Welcome back to another portfolio update for My Stock Secret. As of today, June 15, 2024, the S&P 500 has delivered a year-to-date (YTD) return of 13.87%. In comparison, my personal portfolio has achieved a YTD return of 24.4%. This performance illustrates the benefits of a disciplined, long-term investment approach, focusing on quality stocks.
Before diving into the details, it’s important to note that these returns are not guaranteed and past performance is not indicative of future results. My goal is to demonstrate the potential of taking control of your own investments based on solid fundamentals.
Portfolio Update: Monthly Portfolio Performance Breakdown
Here is a detailed breakdown of my portfolio’s performance by month:
- June 15, 2023: +0.52%
- July 12, 2023: -0.07%
- August 7, 2023: +1.79%
- September 1, 2023: +4.93%
- September 28, 2023: -1.99%
- October 24, 2023: +1.32%
- November 20, 2023: +7.35%
- December 15, 2023: +6.98%
- January 10, 2024: +7.94%
- February 6, 2024: +11.56%
- March 1, 2024: +12.16%
- March 28, 2024: +14.83%
- April 24, 2024: +14.74%
- May 20, 2024: +20.84%
- June 14, 2024: +24.40%
Portfolio Update: Portfolio Holdings and Performance
Here’s a look at my current portfolio holdings, along with their individual performance and their percentage of the total portfolio:
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
- Shares: 40
- Purchase Price: CAD 42.086
- Current Price: CAD 142.613
- Total Value: CAD 5,704.52
- Gain: CAD 4,021.08 (238.86%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.32%
- Alphabet Inc. Class A (GOOGL)
- Shares: 200
- Purchase Price: CAD 71.8721
- Current Price: CAD 243.177
- Total Value: CAD 48,635.40
- Gain: CAD 34,260.99 (238.35%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 11.26%
- Alphabet Inc. Class C (GOOG)
- Shares: 180
- Purchase Price: CAD 0.0012
- Current Price: CAD 245.351
- Total Value: CAD 44,163.18
- Gain: CAD 44,162.96 (20,074,072.73%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 10.22%
- Amazon.com Inc (AMZN)
- Shares: 100
- Purchase Price: CAD 202.4818
- Current Price: CAD 252.627
- Total Value: CAD 25,262.70
- Gain: CAD 5,014.52 (24.77%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 5.85%
- Apple Inc (AAPL)
- Shares: 304
- Purchase Price: CAD 40.4722
- Current Price: CAD 292.283
- Total Value: CAD 88,854.03
- Gain: CAD 76,550.49 (622.18%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 20.57%
- BlackRock Inc (BLK)
- Shares: 20
- Purchase Price: CAD 943.138
- Current Price: CAD 1,058.226
- Total Value: CAD 21,164.52
- Gain: CAD 2,301.76 (12.20%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 4.90%
- Caterpillar Inc (CAT)
- Shares: 35
- Purchase Price: CAD 95.4643
- Current Price: CAD 442.187
- Total Value: CAD 15,476.55
- Gain: CAD 12,135.30 (363.20%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 3.58%
- Coca-Cola Company (KO)
- Shares: 50
- Purchase Price: CAD 53.8398
- Current Price: CAD 86.039
- Total Value: CAD 4,301.95
- Gain: CAD 1,609.96 (59.81%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.00%
- Deere & Co (DE)
- Shares: 20
- Purchase Price: CAD 89.5065
- Current Price: CAD 519.945
- Total Value: CAD 10,398.90
- Gain: CAD 8,608.77 (480.90%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 2.41%
- Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW)
- Shares: 20
- Purchase Price: CAD 77.104
- Current Price: CAD 323.48
- Total Value: CAD 6,469.60
- Gain: CAD 4,927.52 (319.54%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.50%
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
- Shares: 35
- Purchase Price: CAD 130.976
- Current Price: CAD 200.193
- Total Value: CAD 7,006.76
- Gain: CAD 2,422.60 (52.85%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.62%
- JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM)
- Shares: 20
- Purchase Price: CAD 55.096
- Current Price: CAD 266.547
- Total Value: CAD 5,330.94
- Gain: CAD 4,229.02 (383.79%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.23%
- Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT)
- Shares: 10
- Purchase Price: CAD 329.453
- Current Price: CAD 630.454
- Total Value: CAD 6,304.54
