Sunday, July 05, 2015

Weekly and Mid Year Update - 2015

Half Way Through The Year

Well, I am half way through 2015.  Amazingly, it has been a strong year and I am up 13.3%. That will surely jinx it.  NHTC has been the star, but even without my star, I'd be up 6.1%.

These are both better than the R3K, up just under 2% in what has been a year of fits and starts. I am also really starting to generate a lot of dividend income.  With my secret multiplier, I have generated $41,714 in the 1st half. That is an increase of over 30% from a year ago.  I now have 7 securities that pay a monthly distribution:


  1. NTC
  2. CSQ
  3. AOD
  4. SJT
  5. FSC
  6. OIBAX and 
  7. O

Currently, all seven are just being reinvested.  That alone would increase my monthly dividends in a year by 6% or so.

MFI Select

My select tranches continue to amaze.


8/15/2014 Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
CSCO $24.40 $27.33 $0.80 15.3% 7.7%
AGX $36.71 $40.00 $0.70 10.9% 7.7%
ITRN $21.32 $25.05 $0.87 21.6% 7.7%
BRCD $9.34 $11.86 $0.15 28.7% 7.7%
CBI $58.25 $49.89 $0.21 -14.0% 7.7%
Totals 12.5% 7.7%
11/15/2014 Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
FLR $64.80 $52.91 $0.63 -17.4% 3.3%
IPCM $38.45 $56.53 $0.00 47.0% 3.3%
VIAB $72.29 $64.20 $1.06 -9.7% 3.3%
NHTC $12.19 $42.90 $0.06 252.4% 3.3%
AWRE $4.40 $4.01 $0.00 -8.9% 3.3%
Totals 52.7% 3.3%
2/1/2015 Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
VEC $28.00 $24.42 $0.00 -12.8% 4.7%
QCOM $62.73 $63.11 $0.90 2.0% 4.7%
VIAB $63.91 $64.20 $0.73 1.6% 4.7%
UIS $22.03 $19.94 $0.00 -9.5% 4.7%
NHTC $12.44 $42.90 $0.05 245.3% 4.7%
Totals 45.3% 4.7%
5/6/2015 Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
CBI $50.38 $49.89 $0.07 -0.8% -0.4%
PSDV $4.12 $3.79 $0.00 -8.1% -0.4%
TSRA $38.94 $38.09 $0.20 -1.7% -0.4%
KORS $62.24 $43.07 $0.00 -30.8% -0.4%
DEPO $23.50 $20.84 $0.00 -11.3% -0.4%
Totals -10.5% -0.4%


Obviously the May tranche is off to a slow start.

Category/Tranche August November February May Total
Initial Investment      25,000       25,000     25,000      25,000    100,000
Current Tranche 12.5% 52.7% 45.3% -10.5% 25.5%
Previous Tranche 41.4% 14.2% 8.5% 18.3% 19.6%
Tranche -2 14.1% 43.7% 78.3% 33.0% 42.3%
MFI Overall Gain 81.4% 150.6% 180.9% 40.7% 113.4%
Current Balance      45,358       62,661     70,235      35,181    213,435
R3K Current Tranche 7.7% 3.3% 4.7% -0.4% 3.8%
R3K Overall Gain 57.1% 61.6% 43.2% 33.6% 48.9%
R3K Balance      39,263       40,396     35,807      33,395    148,862
Annualized IRR 22.9% 41.7% 53.1% 17.1% 35.7%


But a 35.7% annual IRR since the August 2012 reboot! Wow.

