Bryce and Ren reveal what they bought, what sold, what performed, and what absolutely didn’t. Bryce goes deep on new positions and private equity allocations, while Ren unpacks what’s really driving returns and takes a deep dive into a new portfolio addition, Clean Harbors.

In this episode:

0:00 Monthly portfolio check-in format + what’s changing

1:50 Sharesight setup + why we track this way

2:25 Bryce update: redeploying core, Japan, GGUS, and buying Eli Lilly

11:09 Bryce performance: best/worst positions (and Bitcoin pain)

12:11 Ren update: weekly DCA core + starting debt recycling

15:41 Ren performance + stock portfolio winners/losers

21:21 Deep dives: Ren’s stocks (Clean Harbors thesis) + Bryce’s private equity sleeve

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Stocks and ETFs mentioned: Hub24 (ASX:HUB), Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index ETF (ASX:VAE), Global X Copper Miners ETF (ASX:WIRE), BetaShares Japan ETF Currency Hedged (ASX:HJPN), BetaShares Geared US Equity Fund (ASX:GGUS), BetaShares Geared Diversified All Growth ETF (ASX:GHHF), BetaShares Emerging Markets ETF (ASX:BEMG), iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX:XUS), VanEck Geared Australian Equal Weight Fund (ASX:GEAR), BetaShares Geared NASDAQ 100 ETF (ASX:GNDQ), Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM), Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH), Reddit (NYSE:RDDT), Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON), Cochlear (ASX:COH), MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI), WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC), Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Shopify (NYSE:SHOP), TransMedics (NASDAQ:TMDX), Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO), Jumia Technologies (NYSE:JMIA), Guzman y Gomez (ASX:GYG).

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Our Monthly Portfolio Update - February 2026