Income Portfolio March 15, 2008:
I have not made any changes to the portfolio over the past few months due to the extreme volatility in the credit markets. The portfolio is designed to offer a variety of ideas for income rather than capital appreciation and tends to be positioned conservatively for that reason.
Bonds |
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Cost $ |
Market $ |
Total $ |
Yield % |
Prov ONT |
4.00%
Dec 30/08 |
100.32 |
100.02 |
20,004 |
4.04 |
Housing
Trust |
3.55%
Mar 15/09 |
100.66 |
99.42 |
19,884 |
4.04 |
G of CDA |
4.25%
Sep 24/09 |
101.80 |
100.90 |
20,180 |
3.73 |
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Preferred Shares |
Dividend
Per Share |
Cost $ |
Market $ |
Total $ |
Yield % |
W.PR.H |
1.38 |
26.71 |
23.96 |
11,980 |
5.68 |
PNG.PR.A |
1.69 |
26.26 |
26.50 |
13,250 |
6.38 |
BNS.PR.J |
1.31 |
26.90 |
25.00 |
12,500 |
5.27 |
ENB.PR.A |
1.38 |
25.05 |
25.47 |
12,735 |
5.45 |
CPD |
0.97 |
20.10 |
17.98 |
7,192 |
5.29 |
Trust Units
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AW.UN |
1.12 |
11.60 |
13.49 |
13,490 |
8.00 |
NPI.UN |
1.05 |
11.70 |
12.23 |
12,230 |
8.68 |
YLO.UN |
1.09 |
13.28 |
10.67 |
10,670 |
9.07 |
PIF.UN |
1.14 |
12.27 |
16.80 |
16,800 |
6.71 |
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Cash |
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|
63,893 |
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Total: |
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216,153 |
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234,808 |
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Original Cost: April 15, 2004: $200,663.00
Bond holdings:
Canadian Housing Trust 3.55% March 15, 2009, purchased April 15, 2005 at $100.66 to yield 3.40%
Government of Canada 4.25% September 24, 2009, 5.25 year bond issued by the Government of Canada. Original cost $101.80 to yield 3.91%
Preferred Shares:
Bank of Nova Scotia preferred series 12, straight preferred redeemable @$25.00 on October 29, 2013. original cost: $26.90 to yield 4.87%
PNG.PR.A: Pacific Northern Gas series A, straight preferred callable on 30 days notice @ $26.00. Original cost; $26.26 to yield 6.44%
ENB.PR.A: Enbridge preferred series A, straight preferred callable @ $25.00 on 30days notice. Original cost $25.05 to Yield: 5.49%
W.PR.H: WestCoast Energy preferred series 7, straight preferred redeemable on October 15, 2013 @ $25.00, original cost $26.71 to yield 5.17%
CPD: Claymore S&P/TSX CDN Preferred Share ETF: Holds 52 individual preferred shares with 63% of the issues from Banks and Insurance companies. MER 0.45%, Dividend yield 4.86%
Income Trust:
AW.UN: A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund. Units receive 3% of the revenue for A&W restaurants. Original cost $11.60 to Yield: 9.3%
NPI.UN: Northland Power Income Fund owns a cogeneration power plant at Iroquois Falls Ontario. Sell power to Ontario Hydro. Original cost $11.70 to Yield: 8.62%
YLO.UN: Yellow Pages Income Fund printing and publishing of Telephone directories across Canada. Original cost $13.28 to yield 8.21%
PIF.UN: Pembina Pipeline Income Fund operates an OIL & Gas pipeline transporting from Western Canada to Eastern markets. Original cost $12.27 to Yield: 8.56%.
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