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John Cofran is a professional investor and money manager with 20+ years experience, and over $10,000,000 in assets under management. He is a former CPA applicant with degrees in Finance, Accounting and Economics from Boston College. In addition to building several highly successful private... More
  • February Portfolio Recap 0 comments
    Mar 5, 2012 4:43 PM | about stocks: SPY, HYG, AAPL, MSFT, OHI, T, BDX, K
    February was a much quieter month for both the markets and our actively managed portfolio, the latter due to Holiday travel. Through March 5, 2012 the S&P 500 (SPY) is up over 8.4%, adding 3.1% to its January gains. Our portfolio is up just over 12.5% YTD, outpacing the benchmark (SPY) by nearly 50%.

    Notable additions to the portfolio in February include (K), (BDX) and (NLY). We removed our (CHK) position after a rapid run-up in early February. In addition, we closed out our position in (RRD), and trimmed positions in (ZMH) and (TGP).

    We remained active hedging the portfolio with covered-call selling. Presently, 58% of the portfolio is hedged with covered calls, up from 39% at the end of January. Overall, the portfolio is hedged against 5.5% market decline. I remain committed to this hedging practice, as I see risks of a pause or pull-back in recent market activity.

    At 1,364, the market is at a critical level as it tries to digest the 2011 highs. I expect this level to remain an important battleground for the bulls and bears. In the short term, downside risk of 2.5% - 5.5% looks possible. Longer-term, I maintain my 1,440 target price in the S&P.

    Overall Sentiment: Near-term cautious.
    Portfolio Yield: 5.3%
    Projection: Consolidation (+/- 5%) around 1,365.

    Top 5 Positions:

    1. iShares High Yield Corporate Bond (HYG)- 15.5%
    2. Apple (AAPL)- 5.5%
    3. Microsoft (MSFT)- 4.9%
    4. AT&T (T)- 3.2%
    5. Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI)- 3.2%

    Disclosure: I am long HYG, AAPL, MSFT, T, OHI, BDX, K, TGP, ZMH.

    Themes: Market Prediction, Covered Calls, Income, Dividends, Portfolio Stocks: SPY, HYG, AAPL, MSFT, OHI, T, BDX, K
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