It was the best of months....
........it was the worst of months.
September was the single highest revenue month that I've experienced to date. I had the single largest percentage gain on a stock (85%!) and the largest revenue associated with dividends in a month.
September was a horrible month for the market, my unrealized losses have approached, but not surpassed the absolute and percentage highs experienced in September. And given the fact that I've been nearly 100% invested (95% at month end), I' was limited in my ability to use my remaining cash to buy in at the low prices.
Sale this month:
- Harleysville Group Inc. - 85% gain! I bought into this stock in a small ways about 6 months ago. At the time, I expressed concern that I was putting too much money into small caps, so I did not double-down as the stock price dropped after my initial buy-in. Although my holding was small, I was very happy to hear the buyout rumors, then the actual announcement of a buyout tender from Nationwide at a very lucrative price. As I noted above, this pushed my realized gain above the previous monthly high.
Current holdings and unrealized gains/losses are as follows. Another challenging month with lots of ground to make up. Several stocks poked their head above water during the course of the month, but most sank again just as quickly.
The following dividends were collected. Best dividend month to date.
- Entergy Corporation
- Intel Corporation
- Harte-Hanks, Inc.
- Exelon Corporation
- Life Partners Holding, Inc
- Harris, Corporation
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Harleysville Group Inc.
- iShares S&P 500 Index Fund
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