Portfolio update:
Investment Current Value Prior Value Period Change % Change Estimated Income Estimated Yield
December totals $218,516.34 $211,287.81 $7,228.53 3.4% $13,160.05 6.0%
January totals $222,111.77 $218,516.34 $3,595.43 1.6% $13,337.01 6.0%
Since Jan. 1, 2011:
My IRA $218,516 to $222,111 = +1.6%
Dow 11577 to 11891 = +2.7%
S+P 500 1254 to 1286 = +2.6%
Nasdaq 2653 to 2700 = +1.8%
Since inception Jan. 1, 2010:
My IRA $178,517 to $222,111 = +24.4%
Dow 10428 to 11891 = +16.5% (includes 2.5% yield for 2011 )
S+P 500 1115 to 1286 = +17.3% (includes 2% yield for 2011 )
Nasdaq 2269 to 2700 = +19.8% (includes .8% yield for 2011 )
Dividend yield of the S+P is currently ( Jan. 1, 2011 ) 1.78%
Trades:
01/26/2011 09:58:44 Bought 100 ESP @ 19.5 -1,959.95
2011 Trading costs $10.
Bottom line, estimated income:
End Jan. 2010 $11,134
End Dec. 2010 $13,160
End Jan. 2011 $13,337
2011 dividends; $1,148.08
Jan. dividends: $1,148.08
Dividends:
01/31/2011 16:09:37 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (TRP) 120.10 ---
01/31/2011 00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (PSEC) 80.80 ---
01/31/2011 00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (LTC) 42.00 ---
01/31/2011 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (EGAS) 67.50 ---
01/28/2011 01:37:12 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (SYY) 78.00 ---
01/27/2011 02:20:31 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (CIM) 68.00 ---
01/18/2011 00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (O) 158.68 ---
01/14/2011 01:30:51 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (NTLS) 42.00 ---
01/10/2011 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (MO) 76.00 ---
01/06/2011 01:51:20 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (MPW) 260.00 ---
01/06/2011 01:50:38 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (MCGC) 56.00 ---
01/03/2011 00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (BKCC) 64.00 ---
01/03/2011 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (PPL) 35.00
Dividend reductions / eliminations:
None
Dividend raises
SGU 7.25 to 7.75 quarterly
CLMT .46 to .47 quarterly
DPL .3025 to .3325 quarterly
Holdings:
Money Market Assets = $120.10
Symbol Qty Mkt Val Dividend Amount Dividend Yield
BKCC 200 2,356.00 0.32 11.1304
BMY 200 5,054.00 0.33 5.2423
CIM 400 1,704.00 0.17 16.1905
CL 12 920.52 0.53 2.7615
CLMT 124 3,065.28 0.47 7.6206
CLX 58 3,683.58 0.55 3.4982
CPLP 900 9,180.00 0.23 9.1716
CWH 125 3,392.50 0.50 7.4991
D 100 4,378.00 0.49 4.5246
DPL 100 2,671.00 0.33 5.0802
EGAS 1500 16,155.00 0.05 5.0093
EPB 300 10,554.00 0.44 5.0677
ESP 300 6,471.00 1.23 4.1628
HTGC 158 1,681.12 0.20 7.6191
JNJ 173 10,488.99 0.54 3.6139
LTC 300 8,259.00 0.14 6.1448
MCGC 400 2,852.00 0.14 8.2353
MO 200 4,716.00 0.38 6.4653
MPW 1300 14,534.00 0.20 7.286
NRF 633 3,266.28 0.10 7.7071
NTLS 150 3,066.00 0.28 5.5556
O 1100 38,588.00 0.14 4.9514
PG 10 629.20 0.48 3.0528
PPL 100 2,581.00 0.35 5.4285
PSEC 800 9,288.00 0.10 10.5983
SFL 200 4,008.00 0.36 7.1964
SGU 1000 5,480.00 0.08 5.7407
SNH 400 8,896.00 0.37 6.6013
SYY 300 8,754.00 0.26 3.569
TCLP 100 5,180.00 0.75 5.7971
TICC 300 3,759.00 0.24 7.8112
TRP 300 11,157.00 0.40 4.3739
UVE 700 3,899.00 0.10 7.3801
VGR 162 2,613.06 0.40 9.9937