ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɪnðə sˈeɪm dʒˈɜːnəl, ɛɡzˈæmɪnɪŋ ɹᵻtˈɜːnz fɹʌm ɐ fˈʌnd tɹˈeɪdɪŋ ɛksklˈuːsɪvli ˌɔn ˌeɪsˌiːˌɛsˈaɪ dˈeɪɾə, fˈaʊnd ðæt stɹˈɔŋ sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən kˈʌmpəniz sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəntli aʊtpɚfˈɔːɹmd ðɪ ˈɛs ænd pˈiː fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn pɚsˈɛnt tə θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə stˈʌdi pˈiəɹɪəd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn.
A 2016 article in the same journal, examining returns from a fund trading exclusively on ACSI data, found that strong satisfaction companies significantly outperformed the S&P 500 (518% to 31%) during the study period (2000-2014).