The time has come for my monthly portfolio update. At the end of every month, I will update my portfolio and comment on any changes. I do that for accountability and also so you may glean some ideas on how I allocate my capital. You have the opportunity to learn from what I do well so you can do the same, as well as what I do poorly, so you will not have to repeat my mistakes.
Follow my real-time portfolio
here. Below is a snapshot of my stocks and ETFs portfolio as of 11/30/17:
| Ticker | Price | Shares Held | Cost Basis | Total Invested | Market Value | G/L ($) | G/L (%) | Weight | Yield | Sector |
| Total | $54.04 | 16902.88402 | $39.67 | $670,556.63 | $913,355.92 | $242,799.28 | 36.21% | 100.00% | 2.05% | |
| IJR | $77.48 | 1008 | $69.19 | $69,741.55 | $78,099.84 | $8,358.29 | 11.98% | 8.55% | 1.55% | ETF |
| BDX | $228.21 | 179.030886 | $88.25 | $15,800.00 | $40,856.64 | $25,056.64 | 158.59% | 4.47% | 1.31% | Healthcare |
| VWO | $44.48 | 733.30307 | $39.39 | $28,885.07 | $32,617.32 | $3,732.25 | 12.92% | 3.57% | 2.28% | ETF |
| AFL | $87.64 | 337.9567 | $50.01 | $16,900.00 | $29,618.53 | $12,718.53 | 75.26% | 3.24% | 2.05% | Financial |
| XOM | $83.29 | 318.543929 | $77.54 | $24,700.00 | $26,531.52 | $1,831.52 | 7.42% | 2.90% | 3.70% | Energy |
| EXC | $41.71 | 578.812 | $30.06 | $17,396.43 | $24,142.25 | $6,745.82 | 38.78% | 2.64% | 3.14% | Utility |
| AZO | $686.76 | 33 | $674.61 | $22,262.08 | $22,663.08 | $401.00 | 1.80% | 2.48% | 0.00% | Discretionary |
| WMT | $97.23 | 198 | $66.65 | $13,196.52 | $19,251.54 | $6,055.02 | 45.88% | 2.11% | 2.10% | Staples |
| NSC | $138.63 | 132.614 | $76.16 | $10,100.00 | $18,384.28 | $8,284.28 | 82.02% | 2.01% | 1.76% | Industrial |
| BRK.B | $193.01 | 92 | $122.05 | $11,228.54 | $17,756.92 | $6,528.38 | 58.14% | 1.94% | 0.00% | Financial |
| EMR | $64.82 | 262.934602 | $49.44 | $13,000.00 | $17,043.42 | $4,043.42 | 31.10% | 1.87% | 2.99% | Industrial |
| VFC | $72.96 | 227 | $57.56 | $13,066.38 | $16,561.92 | $3,495.54 | 26.75% | 1.81% | 2.52% | Discretionary |
| BMTC | $44.15 | 363.312726 | $25.05 | $9,100.00 | $16,040.26 | $6,940.26 | 76.27% | 1.76% | 1.99% | Financial |
| SPGI | $165.48 | 90.139965 | $45.48 | $4,100.00 | $14,916.36 | $10,816.36 | 263.81% | 1.63% | 0.99% | Financial |
| LMT | $319.12 | 44.233058 | $96.91 | $4,286.67 | $14,115.65 | $9,828.98 | 229.29% | 1.55% | 2.51% | Industrial |
| NKE | $60.42 | 223 | $51.28 | $11,435.52 | $13,473.66 | $2,038.14 | 17.82% | 1.48% | 1.32% | Discretionary |
| GILD | $74.78 | 174 | $75.87 | $13,202.24 | $13,011.72 | -$190.52 | -1.44% | 1.42% | 2.78% | Healthcare |
| UL | $56.48 | 229 | $41.80 | $9,572.56 | $12,933.92 | $3,361.36 | 35.11% | 1.42% | 2.77% | Staples |
| MCD | $171.97 | 72 | $104.07 | $7,493.25 | $12,381.84 | $4,888.59 | 65.24% | 1.36% | 2.35% | Discretionary |
| MSFT | $84.17 | 147 | $40.12 | $5,897.98 | $12,372.99 | $6,475.01 | 109.78% | 1.35% | 2.00% | Technology |
| YORW | $37.15 | 308.56 | $22.52 | $6,950.00 | $11,463.00 | $4,513.00 | 64.94% | 1.26% | 1.79% | Utility |
| SON | $53.51 | 212.9219 | $36.87 | $7,850.00 | $11,393.45 | $3,543.45 | 45.14% | 1.25% | 2.92% | Material |
| AZN | $32.87 | 344 | $22.13 | $7,613.49 | $11,307.28 | $3,693.79 | 48.52% | 1.24% | 4.26% | Healthcare |
| INTC | $44.84 | 245 | $27.34 | $6,698.92 | $10,985.80 | $4,286.88 | 63.99% | 1.20% | 2.43% | Technology |
| UHS | $108.35 | 95 | $111.67 | $10,608.60 | $10,293.25 | -$315.35 | -2.97% | 1.13% | 0.37% | Healthcare |
