Strategy Lab experts started with a hypothetical $50,000 portfolio on Sept. 13, 2012. They can each hold five to 12 Canadian or U.S. securities and trade as often or as little as they wish. We’ll monitor their portfolios on a regular basis so you can see how they’re performing.
This is value investor Norman Rothery's model portfolio. Read more about how he chose his investments in his first column.
| Company | Ticker |
No. of Shares |
Share Price (US$) ** |
Purchase Price (US$) |
*** Total Investment |
Gain/ Loss |
Yield | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American International Group * | AIG-N | 131 | $44.46 | $34.44 | $6,038.59 | 38.24% | 0% | The firm was at the centre of the 2008 meltdown but it is quietly turning around. | |
| Bank of America | BAC-N | 480 | $13.66 | $9.40 | $6,798.09 | 55.62% | 0.29% | Another near casualty of 2008, the bank has survived and is very cheap. It should do well when the economy gets going again. | |
| Berkshire Hathaway * | BRK.B-N | 51 | $114.07 | $88.56 | $6,031.66 | 37.93% | 0% | Warren Buffett's collection of high quality stocks. The firm is trading a smidgin above where the master would buy it. | |
| Crimson Wine Group **** | CWGL-Q | 19 | $8.77 | $0.00 | $172.76 | ||||
| Dell | DELL-Q | 424 | $13.36 | $10.63 | $5,873.10 | 34.59% | 2.40% | The firm has stumbled on weakness in the PC market, but it is profitable. It is also moving aggressively into services. | |
| Fairfax Financial * | FFH-T | 12 | $418.65 (CAD) | $366.59 (CAD) | $5,023.80 | 14.20% | 2.39% | The Canadian version of Berkshire Hathaway is led by Prem Watsa, a famed value investor. | |
| General Motors | GM-N | 186 | $33.89 | $23.53 | $6,535.51 | 54.23% | 0% | The government is itching to sell its shares, but the firm is very profitable after restructuring | |
| Leucadia National | LUK-N | 192 | $31.38 | $22.90 | $6,246.68 | 46.74% | 0.80% | A well known investment conglomerate trading at a discount with a solid history of growing its book value. | |
| Old Republic * | ORI-N | 477 | $13.61 | $9.45 | $6,730.87 | 54.23% | 5.29% | Trading at a fraction of book value, shares of this hard hit insurance company are being snapped up by its CEO. | |
| Cash | 15,733.77 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | $65,184.83 | 30.37% |
* Also in personal portfolio
**As of close of May 31, 2013
***In Canadian dollars
**** Shares acquired in a spinoff of Leucadia
Dividends received since last update: None
Gain/loss is calculated from Sept. 13, 2012