Date Differential MFI Value R3K Value
12/1/2012 -2.20%       99,765         101,965
1/1/2013 -1.78%      102,798         104,575
2/1/2013 -2.26%      102,594         104,856
3/1/2013 -2.23%      102,881         105,114
4/1/2013 -0.43%      106,804         107,234
5/1/2013 2.00%      110,423         108,423
6/1/2013 4.75%      115,831         111,085
7/1/2013 4.29%      114,888         110,597
8/1/2013 6.91%      124,799         117,889
9/1/2013 10.46%      124,536         114,079
10/1/2013 19.67%      138,655         118,990
11/1/2013 19.75%      143,514         123,764
12/1/2013 23.70%      150,105         126,405
1/1/2014 26.63%      157,138         130,503
2/1/2014 24.70%      150,619         125,918
3/1/2014 25.66%      158,116         132,458
4/1/2014 30.38%      162,991         132,616
5/1/2014 29.65%      162,428         132,779
6/1/2014 31.44%      167,001         135,559
7/1/2014 39.23%      177,971         138,740
8/1/2014 31.13%      167,054         135,922
9/1/2014 35.90%      177,792         141,892
10/1/2014 29.38%      168,321         138,944
11/1/2014 26.14%      168,810         142,666
12/1/2014 30.22%      176,420         146,198
1/1/2015 28.17%      174,306         146,140
2/1/2015 20.63%      162,833         142,201
3/1/2015 25.15%      175,476         150,324
4/1/2015 29.95%      178,565         148,612
5/1/2015 37.31%      186,655         149,348
6/1/2015 51.53%      202,897         151,371
7/1/2015 62.69%      211,437         148,743
Current 64.57%      213,435         148,862


So since the start of the year, this portfolio has gone from 174K to 213K.  That is over 22% in the first 6 months.  And the differential (due to multiplicity) has gone from 28.2 percentage points to 64.6 points!

MFI Formula

As mentioned, I have kicked off my 4th and final tranche.  I am now fully invested in the formula approach and hopefully will now just watch and wait.

10/1/2014 Stocks Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
BAH $23.52 $25.52 $0.37 10.1% 7.2%
BKE $45.55 $45.62 $3.45 7.7% 7.2%
CA $27.87 $29.53 $0.75 8.6% 7.2%
GME $41.70 $43.56 $1.05 7.0% 7.2%
NUS $44.56 $47.54 $1.05 9.0% 7.2%
Totals 8.5% 7.2%
12/31/14 Stocks Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
CA $30.83 $29.53 $0.50 -2.6% 0.7%
CSCO $28.36 $27.33 $0.61 -1.5% 0.7%
RGR $34.81 $56.88 $0.49 64.8% 0.7%
GME $34.21 $43.56 $0.72 29.4% 0.7%
IQNT $19.87 $18.00 $0.30 -7.9% 0.7%
Totals 16.5% 0.7%
3/31/2015 Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
HRB $31.99 $29.61 $0.20 -6.8% -0.5%
GME $37.69 $43.56 $0.36 16.5% -0.5%
KING $15.85 $14.33 $0.00 -9.6% -0.5%
NSU $3.43 $3.74 $0.04 10.2% -0.5%
PPC $22.65 $23.25 $0.00 2.6% -0.5%
Totals 2.6% -0.5%
7/1/2015 Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
BKE $46.45 $45.62 $0.00 -1.8% -0.5%
CA $29.34 $29.53 $0.00 0.6% -0.5%
MSFT $44.42 $44.40 $0.00 0.0% -0.5%
QCOM $62.95 $63.11 $0.00 0.3% -0.5%
VIAB $64.75 $64.20 $0.00 -0.8% -0.5%
Totals -0.4% -0.5%


All four tranches are leading, but obviously early days on 7/1/15.

Category/Tranche October January April July Total
Initial Investment    249,820     249,939   250,180    249,728      999,667
Current Tranche 8.5% 16.5% 2.6% -0.4% 6.8%
Previous Tranche 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Tranche -2 0.0%              -              -               -   0.0%
MFI Overall Gain 8.5% 16.5% 2.6% -0.4% 6.8%
Current Balance    271,020     291,057   256,663    248,839   1,067,579
R3K Current Tranche 7.2% 0.7% -0.5% -0.5% 1.7%
R3K Overall Gain 7.2% 0.7% -0.5% -0.5% 1.7%
R3K Balance    267,744     251,754   248,857    248,506   1,016,861
Annualized IRR 11.3% 34.7% 10.1% -20.7% 18.5%


Date Differential Value R3K Value
10/1/2014 0.00%      100,000         100,000
11/1/2014 1.63%      102,288         100,658
12/1/2014 0.30%      101,375         101,075
1/1/2015 -0.33%      100,664         100,995
2/1/2015 1.67%      101,281           99,611
3/1/2015 3.62%      106,073         102,454
4/1/2015 5.09%      106,781         101,695
5/1/2015 5.78%      107,859         102,077
6/1/2015 5.08%      108,213         103,134
7/1/2015 4.82%      106,423         101,604
Current 5.07%      106,758         101,685


Have to be pleased with the start.



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