It's been a 1 full year since I started DGI. It's been a fantastic ride with lots of fun moments and I've learnt a lot with this Forum, I'm looking forward to another year! Here's a brief update on my portfolio with plenty of graphs:
My 42 positions with % gains/loss, sorted by top losers to top gainers:
![[Image: Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_19_43.png]](https://s21.postimg.org/mbhmcbd2f/Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_19_43.png)
My Holdings as a % of Cost Basis:
![[Image: Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_23_27.png]](https://s17.postimg.org/burwmt7pr/Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_23_27.png)
And now represented as a % of Market Value:
![[Image: Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_23_02.png]](https://s17.postimg.org/9rhhf57wv/Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_23_02.png)
Split by Sectors:
![[Image: Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_21_35.png]](https://s17.postimg.org/8qh8q0qxb/Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_21_35.png)
Going forward I want to bring basic materials Tech, Telecom and Utilities at around 5%, the others hovering around 10%.
When factoring in my large position in EVT and Cash (money allocated in broker account ready to be deployed at any time) this is what it looks like:
![[Image: Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_21_25.png]](https://s17.postimg.org/m8o52b32n/Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_21_25.png)
And lastly, the dividends:
![[Image: Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_24_11.png]](https://s17.postimg.org/wqe6y23wv/Screen_Shot_2016_10_01_at_12_24_11.png)
The good:
Next steps for next year:
My 42 positions with % gains/loss, sorted by top losers to top gainers:
My Holdings as a % of Cost Basis:
And now represented as a % of Market Value:
Split by Sectors:
Going forward I want to bring basic materials Tech, Telecom and Utilities at around 5%, the others hovering around 10%.
When factoring in my large position in EVT and Cash (money allocated in broker account ready to be deployed at any time) this is what it looks like:
And lastly, the dividends:
The good:
- Portfolio is growing at nearly 11% (Market value+Dividends)/Cost Basis; before taxes). Some positions are pretty recent (eg. BA, SBUX, NKE, WBA) so this growth doesn't mean much.
- I was able to capture some good value in some positions (eg. ADM, VTR, O, CVX)
- I believe I have a balanced portfolio, across sectors, yield (high yield vs high growth), risk and will produce good results going forward.
- I've invested $48.3k YTD on top of dividend reinvestments this year. I'm confident I will hit my goal of $50k invested and $7k anual dividends.
- I opened too many positions in a short period which I'm not entirely sure now was a good idea, example, do I really need all these healthcare REITs or 1 would be enough. Same for oil companies? At some point I'll likely have to sell some positions, maybe at a loss.
- KMI and COP cut their dividends and impacted the portfolio badly.
- WFC is gonna go through a massive readjustment period.
Next steps for next year:
- There are about 3/4 positions I'm still pursuing (SHW, V, HD or LOW, PEP and eventually an additional Tech company)
- Understand if I should move some of these transactions to a tax deferred account or keep doing everything on a taxable account