| DISCA | $19.02 | 529 | $18.79 | $9,941.49 | $10,061.58 | $120.09 | 1.21% | 1.10% | 0.00% | Discretionary |
| ESLT | $139.50 | 70 | $36.86 | $2,580.05 | $9,765.00 | $7,184.95 | 278.48% | 1.07% | 1.26% | Industrial |
| SRCL | $66.31 | 145 | $74.16 | $10,753.29 | $9,614.95 | -$1,138.34 | -10.59% | 1.05% | 0.00% | Industrial |
| VMI | $172.80 | 52.189 | $125.51 | $6,550.00 | $9,018.26 | $2,468.26 | 37.68% | 0.99% | 0.87% | Industrial |
| NVS | $85.80 | 104.036 | $74.97 | $7,800.00 | $8,926.29 | $1,126.29 | 14.44% | 0.98% | 3.17% | Healthcare |
| PEP | $116.52 | 73.012184 | $79.91 | $5,834.51 | $8,507.38 | $2,672.87 | 45.81% | 0.93% | 2.76% | Staples |
| NVO | $51.77 | 163 | $38.92 | $6,344.74 | $8,438.51 | $2,093.77 | 33.00% | 0.92% | 2.21% | Healthcare |
| GWW | $221.31 | 37 | $169.75 | $6,280.76 | $8,188.47 | $1,907.71 | 30.37% | 0.90% | 2.31% | Industrial |
| KO | $45.77 | 176 | $41.89 | $7,372.00 | $8,055.52 | $683.52 | 9.27% | 0.88% | 3.23% | Staples |
| PEG | $53.06 | 150.862 | $29.50 | $4,450.00 | $8,004.74 | $3,554.74 | 79.88% | 0.88% | 3.24% | Utility |
| BUD | $114.49 | 68 | $108.73 | $7,393.41 | $7,785.32 | $391.91 | 5.30% | 0.85% | 3.53% | Staples |
| SNY | $45.64 | 158.882 | $40.91 | $6,500.00 | $7,251.37 | $751.37 | 11.56% | 0.79% | 3.59% | Healthcare |
| RL | $95.15 | 76 | $90.84 | $6,904.03 | $7,231.40 | $327.37 | 4.74% | 0.79% | 2.10% | Discretionary |
| DIS | $104.82 | 67 | $95.88 | $6,423.84 | $7,022.94 | $599.10 | 9.33% | 0.77% | 1.49% | Discretionary |
| CVS | $76.60 | 91 | $81.11 | $7,380.81 | $6,970.60 | -$410.21 | -5.56% | 0.76% | 2.61% | Staples |
| BCR | $335.94 | 20.685936 | $96.68 | $2,000.00 | $6,949.23 | $4,949.23 | 247.46% | 0.76% | 0.31% | Healthcare |
| ATGE | $41.45 | 167 | $22.09 | $3,688.64 | $6,922.15 | $3,233.51 | 87.66% | 0.76% | 0.87% | Staples |
| GIS | $56.56 | 117.966 | $44.08 | $5,200.00 | $6,672.16 | $1,472.16 | 28.31% | 0.73% | 3.47% | Staples |
| BEN | $43.35 | 150 | $35.26 | $5,289.56 | $6,502.50 | $1,212.94 | 22.93% | 0.71% | 1.85% | Financial |
| GPS | $32.31 | 200 | $20.99 | $4,197.60 | $6,462.00 | $2,264.40 | 53.95% | 0.71% | 2.85% | Discretionary |
| ESRX | $65.18 | 97 | $59.56 | $5,777.57 | $6,322.46 | $544.89 | 9.43% | 0.69% | 0.00% | Healthcare |
| SAN | $6.69 | 931 | $6.74 | $6,273.42 | $6,228.39 | -$45.03 | -0.72% | 0.68% | 2.85% | Financial |
| PG | $89.99 | 68.38 | $61.42 | $4,200.00 | $6,153.52 | $1,953.52 | 46.51% | 0.67% | 3.07% | Staples |
| VIG | $101.12 | 60 | $59.80 | $3,587.92 | $6,067.20 | $2,479.28 | 69.10% | 0.66% | 1.93% | ETF |
| CSX | $55.75 | 108 | $21.04 | $2,272.36 | $6,021.00 | $3,748.64 | 164.97% | 0.66% | 1.43% | Industrial |
| FOSL | $7.08 | 846 | $15.50 | $13,110.10 | $5,989.68 | -$7,120.42 | -54.31% | 0.66% | 0.00% | Discretionary |
| SBRCY | $16.58 | 346 | $6.18 | $2,137.25 | $5,736.68 | $3,599.43 | 168.41% | 0.63% | 1.92% | Financial |
| VEA | $44.56 | 127.32064 | $30.93 | $3,938.54 | $5,673.41 | $1,734.87 | 44.05% | 0.62% | 0.00% | ETF |
| AN | $55.37 | 101 | $46.53 | $4,700.00 | $5,592.37 | $892.37 | 18.99% | 0.61% | 0.00% | Industrial |
| CTSH | $72.28 | 75 | $53.00 | $3,975.00 | $5,421.00 | $1,446.00 | 36.38% | 0.59% | 0.83% | Technology |
| CAH | $59.19 | 87 | $61.75 | $5,372.61 | $5,149.53 | -$223.08 | -4.15% | 0.56% | 3.12% | Healthcare |
| RBCAA | $42.56 | 118 | $21.26 | $2,508.83 | $5,022.08 | $2,513.25 | 100.18% | 0.55% | 2.07% | Financial |
| AAN | $37.72 | 133 | $22.62 | $3,008.06 | $5,016.76 | $2,008.70 | 66.78% | 0.55% | 0.32% | Discretionary |
