Following are the activity from the previous month:
- Wrote cash covered puts on Diebold (DBD) shares (Nov 2011 35 at $3.40 on 4//18/2011) with less than 2% of our portfolio value.
- Wrote covered calls on all our NYSE Euronext (NYX) shares (Jan 2012 40 at $1.93 on 4/18/2011).
Below is our updated portfolio – the overall portfolio is up 8.96% compared to our cost basis:
| Stock | Buy Date | Buy Price | Current Price | Current % Of Portfolio | Unrealized % Return | Yield as % of Portfolio Value |
| Altria (MO) | Various | 19.19 | 26.06 | 1.89 | 35.79 | 0.16 |
| Philip Morris International (PM) | 1/4/2005 | 32.19 | 67.61 | 1.96 | 110.02 | 0.12 |
| Kraft Foods (KFT) | Various | 26.33 | 33.38 | 1.93 | 26.79 | 0.09 |
| Pfizer (PFE) | Various | 22.13 | 19.79 | 2.01 | (10.57) | 0.09 |
| ICICI Bank (IBN) | 5/18/2006 and 08/01/2008 | 25.28 | 49.91 | 2.17 | 110.01 | 0.11 |
| Central Europe & Russia Fund (CEE) | Various | 39.23 | 46.82 | 2.37 | 19.38 | 0.01 |
| Itron Inc. (ITRI) | 11/07/2007 | 85.01 | 54.63 | 0.79 | (35.81) | None |
| iRobot (IRBT) | 12/18/2007 | 18.65 | 36.37 | 2.11 | 96.69 | None |
| LDK Solar (LDK) | 01/22/2008 | 30.49 | 10.94 | 0.95 | (33.46) | None |
| Aegon N.V. (AEG) | 04/28/2008 | 15.99 | 7.56 | 0.88 | (22.91) | 0.00 |
| Frontline Limited (FRO) | 10/06/2008 | 36.95 | 21.87 | 0.95 | (33.46) | 0.08 |
| DryShips Incorporated (DRYS) | 02/09/2009 | 6.96 | 4.68 | 0.47 | (32.80) | 0.00 |
| Plum Creek Timber (PCL) | 07/23/2009 | 30.50 | 42.96 | 2.49 | 40.85 | 0.14 |
| CPFL Energia S.A. (CPL) | 07/28/2009 | 50.45 | 91.06 | 2.64 | 80.50 | 0.18 |
| BP plc (BP) | 08/05/2009 | 51.49 | 46.03 | 1.33 | (10.60) | 0.09 |
| AT&T (T) | 08/27/2009 | 26.38 | 30.68 | 1.78 | 16.28 | 0.12 |
| Sysco Corporation (SYY) | Various | 25.92 | 29 | 2.10 | 11.87 | 0.10 |
| Exelon (EXC) | 12/30/2009 | 49.38 | 40.65 | 1.77 | (17.68) | 0.16 |
| Telefonica SA (TEF) | 02/09/2010 | 22.93 | 25.88 | 2.25 | 12.87 | 0.24 |
| Vonage Holdings (VG) | 04/06/2010 | 1.51 | 5.15 | 1.49 | 240.08 | 0 |
| Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) | 04/23/2010 | 28.27 | 36.05 | 2.09 | 27.50 | 0.09 |
| Intel Corporation (INTC) | Various | 21.91 | 21.46 | 2.49 | (2.06) | 0.12 |
| Google Inc. (GOOG) | 05/03/2010 | 528.36 | 525.10 | 1.52 | (0.62) | 0 |
| Cardinal Health (CAH) | 05/06/2010 | 34.42 | 42.96 | 1.87 | 24.81 | 0.06 |
| Pearson PLC (PSO) | 05/06/2010 | 14.32 | 18.59 | 1.89 | 29.79 | 0.16 |
| Nokia (NOK) | 05/14/2010 | 10.35 | 8.63 | 1.25 | (16.62) | 0.16 |
| Harris (HRS) | 06/07/2010 | 45.65 | 52.22 | 2.27 | 17.63 | 0.08 |
| Beckton Dickson (BDX) | 06/23/2010 | 70.20 | 84 | 2.43 | 19.66 | 0.10 |
| NYSE EuroNext (NYX) | 10/22/2010 | 30.38 | 39.03 | 2.26 | 28.47 | 0.15 |
| Owens & Minor Inc. (OMI) | 10/22/2010 | 28.11 | 33.59 | 1.95 | 19.50 | 0.08 |
