Do-It-Yourself Balanced Portfolio
The following DIY Balanced Portfolio was started on June 21, 2010 with $100,000.00 invested. All interest and dividend income received is credited to the account and maintained as a cash balance. The income is assumed to be retained and reinvested by the portfolio, as per the Investment Policy Statement (IPS).
Bonds and Guaranteed Investment Certificates
| Quantity
$ |
Investment Description | Credit Rating |
Average Cost |
Book Value |
Current Price |
Market Value |
Annual Yield* |
Est. Annual Income |
| (Interest) | ||||||||
| $8,789
|
Cash Balance Interest/Dividends Received |
$1.00
|
$8,788.68
|
$1.00
|
$8,788.68
|
0.00%
|
$0.00
|
|
| $7,000 | TMX Group Ltd.
3.253% Bond, Matures: 03-Oct-2018 |
A
(high) |
$100.76 | $7,052.92 | $100.67 | $7,046.69 | 3.10% | $227.71 |
| $7,500
|
Province of Nova Scotia
4.15% Bond, Matures: 25-Nov-2019 |
A
(high) |
$99.91
|
$7,493.18
|
$103.57
|
$7,767.98
|
4.16%
|
$311.25
|
| $10,000 | Bell Canada
3.25% Bond, Matures: 17-Jun-2020 |
BBB
(high) |
$97.87 | $9,786.85 | $101.41 | $10,140.60 | 3.58% | $325.00 |
| $10,000 | Bell Canada 2.00% Bond, Matures: 01-Oct-2021 |
BBB
(high) |
$99.52 | $9,952.40 | $97.23 | $9,722.70 | 2.01% | $200.00 |
| $12,000 | Empire Life Insurance
2.87% Bond, Matures: 31-May-2023 |
A
(low) |
$100.14 |
$12,016.80 | $100.13 | $12,015.24 | 2.87% | $344.40 |
| $10,000 | Telus Corp.
3.35% Bond. Matures: 01-April-2024 |
BBB
(high) |
$97.48 | $9,748.14 | $101.16 | $10,115.60 | 3.67% | $335.00 |
| Bonds & GIC Totals: | $56,050.29 | $56,808.81 | 3.11% | $1,743.36 |
Preferred Shares
| # of Shares |
Investment Description | Credit Rating |
Average Cost |
Book Value |
Current Price |
Market Value |
Dividend Yield* |
Est. Annual Income |
| (Dividends) | ||||||||
| 210
|
IGM Financial Inc. 5.90%, Preferred (IGM.PR.B)Perpetual Shares |
Pfd-2(high)
|
$24.10 | $5,061.00 | $25.35 | $5,323.50 | 6.12% | $309.75 |
| 250
|
George Weston Ltd.
5.20%, Preferred (WN.PR.D) Perpetual Shares |
Pfd-3 | $20.69 | $5,172.50 | $24.20 | $6,050.00 | 6.28% | $325.00 |
| 265
|
Canadian Utilities Ltd.
5.25%, Preferred (CU.PR.G) Perpetual Shares |
Pfd-2(high) | $23.75 | $6,293.75 | $21.42 | $5,676.30 | 4.74% | $298.12 |
| 240 | Westcoast Energy
5.20% Preferred (W.PR.M) Fixed Minimum Rate-Reset Shares |
Pfd-2(low) | $25.00 | $6,000.00 | $25.83 | $6,199.20 | 5.20% | $312.00 |
| 210 | Power Corp.