| LUKOY | $55.95 | 89 | $49.38 | $4,395.19 | $4,979.55 | $584.36 | 13.30% | 0.55% | 5.83% | Energy |
| HPQ | $21.45 | 220 | $8.89 | $1,956.29 | $4,719.00 | $2,762.71 | 141.22% | 0.52% | 2.60% | Technology |
| HSIC | $71.45 | 65 | $73.60 | $4,783.85 | $4,644.25 | -$139.60 | -2.92% | 0.51% | 0.00% | Healthcare |
| FOX | $31.15 | 146 | $25.60 | $3,736.97 | $4,547.90 | $810.93 | 21.70% | 0.50% | 0.00% | Discretionary |
| JNJ | $139.33 | 32 | $61.42 | $1,965.54 | $4,458.56 | $2,493.02 | 126.84% | 0.49% | 2.41% | Healthcare |
| PII | $127.01 | 34 | $76.53 | $2,602.00 | $4,318.34 | $1,716.34 | 65.96% | 0.47% | 1.83% | Discretionary |
| K | $66.16 | 62.897 | $51.57 | $3,243.58 | $4,161.27 | $917.69 | 28.29% | 0.46% | 3.26% | Staples |
| DGS | $49.45 | 83.77 | $44.07 | $3,691.36 | $4,142.43 | $451.07 | 12.22% | 0.45% | 2.99% | ETF |
| BVN | $13.99 | 282 | $9.23 | $2,601.60 | $3,945.18 | $1,343.58 | 51.64% | 0.43% | 0.62% | Material |
| FISV | $131.45 | 30 | $100.80 | $3,024.00 | $3,943.50 | $919.50 | 30.41% | 0.43% | 0.00% | Industrial |
| CHL | $50.84 | 77.42 | $47.44 | $3,672.95 | $3,936.03 | $263.08 | 7.16% | 0.43% | 3.61% | Telecom |
| FNDE | $29.22 | 129.85 | $24.59 | $3,193.03 | $3,794.22 | $601.19 | 18.83% | 0.42% | 0.00% | ETF |
| BBBY | $22.39 | 169 | $32.40 | $5,476.34 | $3,783.91 | -$1,692.43 | -30.90% | 0.41% | 2.68% | Discretionary |
| RHHBY | $31.58 | 112 | $30.80 | $3,449.74 | $3,536.96 | $87.22 | 2.53% | 0.39% | 3.25% | Healthcare |
| CVX | $118.99 | 27 | $86.38 | $2,332.19 | $3,212.73 | $880.54 | 37.76% | 0.35% | 3.63% | Energy |
| DE | $149.86 | 21 | $74.65 | $1,567.56 | $3,147.06 | $1,579.50 | 100.76% | 0.34% | 1.60% | Industrial |
| TIF | $94.50 | 33 | $60.25 | $1,988.40 | $3,118.50 | $1,130.10 | 56.83% | 0.34% | 2.12% | Discretionary |
| HPE | $13.95 | 220 | $9.77 | $2,150.40 | $3,069.00 | $918.60 | 42.72% | 0.34% | 2.15% | Technology |
| SBS | $9.97 | 307 | $4.92 | $1,510.38 | $3,060.79 | $1,550.41 | 102.65% | 0.34% | 3.64% | Utility |
| CEO | $136.84 | 21.66 | $144.63 | $3,132.74 | $2,963.95 | -$168.79 | -5.39% | 0.32% | 4.02% | Energy |
| PAYX | $67.31 | 41.571 | $32.47 | $1,350.00 | $2,798.14 | $1,448.14 | 107.27% | 0.31% | 2.97% | Industrial |
| DHR | $94.36 | 29 | $79.24 | $2,298.10 | $2,736.44 | $438.34 | 19.07% | 0.30% | 0.59% | Healthcare |
| PPL | $36.67 | 71.543 | $23.43 | $1,676.52 | $2,623.48 | $946.96 | 56.48% | 0.29% | 4.31% | Utility |
| IBM | $153.97 | 17 | $133.64 | $2,271.92 | $2,617.49 | $345.57 | 15.21% | 0.29% | 3.90% | Technology |
| DLTR | $102.76 | 25 | $76.92 | $1,923.08 | $2,569.00 | $645.92 | 33.59% | 0.28% | 0.00% | Staples |
| WBA | $72.76 | 33 | $36.78 | $1,213.89 | $2,401.08 | $1,187.19 | 97.80% | 0.26% | 2.20% | Staples |
| LLY | $84.64 | 28 | $35.93 | $1,006.02 | $2,369.92 | $1,363.90 | 135.57% | 0.26% | 2.46% | Healthcare |
| OGS | $79.25 | 29.903 | $33.44 | $1,000.00 | $2,369.81 | $1,369.81 | 136.98% | 0.26% | 2.12% | Utility |
| WLK | $97.93 | 23 | $44.00 | $1,012.00 | $2,252.39 | $1,240.39 | 122.57% | 0.25% | 0.86% | Material |
| TLK | $31.08 | 72 | $16.17 | $1,164.01 | $2,237.76 | $1,073.75 | 92.25% | 0.25% | 2.83% | Telecom |
| HCN | $67.46 | 33.085 | $54.41 | $1,800.00 | $2,231.91 | $431.91 | 24.00% | 0.24% | 5.16% | REIT |
| ORLY | $236.21 | 9 | $189.26 | $1,703.36 | $2,125.89 | $422.53 | 24.81% | 0.23% | 0.00% | Discretionary |
| SAM | $179.85 | 11 | $133.65 | $1,470.10 | $1,978.35 | $508.25 | 34.57% | 0.22% | 0.00% | Staples |
