Functional Indices

Proprietary Research Indices

Custom-built benchmarks tracking structural investment themes. Weighted by research conviction, not market cap — designed to measure what the market doesn't yet index.

Why Functional Indices?

Standard indices track what already happened. Functional indices track what's happening — mapping capital flows, supply chain constraints, and sovereign capabilities as they evolve. Each index is built from the ground up using Closelooknet's research framework, with constituents selected by structural thesis rather than committee consensus.

Every index includes a full methodology paper, constituent rationale, and regular rebalancing based on fundamental shifts rather than calendar dates.

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Rubin Build-Out 100 Functional Index

Tracks the physical infrastructure buildout powering NVIDIA's Rubin and Feynman platforms. 100 constituents across 6 layers and 18 sectors spanning the full constraint chain: EDA, chip design, foundry, lithography, packaging, memory, testing, substrates, power semiconductors, grid infrastructure, thermal, interconnects, advanced materials, photomasks, fab subsystems, and specialty chemicals.

ThesisSupply-side bottlenecks
WeightingEW · Cap · Momentum
Constituents100 companies · 6 layers · 18 sectors
Base1,000 · Oct 3, 2022 · USD
Layers
Design & IP Fabrication & Lithography Packaging & Memory Test & Substrates Power & Thermal Materials & Infrastructure
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Euro-AI Sovereign 50 Index

Measures Europe's irreplaceable position in the global AI supply chain. 4-tier structure: Core 20, 30 Enablers, Legacy Transformers, and Watchlist/Next Heroes across 13 countries. 4 broad indices (RI-weighted, Capped Market Cap, Equal Weight, Tier 1 Core 20) plus 14 sector sub-indices (7 sectors × RI + EW).

ThesisEurope builds the atoms
WeightingRI · Capped MC · Equal · Tier 1
Indices4 broad + 14 sector sub-indices
Constituents65 companies · 13 countries · 7 sectors
TiersCore 20 · 30 Enablers · Legacy · Watchlist
Base1,000 · Oct 1, 2024 · EUR
Sectors
Semi Equipment & Materials Power, Grid & Cooling Enterprise AI & Data Industrial AI & Robotics Defense & Aerospace MedTech & Bio-AI Chip Architecture & Cloud
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HALO Growth 100 Functional Index

Tracks 100 AI-neutral growth compounders — companies with 10%+ revenue growth whose earnings are neither dependent on nor threatened by AI. The other side of the barbell: predictable growth in sectors that AI cannot disrupt.

ThesisAI-neutral predictable growth
WeightingEW · Cap · Momentum
Constituents100 companies · 12 sectors · 24 subsectors
Base1,000 · Jan 2, 2025 · USD
Sectors
Defense & Drones Longevity Destination Economy Grid & Industrial Med Devices Nuclear Circular Economy Logistics Space Payments Clean Energy Better Food

Research Frameworks

Beyond index construction, Closelooknet develops proprietary analytical frameworks that map structural disruption to investable signals. Frameworks provide the scoring logic; indices provide the tracking.

Work in Progress

ABR — Agent Beneficiary Ratio

Three strategic archetypes classifying how autonomous AI agents structurally impact Nasdaq 100 companies. Natural Position, Cannibalize or Die, Terminal. First public draft — scores are preliminary and we invite reader feedback to refine classifications.

ScoringL : A [M↑ / M↓] {C}
Dimensions5 (Legacy, Agent, Mispricing↑↓, Confidence)
Initial UniverseNasdaq 100
ArchitectureArchetype-first — structural classification free, full scorecard premium
Strategic Archetypes
Natural Position (31) Cannibalize or Die (19) Terminal (8) Agent-Neutral (43)
Premium Components
Escape Matrix Fork Points Execution Scores Net ABR Curves Pair Trades

Coming Next

In Development

Agentic Ecosystem Index

Tracks the companies that turn tokens into economic output — the demand side of AI. 7 layers, 24 sectors, 130–150 companies mapping the full agentic economy from silicon to vertical applications. Two-tier structure: ~90 public companies with price tracking, plus a ~50-company private pipeline with IPO readiness signals.

ThesisAI demand — token to output
Structure7 layers · 24 sectors · 130–150 companies
DifferentiatorViability timeline overlay (Phase 1/2/3)
Key InsightToll Booth Infrastructure — wins on rising transaction volume
7 Layers
Silicon & Architecture Inference Infrastructure Toll Booth Infra Foundation Models Horizontal Agents Vertical Agents Backdoor Exposure
The Barbell
Rubin → what enables inference Agentic → what inference enables HALO → what AI can't touch

Index Updates & Portfolio Integration

Functional indices drive position selection in the AI Build-Out and Hypergrowth model portfolios. Full methodology and constituent changes published to C+ subscribers.