- Gain: CAD 3,010.01 (91.36%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.46%
- McDonald’s Corp (MCD)
- Shares: 10
- Purchase Price: CAD 104.106
- Current Price: CAD 348.803
- Total Value: CAD 3,488.03
- Gain: CAD 2,446.97 (235.05%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 0.81%
- Meta Platforms Inc (META)
- Shares: 10
- Purchase Price: CAD 412.102
- Current Price: CAD 693.48
- Total Value: CAD 6,934.80
- Gain: CAD 2,813.78 (68.28%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.61%
- Microsoft Corp (MSFT)
- Shares: 50
- Purchase Price: CAD 130.53
- Current Price: CAD 608.762
- Total Value: CAD 30,438.10
- Gain: CAD 23,911.60 (366.38%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 7.05%
- Netflix Inc (NFLX)
- Shares: 20
- Purchase Price: CAD 575.8955
- Current Price: CAD 920.743
- Total Value: CAD 18,414.86
- Gain: CAD 6,896.95 (59.88%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 4.26%
- Nike Inc (NKE)
- Shares: 80
- Purchase Price: CAD 80.0643
- Current Price: CAD 128.459
- Total Value: CAD 10,276.72
- Gain: CAD 3,871.58 (60.45%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 2.38%
- NIO Inc (NIO)
- Shares: 300
- Purchase Price: CAD 10.2601
- Current Price: CAD 5.956
- Total Value: CAD 1,786.80
- Loss: CAD 1,291.24 (-41.95%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 0.41%
- North West Co Inc (NWC)
- Shares: 30
- Purchase Price: CAD 32.1317
- Current Price: CAD 42.76
- Total Value: CAD 1,282.80
- Gain: CAD 318.85 (33.08%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 0.30%
- Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC)
- Shares: 20
- Purchase Price: CAD 100.5575
- Current Price: CAD 583.343
- Total Value: CAD 11,666.86
- Gain: CAD 9,655.71 (480.11%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 2.70%
- Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO)
- Shares: 30
- Purchase Price: CAD 134.7607
- Current Price: CAD 196.011
- Total Value: CAD 5,880.33
- Gain: CAD 1,837.51 (45.45%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.36%
- NVIDIA Corp (NVDA)
- Shares: 50
- Purchase Price: CAD 120.0994
- Current Price: CAD 181.403
- Total Value: CAD 9,070.15
- Gain: CAD 3,065.18 (51.04%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 2.10%
- PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL)
- Shares: 50
- Purchase Price: CAD 83.2394
- Current Price: CAD 83.404
- Total Value: CAD 4,170.20
- Gain: CAD 8.23 (0.20%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 0.97%
- PepsiCo Inc (PEP)
- Shares: 30
- Purchase Price: CAD 132.1237
- Current Price: CAD 225.323
- Total Value: CAD 6,759.69
- Gain: CAD 2,795.98 (70.54%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.57%
- Procter & Gamble Co (PG)
- Shares: 20
- Purchase Price: CAD 83.0745
- Current Price: CAD 229.422
- Total Value: CAD 4,588.44
- Gain: CAD 2,926.95 (176.16%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.06%
- Stryker Corp (SYK)
- Shares: 10
- Purchase Price: CAD 80.666
- Current Price: CAD 474.525
- Total Value: CAD 4,745.25
- Gain: CAD 3,938.59 (488.26%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.10%
- Tesla Inc (TSLA)
- Shares: 20
- Purchase Price: CAD 304.4915
- Current Price: CAD 244.856
- Total Value: CAD 4,897.12
- Loss: CAD 1,192.71 (-19.59%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.13%
- Walmart Inc (WMT)
- Shares: 60
- Purchase Price: CAD 25.9562
- Current Price: CAD 92.052
- Total Value: CAD 5,523.12
- Gain: CAD 3,965.75 (254.64%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.28%
- Walt Disney Co (DIS)
- Shares: 60
- Purchase Price: CAD 107.1922
- Current Price: CAD 137.51
- Total Value: CAD 8,250.60
- Gain: CAD 1,819.07 (28.28%)
- Portfolio Percentage: 1.91%
Portfolio Update: Dividend Returns and Breakdown
Dividend income is a key component of my investment strategy, providing a steady stream of cash flow that can be reinvested or used to balance the portfolio. Here is a summary of the year-to-date (YTD) dividend payments for each of my holdings:
- RTX Corporation (RTX): CAD 66.37
- Microsoft Corp (MSFT): CAD 101.93
- Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC): CAD 113.08
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): CAD 115.65
