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. 65 constituents span the full constraint chain: advanced packaging, HBM memory, silicon fabrication, power delivery, thermal, testing, optical interconnects, sovereign defense AI, and industrial software.

ThesisSupply-side bottlenecks
WeightingEW · Cap · Momentum
Constituents65 companies · 8 sectors
Base1,000 · Oct 3, 2022 · USD
Sectors
Silicon & Fabrication Memory & HBM Advanced Packaging Compute & Design Power & Thermal Optical & Interconnect Industrial & Enterprise AI Sovereign & Defense AI
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Euro-AI Sovereign 50 Index

Measures Europe's irreplaceable position in the global AI supply chain. 50 core companies across 13 countries weighted by Revenue Intelligence — the ratio of AI-relevant revenue to total. Plus 11 legacy transformers on RI watch and 4 small-cap next heroes.

ThesisEurope builds the atoms
WeightingRI · Cap · Equal
Constituents50 core + 15 watch · 7 sectors
Base1,000 · Oct 1, 2024 · EUR
Sectors
Semi Equipment Power & Cooling Enterprise AI Industrial AI Defense & Aerospace MedTech & Bio-AI Chip Architecture

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

Future Indices

AI CAGR Conviction Index

Forward-looking AI revenue growth estimates across the full semiconductor and software stack

Planned

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.