As a result the FTSE pulled back slightly by -1.2%, but my portfolio made a small gain of 1.09% with the help of Rolls-Royce gaining 7.39% and dividends from Morrison's, Centrica, Aviva, Apple, and RSA.
I took a major decision to sell RSA given the company's second profit warning in as many weeks and news that the full year profits are now exposed to a black hole from the company's Irish division.
My decision to sell here was triggered by an open ended concern over a wider write down, concerns over the dividend, and the potential for regulatory action.
So a short lived tenure in my portfolio for RSA has come to an end for the time being. So much for my attempt to top up my dividends following Aviva's cut last earlier in the year.
The table below still shows RSA, but at the selling price, and will be removed in my next update.
| Merchant Adventurer's Index | ||||||||
Forecast
|
1 month
|
YTD
|
35 mth
| |||||
Price
|
% holding
|
Div. yield
|
% gain
|
% gain
|
% gain
| |||
R-R
| 1235.00p |
32.57%
|
1.78%
|
7.39%
|
41.39%
|
98.23%
| ||
National Grid
| 775.00p |
13.60%
|
5.43%
|
-1.21%
|
10.24%
|
40.14%
| ||
Aviva
| 429.30p |
10.06%
|
3.76%
|
-4.41%
|
15.09%
|
27.06%
| ||
Apple **
| $556.07 |
6.05%
|
1.75%
|
4.36%
|
5.38%
|
33.32%
| ||
BP
| 482.00p |
5.60%
|
4.83%
|
-0.15%
|
12.54%
|
6.40%
| ||
Vodafone
| 226.80p |
4.54%
|
4.55%
|
1.02%
|
21.46%
|
19.80%
| ||
IG Group
| 585.00p |
4.20%
|
4.08%
|
-4.65%
|
30.00%
|
22.59%
| ||
William Hill
| 385.60p |
3.50%
|
3.04%
|
-3.82%
|
17.06%
|
109.36%
| ||
Imperial Tobacco
| 2324.00p |
2.60%
|
4.99%
|
-0.21%
|
2.88%
|
2.88%
| ||
BAT
| 3261.00p |
2.47%
|
4.42%
|
-5.09%
|
-2.78%
|
-2.78%
| ||
General Electric **
| $26.66 |
2.11%
|
2.45%
|
-0.02%
|
25.50%
|
66.55%
| ||
Centrica
| 338.30p |
1.69%
|
5.13%
|
-4.27%
|
1.41%
|
2.02%
| ||
BAE Systems
| 427.40p |
1.70%
|
4.74%
|
-6.00%
|
26.86%
|
29.52%
| ||
Microsoft **
| $38.13 |
1.91%
|
2.22%
|
5.74%
|
40.95%
|
30.14%
| ||
SSE
| 1327.00p |
1.46%
|
6.65%
|
-6.29%
|
-6.42%
|
8.33%
| ||
Morrisons
| 265.50p |
1.33%
|
4.88%
|
-5.72%
|
0.95%
|
-0.78%
| ||
BG Group
| 1248.50p |
1.45%
|
1.41%
|
-1.96%
|
23.31%
|
-3.67%
| ||
RSA Ins.Grp
| 107.36p |
1.15%
|
5.96%
|
-16.39%
|
-9.25%
|
-9.25%
| ||
Tesco
| 347.95p |
1.11%
|
4.34%
|
-4.46%
|
3.56%
|
-12.78%
| ||
Cash
|
0.88%
|
0.00%
| ||||||
100.00%
|
3.36%
| |||||||
1 Month
|
YTD
|
35 mth
| ||||||
Virtual Portfolio gain (incl. Dividends)
| ||||||||
- 1 month gain 2060.17 -
| 2082.68 |
1.09%
| ||||||
- YTD gain 1644.62 -
|
2082.68
|
26.64%
| ||||||
- 35 month gain 1264.20 -
|
2082.68
|
64.74%
| ||||||
- 47 month gain 1000.00 -
|
2082.68
|
108.27%
| ||||||
FTSE gain (excl. Dividends)
| ||||||||
- 1 month gain 6731.43 -
|
6650.57
|
-1.20%
| ||||||
- YTD gain 5897.81 -
|
6650.57
|
12.76%
| ||||||
- 35 month gain 5971.01 -
|
6650.57
|
11.38%
| ||||||
- 47 month gain 5412.88 -
|
6650.57
|
22.87%
| ||||||
| Transactions: | ||||||||
| 11/11/2013 | Sell | RSA @ 107.36p | ||||||
| 11/11/2013 | Div | Morrisons @ 3.84p per share | ||||||
| 15/11/2013 | Div | Centrica @ 4.92p per share | ||||||
| 15/11/2013 | Div | Aviva @ 5.6p per share | ||||||
| 18/11/2013 | Div | Apple @ £1.5829 per share (est) | ||||||
| 22/11/2013 | Div | RSA @ 2.28p per share | ||||||
| Notes: | ||||||||
| * US Dividends are adjusted for exchange rate and 15% withholding tax | ||||||||
| ** Sterling : Dollar exchange rate = £1: $1.6366 as at 30/11/13 | ||||||||
And the chart:
 |
| Click to enlarge, close to return. |
Quite exciting that the aforementioned market concerns aside, my portfolio has performed strongly in the year to date and is well placed for any year-end rally.
But even without that, I would be more than happy to lock in the current year to date performance of 26.64%.
And, we could be in recovery!
Earlier Posts:
- October 2013: Portfolio Update.
- September 2013: Portfolio Update.
- August 2013: Portfolio Update.
- July 2013: Portfolio Adjustment (for new funds).
- July 2013: Portfolio Update.
- 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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