Weekend Update With the HSO

When you write your own blog, you get to say want you want.  This morning I do want to brag just a little bit.  We went last night to the opening performance of the season for the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.  I am a classical music fan and try to see a couple shows a year.  But what this one extra-special is that the HSO allowed the Connecticut Youth Symphony Orchestra to play two pieces with them.  And my son is part of the CYS!  It was a special night as we got to see him on stage (he is 15) in a tuxedo on stage with the musicians.  Somehow my wifola had gotten us great seats, so we had a terrific view.

The music was so uplifting and powerful. I think as I get older, I appreciate these things more and more. As our world becomes more digital, the local arts are more and more at risk.  It would be a sadder world without them.

It was a strange week in the markets.  I would have guessed that I had a good week, as the final two days were so strong.  But I actually gave a little ground, down about 29 basis points on the week.  Still am up over 30% year to date and am beating the R3K by precisely eight points.

Transactions

This was my first week in a while of material transactions.  In hindsight (at least 3 days worth) I had pretty good timing as I made my buys before the market started to go up on Thursday.  There were certainly some stocks I could have bought that went up more, but c'est la vie!  All my purchases were adds: ABR  IP, HIG-WT, RIG, CSQ, AOD and TC-PT  Ok, I did get a few shares in SFXE, but hard to count that. Overall, the additions did well - up 2.8% in aggregate.  HIG-WT was the big winner (and my second largest buy), popping 8.4%.

Dividend Portfolio

Not sure why I always list this portfolio first.  It is the one doing the worst.

Stock	Shares	Avg Cost	Current Price	Dividends Received	Pct Change	R3K Change	Diff
AAPL	115	461.49	492.81	817.31	8.3%	16.0%	-7.7%
ABR	8,000	6.83	6.71	-	-1.7%	0.6%	-2.3%
AOD	20,936	3.96	4.07	3,017.73	6.4%	10.9%	-4.4%
BBEP	3,584	15.44	18.42	1,675.20	22.3%	5.0%	17.3%
CSCO	4,356	17.30	23.28	4,219.92	40.2%	29.0%	11.2%
CSQ	6,587	8.57	10.06	9,144.46	33.7%	38.9%	-5.2%
INTC	3,718	22.24	23.26	3,654.19	9.0%	23.2%	-14.2%
IP	1,172	46.55	44.89	-	-3.6%	0.9%	-4.4%
O	574	20.11	40.65	8,386.74	174.7%	96.6%	78.1%
OIBAX	4,059	4.98	6.13	7,601.22	60.8%	99.4%	-38.6%
RIG	1,898	49.94	45.19	1,491.28	-7.9%	7.4%	-15.3%
SBS	6,211	9.54	10.11	-	6.0%	1.2%	4.8%
STO	2,211	22.97	22.58	3,024.82	4.2%	26.6%	-22.4%
TC-PT	4,000	15.39	17.00	2,437.20	14.5%	8.1%	6.4%
TCRD	4,200	14.73	15.91	1,764.00	10.9%	5.3%	5.6%
TGONF	7,000	10.27	10.03	307.50	-1.9%	4.2%	-6.1%
Total Open				47,542	12.8%	15.6%	-2.8%
Closed					13.6%	9.7%	3.9%
Combined					13.4%	11.1%	2.4%
Annualized IRR Since 12/31/10					17.5%
2013 Gain					15.2%

Stock	Shares	Ann Dividend / Share	Yield	Projected Dividend	Sector	Worth
AAPL	115	$      12.20	2.5%	1,405	Consumer	56,741
ABR	8,000	$        0.48	7.2%	3,840	Real Estate	53,680
AOD	20,936	$        0.32	8.0%	6,783	Hybrid	85,208
BBEP	3,584	$        1.90	10.3%	6,809	Resources	66,011
CSCO	4,356	$        0.68	2.9%	2,962	Tech	101,417
CSQ	6,587	$        0.84	8.3%	5,533	Hybrid	66,261
INTC	3,718	$        0.90	3.9%	3,347	Tech	86,472
IP	1,172	$        1.40	3.1%	1,641	Bond	52,611
O	574	$        2.17	5.3%	1,247	Services	23,351
OIBAX	4,059	$        0.29	4.7%	1,177	Bond	24,882
RIG	1,898	$        2.24	5.0%	4,252	Services	85,777
SBS	6,211	$        0.38	3.8%	2,360	Utility	62,793
STO	2,211	$        1.16	5.1%	2,567	Resources	49,914
TC-PT	4,000	$        1.60	9.4%	6,400	Resources	68,000
TCRD	4,200	$        1.36	8.5%	5,712	Hybrid	66,822
TGONF	7,000	$        0.56	5.6%	3,920	Finance	70,224
Total			5.9%	59,954

I like all of my positions and can easily be patient.  I love the 5.9% yield and almost $60,000 (with multiplier) of annual dividends.

MFI Tranches

These continue to be ever so solid.  Take a hard look at the November Tranche.  It has just over a month left before I say adieu and grey it out.

