Added to Pfizer (PFE), Altria (MO), MCG Capital (MCGC), and wrote Suntech June 45 (STPFI) Covered Call Option

We added to our existing positions in Pfizer Inc. (KFT), Altria (MO), and MCG Capital (MCGC):
  • Pfizer (PFE) – Added 25% more shares at $21.12.
  • Altria (MO) – Added 50% more shares at $21.26.
  • MCG Capital (MCGC) – Added 33.33% more shares at $7.88.
Pfizer sports an attractive dividend of 6.2% but continues to be in an extended slump. Altria just finished a spin-off of the international unit and should continue to act as a core defensive holding in the portfolio. MCG Capital is down about 30% in the last month mainly due to confusion/unknowns related to the rights issue. We also wrote a covered call option against our Suntech Power holdings - June 45 (STPFI) at $4.30.

Below is our updated portfolio:



































































StockBuy DateBuy PriceCurrent PriceCurrent % Of PortfolioUnrealized % ReturnCurrent Yield
Altria (MO) Various16.6922.154.4432.755.1
Philip Morris International (MO)1/4/200532.1950.585.5957.123.90
Kraft Foods (KFT)Various24.0331.714.2431.943.30
Plum Creek Timber (PCL)5/12/200535.541.168.2615.933.60
Pfizer (PFE)Various24.3721.387.15(12.26)6.2
ICICI Bank (IBN)5/18/200627.5741.188.2649.350.80
Taiwan Semi (TSM)7/27/20068.7110.647.1222.353.60
Advantage Energy Fund (AAV)11/2/200611.2211.234.880.0516.80
SunTech Power (STP) 3/14/200736.7341.475.5512.92None
Central Europe & Russia Fund (CEE)Various51.0348.866.53(4.26)17.90
Patni Computers (PTI)8/10/200720.8512.154.06(41.77)0.80
Itron Inc. (ITRI)11/07/200785.0192.836.219.07None
Anthracite (AHR)11/09/20077.977.054.71(11.54)15.60
ClickSoftware (CKSW)11/09/20074.612.901.94(37.09)None
Harvest Energy (HTE)11/28/200721.0122.516.027.1216.30
iRobot (IRBT)12/18/200718.6518.203.95(2.42)None
MCG Capital (MCGC)Various10.868.234.40(24.23)15.00
LDK Solar (LDK)01/22/200830.4927.505.52(9.82)None
Cash


21.08

Total Portfolio



3.34


  • For SunTech Power (STP), we wrote a covered call option for 2008 June 45 on 4/1/2008 at $4.30.
  • For Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), we wrote a covered call option for 2008 April 12.5 at $0.35 on 10/18/2007.
  • For Altria and Philip Morris International, assumed spin-off ratio of 30.83:69.17. Altria to yet to supply the cost-basis info

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