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[MrDividend]

That's a pretty decent return - especially as you have a good spread, sector as well as companies and sizes. 

 

What shares are you planning to add or add too for 2015?

 

I see you not a fan of property and beside CML - financial stocks - unless you count DSY. 

[gamma]

Individual stock performance (not including Divis). 

 

Added significantly to Aspen and Discovery positions in 2014.

 

Sold out of Brait (held for Pepkor). Reduced holding in Vodacom (SA exposure). Sold Ellies earlier this year (no comment..)

 

Drags were Mix. Down 40% this year but am holding. Fundamentals still look solid.

 

My small cap pick for the next quarter is OneLogix.

 

 

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[gamma]

Nicely done gamma! (Or should I call you "alpha" rather?!) ... Proper stock picking to obtain those results!

 

Thanks AJS.

Stockpicking = a little skill +lots of luck

;-)

[AJS]

Thanks. Gut tells me 2014 won't be easy but then given that we've just been through the 2nd worst period in 200 years I'll be very happy with 20%.
My strategy remains unchanged. Pick good quality SA stocks positioning themselves to capitalize on Africa's growth.

So scrolled back to check my thinking a year ago and to calculate my returns for 2014. Turned out to be a tough year. Very volatile with quite a few corrections. Good for traders, difficult for long term investors.

Still, very happy with the performance of my portfolio - return as of today is sitting at 29% for the year.
JSE All share YTD 10%
Top 40 YTD 8.6%

Returns are slowing though. 2012 (79%) 2013 (41%).

Will post individual stock performance one I calculate it.

Happy New Year!

Nicely done gamma! (Or should I call you "alpha" rather?!) ... Proper stock picking to obtain those results!

[M e r l i n]

Good for you Gamma, nothing wrong with 29% as no institutions offer us that kind of return.

 

So scrolled back to check my thinking a year ago and to calculate my returns for 2014. Turned out to be a tough year. Very volatile with quite a few corrections. Good for traders, difficult for long term investors.

 

Still, very happy with the performance of my portfolio  - return as of today is sitting at 29% for the year.

JSE All share YTD 10%

Top 40 YTD 8.6%

 

Returns are slowing though. 2012 (79%) 2013 (41%).

 

Will post individual stock performance one I calculate it.

 

Happy New Year!

[gamma]

Thanks. Gut tells me 2014 won't be easy but then given that we've just been through the 2nd worst period in 200 years I'll be very happy with 20%.

My strategy remains unchanged. Pick good quality SA stocks positioning themselves to capitalize on Africa's growth.

 

So scrolled back to check my thinking a year ago and to calculate my returns for 2014. Turned out to be a tough year. Very volatile with quite a few corrections. Good for traders, difficult for long term investors.

 

Still, very happy with the performance of my portfolio  - return as of today is sitting at 29% for the year.

JSE All share YTD 10%

Top 40 YTD 8.6%

 

Returns are slowing though. 2012 (79%) 2013 (41%).

 

Will post individual stock performance one I calculate it.

 

Happy New Year!

[vlam]

http://smallcaps.co....santovas-oscar/<br /><br />This coupled with oil price plummet and unique business model makes Santova highly attractive.

 

I just wish the huge amount of volume on offer between 280c->290c will disappear.  Everyone is getting their orders filled below that.  Its probably not a huge amount of volume in financial terms, but it is in terms of the demand for the share (keeps bouncing from that level as there doesn't seem to be enough hasty buyers to buy it).

 

280c -> 52851 shares on offer

283c -> 39000 shares on offer

289c -> 40000 shares on offer

[gamma]

 

Biggest loss was KUMBA - always said I would not buy resources but that juicy dividend and low P/E was just too attractive.

 

 

 

Otherwise known as a value trap..

[longterm413]

http://smallcaps.co....santovas-oscar/<br /><br />This coupled with oil price plummet and unique business model makes Santova highly attractive.

[MrDividend]

Started buying shares just under 2 years ago: Roughly about 65/70% of the money came this year. It returned 25% over the two years including dividends - not spectacular, but not too shabby.  Thought I would included a bit more information for those wondering what a run of the mill, thumb suck portfolio looks like and can do . Better than having your money in the bank, anyway. Thank goodness make more good decisions than bad. Often when I had two shares to pick for a sector I picked the worse one, normally because at the time the dividend was better.