| CARO | $38.65 | 50 | $8.91 | $445.30 | $1,932.50 | $1,487.20 | 333.98% | 0.21% | 0.52% | Financial |
| TGT | $59.90 | 32 | $59.00 | $1,887.92 | $1,916.80 | $28.88 | 1.53% | 0.21% | 4.14% | Discretionary |
| WFC | $56.47 | 32 | $45.86 | $1,467.50 | $1,807.04 | $339.54 | 23.14% | 0.20% | 2.76% | Financial |
| OAOFY | $46.65 | 38 | $28.59 | $1,086.23 | $1,772.70 | $686.47 | 63.20% | 0.19% | 5.94% | Energy |
| BP | $40.07 | 44 | $39.34 | $1,731.17 | $1,763.08 | $31.91 | 1.84% | 0.19% | 5.99% | Energy |
| DXC | $96.14 | 18 | $68.10 | $1,225.77 | $1,730.52 | $504.75 | 41.18% | 0.19% | 0.75% | Technology |
| GGG | $131.59 | 13 | $73.00 | $949.00 | $1,710.67 | $761.67 | 80.26% | 0.19% | 1.09% | Industrial |
| SGTZY | $4.59 | 371 | $6.45 | $2,392.73 | $1,702.89 | -$689.84 | -28.83% | 0.19% | 2.18% | Energy |
| DPS | $90.19 | 18.787304 | $90.49 | $1,700.00 | $1,694.43 | -$5.57 | -0.33% | 0.19% | 2.57% | Staples |
| MPC | $62.63 | 26 | $18.83 | $489.68 | $1,628.38 | $1,138.70 | 232.54% | 0.18% | 2.55% | Energy |
| SJI | $33.86 | 47.9324 | $23.99 | $1,150.00 | $1,622.99 | $472.99 | 41.13% | 0.18% | 3.31% | Utility |
| UNP | $126.50 | 12.755253 | $109.76 | $1,400.00 | $1,613.54 | $213.54 | 15.25% | 0.18% | 2.10% | Industrial |
| STRA | $99.23 | 16 | $48.00 | $768.00 | $1,587.68 | $819.68 | 106.73% | 0.17% | 1.01% | Staples |
| AYI | $171.42 | 9.121613 | $164.44 | $1,500.00 | $1,563.63 | $63.63 | 4.24% | 0.17% | 0.00% | Discretionary |
| AXP | $97.71 | 16 | $59.77 | $956.29 | $1,563.36 | $607.07 | 63.48% | 0.17% | 0.00% | Financial |
| TROW | $102.92 | 15 | $67.00 | $1,005.00 | $1,543.80 | $538.80 | 53.61% | 0.17% | 2.22% | Financial |
| OMC | $71.44 | 21.247 | $68.56 | $1,456.62 | $1,517.89 | $61.27 | 4.21% | 0.17% | 3.36% | Discretionary |
| POT | $19.65 | 77 | $23.11 | $1,779.18 | $1,513.05 | -$266.13 | -14.96% | 0.17% | 2.04% | Material |
| TESS | $17.00 | 88.983 | $8.99 | $800.00 | $1,512.71 | $712.71 | 89.09% | 0.17% | 4.71% | Technology |
| CERN | $70.69 | 21 | $47.80 | $1,003.80 | $1,484.49 | $480.69 | 47.89% | 0.16% | 0.00% | Healthcare |
| RHI | $57.04 | 26 | $36.06 | $937.56 | $1,483.04 | $545.48 | 58.18% | 0.16% | 0.00% | Industrial |
| CHKP | $104.29 | 13 | $74.85 | $973.05 | $1,355.77 | $382.72 | 39.33% | 0.15% | 0.00% | Technology |
| KSS | $47.97 | 28 | $43.64 | $1,221.96 | $1,343.16 | $121.20 | 9.92% | 0.15% | 4.59% | Discretionary |
| NNN | $41.07 | 32.269 | $43.39 | $1,400.00 | $1,325.29 | -$74.71 | -5.34% | 0.15% | 4.63% | REIT |
| BF.B | $59.80 | 22 | $45.82 | $1,008.04 | $1,315.60 | $307.56 | 30.51% | 0.14% | 1.32% | Staples |
| CICHY | $17.47 | 73 | $13.64 | $995.73 | $1,275.31 | $279.58 | 28.08% | 0.14% | 3.93% | Financial |
| VSS | $117.64 | 10 | $87.82 | $878.20 | $1,176.40 | $298.20 | 33.96% | 0.13% | 0.00% | ETF |
| MDLZ | $42.94 | 27 | $17.63 | $475.90 | $1,159.38 | $683.48 | 143.62% | 0.13% | 2.05% | Staples |
| GPC | $92.97 | 12 | $80.00 | $960.00 | $1,115.64 | $155.64 | 16.21% | 0.12% | 2.90% | Discretionary |
| MYTAY | $8.91 | 124 | $13.18 | $1,633.71 | $1,104.84 | -$528.87 | -32.37% | 0.12% | 5.09% | Telecom |
| SCL | $83.11 | 13 | $38.46 | $499.98 | $1,080.43 | $580.45 | 116.09% | 0.12% | 1.08% | Material |
| MFGP | $33.50 | 30 | $29.07 | $872.05 | $1,005.00 | $132.95 | 15.25% | 0.11% | 0.00% | Technology |
| HFC | $44.48 | 22 | $23.50 | $517.00 | $978.56 | $461.56 | 89.28% | 0.11% | 2.97% | Energy |
| CMP | $69.75 | 14 | $69.00 | $966.00 | $976.50 | $10.50 | 1.09% | 0.11% | 4.13% | Material |
