Posted on May - 11 - 2012
Smith Manoeuvre Portfolio – May 2012
It’s been almost half a year since the last update (Dec 2011) with a bit of activity in the leveraged portfolio. We have added to a couple of our existing positions, and added a couple more new positions. With the TSX in negative territory year to date, its a tough time to write this report as everything is down! But despite the market volatility, I’m happy to report that several of our picks have increased their dividend in the first half half of 2012.
So which dividend paying companies increased their distributions thus far in the year? In my portfolio, I have Royal Bank, Scotia Bank, TransCanada Corp, TD Bank, Canadian Utilities, Rogers Communications, Pason Systems, Corus Entertainment, Thompson Reuters, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Canadian Oil Sands.
What did I buy over the past few months? I added to a couple of my existing holdings, namely, Pason Systems and Leons Furniture. New positions include Encana and Transcontinental which has already increased their dividend since purchasing.
My dividend watch list remains similar where I am looking to increase my position in BMO, TD, ENB, FCR and possibly add new positions in TMX Group (X), Bonterra Energy (BNE), Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Bell Aliant (BA) when their valuations become attractive.
The Smith Manoeuvre Portfolio as of May 14, 2012 (prior to open):
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