8/15/12 Stocks	Start	Current	Dividend	Pct Gain	R3K Gain
DLB	$34.43	$33.04	$4.00	7.6%	22.1%
KFY	$13.98	$18.95	$0.00	35.6%	22.1%
MSFT	$30.19	$31.92	$0.92	8.8%	22.1%
NSU	$3.62	$3.33	$0.12	-4.6%	22.1%
UIS	$19.96	$24.52	$0.00	22.8%	22.1%
Totals				14.1%	22.1%
11/15/12 Stocks	Start	Current	Dividend	Pct Gain	R3K Gain
AAPL	$537.62	$492.81	$8.75	-6.7%	30.1%
ABC	$40.21	$62.65	$0.63	57.4%	30.1%
LPS	$23.89	$33.13	$0.40	40.4%	30.1%
VIAB	$49.12	$82.00	$1.15	69.3%	30.1%
WU	$12.77	$18.41	$0.50	48.1%	30.1%
Totals				41.7%	30.1%
2/1/13 Stocks	Start	Current	Dividend	Pct Gain	R3K Gain
AAPL	$450.60	$492.81	$8.75	11.3%	15.2%
GA	$6.10	$9.28	$0.42	59.1%	15.2%
STRZA	$16.06	$29.05	$0.00	80.9%	15.2%
CA	$25.07	$29.52	$0.75	20.7%	15.2%
NUS	$41.94	$95.65	$0.90	130.2%	15.2%
Totals				60.4%	15.2%
5/6/2013	Start	Current	Dividend	Pct Gain	R3K Gain
KLIC	$11.40	$12.09	$0.00	6.1%	7.5%
CYOU	$29.24	$38.09	$0.00	30.3%	7.5%
RDA	$9.74	$15.22	$0.10	57.4%	7.5%
NVDA	$13.85	$15.26	$0.15	11.3%	7.5%
CF	$183.97	$204.55	$0.80	11.6%	7.5%
Totals				23.3%	7.5%
8/15/2013	Start	Current	Dividend	Pct Gain	R3K Gain
CF	$187.26	$204.55	$0.00	9.2%	3.5%
FLR	$66.06	$72.98	$0.16	10.7%	3.5%
AGX	$15.60	$21.56	$0.00	38.2%	3.5%
KLIC	$11.29	$12.09	$0.00	7.1%	3.5%
RPXC	$15.92	$17.72	$0.00	11.3%	3.5%
Totals				15.3%	3.5%
Category/Tranche	August	November	February	May	Total
Initial Investment	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	100,000
Current Tranche	15.3%	41.7%	60.4%	23.3%	34.5%
Previous Tranche	14.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.5%
MFI Overall Gain	31.5%	41.7%	60.4%	23.3%	39.2%
Current Balance	32,880	35,423	40,110	30,829	139,242
R3K Current Tranche	3.5%	30.1%	15.2%	7.5%	14.0%
R3K Overall Gain	26.4%	30.1%	15.2%	7.5%	19.8%
R3K Balance	31,592	32,519	28,796	26,871	119,778
Annualized IRR	26.7%	46.8%	97.6%	61.7%	67.1%

The table above shows overall performance.  You can see up 39.2%.  I am starting the new row so you can see back into the past, with Current Tranche, previous tranche and overall gain.  So August 2012 was up 14.1%. August 2013 is already up 15.3% and combined they are up 31.5%.  The $25,000 initial investment amounts are fictional and created so the initial amount was $100,000 for easy math.

Discretionary Portfolio

MFI is up year to date by 38%. That is a stunning number considering I was only 50% into the tranches at the start of the year.  I then added the February and May tranches to complete the seasons.  I can not really say how much my discretionary portfolio is up as I have not really tracked it that was and I am too lazy to do so.  Suffice it to say that it has been very good.  It is really starting to klic (hah, hah, a little stock ticker humor for you).

Stock	Gain	Cost	Price
GNW	84.8%	7.10	13.13
GTAT	140.0%	3.39	8.14
ACAS	8.2%	12.70	13.74
KLIC	8.4%	11.15	12.09
HIG-WT	12.4%	21.24	23.88
BAC-WTA	13.6%	5.35	6.08
QEPM	4.3%	21.00	21.91
SFXE	-8.5%	13.00	11.90
Grand Total	50.4%

25 Largest Positions

Finally, for those of you playing along at home, here are my top 25 positions (with my multiplier). GTAT and GNW have been having a very spirited battle for number 1:

Stock	Avg Cost	Current Price	Dividends	Gain per Share	Sum of Shares
GNW	7.10	13.13	-	6.03	9,000
GTAT	3.39	8.14	-	4.75	14,000
CSCO	17.30	23.28	0.97	6.95	4,356
AAPL	473.41	492.81	7.78	27.19	196
KLIC	11.25	12.09	-	0.84	7,269
INTC	22.24	23.26	0.98	2.00	3,718
RIG	49.94	45.19	0.79	(3.97)	1,898
AOD	3.96	4.07	0.14	0.25	20,936
TGONF	10.27	10.03	0.04	(0.20)	7,000
TC-PT	15.39	17.00	0.61	2.22	4,000
TCRD	14.73	15.91	0.42	1.60	4,200
CSQ	8.57	10.06	1.39	2.89	6,586
BBEP	15.44	18.42	0.47	3.45	3,584
SBS	9.54	10.11	-	0.57	6,211
ACAS	12.71	13.74	-	1.02	4,518
ABR	6.83	6.71	-	(0.12)	8,000
IP	46.55	44.89	-	(1.66)	1,172
STO	22.97	22.58	1.37	0.97	2,211
CF	185.70	204.55	0.38	19.23	228
NUS	41.94	95.65	0.90	54.61	480
HIG-WT	21.24	23.88	-	2.64	1,650
BAC-WTA	5.35	6.08	-	0.73	6,000
STRZA	16.06	29.05	-	12.99	1,248
VIAB	49.14	82.00	1.15	34.01	407
GA	6.18	9.28	0.40	3.50	3,462