Portfolio Update 30 April 2018

Global equity market seemed to shrug off the bad news in previous month (Sino-US looming trade war, Middle East crisis, interest rate hike etc.). The positive turn of the relationship between the two Korean governments, and the good corporate earning news push the market upwards.

Good economic data boosted investors' sentiment in Singapore. STI performed very well in the month of April. As at today, STI rose 185.96 points, or 5.42% compared to last month. Unfortunately, my portfolio did not perform as well. Its value only rose 2.48% for the month.

I sold off the Xinhua Port shares obtained from Pan U spin-off. I also received some shares from Global Investment Limited through scrip dividend scheme. No other trade was done.

Total dividend received this month was S$9,918, about 60% from shares and 40% from UT. Dividend from M1 boosted dividend income in April.

Below are my top 30 share holdings as at 30 April 2018.

1.         ComfortDelGro

2.         M1

3.         DBS

4.         OCBC Bank

5.         SPH

6.         Ausnet Services

7.         Metro

8.         CapitaComm Tr

9.         ST Engineering

10.     Kep Inf Tr fKa CIT

11.     Frasers Comm Tr

12.     Keppel Corp

13.     SATS

14.     SGX

15.     CapitaLand

16.     SingTel

17.     AIMSAMP Cap Reit

18.     Sembcorp Ind

19.     Sing Inv & Fin

20.     Global Inv

21.     Mapletree Log Tr

22.     Tai Sin Electric

23.     Cache Log Trust

24.     United Engineers

25.     Nikko AM STI ETF 100

26.     Ascendas Reit

27.     Nam Lee Metal

28.     Starhub

29.     OUE

30.     LeeMetal

Portfolio Update 29 March 2018

Earlier in March, US president announced that US will impose additional tax on goods from China and some other countries. China's retaliated with with additional tax on US import, should US goes ahead with the planned action. A trade war between the two economic Giants is looming. So when two elephants fight, the ants suffer. Global stock market, led by US stock market sent the signal of discomfort- drops!

STI lost 89.97 points in the month of March, or 2.56%. My portfolio suffers losses too but to a lesser extend. Its value dropped 1.59% in the same month, without taking the dividend received into account. No trade was done in March.

Total passive income received in March was S$6,482, half from shares and half from UT.  This month, my dividend income (passive income) hits an important milestone. I have started recording my dividend income from 2004. With the dividend declared (some will be paid only in May and June this year), the total dividend income recorded will hit the magical 1 million mark!. Without taking the capital gain into consideration, this means that I have made a million dollars from investment! Of course I most of this dividend has been re-invested to grow the portfolio size.

Below is my top 30 holdings as at 29 March 2018.

1.         ComfortDelGro

2.         M1

3.         DBS

4.         OCBC Bank

5.         SPH

6.         Ausnet Services

7.         Metro

8.         CapitaComm Tr

9.         ST Engineering

10.     Kep Inf Tr fKa CIT

11.     Frasers Comm Tr

12.     Keppel Corp

13.     Sembcorp Ind

14.     SGX

15.     SATS

16.     CapitaLand

17.     AIMSAMP Cap Reit

18.     SingTel

19.     Sing Inv & Fin

20.     Global Inv

21.     Tai Sin Electric

22.     Cache Log Trust

23.     Lippo Malls Tr

24.     Mapletree Log Tr

25.     Ascendas Reit

26.     United Engineers

27.     Nam Lee Metal

28.     Nikko AM STI ETF 100

29.     Starhub

30.     OUE