4.60%, Preferred (POW.PR.G) Perpetual Shares |
Pfd-2 | $24.73 | $5,193.30 | $25.15 | $5,281.50 | 5.66% | $294.00 |
| Preferred Share Totals: | $27,720.55 | $28,530.50 | 5.55% | $1,538.87 |
Growth Investments
| # of
Shares |
Description |
Trading
Symbol |
Average
Cost |
Book
Value: |
Current
Price |
Current
Value |
Dividend
Yield* |
Est. Annual
Income |
|
| FINANCIAL SECTOR: | (Dividends) | ||||||||
| 34 | Bank of Montreal | BMO | $63.19 | $2,148.46 | $97.32 | $3,308.88 | 5.89% | $126.48 | |
| 81 | Power Financial Corp. | PWF | $29.30 | $2,373.30 | $32.26 | $2,613.06 | 5.87% | $139.32 | |
| 91 | Great-West Lifeco Inc. | GWO | $25.45 | $2,315.95 | $32.88 | $2,992.08 | 6.11% | $141.60 | |
| $6,837.71 | $8,914.02 | ||||||||
| INDUSTRIAL SECTOR: |
|||||||||
| 83 | General Electric Company | GE:US | $39.09 | $3,244.28 | $17.38 | $1,442.63 | 1.58% | $51.37 | |
| COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR: | |||||||||
| 54 | BCE Inc. | BCE | $31.36 | $1,693.44 | $55.44 | $2,993.76 | 9.63% | $163.08 | |
| 99 | Shaw Communications | SJR.B | $19.67 | $1,947.33 | $24.82 | $2,457.18 | 6.02% | $117.32 | |
| $3,640.77 | $5,450.94 | ||||||||
| PIPELINE SECTOR: | |||||||||
| 53 | TransCanada Corp. | TRP | $37.93 | $2,010.29 | $53.28 | $2,823.84 | 7.28% | $146.28 | |
| 53 | Enbridge Inc. | ENB | $24.93 | $1,321.29 | $40.52 | $2,147.56 | 10.77% | $142.25 | |
| $3,331.58 | $4,971.40 | ||||||||
| RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR: | |||||||||
| 175 | TransAlta Renewables Inc. | RNW | $14.70 | $2,572.50 | $11.85 | $2,073.75 | 6.39% | $164.49 | |
| CONSUMER STAPLES SECTOR: | |||||||||
| 35 | George Weston Ltd. | WN | $75.59 | $2,645.65 | $103.72 | $3,630.20 | 2.41% | $63.70 | |
| 28 | Procter & Gamble | PG:US | $115.70 | $3,239.55 | $102.22 | $2,862.26 | 3.07% | $99.59 | |
| $5,885.20 | $6,492.46 | ||||||||
| HEALTHCARE SECTOR: | |||||||||
| 21 | Johnson & Johnson | JNJ:US | $151.56 | $3,182.84 | $165.24 | $3,469.97 | 2.86% | $90.98 | |
| TECHNOLOGY SECTOR: | |||||||||
| 73 | Open Text Corporation | OTEX | $43.86 | $3,201.78 | $44.82 | $3,271.86 | 1.55% | $49.70 | |
| INVERSE ETFs/SHORT POSITIONS: | |||||||||
| 500 | BetaPro S&P/TSX 60 Inverse ETF | HIX | $6.62 | $3,310.00 | $6.44 | $3,220.00 | 0.00% | $0.00 | |
| 60 | BetaPro S&P 500 Inverse ETF | HIU | $29.39 | $1,763.40 | $28.46 | $1,707.60 | 0.00% | $0.00 | |
| $5,073.40 | $4,927.60 | ||||||||
| Common Share Totals: | $36,970.06 | $41,014.63 | 4.05% | $1,496.15 | |||||
| Balanced Portfolio Totals: | $129,529.57 | $135,142.62 | 3.69% | $4,778.38 | |||||
Bond pricing = The “Bid” price on the last day in the quarter. Data provided by CBID™ fixed income marketplace.
Preferred, Common & ETF share pricing = closing trade on the date shown. Data provided by Google Finance.
All U.S. investments & dividends are displayed in Canadian dollars. Bank of Canada exchange rate US$1.00 = Cdn$1.2894
*Yield calculation is based on the portfolio’s purchase cost. We are only interested in what the portfolio earns from its investment, not the yield based on the current market price.