| BIIB | $322.17 | 3 | $221.90 | $665.71 | $966.51 | $300.80 | 45.19% | 0.11% | 0.00% | Healthcare |
| MRK | $55.27 | 17 | $34.30 | $583.18 | $939.59 | $356.41 | 61.11% | 0.10% | 3.47% | Healthcare |
| TLSYY | $12.96 | 72 | $14.78 | $1,064.26 | $933.12 | -$131.14 | -12.32% | 0.10% | 9.25% | Telecom |
| BCMXY | $17.83 | 52 | $16.07 | $835.50 | $927.16 | $91.66 | 10.97% | 0.10% | 4.75% | Financial |
| AEO | $16.08 | 54 | $11.93 | $644.35 | $868.32 | $223.97 | 34.76% | 0.10% | 3.11% | Discretionary |
| AAPL | $171.85 | 5 | $94.64 | $473.20 | $859.25 | $386.05 | 81.58% | 0.09% | 1.47% | Technology |
| RAVN | $38.20 | 22 | $22.60 | $497.20 | $840.40 | $343.20 | 69.03% | 0.09% | 1.36% | Industrial |
| PNW | $91.81 | 9.015396 | $34.50 | $311.00 | $827.70 | $516.70 | 166.14% | 0.09% | 3.03% | Utility |
| PB | $70.04 | 11 | $45.43 | $499.73 | $770.44 | $270.71 | 54.17% | 0.08% | 2.06% | Financial |
| T | $36.38 | 21 | $28.77 | $604.24 | $763.98 | $159.74 | 26.44% | 0.08% | 5.39% | Telecom |
| ARLP | $18.25 | 41 | $26.68 | $1,094.01 | $748.25 | -$345.76 | -31.60% | 0.08% | 11.07% | Energy |
| SB | $3.17 | 233 | $7.99 | $1,861.40 | $738.61 | -$1,122.79 | -60.32% | 0.08% | 0.00% | Industrial |
| ICE | $71.45 | 10 | $16.67 | $166.66 | $714.50 | $547.84 | 328.72% | 0.08% | 1.12% | Financial |
| AMGN | $175.66 | 4 | $141.00 | $564.00 | $702.64 | $138.64 | 24.58% | 0.08% | 2.62% | Healthcare |
| IDCBY | $15.55 | 45 | $12.18 | $548.10 | $699.75 | $151.65 | 27.67% | 0.08% | 0.00% | Financial |
| EFSI | $31.50 | 22 | $22.85 | $502.70 | $693.00 | $190.30 | 37.86% | 0.08% | 2.79% | Financial |
| TSCO | $68.24 | 10 | $49.99 | $499.90 | $682.40 | $182.50 | 36.51% | 0.07% | 1.58% | Discretionary |
| LB | $56.07 | 12 | $42.00 | $504.00 | $672.84 | $168.84 | 33.50% | 0.07% | 4.28% | Discretionary |
| WTR | $37.99 | 17.259455 | $28.97 | $500.00 | $655.69 | $155.69 | 31.14% | 0.07% | 2.16% | Utility |
| CLD | $4.14 | 158 | $9.44 | $1,492.23 | $654.12 | -$838.11 | -56.16% | 0.07% | 0.00% | Energy |
| KHC | $81.37 | 8 | $25.41 | $203.28 | $650.96 | $447.68 | 220.23% | 0.07% | 3.07% | Staples |
| AAP | $101.00 | 6 | $89.01 | $534.06 | $606.00 | $71.94 | 13.47% | 0.07% | 0.24% | Discretionary |
| HRL | $36.45 | 16 | $31.00 | $496.00 | $583.20 | $87.20 | 17.58% | 0.06% | 2.06% | Staples |
| IMBBY | $41.61 | 14 | $62.93 | $880.98 | $582.54 | -$298.44 | -33.88% | 0.06% | 5.15% | Staples |
| CCFN | $48.00 | 12 | $39.50 | $474.00 | $576.00 | $102.00 | 21.52% | 0.06% | 3.08% | Financial |
| NTTYY | $52.06 | 11 | $22.30 | $245.34 | $572.66 | $327.32 | 133.41% | 0.06% | 2.31% | Telecom |
| WSM | $51.16 | 11 | $44.00 | $484.00 | $562.76 | $78.76 | 16.27% | 0.06% | 3.05% | Discretionary |
| HSY | $110.93 | 5 | $90.47 | $452.35 | $554.65 | $102.30 | 22.62% | 0.06% | 2.37% | Staples |
| BACHY | $12.13 | 45 | $11.00 | $495.00 | $545.85 | $50.85 | 10.27% | 0.06% | 4.15% | Financial |
| RLI | $59.73 | 9 | $57.00 | $513.00 | $537.57 | $24.57 | 4.79% | 0.06% | 1.41% | Financial |
| FFIV | $134.20 | 4 | $116.00 | $464.00 | $536.80 | $72.80 | 15.69% | 0.06% | 0.00% | Technology |
| LANC | $133.28 | 4 | $117.75 | $471.00 | $533.12 | $62.12 | 13.19% | 0.06% | 1.80% | Staples |
| TJX | $75.55 | 7 | $69.00 | $483.00 | $528.85 | $45.85 | 9.49% | 0.06% | 1.65% | Discretionary |
| TLKGY | $14.69 | 36 | $19.78 | $711.92 | $528.84 | -$183.08 | -25.72% | 0.06% | 2.30% | Telecom |
