Portfolio update:
Investment Current Value Prior Value Period Change % Change Estimated Income Estimated Yield
February totals $232,383.50 $222,111.77 $10,271.73 4.6% $13,454.91 5.8%
March Totals $230,809.64 $232,383.50 ($1,573.86) (0.7)% $13,671.95 5.9%
Since Jan. 1, 2011:
My IRA $218,516 to $230,809 = +5.6%
Dow 11577 to 12320 = +5.6%
S+P 500 1254 to 1326 = +5.8%
Nasdaq 2653 to 2781 = +4.9%
Since inception Jan. 1, 2010:
My IRA $178,517 to $230,809 = +29.2%
Dow 10428 to 12320 = +20.6% (includes 2.5% yield for 2011 )
S+P 500 1115 to 1326 = +21.0% (includes 2% yield for 2011 )
Nasdaq 2269 to 2781 = +23.4% (includes .8% yield for 2011 )
Dividend yield of the S+P is currently ( Jan. 1, 2011 ) 1.78%
Trades:
03/22/2011 11:47:04 Bought 140 NRF @ 5.1895 -736.48 ---
03/03/2011 13:31:31 Bought 16 CQP @ 19.22 -307.52 ---
03/03/2011 13:31:31 Bought 84 CQP @ 19.225 -1,624.85 ---
2011 Trading costs $60.
Bottom line, estimated income:
End Jan. 2010 $11,134
End Dec. 2010 $13,160
End Jan. 2011 $13,337
End Feb. 2011 $13,454
End March 2011 $13,671
March dividends: Income $840.08
2011 dividends: $3,272.15
Dividends:
03/31/2011 02:10:06 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (PSEC) 80.92 ---
03/31/2011 02:09:11 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (TICC) 72.00 ---
03/31/2011 02:06:53 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (LTC) 42.00 ---
03/31/2011 02:06:06 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (EGAS) 67.50 ---
03/31/2011 02:05:18 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (ESP) 67.50 ---
03/29/2011 14:38:55 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (SFL) 76.00 ---
03/29/2011 01:35:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (VGR) 64.80 ---
03/24/2011 02:05:49 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (HTGC) 34.76 ---
03/21/2011 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (D) 49.25 ---
03/15/2011 04:16:51 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (JNJ) 93.42 ---
03/15/2011 04:02:39 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (O) 158.68 ---
03/01/2011 02:53:12 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (DPL) 33.25 ---
Dividend reductions / eliminations:
CIM .17 to .14 quarterly
Dividend raises
None
Holdings:
Money Market Assets = $506.68
Symbol Qty Mkt Val Dividend Amount Dividend Yield
ABT 35 1,662.50 0.48 3.9917
BKCC 200 2,440.00 0.32 10.2977
CIM 400 1,680.00 0.17 15.7773
CL 12 931.68 0.58 2.9547
CLMT 124 2,592.84 0.47 8.8889
CLX 58 3,935.88 0.55 3.2468
CPLP 900 8,757.00 0.23 9.5679
CWH 125 3,496.25 0.50 6.9662
D 100 4,557.00 0.49 4.3173
DPL 100 2,595.00 0.33 5.1115
EGAS 1500 16,500.00 0.05 4.918
EPB 300 11,325.00 0.44 4.6684
ESP 300 6,651.00 1.23 3.9199
HTGC 158 1,692.18 0.20 7.2333
JNJ 173 10,501.10 0.54 3.5156
LTC 300 8,538.00 0.14 5.7495
MCGC 400 2,836.00 0.14 7.6712
MO 200 5,024.00 0.38 5.9913
MPW 1300 14,716.00 0.20 6.8201
NRF 633 3,804.33 0.10 6.6778
NTLS 150 2,856.38 0.28 5.7673
O 1100 38,676.00 0.14 4.8123
PG 10 627.40 0.48 3.0566
PPL 100 2,490.00 0.35 5.5053
PSEC 800 9,632.00 0.10 10.0033
SFL 200 4,096.00 0.38 7.3112
SGU 1000 5,530.00 0.08 5.6466
SNH 400 9,504.00 0.37 6.031
SRV 300 3,069.00 0.22 8.7294
SYY 300 8,319.00 0.26 3.7424
TCLP 100 5,431.00 0.75 5.5289
TICC 300 3,666.00 0.24 7.5889
TRP 300 11,952.00 0.42 4.2194
UVE 700 4,074.00 0.10 6.9324
VGR 162 2,679.48 0.40 9.4731
