If you bought RFMD this year and applied AIM Monthly:
WOW:::
BUY/HOLD 55.5% AIM 59.7%
date price value cash mkt shs own value b/h aim
1/1/98 11.870 11870 4000 0 1000 15870 2/1/98 14.120 14120 4000 -838 -59 941 18120 $2,250 $2,250 3/1/98 15.500 14580 4838 -1252 -81 860 19418 $3,630 $3,548 4/1/98 14.680 12623 6090 0 0 860 18713 $2,810 $2,843 5/1/98 16.120 13861 6090 -605 -38 822 19951 $4,250 $4,081 6/1/98 12.930 10633 6695 0 0 822 17328 $1,060 $1,458 7/1/98 10.870 8939 6695 2037 187 1010 15634 ($1,000)($236) 8/1/98 17.620 17792 4658 -3124 -177 832 22450 $5,750 $6,580 9/1/98 13.370 11130 7782 646 48 881 18912 $1,500 $3,042 10/1/98 20.680 18214 7136 -3181 -154 727 25350 $8,810 $9,480 Let's be serious Now... Would a Buy and Hold actually hang on thru this volatility? AIMers expect it...but B/H...don't think so.....He/she would have bailed out in September!!AIM is clear winner here..
Jim |