- Walmart Inc (WMT): CAD 48.89
- Caterpillar Inc (CAT): CAD 123.19
- Apple Inc (AAPL): CAD 202.07
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT): CAD 59.81
- Procter & Gamble Co (PG): CAD 52.94
- Deere & Co (DE): CAD 79.90
- Stryker Corp (SYK): CAD 21.63
- JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM): CAD 59.51
- North West Co Inc (NWC): CAD 23.40
- Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW): CAD 75.71
- Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): CAD 36.96
- Coca-Cola Company (KO): CAD 32.81
- PepsiCo Inc (PEP): CAD 101.99
- Nike Inc (NKE): CAD 74.34
- Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT): CAD 42.62
- Meta Platforms Inc (META): CAD 6.79
- BlackRock Inc (BLK): CAD 137.96
- McDonald’s Corp (MCD): CAD 22.59
- Hershey Company (HSY): CAD 18.53
- General Dynamics Corp (GD): CAD 35.48
- Medtronic PLC (MDT): CAD 36.96
- Restaurant Brands International Inc (QSR): CAD 11.75
Total YTD Dividends
As of June 15, 2024, the total dividend income for the year is CAD 1,850.96. These dividends provide a reliable source of cash flow that can be reinvested to further grow the portfolio. By holding high-quality, dividend-paying stocks, I can achieve a steady income stream while benefiting from the potential for capital appreciation.
Portfolio Update: Analysis and Observations
Performance Highlights
- Tech Dominance: The technology sector continues to be a major contributor to my portfolio’s success. Notable performers include Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and NVIDIA. Despite criticism about being overweight in tech, the growth in this sector has justified maintaining significant positions.
- Solid Consumer Staples: Companies like PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, and Coca-Cola have provided steady gains and reliable dividends, proving their resilience even in fluctuating market conditions.
- Industrial Strength: Investments in industrial giants such as Caterpillar and Deere & Co have yielded significant returns, demonstrating the value of holding diverse, high-quality stocks.
- Dividend Contributions: Dividend income has played a substantial role in overall portfolio performance. With a YTD total of CAD 1,850.96 in dividends, this income stream has provided a steady cash flow that can be reinvested to compound returns and enhance portfolio growth.
Underperformers
- NIO Inc (NIO): This stock has underperformed significantly, with a loss of 41.95%. However, I remain confident in its potential long-term recovery, especially as the global electric vehicle market continues to expand.
- Tesla Inc (TSLA): Tesla has also faced challenges, resulting in a 19.59% decline. Given its market leadership and innovation in the EV space, I view this as a temporary setback.
Strategic Adjustments
While some holdings have underperformed, I am increasing positions in these stocks, anticipating that they will benefit from a lower interest rate environment in the future. It’s crucial to stay patient and not make hasty decisions based on short-term performance.
Key Takeaways
- Diversification: Maintaining a diversified portfolio across different sectors can help balance risks and rewards.
- Long-term Focus: Investing with a long-term perspective allows you to ride out market volatility and benefit from compound growth.
- Dividend Strategy: Investing in dividend-paying stocks provides a reliable income stream that can be reinvested to compound returns over time.
- Fundamental Analysis: Investing in companies with strong fundamentals, even if they are currently underperforming, can lead to substantial gains in the long run.
Portfolio Update: Final Thoughts
My portfolio’s performance demonstrates the effectiveness of a disciplined, long-term investment strategy focused on quality stocks. It’s not about beating the market or other investors, but about achieving your own financial goals through informed and rational decisions.
Remember, always do your own research and invest in what you understand. Avoid the temptation to follow the latest tips or trends blindly. Stick to your rules, avoid FOMO, and keep a long-term perspective.
Happy Investing!