ALLOCATION DISCLOSURE: Cash 23.9% of gross assets (4.8% Euro, -4.8% USD, 4.5% AUD, 3.2 % CHF, 8.3% HKD, 6.6% CAN, 1.2% Japanese Yen)
Physical/paper Precious metals 20%
Bonds 20% (19.3% USD, 0.7% Euro, valued at lower of cost and market)
Rental Real Estate 21.7% (valued at cost)
Equity 14.4%: comprised of,
Argentina 0.45% - Cresud (CRESY) and IRSA (IRS);
Australia 2.9% - Lumacom (LUM.AX), BHP Billiton (BHP.AX), Rio Tinto (RIO.AX);
Canada 0.7% - AgnicoEagle Mines (AEM), Enerplus Trust (ERF), NCE Petrofund (NCN), Pan Am Siler (PAAS), Primewest Energy (PWI)
China/Hong Kong 1.8% - China Mobile (CHL), China National Offshore Oil Co, China Shipping, Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp, CK Life, Hutchison Whampoa, Li & Fung, LuJiaZui Development, Petro China, Phoenix TV, Shanghai Industrial, Shangri-la Hotels, Sinopec, and Tom.com;
Europe 0.7% - BP and RD, and Vestas Wind Systems finance.yahoo.com
Indonesia 0.42% - Freeport McMoran FCX quote.bloomberg.com and pcquote.com
Japan 0.7% - NTT Docomo (9437), Mitsubishi Estate (8802), Mitsubishi Tokyo Finance (8306);
Pakistan 0.4% - Hub Power (HUPOF) finance.yahoo.com ;
Russia 0.07% - Luk Oil (LUKOY);
South Africa 2.3% (information via sharenet.co.za ) - AAPTY/AMS, AU, DROOY/DUR, GFI, HGMCY/HAR, IMPUY/IMP and SASOY/SOL ;
USA 3.5% - AIG, AMGN, AOL, CD, CMCSK, EPEX, HGT (finite life), HOFF, INTC, IPG, MRK, MSFT, NEM, PFE, QCOM (0.46%), SJT (finite life), SWC, USU, WMT, XOM and a sliver of this biotech starter set (<0.05% of NAV) - a private equity approach to public listed ventures - recommended by LLCF (DAK): siliconinvestor.com
I have these not altogether internally consistent option positions: Short MO March Put 32.5 Short PTR March Put 20 Short IPG April Put 10 Short IPG April Call 10 Short NLY April Put 17.5 Short AEM May Put 12.5 Short AEM May Call 12.5 Short HGMCY May Put 12.5 Short NEM June Call 30 covered Short NEM June Put 30 Short QCOM July Call 37.5 covered Short QCOM July Put 35 Short AOL July Call 10 covered Short AOL July Put 10 Short FCX August Call 20 covered Short FCX August Put 17.5 Short FCX August Call 17.5 covered Short FCX August Put 15 Short NEM Sept Call 32.5 covered Short NEM Sept Put 30
Long LEN 2005 Jan Put 30 Long CFC 2005 Jan Put 40 Long PHM 2005 Jan Put 25
I have a Japanese Yen loan amounting to less than 4% of gross asset, with about 50% of loan already converted to USD denominated assets and 50% remaining in Yen currency and Japanese shares.
2003 NAV YTD appreciation is now @ 3.49%. This tally-to-date is conservative, based on always valuing the bonds and real estate at lower of cost and market.
The NAV gains are mostly due to non-USD currencies' appreciation, physical/paper gold increases, Lumacom surge, Zimbabwe Platinum gain recognition, and Argentina real estate stock recovery.
Zigs and Zags since last start of 2003: Message 18388681 Message 18396696 Message 18415878 Message 18415900 Message 18420139 Message 18440502 Message 18440972 Message 18465553 Message 18468702 Message 18472099 Message 18473813 Message 18477638 Message 18478216 Message 18478324 Message 18483329 Message 18493007 Message 18497908 Message 18499691 Message 18500597 Message 18502928 Message 18504197 Message 18504669 Message 18514660 Message 18552162 Message 18559470 Message 18590320 Message 18592558 Message 18598841 Message 18602403 Message 18603576 Message 18603915 Message 18608266 Message 18612863 Chugs, Jay |