| BMS | $46.92 | 10.989 | $45.50 | $500.00 | $515.60 | $15.60 | 3.12% | 0.06% | 2.56% | Material |
| BCS | $10.35 | 46 | $14.02 | $644.92 | $476.10 | -$168.82 | -26.18% | 0.05% | 1.48% | Financial |
| MPLX | $35.86 | 13 | $8.59 | $111.66 | $466.18 | $354.52 | 317.50% | 0.05% | 6.55% | Energy |
| MRO | $14.84 | 27 | $29.92 | $807.79 | $400.68 | -$407.11 | -50.40% | 0.04% | 1.35% | Energy |
| IEMG | $55.85 | 6.25 | $49.67 | $310.46 | $349.06 | $38.60 | 12.43% | 0.04% | 0.00% | ETF |
| TRGP | $43.40 | 7 | $27.35 | $191.42 | $303.80 | $112.38 | 58.71% | 0.03% | 8.39% | Energy |
| DYN | $12.13 | 24 | $29.77 | $714.50 | $291.12 | -$423.38 | -59.26% | 0.03% | 0.00% | Utility |
| HNNMY | $4.64 | 61 | $6.53 | $398.52 | $283.04 | -$115.48 | -28.98% | 0.03% | 3.34% | Discretionary |
| ESV | $5.37 | 52 | $9.43 | $490.42 | $279.24 | -$211.18 | -43.06% | 0.03% | 0.74% | Energy |
| CPLP | $3.15 | 75 | $8.53 | $639.48 | $236.25 | -$403.23 | -63.06% | 0.03% | 10.16% | Industrial |
| LYG | $3.61 | 50 | $3.24 | $162.00 | $180.50 | $18.50 | 11.42% | 0.02% | 3.91% | Financial |
| GSH | $27.62 | 4.59 | $20.75 | $95.24 | $126.78 | $31.54 | 33.11% | 0.01% | 2.12% | Industrial |
| MVC | $10.85 | 11 | $8.84 | $97.28 | $119.35 | $22.07 | 22.69% | 0.01% | 5.53% | Financial |
| VTI | $136.34 | 0.81671 | | | $111.35 | $111.35 | #DIV/0! | 0.01% | 1.76% | ETF |
| TSCDY | $7.82 | 11 | $14.33 | $157.63 | $86.02 | -$71.61 | -45.43% | 0.01% | 0.51% | Staples |
| AMC | $14.25 | 5 | $18.00 | $90.00 | $71.25 | -$18.75 | -20.83% | 0.01% | 5.61% | Discretionary |
| PTR | $67.54 | 0.97 | $99.24 | $96.26 | $65.51 | -$30.75 | -31.94% | 0.01% | 2.37% | Energy |
| OGZPY | $4.49 | 12.2431 | $7.74 | $94.76 | $54.97 | -$39.79 | -41.99% | 0.01% | 4.63% | Energy |
| BK | $54.74 | 1 | $25.01 | $25.01 | $54.74 | $29.73 | 118.87% | 0.01% | 1.75% | Financial |
| BIVV | $50.02 | 1 | $37.77 | $37.77 | $50.02 | $12.25 | 32.42% | 0.01% | 0.00% | Healthcare |
| QCCO | $0.40 | 113 | $3.63 | $410.25 | $45.20 | -$365.05 | -88.98% | 0.00% | 0.00% | Financial |
| LGCY | $1.55 | 28 | $15.62 | $437.22 | $43.40 | -$393.82 | -90.07% | 0.00% | 0.00% | Energy |
| EVEP | $0.80 | 32 | $21.84 | $698.97 | $25.60 | -$673.37 | -96.34% | 0.00% | 0.00% | Energy |
| BPI | $9.13 | 1 | $17.85 | $17.85 | $9.13 | -$8.72 | -48.85% | 0.00% | 0.00% | Staples |
| BKS | $6.90 | 1 | $8.70 | $8.70 | $6.90 | -$1.80 | -20.69% | 0.00% | 8.70% | Discretionary |
| LQD | $120.67 | 0.04416 | | | $5.33 | $5.33 | #DIV/0! | 0.00% | 3.17% | ETF |
| VGIT | $64.12 | 0.07409 | | | $4.75 | $4.75 | #DIV/0! | 0.00% | 1.63% | ETF |
| TIP | $113.68 | 0.03352 | | | $3.81 | $3.81 | #DIV/0! | 0.00% | 1.72% | ETF |
| ALN | $0.24 | 15 | $2.11 | $31.65 | $3.60 | -$28.05 | -88.63% | 0.00% | 0.00% | Staples |
| SJNK | $27.74 | 0.08754 | | | $2.43 | $2.43 | #DIV/0! | 0.00% | 0.00% | ETF |
| VNQ | $84.39 | 0.01523 | | | $1.29 | $1.29 | #DIV/0! | 0.00% | 0.00% | REIT |
| VCSH | $79.63 | 0.00465 | | | $0.37 | $0.37 | #DIV/0! | 0.00% | 2.21% | ETF |
| ZAHLY | $0.01 | 23 | $6.64 | $152.72 | $0.23 | -$152.49 | -99.85% | 0.00% | 0.00% | Discretionary |
| FAZ | $12.24 | -100 | $34.42 | -$3,441.54 | -$1,224.00 | $2,217.54 | 64.43% | -0.13% | 0.00% | Short |
| DPK | $12.80 | -100 | $16.15 | -$1,614.79 | -$1,280.00 | $334.79 | 20.73% | -0.14% | 0.00% | Short |
| EDZ | $10.12 | -200 | $10.40 | -$2,080.00 | -$2,024.00 | $56.00 | 2.69% | -0.22% | 0.00% | Short |
| SQQQ | $21.95 | -150 | $21.75 | -$3,262.17 | -$3,292.50 | -$30.33 | -0.93% | -0.36% | 0.00% | Short |
