Conservative PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
Below are the mutual funds currently in the Conservative Powerfund Portfolio along with the target allocation percentage for each. If you are following this portfolio and you have, say, $50,000 to invest, and a given fund has a 10% target allocation, you would put $5,000 into that fund. You'll also find summary performance statistics showing how each individual fund, and the portfolio as a whole, has performed.
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HOLDING #1 - Global: ADDED 08/15/2013
Artisan Global Equity (ARTHX)
SHARES 341.303 | LATEST CLOSE 16.42 (-0.15) | Real $ $5,604.20 | Real $ % 5.92% |
| 1-DAY RET. -0.91% | 1-Mo. Ret. 0.24% | 3-Mo. Ret. 6.42% | 1-Yr. Ret. 5.82% | Held Ret. 16.2% |
IMPORTANT NOTE: This fund ain't cheap with a 1.50% expense ratio, but while assets are low it should continue to outperform.
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HOLDING #2 - High Yield Bond: ADDED 01/07/2016
Artisan High Income Fund (ARTFX)
| SHARES 591.318 | LATEST CLOSE 9.82 (0.00) | Real $ $5,806.74 | Real $ % 6.13% |
| 1-DAY RET. 0.00% | 1-Mo. Ret. 0.43% | 3-Mo. Ret. 5.49% | 1-Yr. Ret. NA | Held Ret. 12.32% |
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HOLDING #3 - Long/Short: ADDED 01/07/2016
ETRACS 1xMonthly Short Alerian MLP (MLPS)
| SHARES 214.000 | LATEST CLOSE 12.01 (0.00) | Real $ $2,570.14 | Real $ % 2.71% |
| 1-DAY RET. 0.00% | 1-Mo. Ret. -1.6% | 3-Mo. Ret. -7.83% | 1-Yr. Ret. NA | Held Ret. -25.45% |
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HOLDING #4 - Large Cap Value: ADDED 01/07/2016
Homestead Value (HOVLX)
| SHARES 118.082 | LATEST CLOSE 48.93 (-0.45) | Real $ $5,777.75 | Real $ % 6.1% |
| 1-DAY RET. -0.91% | 1-Mo. Ret. -1.45% | 3-Mo. Ret. 4.89% | 1-Yr. Ret. NA | Held Ret. 11.75% |
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HOLDING #5 - Alternative: ADDED 01/07/2016
iShares Mortgage REIT (REM)
| SHARES 475.476 | LATEST CLOSE 10.55 (-0.28) | Real $ $5,016.27 | Real $ % 5.3% |
| 1-DAY RET. -2.59% | 1-Mo. Ret. -1.03% | 3-Mo. Ret. 4.66% | 1-Yr. Ret. NA | Held Ret. 16.36% |
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HOLDING #6 - Foreign Bond: ADDED 03/16/2015
SPDR Barclays Intl. Treasury (BWX)
| SHARES 335.000 | LATEST CLOSE 57.9 (+0.22) | Real $ $19,396.50 | Real $ % 20.49% |
| 1-DAY RET. 0.38% | 1-Mo. Ret. 0.52% | 3-Mo. Ret. 1.67% | 1-Yr. Ret. 11.37% | Held Ret. 11.45% |
IMPORTANT NOTE: We are intentionally adding foreign currency risk here; do not consider a high-yield (low credit grade), a dollar-hedged foreign, or an emerging markets bond fund if BWX isn't available to you. BWX is pricey for an index fund (0.50%) but is NTF at TD Ameritrade and trades with more volume than iShares International Treasury Bond (IGOV), the closest cheaper (.35%) alternative. Investors buying larger positions ($25k+) should consider (IGOV) with a limit order. Non-ETF alternative: American Century International Bond (BEGBX) - NTF and 0.80% expense ratio.
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HOLDING #7 - Europe: ADDED 06/30/2010
Vanguard European ETF (VGK)
| SHARES 149.083 | LATEST CLOSE 48.36 (-0.5) | Real $ $7,209.65 | Real $ % 7.62% |
| 1-DAY RET. -1.02% | 1-Mo. Ret. 0.05% | 3-Mo. Ret. 8.68% | 1-Yr. Ret. 2.41% | Held Ret. 55.58% |
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HOLDING #8 - Government Bond: ADDED 09/19/2011
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury (EDV)
| SHARES 36.740 | LATEST CLOSE 136.49 (+0.99) | Real $ $5,014.64 | Real $ % 5.3% |
| 1-DAY RET. 0.73% | 1-Mo. Ret. -1.69% | 3-Mo. Ret. -1.7% | 1-Yr. Ret. 22.21% | Held Ret. 54.76% |
IMPORTANT NOTE: The longest duration and lowest credit risk fund you can buy because it is made up of zero-coupon government debt. This fund is here primarily because in a bad recession, one in which interest rates plummet and defaults rise (and stocks fall), EDV can go up 50% or more, and yet is a viable low-cost longer-term holding.
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HOLDING #9 - Government Bond: ADDED 09/19/2011
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index ETF (BLV)
| SHARES 199.722 | LATEST CLOSE 98.52 (+0.3) | Real $ $19,676.61 | Real $ % 20.78% |
| 1-DAY RET. 0.31% | 1-Mo. Ret. -0.28% | 3-Mo. Ret. 0.94% | 1-Yr. Ret. 15.87% | Held Ret. 38.61% |
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HOLDING #10 - Mortgage Bond: ADDED 09/26/2014
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities (VMBS)
| SHARES 230.415 | LATEST CLOSE 53.93 (+0.03) | Real $ $12,426.28 | Real $ % 13.13% |
| 1-DAY RET. 0.06% | 1-Mo. Ret. 0.41% | 3-Mo. Ret. 0.55% | 1-Yr. Ret. 3.72% | Held Ret. 6.93% |
IMPORTANT NOTE: This fund is also available as a super cheap (0.12% expense ratio - just like the ETF) admiral class open-end fund: Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund Admiral Shares (VMBSX), with a $10k minimum. For those that can make the $50k minimum, Vanguard GNMA Fund Admiral Shares (VFIJX) is a slightly more volatile (higher duration/higher yield) choice. Vanguard GNMA Fund Investor Shares (VFIIX) is a good $3k minimum alternative.
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HOLDING #11 - Utilities: ADDED 01/07/2016
Vanguard Utilities (VPU)
| SHARES 55.787 | LATEST CLOSE 110.85 (-0.23) | Real $ $6,183.99 | Real $ % 6.53% |
| 1-DAY RET. -0.21% | 1-Mo. Ret. 3.36% | 3-Mo. Ret. -0.78% | 1-Yr. Ret. NA | Held Ret. 20.32% |
Portfolio Performance Totals:
| 1-DAY -0.16% | 1-Mo. 0.08% | 3-Mo. 2.08% | 1-Yr. 10.54% | 3-Yr. 21.4% | 5-Yr. 46.56% | 10-Yr. 88.3% | INCEPT. 168.36% |
TOTAL PORTFOLIO VALUE: $94,676.40*
Portfolio inception date 03/31/2002.
Data on this page as of 09/26/2016.
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