Portfolio Update - First Half of 2015

Hi everyone,

 

As promised, I plan to update my portfolio, as I’ve kept busy plugging away with small purchases over the first half of the year.   As of today, my taxable account stands at $14,518.09, which is a long way from the 0 I started with less than a year ago.  The funny thing is, I honestly do not even miss that money used to invest, which would have simply been blown on something in years prior.  This amount is spread out over 19 different companies, as I’m slowly growing my position in each (with the exception of the spin-off South32).  Currently, my largest holding is Apple Inc. (AAPL), followed by BP.  My forward annual dividend income now stands at $517.29, which as mentioned in my last post, surpasses my first half of 2015 goal of $500!!  Of note, my newest holding is The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), along with the General Electric Company (GE) and Realty Income Corporation (O).  I’ve slowly added to these new positions and will continue adding on a monthly basis for the time being, along with my other core holdings.  In addition to my holdings, I have saved some cash reserve to be used to purchase additional stock in my taxable account and ROTH IRA account. 

 

My retirement accounts have been accumulating as well during this first half of the year.  My Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) now stands at approximately $58,000 and a separate retirement savings account is currently at $10,200.  With these accounts and my taxable portfolio, the investments total approximately $82,718.  This total does not include my investment property that is currently rented, but is substantial growth from where I started last year.   I’m hoping to hit the first big milestone soon on my journey, which is 100k!!  I’m really hoping to reach that mark by the end of the year and will actively be investing as much as possible to meet the goal. 

 

Without further ado, here is my current holdings in the taxable portfolio. 

 

Taxable Portfolio as of July 4, 2015

Company	Shares	Market Value	Market Weight	Yield	Quarterly Dividend / Share	Annual Dividend
AAPL	21.758	$2,751.08	18.95%	1.65%	0.52	$45.26
TGT	7.2976	$600.37	4.14%	2.72%	0.56	$16.35
KO	13.9513	$550.66	3.79%	3.34%	0.33	$18.42
GE	8	$214.16	1.48%	3.44%	0.23	$7.36
WMT	3.2775	$235.49	1.62%	2.73%	0.49	$6.42
MCD	4.1472	$398.75	2.75%	3.54%	0.85	$14.10
LMT	3.9135	$732.96	5.05%	3.20%	1.5	$23.48
COP	11.249317	$680.58	4.69%	4.83%	0.73	$32.85
VZ	12.868944	$607.03	4.18%	4.66%	0.55	$28.31
XOM	12.166682	$1,011.42	6.97%	3.51%	0.73	$35.53
PG	8.026034	$641.36	4.42%	3.32%	0.6629	$21.28
DIS	7.694	$884.35	6.09%	1.15%	0.33	$10.16
F	52.381	$778.91	5.37%	4.03%	0.15	$31.43
BP	38.062	$1,571.96	10.83%	5.81%	0.6	$91.35
UL	9.9683	$428.14	2.95%	2.97%	0.319	$12.72
BBL	21.594	$860.74	5.93%	6.22%	0.62	$53.55
BNS	21	$1,061.76	7.31%	4.33%	0.5468	$45.93
O	10	$453.90	3.13%	5.02%	0.57	$22.80
SOUHY	8	$54.48	0.38%	0.00%	0	$0.00
Total Value		$14,518.09		3.56%	Est Annual Dividend	$517.29

 

As noted in my last post, I plan on updating this blog regularly now that I have additional time after I had to take a hiatus for the first part of the year.  Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment, question or suggestion.  Happy 4th of July! 

Special Agent Dividend