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Closelook@AI Indices · Episode 5

HALO — Growth AI Can’t Touch

10 October 2026 · 0:56 · Thomas Look

The other end of the barbell: 100 growth companies in 12 themes, from defense and longevity to the grid and space, whose growth does not depend on the AI race. Down 2% this year — but since the June chip high Rubin fell 15% and HALO only 5%.

Chapters

  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:10 What it holds
  3. 0:20 How it did this year
  4. 0:28 Best and worst themes
  5. 0:37 Did the ballast work?

Transcript

0:00 The other end of the barbell: growth that AI can’t touch.

0:04 Episode 5: HALO, the ballast of the AI trade.

0:10 100 companies in 12 themes: defense, longevity, the grid, nuclear, space, payments and more.

0:15 Their growth does not depend on who wins the AI race.

0:20 This year HALO is down 2%.

0:24 It peaked in late January and sits 12% below that high.

0:28 Space +21%, grid and materials +16%, longevity +11%.

0:32 Clean energy −29%, travel and leisure −24%.

0:37 Since the June chip high, Rubin fell 15%. HALO fell 5%.

0:41 The ballast did its job: it fell less when the builders fell.

0:46 Next, a new format: what the charts say.

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Research diary, not investment advice. Figures as stated in the video, to the date shown.