Stockrankr | Objective and verifiable ranking lists

THE IDEA

Look at the table first. Research second.

Sport has league tables. Restaurants have stars. Stocks get opinions, tips and black-box scores. Stockrankr puts every US-listed stock and ETF into one ordered list, using the same formula for all of them. You start from the whole field, not from whatever someone is selling, and spend your research time only on the shortlist of past winners.

“Nobody predicts who’ll win the league by comparing revenue, stadium capacity, and squad size. They first look at the table. Investing deserves the same starting point.”

– Dr Richard Johnsson, founder

Objective rankings	Subjective ratings
Price data only	Analyst opinion
Every security covered	Selected coverage
Everything ranked together	Overlapping categories
Numbers you can verify	Black-box scores
Automatically updated	Occasional reviews

HOW IT WORKS · THE STOCKRANKR METHOD™

The 3 Ranking Lists

Investors care about the rewards, the risks and the combination of the two.

Reward

Return

Where the price ended against where it started, over the period you picked.

Risk

Max Drawdown

The largest fall from peak to trough during a period. A smaller drawdown is better.

RRR = Return ÷ Max Drawdown

Risk-Return-Ratio

The Risk-Return-Ratio (RRR) is the return divided by that Maximum Drawdown.

How the app works

1

Open the app

The ranking starts at #1. Scroll, or search for your security across all 10,000+.

2

Pick a metric

Switch between Return, Drawdown and RRR, and compare with the S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

3

Tap a security

See its full Stockrankr Matrix™ and swipe to save it to your lists.

KNOW YOUR DOWNSIDE

A 50% fall needs a 100% gain to get back to even.

There are two kinds of risk: missing a gain, and losing money you already have. The first stings. The second costs you, and the maths works against you on the way back. That’s why Stockrankr treats maximum drawdown as the risk measure, and RRR as the risk-adjusted one.

Warren Buffett’s first rule of investing: don’t lose money.

IN STOCKRANKR PRO · THE MDD TAB

Pick your preferred Maximum Drawdown

Pick your preferred Maximum Drawdown (MDD): 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25%. The MDD tab lists every security whose maximum drawdown stayed within that limit over 1, 3 and 5 years.

Start

Peak value

$100

−50%

Falls by half

$50

+100%

To get back

$50

+$50

If it falls	It needs to gain
10%	11%
25%	33%
50%	100%
75%	300%

STOCKRANKR+ AND STOCKRANKR++

The needles in the haystack

Out of 10,000+ stocks and ETFs, fewer than 1 in 200 stay top-ranked on return, drawdown and RRR over 1, 3 and 5 years.

Stockrankr keeps finding them, including in sectors, sizes and regions no regular filter would surface.

Top 25% on all nine cells of the Stockrankr Matrix™, every trading day for a month, qualifies as Stockrankr+.

Stockrankr++ is the same top 25%, but also over 10 years.

Stockrankr Matrix™

top 25% on all nine

Return

Drawdown

RRR

1 yr

T25%

3 yrs

T25%

5 yrs

T25%

Consistently top-ranked
on return, risk and RRR

Type

of security

ETFs 75%

Stocks 25%

Size

for stocks

Large-cap 73%

Mid-cap 19%

Small-cap 8%

Sector

for stocks

Financials 50%

Energy 19%

Utilities 12%

Health 8%

Real estate 8%

Consumer 4%

Region

for ETFs

US 43%

Intl developed 24%

Global 9%

Japan 5%

Emerging 4%

Canada 4%

Global ex-US 3%

Commodities 3%

Europe 1%

Spain 1%

Singapore 1%

Asia-Pacific 1%

Strategy

for ETFs

Dividend 22%

Value 16%

Energy infra 16%

Single country 8%

Fundamental 7%

Multifactor 7%

Currency-hedged 5%

AI-driven 3%

Commodities 3%

ESG 3%

Momentum 1%

Covered call 1%

Regional 1%

Other 8%

Where Q3 2026’s needles turned up. See the full report →

PERFORMING SECURITY ANALYSIS

Facts first. Then a shortlist. Then a critical eye.

Benjamin Graham, Buffett’s mentor, wrote that “the functions of security analysis may be described under three headings.”

Stockrankr’s three default lists follow the same path.

Watching

Keeping an eye on things, with no commitment.

Considering

Comparing and narrowing a shortlist.

Deep diving

Serious research before committing money.

WHO IT’S FOR

How different people use Stockrankr

The most relevant primary facts laid out in front of them.

