Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Break On Through (to the Other Side)

Always fun for me to listen to the Doors. Not sure what it is I like about their songs.  They were certainly distinctive with that Pipe Organ sound.

It is an appropriate theme for my MFI portfolio as it does seem to be breaking on through.  Not just pour moi.  I also see the tracking portfolios starting to pick up some momentum.  I have always preached that MFI portfolios were streaky; perhaps we are starting to get on the right side of the streak.

My portfolio of 15 stocks via three tranches is now beating the indices by 50 basis points.  I know that is not much.  Nowhere close to what the book discussed.  But after 2+ years of under-performance, it feels tremendous!

8/15/12 Stocks Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
DLB $34.43 $32.76 $4.00 6.8% 16.0%
KFY $13.98 $16.51 $0.00 18.1% 16.0%
MSFT $30.19 $32.91 $0.46 10.5% 16.0%
NSU $3.62 $3.74 $0.05 4.8% 16.0%
UIS $19.96 $19.12 $0.00 -4.2% 16.0%
Totals 7.2% 16.0%
11/15/12 Stocks Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
AAPL $537.62 $442.88 $2.65 -17.1% 19.6%
ABC $40.21 $54.01 $0.21 34.8% 19.6%
LPS $23.89 $27.63 $0.20 16.5% 19.6%
VIAB $49.12 $63.83 $0.55 31.1% 19.6%
WU $12.77 $14.76 $0.25 17.5% 19.6%
Totals 16.6% 19.6%
2/1/13 Stocks Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
AAPL $450.60 $442.88 $2.65 -1.1% 5.9%
GA $6.10 $7.38 $0.00 21.0% 5.9%
STRZA $16.06 $23.34 $0.00 45.3% 5.9%
CA $25.07 $26.92 $0.25 8.4% 5.9%
NUS $41.94 $50.76 $0.30 21.7% 5.9%
Totals 19.1% 5.9%

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