Thursday 25 July 2013

May 2013: Portfolio Update.

OK catching up on May, percentage gains were led by Microsoft, Aviva, Morrison, IG,  and GE. 
And dividends came in from Aviva, Apple, and BG Group.
Supermarkets were the only fallers in the month with both Morrison and Tesco falling back.

My portfolio gained 4.15% in the month and Year to date gains now stand at 19.92% v. the FTSE 100's similarly healthy 11.62%.
19.92% following a small pullback from current year highs when my portfolio flirted with an all-time 100% gain as shown in the earlier post 20 May 2013: Portfolio milestone.

Merchant Adventurer's Index
Forecast 1 month YTD 29 mth
Price % holding Div. yield % gain % gain % gain
R-R 1205.00p 36.99% 1.80% 6.64% 37.95% 93.42%
National Grid 784.50p 16.03% 5.23% -4.27% 11.59% 41.86%
Aviva 333.80p 9.10% 4.89% 9.41% -10.51% -1.20%
BP 473.45p 4.80% 4.89% 1.51% 11.45% 3.44%
Apple ** $449.68 4.82% 2.04% 3.83% -10.21% 21.50%
William Hill 442.70p 4.68% 2.63% 3.92% 34.40% 140.37%
IG Group 579.00p 4.84% 3.81% 7.52% 28.67% 21.33%
General Electric ** $23.33 2.32% 2.80% 7.08% 18.30% 57.00%
Centrica 380.00p 2.21% 4.56% 2.43% 13.91% 14.60%
Microsoft ** $34.88 2.19% 2.20% 9.94% 38.89% 28.24%
SSE 1554.00p 1.99% 5.43% -2.19% 9.59% 26.86%
Vodafone 191.95p 1.73% 5.39% -0.78% 24.28% 19.12%
BAE Systems 405.10p 1.88% 5.04% 6.38% 20.24% 22.76%
Morrisons 273.80p 1.60% 4.65% 8.10% 4.11% 2.32%
Imperial Tobacco 2371.00p 1.53% 4.90% 3.38% 3.38% 3.38%
BG Group 1213.00p 1.64% 1.47% -3.80% 19.80% -6.40%
Tesco 365.45p 1.36% 4.15% -7.75% 8.76% -8.39%
Cash 0.29% 0.00%
100.00% 3.33%
1 Month YTD 29 mth
Virtual Portfolio gain (incl. Dividends)
- 1 month gain   1893.55 -  1972.20 4.15%
- YTD gain         1644.62 - 1972.20 19.92%
- 29 month gain 1264.20 - 1972.20 56.00%
- 41 month gain 1000.00 - 1972.20 97.22%
FTSE gain (excl. Dividends)
- 1 month gain   6430.12 - 6583.09 2.38%
- YTD gain         5897.81 - 6583.09 11.62%
- 29 month gain 5971.01 - 6583.09 10.25%
- 41 month gain 5412.88 - 6583.09 21.62%
Transactions:
17/05/2013 Div Aviva @ 9p per share
20/05/2013 Div Apple @ 169.89p per share
31/05/2013 Div BG Group @ 9.03p per share
Notes: 
*     US Dividends are adjusted for exchange rate and 15% withholding tax
**   Sterling : Dollar exchange rate = £1: $1.5193 as at 31/05/13


The chart picture is starting to look more and more detached as the 2 indexes begin to travel different tangents.


Click to enlarge, close to return.

With more than half the year still to go it seems strange to see a near 20% gain year to date but with plenty of dividends to come in the coming months it would seem possible for my portfolio to consolidate its current position if a small degree of stability in global markest can be maintained.


Earlier posts:
20 May 2013: Portfolio milestone.
April 2013: Portfolio Update.March 2013: Portfolio Update.
February 2013: Portfolio update.
January 2013: Portfolio Update.
December 2012: Portfolio Update (2012 Year-end).

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