As of June 30 my portfolio has a value of $86,080 and consists of the following 43 positions.
This table is updated monthly.
| Company Name | Ticker | # of Shares | Cost Basis | Current Value | % of Portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. | ABBV | 40 | $2,464 | $2,898 | 3.36% |
| Accenture plc. | ACN | 15 | $1,823 | $1,870 | 2.17% |
| Analog Devices, Inc | ADI | 20 | $1,588 | $1,542 | 1.79% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | ADM | 40 | $1,768 | $1,673 | 1.94% |
| Amgen, Inc. | AMGN | 18 | $2,794 | $3,130 | 3.63% |
| BHP Billiton plc (ADR) | BBL | 45 | $1,511 | $1,432 | 1.66% |
| Bank of Novia Scotia | BNS | 40 | $1,974 | $2,412 | 2.79% |
| BP plc (ADR) | BP | 30 | $1,093 | $1,032 | 1.20% |
| Cardinal Health Inc. | CAH | 25 | $1,890 | $1,958 | 2.27% |
| Caterpillar Inc. | CAT | 30 | $2,436 | $3,226 | 3.74% |
| Care Capital Properties Inc. | CCP | 4 | $141 | $107 | 0.12% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | CSCO | 100 | $2,943 | $3,112 | 3.61% |
| Chatham Lodging Trust | CLDT | 100 | $2,054 | $2,006 | 2.32% |
| CVS Health Corporation | CVS | 50 | $4,282 | $4,017 | 4.65% |
| Delta Airlines Inc. | DAL | 50 | $2,421 | $2,692 | 3.12% |
| Diageo plc (ADR) | DEO | 10 | $1,028 | $1,191 | 1.38% |
| Equity Residential | EQR | 20 | $1,302 | $1,335 | 1.55% |
| Walt Disney Co. | DIS | 25 | $2,669 | $2,651 | 3.07% |
| Emerson Electric Co. | EMR | 50 | $2,493 | $2,959 | 3.43% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | GILD | 25 | $1,923 | $1,777 | 2.06% |
| Corning, Inc. | GLW | 40 | $920 | $1,213 | 1.41% |
| W. W. Grainger, Inc. | GWW | 5 | $980 | $907 | 1.05% |
| Hannon Armstrong S. I. C. Inc. | HASI | 50 | $1,002 | $1,140 | 1.32% |
| International Paper Co | IP | 30 | $1,502 | $1,704 | 1.97% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 12 | $1,210 | $1,600 | 1.85% |
| LaSalle Hotel Properties | LHO | 70 | $1,711 | $2,132 | 2.47% |
| Magna International Inc. | MGA | 50 | $2,110 | $2,322 | 2.69% |
| Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. | OHI | 100 | $3,294 | $3,334 | 3.86% |
| Qualcomm Inc. | QCOM | 50 | $2,680 | $2,758 | 3.20% |
| Rockwell Automation Inc. | ROK | 10 | $948 | $1,625 | 1.88% |
| Starbucks Corporation | SBUX | 50 | $3,002 | $2,902 | 3.36% |
| South32 Ltd. (ADR) | SOUHY | 10 | $83 | $104 | 0.12% |
| Stag Industrial Inc. | STAG | 50 | $1,047 | $1,365 | 1.58% |
| AT&T; Inc. | T | 50 | $1,944 | $1,897 | 2.20% |
| T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | TROW | 25 | $1,864 | $1,880 | 2.18% |
| The Travellers Companies Inc. | TRV | 15 | $1,855 | $1,895 | 2.20% |
| Unilever, Plc. | UL | 30 | $1,286 | $1,614 | 1.87% |
| United Technologies Co. | UTX | 10 | $1,028 | $1,226 | 1.42% |
| Ventas Inc. | VTR | 16 | $945 | $1,114 | 1.29% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | VZ | 50 | $2,650 | $2,229 | 2.58% |
| VF Corp. | VFC | 30 | $1,819 | $1,720 | 1.99% |
| Wells Fargo and Company | WFC | 35 | $1,882 | $1,955 | 2.26% |
| WP Carey Inc. | WPC | 70 | $4,421 | $4,658 | 5.40% |
Sector Diversification
In building my portfolio I aim for diversification - both in number of companies as well as in sectors. The chart below shows the current sector diversification of my portfolio.
Rolling the Snowball
The table below shows the portfolio value over time. The red line marks the share of reinvested dividends as part of the total portfolio value. Taking the analogy of ‘The Snowball’ - the dividends should eventually make up for the majority of the portfolio value.