| TZA | $12.16 | -550 | $20.03 | -$11,015.32 | -$6,688.00 | $4,327.32 | 39.28% | -0.73% | 0.00% | Short |
My transactions in November are listed as follows:
| Stock | Action | Cost | Price per share | % of Portfolio | Current price | P/L (%) |
| DISCA | Add | $6,394.60 | $17.19 | 0.58% | $19.02 | 10.65% |
| UHS | Add | $3,334.00 | $98.06 | 0.30% | $108.35 | 10.49% |
| ERY | Cover | $3,300.48 | $11.00 | 0.30% | $10.52 | -4.38% |
| SRCL | Add | $3,008.00 | $64.00 | 0.27% | $66.31 | 3.61% |
| CAH | Add | $2,018.25 | $56.06 | 0.18% | $59.19 | 5.58% |
| HSIC | Add | $1,825.85 | $67.62 | 0.17% | $71.45 | 5.66% |
| AYI | New Buy | $1,500.00 | $164.44 | 0.14% | $171.42 | 4.24% |
| FOSL | Add | $1,400.04 | $6.57 | 0.13% | $7.08 | 7.71% |
| OMC | Add | $966.62 | $67.85 | 0.09% | $71.44 | 5.30% |
| GIS | Add | $748.85 | $52.17 | 0.07% | $56.56 | 8.41% |
| CVS | Add | $542.00 | $67.75 | 0.05% | $76.60 | 13.06% |
| AAP | New Buy | $534.06 | $89.01 | 0.05% | $101.00 | 13.47% |
| DPS | Add | $500.00 | $85.89 | 0.05% | $90.19 | 5.01% |
| BMS | New Buy | $500.00 | $45.50 | 0.05% | $46.92 | 3.12% |
| BBBY | Add | $497.50 | $19.90 | 0.05% | $22.39 | 12.51% |
| XOM | Add | $300.00 | $80.43 | 0.03% | $83.29 | 3.55% |
| AFL | Add | $300.00 | $83.87 | 0.03% | $87.64 | 4.49% |
| BDX | Add | $200.00 | $220.67 | 0.02% | $228.21 | 3.42% |
| BMTC | Add | $200.00 | $42.15 | 0.02% | $44.15 | 4.74% |
| EMR | Add | $200.00 | $62.14 | 0.02% | $64.82 | 4.32% |
| UNP | Add | $200.00 | $116.31 | 0.02% | $126.50 | 8.76% |
| NVS | Add | $200.00 | $82.85 | 0.02% | $85.80 | 3.56% |
| SNY | Add | $200.00 | $44.41 | 0.02% | $45.64 | 2.76% |
| YORW | Add | $200.00 | $34.63 | 0.02% | $37.15 | 7.29% |
| VMI | Add | $200.00 | $162.21 | 0.02% | $172.80 | 6.53% |
| SON | Add | $200.00 | $51.84 | 0.02% | $53.51 | 3.22% |
| HCN | Add | $28.42 | $68.19 | 0.00% | $67.46 | -1.06% |
| PAYX | Add | $20.63 | $65.08 | 0.00% | $67.31 | 3.43% |
| NNN | Add | $15.29 | $42.12 | 0.00% | $41.07 | -2.50% |
| VTI | Add | $5.40 | $132.29 | 0.00% | $136.34 | 3.06% |
| VEA | Add | $2.54 | $44.27 | 0.00% | $44.56 | 0.65% |
| VWO | Add | $0.74 | $44.85 | 0.00% | $44.48 | -0.82% |
| LQD | Add | $0.34 | $119.72 | 0.00% | $120.67 | 0.79% |
| VGIT | Add | $0.32 | $65.17 | 0.00% | $64.12 | -1.62% |
| TIP | Add | $0.23 | $113.86 | 0.00% | $113.68 | -0.16% |
| SJNK | Add | $0.16 | $27.78 | 0.00% | $27.74 | -0.14% |
| VNQ | Add | $0.07 | $79.55 | 0.00% | $84.39 | 6.09% |
| VCSH | Add | $0.06 | $86.96 | 0.00% | $79.63 | -8.43% |
| NAT | Sold Out | -$352.59 | $4.30 | -0.03% | $3.99 | 7.21% |
| PDLI | Sold Out | -$795.58 | $3.12 | -0.07% | $2.91 | 6.73% |
| SQQQ | Sold Short | -$3,262.17 | $21.75 | -0.30% | $21.95 | -0.93% |
| VIAB | Sold Out | -$4,371.90 | $24.70 | -0.40% | $28.32 | -14.66% |
| MAT | Sold Out | -$4,727.10 | $13.20 | -0.43% | $18.25 | -38.21% |
| OGZPY | Reduce | -$6,145.74 | $4.46 | -0.56% | $4.49 | -0.67% |
| Bought | $29,544.45 | | 2.69% | | $1,855.70 |
| Sold | -$19,655.08 | | -1.79% | | -$2,440.01 |
| Net | $9,889.37 | | 0.90% | | -$584.31 |
Purchases
I continued to deploy a significant amount of cash into healthcare stocks on sale this month, such as UHS, CAH, HSIC, and CVS. Other stocks I accumulated included DISCA and SRCL trading near 52-week lows. I bought a lot of DISCA mainly to replaced VIAB I sold for tax loss harvesting. DISCA is a close substitute for VIAB in terms of performance and saves on taxes as it pays no dividend while VIAB pays a hefty 3% dividend.
