -0.08232 |
| 2026-07-19 | -0.08232 |
| 2026-07-20 | -0.08861 |
| 2026-07-21 | -0.06698 |
| 2026-07-23 | -0.05453 |
| 2026-07-24 | -0.08029 |
| 2026-07-25 | -0.0803 |
| 2026-07-26 | -0.0803 |
| 2026-07-27 | -0.06544 |
| 2026-07-28 | -0.08913 |
| 2026-07-30 | -0.10465 |
| 2026-07-31 | -0.09733 |
| 2026-08-01 | -0.09734 |
| 2026-08-02 | -0.09735 |
| 2026-08-03 | -0.06811 |
| 2026-08-05 | 0.0027 |
| 2026-08-06 | 0.00697 |
| 2026-08-07 | 0.0459 |
| 2026-08-08 | 0.04589 |
| 2026-08-09 | 0.04588 |
| 2026-08-10 | 0.0453 |
| 2026-08-12 | 0.05912 |
| 2026-08-13 | 0.05169 |
| 2026-08-14 | 0.06701 |
| 2026-08-15 | 0.06701 |
| 2026-08-16 | 0.067 |
| 2026-08-17 | 0.05896 |
| 2026-08-19 | 0.01534 |
| 2026-08-20 | -0.02217 |
| 2026-08-21 | -0.01876 |
| 2026-08-22 | -0.01877 |
| 2026-08-23 | -0.01878 |
| 2026-08-25 | -0.04665 |
| 2026-08-26 | -0.04192 |
| 2026-08-27 | -0.03742 |
| 2026-08-28 | -0.05629 |
| 2026-08-29 | -0.05629 |
| 2026-08-30 | -0.0563 |
| 2026-09-01 | -0.07956 |
| 2026-09-02 | -0.08235 |
| 2026-09-03 | -0.0777 |
| 2026-09-04 | -0.08095 |
| 2026-09-05 | -0.08095 |
| 2026-09-07 | -0.08096 |
| 2026-09-08 | -0.07427 |
| 2026-09-09 | -0.09249 |
| 2026-09-10 | -0.10302 |
| 2026-09-11 | -0.09579 |
| 2026-09-12 | -0.09579 |
| 2026-09-14 | -0.11145 |
| 2026-09-15 | -0.11894 |
| 2026-09-16 | -0.10681 |
| 2026-09-17 | -0.09277 |
| 2026-09-18 | -0.10216 |
| 2026-09-20 | -0.10217 |
| 2026-09-21 | -0.08408 |
| 2026-09-22 | -0.07856 |
| 2026-09-23 | -0.0905 |
| 2026-09-24 | -0.08075 |
| 2026-09-25 | -0.07505 |
| 2026-09-27 | -0.07506 |
| 2026-09-28 | -0.09075 |
| 2026-09-29 | -0.09091 |
| 2026-09-30 | -0.0902 |
| 2026-10-01 | -0.08576 |
| 2026-10-02 | -0.04626 |
Holdings
Holdings shown are the largest 5 positions by current weight as of 2026-10-05T22:46:02.656034Z. This is not a list of best-performing positions. Holdings change over time. This is not the complete holdings book; concentration figures are calculated on the positions shown and are labeled partial.
| Ticker | Company | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| SPCX | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A Common Stock | 30.6% |
| MTRN | Materion Corporation | 25.4% |
| RKLB | Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock | 21.8% |
| MP | MP Materials Corp. | 13.5% |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc | 8.8% |
Concentration partial. HHI n/a.
Fees
Current subscription
| Plan | Amount | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | $29.99 | every 3 months |
| Yearly | $99.99 | every year |
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All figures are as of 2026-10-02.
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Sharpe ratio, risk-free rate assumed 0%. Sortino uses the same zero risk-free-rate assumption.
This Portfolio is created and managed by Autopilot Advisers, LLC as part of our advisory services, which are general and impersonal in nature and are not personalized advice. Space Frontier: Picks & Shovels does not manage this Portfolio and has no relationship with Autopilot or its clients. Autopilot retains the full platform fee attributable to Autopilot Portfolios, which creates a potential conflict because Autopilot may have an incentive to favor Autopilot Portfolios over Third-Party Pilot Portfolios. Autopilot may terminate this Portfolio at any time.
176 days live; -4.6% observed-period return; short-history metrics are not comparable to mature strategies
Official max drawdown is the published daily-series field. It is not read from the downsampled sparkline. Worst month and recovery are withheld when that curve does not reproduce the official drawdown.
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Accounts in composite: 10. The 10-oldest-follower cohort selects accounts that did not churn; n=10 is a small-sample estimator with real noise. Per-follower breakdown is not exposed.
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Supplemental periods
| Period | Net | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| past week | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| ytd | n/a | n/a |
| three month | -12.1% | -12.1% |
| one month | 3.9% | 3.9% |
Published values
| Field | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| sharpe | n/a | insufficient_history (insufficient_history_annualised_ratio) |
| sortino | n/a | insufficient_history (insufficient_history_annualised_ratio) |
| one_year_net | n/a | n/a (launched_after_period_start) |
| one_year_gross | n/a | n/a (launched_after_period_start) |
| one_week_net | 0.03122 | ok |
| one_week_gross | 0.03122 | ok |
| all_time_net | -0.046263 | ok |
| all_time_gross | -0.046263 | ok |
| cagr_net | n/a | insufficient_history (INSUFFICIENT_HISTORY) |
| cagr_gross | n/a | insufficient_history (INSUFFICIENT_HISTORY) |
| max_drawdown | -0.282133 | ok |
| ann_vol | 0.337168 | ok |
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