| Encana (ECA) | 11/8/2010 | 29.22 | 32.56 | 1.89 | 11.53 | 0.10 |
| Nucor Steel (NUE) | 1/21/2011 | 44.96 | 46.15 | 2.01 | 2.64 | 0.12 |
| K12 Inc (LRN) | 2/15/2011 | 32.21 | 38.32 | 1.67 | 18.96 | 0.00 |
| Procter and Gamble (PG) | 3/7/2011 | 61.80 | 63.27 | 1.83 | 2.38 | 0.09 |
| Cash | 38.27 | |||||
| Total Portfolio | 8.96 | 2.71 |
Below is a summary of transactions during the year:
| Stock | Buy Date | Buy Price | Sell Date | Sell Price | % Gain (Loss) | % Portfolio Return* |
| GSK Jan 2011 35 Put | 1/22/2011 | NA | 3/26/2010 | NA | NA | 0.14 |
| NUE Jan 2011 40 Put | 1/22/2011 | NA | 3/26/2010 | NA | NA | 0.17 |
| ADP Jan 2011 40 Put | 1/22/2011 | NA | 6/21/2010 | NA | NA | 0.10 |
| COST Jan 2011 55 Put | 1/22/2011 | NA | 8/16/2010 | NA | NA | 0.10 |
| QSII June 2011 60 Put | 2/15/2011 | NA | 10/29/2010 | NA | NA | 0.15 |
| AMTD Feb 2011 15 Put | 2/19/2011 | NA | 7/13/2010 | NA | NA | 0.15 |
| ITRI May 2011 60 Put | 3/8/2011 | NA | 10/7/2010 | NA | NA | (0.00) |
| NE June 2011 33 Put | 3/8/2011 | NA | 11/4/2010 | NA | NA | 0.14 |
| Realized Gain/(Loss) YTD | - | - | - | - | - | 0.93 |
- % Gain/Loss Relative to Portfolio Value at Beginning of Year + Deposits
- The table assumes realization of profits associated with selling options only after the option is exercised or expiry.
We have covered calls written against one-third of our ICICI Bank (IBN) shares (Jan 2012 55), all of our Cardinal Health (CAH) shares (Sep 2011 43 at $2.55), and all of our NYSE Euronext (NYX) shares (NYX Jan 2012 40 at $1.93). We also have cash covered puts on Cisco (CSCO) shares (Jan 2012 20 at $2.64), Berkshire Hataway (BRK.B) shares (Jan 2012 75 at $7.15), Abbott Labs (ABT) shares (Jan 2012 45 at $4.40), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) shares (July 2011 60 at $2.47), H&R Block (HRB) shares (Jan 2012 10 at $1.60 and 12.5 at $2.30), Alcoa (AA) shares (Jan 2012 15 at $1.70), Nutrisystem (NTRI) shares (June 2011 17 at $1.30), Gol Linhas (July 2011 12.5 at $0.85), McDonalds (MCD) shares (Sep 2011 75 at $3.50), Cameco (CCJ) shares (Jan 2012 22.5 at $1.60), Glaxo (GSK) shares (Jan 2012 35 at $2.70), and Diebold (DB) shares (Nov 2011 35 at $3.40) with a cash coverage requirement of about 56.58% of our cash position.
We added Amgen (AMGN) to our watch list. Our updated watch list follow – Almost Family (AFAM), Applied Materials (AMAT), Amgen (AMGN), Ameron International Corporation (AMN), Air Products & Chemicals (APD), American Express (AXP), Brown-Foreman (BF-B), Canon (CAJ), Disney (DIS), Darden’s Restaurants (DRI), Home Depot (HD), Coca Cola (KO), 3M Company (MMM), China Nepstar (NPD), Pitney Bowes (PBI), Rovi Corporation (ROVI), UPS Corporation (UPS), VF Corporation (VFC), Waste Management (WM), and Walmart (WMT).
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