Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Ladbrokes Plc Rights Issue

The Club has decided to take up the Ladbrokes Plc Rights Issue open to shareholders with share in the company at the opening of Business on 09 October 2009.

For every 2 qualifying shares held, 1 new share can be applied for at 95p per share. 

Sunday, 18 October 2009

Stop loss counter measure against market freefall.

Following the Club meeting at the Ye Olde Mitre Inn on Thursday 15 Oct, the members have agreed to set a portfolio stop loss level on the FTSE100 of 4900.

If during the period between 15 Oct 2009, and the next club meeting the FTSE100 drops below 4900, the portfolio will be liquidated as a counter measure against the potential of a market freefall predicted by some commentators.

Sunday, 11 October 2009

Mitre Investments Club - The Formula

I mentioned in my first post the formula used by the club in selecting shares.  Below, I paraphrase the formula from the Club's Partnership Agreement.

On a predetermined day of each year [5 April].  All Mitre Investments assets will be reinvested, in equal currency amounts, in the top 10 high dividend yield [dividend / share price * 100] companies,  in the FT 30 index.
 

When the cash holdings reaches a predetermined level following the payment of month subscriptions or the receipt of dividends, it shall be invested in the lowest value stock holding .

Bide time patiently and one year later, repeat the process.

The club have made 2 exceptions from the rule above in  Royal Bank of Scotland Plc and Lloyds TSB Group Plc.  The club decided to hold these shares when they fell out of the top 10 in April 2009.

The current portfolio [with the div yield as of 29 March 09] is as follows.

BT - 20.1, Man Group - 16.0, BP - 9.0, Tate and Lyle - 8.9, M&S - 8.5, Ladbrooks - 7.5,  3i - 6.6, GKN - 6.6, Vodafone - 6.5 and National Grid 6.4.

So, If the share club had assets of £100, it would buy £10 worth [less dealing costs] of each of the 10 shares selected by the formula.

At the end of the year all shares not in the formula any more are sold, and the assets are again distributed evenly across all 10.