November 2010 Trading

November represented a bit of a down month.  No sales and only a few dividends collected.  However the slight downturn presented a few buying opportunities.  In most cases, I bought into a stock I already held, but I also bought into one new stock.  Despite this, I'm still only 64% invested.

Current holdings and unrealized gains/losses are as follows.

• Exxon Mobil Corporation - Up 4.0% (-0.6 in Oct, -7.6% in Sept, -11.6% in Aug, -10.7 in July and -14.7 in June).  Up near my sell price immediately before going ex-div, but dropped after.
• Exelon Corporation - Down 9.7% (-9.3% in Oct, -5.4% in Sept, -9.6% in Aug, -7.1 in July and -15.7 in June).  Bought additional shares.
• FirstEnergy Corp. - Down 4.8% (-2.7% in Oct, +1.8% in Sept, -3.5% in Aug, -0.4 in July and -6.9 in June).  Bought additional shares. 
• TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. - Up 4.1% (+21.9% in Oct, -12.1% in Sept, -30.7% in Aug, -26.4 in July and -31.5 in June). 
• Harsco Corporation - Up 3.5% (-0.3% in Oct, +5.7 in Sept, -14.3% in Aug, -10.0 in July and -8.7 in June).
• EnCana Corporation (USA) - Up 0.3% (+2.2% in Oct, +9.4% in Sept, -0.6% in Aug).
• Lockheed Martin Corporation - Down 1.7% (+2.0% in Oct, +2.0 in Sept, -1.3% in Aug).  Bought additional shares.
• National Grid plc (ADR) - Down 1.4%% (+6.4% in Oct, -4.2% in Sept, -5.5% in Aug, -9.0 in July and -17.4 in June).
• Kellog Company - Even (+2.0% in Oct).
• ConAgra Foods, Inc - Up 1.8% - New acquisition.

The following dividends were collected and I'm expecting dividends from 5 companies in December:

• Harsco Corporation
• Universal Corporation - I just got in under the ex-div wire.