AYI is a new buy for my monthly DSPP as discussed in a previous article. It is close to a perfect stock with low payout ratio, good fundamentals, and healthy growth. BMS is another new buy for my monthly DSPP. AAP is a new buy for my regular brokerage account. AAP is not as solid as AZO or ORLY, but the valuation was very compelling. I only wished I had bought more or bought when it traded near $80 earlier this month, as it has since rebounded to above $100.
The bull market raged strongly this month, as you can see by the %P/L column above, with many stocks up double-digit percentages from my purchase price this month.
I covered my short position in ERY, as its cost to borrow is too prohibitive and it may not depreciate fast enough to compensate for the cost. Energy prices may well remain low for the near future. In fact, I think we might be in the midst of a secular commodities bear market like the two decade long one we had from the early 1980s to the early 2000s where commodities kept falling while stocks went through the roof. I will focus on shorting SQQQ and TZA where there costs to short are not quite as prohibitive.
Sales
I sold out NAT, PDLI, VIAB, MAT, and most of OGZPY to harvest losses near the end of the year. Sale of MAT turned out to be a huge mistake!! The fundamentals looked awful and I thought I could buy it back after 30 days at a lower price. Boy, I could not be more wrong, as the stock jumped 40% almost immediately after I sold on rumours that Hasbro (HAS) was interested in a merger with Mattel. I lost almost $2000 by selling it too soon. If not for MAT, I would have had a net profit on my trades this month. Darn.
I sold short some SQQQ. a triple inverse ETF on the Nasdaq 100. Personally, I am not a huge fan of the Nasdaq 100 with a heavy tech concentration in high-flyers like AAPL, FB, GOOG, AMZN, but SQQQ has relatively low costs to short, so it is likely to be much more profitable than shorting ERY.
Here is how my assets, liabilities, and net worth have changed over the past month:
| Beginning balance
on 11/1/2017 | + Cash inflow
/(outflow) | + $ P/L | = Ending Balance
on 11/30/2017 | % P/L |
| ASSETS | | | | | |
| Current assets | | | | | |
| Cash | 21,962.54 | 1,469.64 | 0.00 | 23,432.18 | 0.00% |
| Bonds | 19,526.82 | (1,946.00) | (16.79) | 17,564.03 | -0.09% |
| Stocks | 795,028.18 | 9,742.61 | 35,349.84 | 840,120.63 | 4.45% |
| Total current assets | 836,517.54 | 9,266.25 | 35,333.05 | 881,116.84 | 4.22% |
| Tax-deferred retirement account | 188,470.63 | 1,515.23 | 1,979.35 | 191,965.21 | 1.05% |
| Roth IRA | 74,913.98 | | 2,586.91 | 77,500.89 | 3.45% |
| Gold | 13,683.72 | | 42.43 | 13,726.15 | 0.31% |
| Other non-current assets | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | #DIV/0! |
| Total assets | 1,113,585.87 | 10,781.48 | 39,941.74 | 1,164,309.09 | 3.59% |
| LIABILITIES & EQUITY | | | | | |
| Liabilities | | | | | |
| Current liabilities | 10,531.71 | (125.00) | 0.00 | 10,406.71 | |
| Long-term liabilities | | | | | |
| Student loan | 6,309.32 | (22.81) | 0.00 | 6,286.51 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total liabilities | 16,841.03 | (147.81) | 0.00 | 16,693.22 | |
| Equity (net worth) | 1,096,744.84 | 10,929.29 | 39,941.74 | 1,147,615.87 | 3.64% |
This was a strong month for me overall, as I saw my net worth increased 4.64% to $1,147,615.87, due to a combination of P/L (3.64%) and net cash inflow (1.00%).
Below is a chart of my net worth since I started tracking on a monthly basis:
My monthly performance against the S & P 500 is shown below:
| 2017 | My Portfolio Return | S & P 500 TR | |
| Jan | 2.39% | 1.90% | Good |
| Feb | 2.08% | 3.97% | Bad |
| Mar | 0.97% | 0.12% | Good |
| Apr | 2.22% | 1.03% | Good |
| May | 0.01% | 1.41% | Bad |
| Jun | 0.59% | 0.62% | Bad |
| Jul | 1.52% | 2.06% | Bad |
| Aug | 0.01% | 0.31% | Bad |
| Sep | 2.92% | 2.06% | Good |
| Oct | 1.19% | 2.33% | Bad |
| Nov | 3.64% | 3.07% | Good |
| YTD | 18.93% | 20.51% | Bad |
I beat the index by 57 basis points this month, which surprised myself as the index was a tear gaining over 3%. Despite my underweight in high-flying tech stocks, this month I benefited from a strong rebound by the healthcare and discretionary stocks that were beaten down last month.
I wrote last month that it was highly unlikely for me to beat the index this year. That remains the case, as I am still trailing by 158 basis points with only 1 month left. Despite this month's strong performance, it might be too little, too late. There is still hope for a miracle though. Stay tuned and see how my year turn out!
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