James

He doesn't just take the advisor's word for it. Before agreeing to a new proposal, he checks the stock's full return and risk history himself — is this actually as strong as it's being pitched? He does the same with what he already owns, every few months, so he walks into review meetings with real questions instead of nodding along.

Priya

Cares more about not losing money than about chasing it. She filters straight to the rarest, most consistently top-ranked stocks, checks the full history before considering a position, and treats a low drawdown as more convincing than a strong return ever is on its own.

Chris

Not chasing anything flashy. He's built his own list of stable, boring companies he plans to hold for years, and checks in occasionally to see if anything's changed enough to reconsider.

Aisha

Busy, and fine with that. Sundays, coffee in hand, she reads the weekly summary and closes the app — that's the whole ritual. If a stock she recognises shows up as one of the rare, top-ranked ones, she'll save it to follow later.

Tom

Doesn't trust a number he can't check. Before he believes any ranking, he opens the full breakdown and works through it himself — same formula, same data, same answer he'd get by hand. Once it checks out, he trusts it more than he trusts most financial media.

Marie

A little intimidated by all of it. She opens the main list, starts at #1, and scrolls down, tapping into a stock's details whenever a name catches her eye. No jargon to learn first, no account to set up before she can look.

FREE VS PRO

Start for free.
Go Pro when you want the needles in the haystack.

The free version is the real thing, not a teaser. Pro adds the Stockrankr+ and ++ lists and the weekly summary.

What you get	Free No account	Pro 7 days free
Top 100 on every measure and time period	✓	✓
Search all 10,000+ stocks and ETFs	✓	✓
Watching, Considering and Deep dive lists	✓	✓
Stockrankr+ list (top 25% on all nine cells)	–	✓
Stockrankr++ list (like + but for 10 years too)	–	✓
Extra research lists	–	✓
Weekly summary	–	✓
Get the app	$0 forever	$19.99/mo or ~$179/yr, save 25%

Pro is billed through the App Store or Google Play. Manage or cancel it in your store subscriptions.

WHO BUILT STOCKRANKR

Return. Risk. Risk-return-ratio.

Dr Richard Johnsson named and published the Risk-Return-Ratio in 2010: return divided by maximum drawdown (risk). Stockrankr is that idea applied to every US-listed stock and ETF.

Rank first by what actually happened. The objective, verifiable facts, across the board.

The formula is public, so you don’t have to take anyone’s word for it. Check the maths yourself.

FAQs

Is this financial advice?+

No. Stockrankr is an information service. It ranks equities by what their prices actually did in the past. It doesn't tell you what to buy or sell, and it doesn't predict anything. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Do I need an account?+

No. Download the app and the free rankings are there straight away. Pro is a subscription through the App Store or Google Play, so there's no separate Stockrankr account to set up.

What markets does it cover?+

10,000+ US-listed stocks and ETFs, all ranked together in one list. US funds are next.

How often are the rankings updated?+

Once a day, after the US market closes. Stockrankr is built for investors with a longer view, so the rankings don't change minute by minute.

How are the numbers calculated?+

Every number comes from price history, using the same formula for every security:

Return: the end price against the start price for the period
Drawdown: the largest fall from a peak during the period
RRR: return divided by maximum drawdown

The data comes from a licensed market data provider. Anyone with the same price history can check the result.

Why drawdown instead of volatility?+

Volatility counts rises and falls the same, so a stock that jumps up looks just as "risky" as one that crashes. Drawdown measures the fall investors actually experience, and falls are harder to recover from than they look: a 50% fall needs a 100% gain to get back to even.

What do Stockrankr+ and Stockrankr++ mean?+

Each equity gets nine results: Return, Drawdown and RRR, over 1, 3 and 5 years. Stockrankr+ means an equity ranks in the top 25% on all nine. Stockrankr++ means the top 15% on all nine. Only a small share of the whole universe qualifies, and both lists are part of Pro.

Who is behind Stockrankr?+

Dr Richard Johnsson, who holds a PhD in economics and has worked in wealth management and private banking. He published the Risk-Return Ratio (RRR) in 2010, and it now has its own Wikipedia entry. Stockrankr is operated by Sirius Wealth Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia.

Can I cancel Pro anytime?+

Yes. Pro starts with a 7-day free trial, and you can cancel any time in your App Store or Google Play subscriptions. Cancel before the trial ends and you won't be charged.

Is my data safe?+

The free version needs no account and collects no personal data. Subscriptions and payments are handled by Apple and Google, so Stockrankr never sees your card details. Your watchlists are stored on your device.

Pro is billed through the App Store or Google Play. Manage or cancel it in your store subscriptions.

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