2016 Weekly Review - Week 8

Back and forth fighting continued with the Bear Army on Week 8.  That decisive victory against the Bear Army is still elusive.  

My portfolio's unrealized loss widened slightly to 2.2% the total invested capital at the end of week 8 (not counting dividends collected). 

Considering that my portfolio had once declined more than 50% during the Lehman Bear Attack, so far this 2016 Bear Attack has produced only a minor blip on my portfolio.  

My worst performing counter is still Keppel Corp, with unrealized loss widened to 34.4% its invested value after week 8.  HPHT did badly this week and replaced Sembcorp Industries as 2nd worst performer.  HPHT has lost 26.1% its invested value and I am losing patient on its continuous decline.  Looking unlikely that spring will ever come for HPHT as in the case of CitySpring.  

These 3 counters are key contributors to my portfolio's decline.  Let's see how low Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Industries can go.  But I just do not think they could go bust.   

A lot of counters are still very tempting now but probably not the time to empty the warchest.  I will just continue with my monthly DCA.

2016 Weekly Review - Week 7

Week 7 is over and hopefully we have seen the bottom of the 2016 crash. 

My portfolio's unrealized loss has recovered to just 1.9% the invested capital at the end of the 7th week (not counting dividends collected).  Just one decisive victory and the fight against the Bear Army will be over.

Considering that my portfolio had once declined more than 50% during the Lehman Bear Attack, so far this 2016 Bear Attack has produced only a minor blip on my portfolio.

My worst performing counter is still Keppel Corp despite it's share price gone above $5 again.  Keppel Corp's loss improved a bit to 32.3% its invested value.  Sembcorp Industries also gain ground this week though still lost 23% its invested value.  

These 2 counters are main contributors to my portfolio's decline.  Let's see how low Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Industries can go.  But I just do not think they could go bust.

A lot of counters are still very tempting now but probably not the time to empty the warchest.  I will just continue with my monthly DCA.

2016 Weekly Review - Week 6

The bad start to 2016 continues on to bad start to the Year of Monkey.  The fight against the Bear Army probably will turn into a long drawn fight.

The STI lost 3.2% on the 3 trading days this week and the Bear Army is pushing STI back towards 2,500 again.  My portfolio done better, just declined 1.9% but my total lost increased to 4.8% at the end of the 6th week (not counting dividends collected).  

Considering that my portfolio had once declined more than 50% during the Lehman Bear Attack, so far this 2016 Bear Attack has produced only a minor blip on my portfolio.

My worst performing counter is still Keppel Corp, and it lost further ground to 38.2% its invested value.  Sembcorp Industries has lost ground this week and has lost 31.5% its invested value.  

These 2 counters are main contributors to my portfolio's decline.  Let's see how low Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Industries can go.  But I just do not think they could go bust.

A lot of counters are very tempting now and I know low could go lower.  Waiting for China's market to open next week, I did not buy anything this week.

Lastly, one good news for Saizen Reit, the special dividend declared already more than covered my invested cost.  So, the small punt on Saizen Reit is a profitable one.

2016 Weekly Review - Week 5

The fight against the Bear Army probably will turn into a long drawn fight.

Just when you think that the Bear Army is pushing STI back towards 2,500, a CNY rally on Friday pushed STI above 2,600.  My portfolio's lost narrow to 2.9% at the end of the 5th week (not counting dividends collected).  

Considering that my portfolio had once declined more than 50% during the Lehman Bear Attack, so far this 2016 Bear Attack has produced only a minor blip on my portfolio.

Despite Friday's gain, my worst performing counter is still Keppel Corp, and it lost further ground to 37.3% its invested value.  Sembcorp Industries has recovered a bit but also has lost 27.4% its invested value.  

These 2 counters are main contributors to my portfolio's decline.  Let's see how low Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Industries can go.  But I just do not think they could go bust.

A lot of counters are very tempting now and I know low could go lower.  But I took a calculated risk and had a small nibble on Saizen Reit, riding on hope of its soon favorable delisting. 

Wishing everyone Gong Xi Fa Cai and a Prosperous Monkey Year.

My Stock Portfolio @ end Jan 2016

No.	STOCK NAME	No.of SHARES	PORTFOLIO%	MARKET $
1	SGX	4,000	15.36	7.08
2	Starhub	6,700	12.28	3.38
3	SPH	5,000	9.65	3.56
4	SATS	3,000	6.33	3.89
5	OCBC Bank	1,015	4.36	7.92
6	AIMS AMPI Reit	5,900	4.34	1.355
7	CapitaMall Trust	4,000	4.32	1.99
8	Suntec Reit	4,900	4.20	1.58
9	SingTel	2,190	4.17	3.51
10	CapitaLand	2,000	3.33	3.07
11	Starhill Global	8,000	3.19	0.735
12	FCT	2,900	2.99	1.90
13	SPH Reit	5,800	2.89	0.92
14	Keppel Corp	1,000	2.72	5.02
15	Sembcorp Ind	1,800	2.45	2.51
16	ParkwayLife Reit	1,800	2.21	2.26
17	CDL HTrust	3,000	2.12	1.305
18	UOB	200	1.96	18.09
19	Keppel DC Reit	3,600	1.95	1.00
20	SIA Engg	1,000	1.88	3.46
21	Keppel InfraTr	6,000	1.50	0.46
22	ST Engg	800	1.25	2.87
23	FCOT	1,900	1.20	1.16
24	HPH Trust	3,000	1.10	0.475
25	FE HTrust	1,900	0.66	0.64
26	MapletreeCom	900	0.65	1.335
27	Saizen Reit	900	0.52	1.07
28	Boustead	1,000	0.43	0.79

Movement in my portfolio in January:-
Sold:- Nil.
Bought:- FCOT, UOB, OCBC.

Dividends collected in January: $158.92
2016 avg dividends/month: $158.92 [-5.9% down cf. 2015]

Boring process of building up my passive income portfolio brick-by-brick (bit-by-bit).


Comments:
1. January is a quiet month in terms of dividends for me.  SingTel maintained same amount as per 2015, but Boustead's dividend was cut 50%, after Boustead Proj split.

2. Luckily February will be a better month.   February will soon join May, August, November and December as months with more than 1K dividends.

3. Bumpy ride ahead. Buckle up the seat belt and enjoy the ride!