Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Loyal3 Buys, May 2016

Back-in-town Gremlin I've been improving my portfolio via Loyal3.  This portfolio keeps surprising, not only in how fast the dividends are growing, but also in how fast the account value is growing.  Loyal3 has allowed me to build several positions from the ground up a few dollars at a time, not a thousand at a time that I would otherwise with a traditional brokerage.  I am not always getting the best deal, but I usually am getting a decent one.  Using cost averaging and knowing I have a long time frame allows me to invest perhaps with more freedom than people who desire instant returns.  The account also features those with higher growth potential (often), but lower upfront yield.


Company
Ticker
$ Invested
Shares Purchased
Annual Income Added
Dunkin Brands
DNKN
$50
1.0551
$1.27
Hershey's
HSY
$50
1.0254
$2.39
Kraft-Heinz
KHC
$80
1.0179
$2.34
VF Corp.
VFC
$65
1.0123
$1.50
Walmart
WMT
$70
1.0687
$2.14
Totals
$360

$9.63

A total of $360 was put to work, a decrease of 15.2% from last month when I added $425.  It adds $9.63 of annual income to my 12-month forward outlook.  A solid bang for my buck in terms of annual forward dividends.  In terms of valuations, WMT or KHC are the best value, pending on metrics and viewpoints.


Over the next few months the plan is to ramp down the investments in Loyal3, or at least it was.  News has recently come out that YUM! will spin off its China segment into a separate company.  My goal at this moment is to rapidly build my YUM position to maximize the value of this.  If something does come up with another company I may also try to leverage a position there.  However, for the time being this is the goal.  Yes, I will be curbing my Loyal3 stuff over the summer, but what does go in will be all towards YUM.

Also I expect as the summer slow down happens, I will be able to post a few brewery reviews.  Of note, I will be adding a new one soon: New Belgium located in Ft. Collins, Colorado.  I recently had the pleasure of being out that way, and I really want to discuss that place.

- Gremlin
- Long DNKN, HSY, KHC, VFC, WMT, YUM

8 comments:

  1. Good buy Gremlin. I really like HSY. I don't own it yet, but it's on my watchlist.

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    1. IH,

      Thanks for the comment. I really like them too, I wish they'd come down in price for a hot minute so we can take advantage better.

      - Gremlin

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  2. I had a small stake in KHC,but now i feel its priced more,maybe i will take small chances on it,maybe i will also looking adding YUM in mu account,i did the same with KHC last year for the special dividend.

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  3. Desi,

    KHC is priced up, but I would argue it makes sense considering the changes. Both they and YUM are great moves considering both past and future.

    - Gremlin

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  4. Hey solid buys you have in loyal3. Yeah I heard about the YUM split in company operations as well. IT will be interesting for sure. Good luck and looking forward to the brewery review.

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    1. EL,

      Thanks for the comments. Yea YUM should be an interesting watch! I might even do 2, got a decent trip in recently and should be able to expound on 2 of the ones I saw. Both get solid marks!

      - Gremlin

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  5. I like most of your buys. VFC and KHC are my fav along with HSY though I do not hold that name. Like you, I look forward to seeing what will happen with YUM towards the end of this year. I have a few other spin offs to look forward to as well. Thanks for sharing your recent pick ups.

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    1. DH,

      Thanks for the comment! I appreciate that you like most, I hope they all are successful in the long run.

      - Gremlin

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