 

Imperial - should have got bidvest
Truworths - should have got TFG

 

Biggest loss was KUMBA - always said I would not buy resources but that juicy dividend and low P/E was just too attractive.

 

Share Code Profit (Loss) (%) % of Equities ARB ARH 3.1 0.66% A V I AVI 27.65 5.82% ARROW A AWA 15.16 4.17% BATS BTI 34.34 2.38% CLIENTELE CLI 17.54 0.43% CORONAT CML 55.17 10.81% CAPITEC CPI 69.98 4.33% FORTRESSA FFA 8.72 1.38% GRANPRADE GPL 32.56 1.67% GROWPNT GRT 7.03 2.84% HYPROP HYP 14.17 7.56% IMPERIAL IPL -21.07 2.05% INTUPLC ITU 13.66 3.31% MMI HLDGS MMI 36.78 2.00% MR PRICE MPC 33.76 7.41% MTN GROUP MTN -4.22 4.86% NAMPAK NPK 14.78 2.56% OLDMUTUAL OML 5.17 3.43% PERGRIN PGR 14.67 2.22% REDEFINE RDF 7.84 2.73% RMIH RMI 30.27 3.30% ROCKCASTLE ROC 22.82 3.73% RI PLC RPL 20.51 6.46% SA CORP SAC 14.77 2.72% SANLAM SLM 9.31 2.04% SPURCORP SUR -0.41 2.51% TRENCOR TRE -11.5 1.04% TRUWTHS TRU -8 1.71% VODACOM VOD 0.86 3.14%

Edited by MrDividend, 12 December 2014 - 05:39 PM.

[Mr.Balls]

Also looking at IMP...had my knackers burnt before here but looking good value soon me thinks....

Might be worth a R50k nibble.

 

Look at the final results this year:

 

Implats final results 30 June 2014  CC Revenue for the year lowered slightly to R29 billion (2013: R29.8 billion). Gross profit decreased to R3.2 billion (2013: R4.7 billion), while profit attributable to owners of the Company fell to R8 million (2013: R1 billion). Furthermore, headline earnings per share dropped to 86cps (2013: 329cps).

 

They still have high turnover, almost R 30bn, but only profit of R 8m... Production was down in Sep, but as soon as PGM prices start to pick up again, together with our weak rand, and the labour unrest sorted out, this one could be a good long term play...Or even Anglo Plats

 

As long as we keep on driving perol cars...there will be a need for plat!

[soutie]

Also looking at IMP...had my knackers burnt before here but looking good value soon me thinks....

Might be worth a R50k nibble.

[gamma]

Some shares starting to look good for long term...SOL, IMP, BHP, AGL etc.

 

Commodities taking a knock because of oversupply and decrease in global demand. This won't last forever, I'm sitting on the sidelines for now..

 

Still risky to get in but I agree they should reverse at some point, especially with the US picking up steam. US is still the no1 economy and 4% growth is sufficient to fuel the global economy.

[Mr.Balls]

Some shares starting to look good for long term...SOL, IMP, BHP, AGL etc.

 

Commodities taking a knock because of oversupply and decrease in global demand. This won't last forever, I'm sitting on the sidelines for now..

[gamma]

Use proceeds from my Brait sale to beef up my Discovery position.

@ 109.80

 

[gamma]

Good call on DSY.

 

"Voluntary announcement regarding  agreement to acquire remaining 25% stake in Prudential Health Holdings Limited"

 

How lucky was that!

lol

[chrisp]

Good call on DSY.

 

"Voluntary announcement regarding  agreement to acquire remaining 25% stake in Prudential Health Holdings Limited"

[delta66]

and used the proceeds to add to my DSY position

[gamma]

Sold half my holdings in VOD this morn. I don't mind slow growth from a high divi paying company...but a decline in profit is concerning.

and used the proceeds to add to my DSY position

[gamma]

Sold half my holdings in VOD this morn. I don't mind slow growth from a high divi paying company...but a decline in profit is concerning.