Trades

This week, five of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top 10: FMCB, GRC, PPG, SJW, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	2,901.29
GRC	2,341.18
PPG	2,403.50
SJW	2,510.34
TGT	2,785.50

There are no balance restrictions this week. The lowest amount above belongs to GRC and it last traded at $38.38. Therefore, in order to invest a minimum of $250 in GRC, I need to purchase 7 shares on Monday.  See the 2024-09-07 post for a glimpse into GRC’s long-term performance. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

This week, five of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top 10: FMCB, GRC, PPG, SJW, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	2,881.50
GRC	2,050.92
PPG	2,412.62
SJW	2,564.52
TGT	2,724.48

Due in some small part to its own upward movement over the past week, VZ has become overweighted. Therefore, it is the only stock ineligible for additional investment. There is no sector imbalance at this time. The VZ restriction does not affect us as it did not make the Top Ten. The lowest amount above belongs to GRC and it last traded at $37.98. Therefore, in order to invest a minimum of $250 in GRC, I need to purchase 7 shares on Monday.  See the 2024-09-07 post for the shallowest of deep dives into GRC’s long-term performance. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

This week, five of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top 10: FMCB, GRC, PPG, SJW, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	2,880.30
GRC	1,631.62
PPG	2,370.82
SJW	2,533.13
TGT	2,723.04

While there is no position-specific overweighting in the portfolio, there is an overweighting associated with the top 10 most heavily weighted sectors. This is an awkward way of saying Industrials are underweight and is the only sector eligible for additional investment at this time. However, since the lowest amount above belongs to GRC, which is the one industrial stock in the portfolio, the sector restriction does not affect this week’s investment. GRC last traded at $35.47. Therefore, in order to invest a minimum of $250 in GRC, I need to purchase 8 shares on Monday.  Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

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Dividend King of the Week [GRC][3]Read More »

This week, five of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top 10: FMCB, PPG, SJW, TGT, and VZ.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	2,880.00
PPG	2,464.87
SJW	2,536.57
TGT	2,457.92
VZ	7,395.06

There are no restrictions on this week’s investment. The lowest amount belongs to TGT which last traded at $153.62. Therefore, in order to invest a minimum of $250 in TGT, I need to purchase 2 shares on Tuesday (the markets are closed on Monday in recognition of Labor Day).  Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

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Dividend King of the Week [TGT][5]Read More »

In addition to the usual $250+ weekly investment, there is over $250 ($282.09 to be exact) of uninvested income in the account and one lucky position will be the recipient of all that cold, hard cash. This week, four of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: FMCB, PPG, SJW, and VZ.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	2,877.00
PPG	2,325.60
SJW	2,020.28
VZ	7,187.97

The lowest amount belongs to SJW which last traded at $58.28. I will acquire 9 shares of SJW on Monday. See my post on 2024-07-27 for a slightly deeper dive into SJW’s historical performance. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

Royal Dividends has closed out its position in TDS. How did it go?

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Closed Position Performance [TDS]Read More »

This is the third post of the weekend, and it concludes a very simple sequence of trades to be made when the market opens on Monday:

1. Place a market order to sell the remaining 45 shares of TDS. At approximately $20.52 per share, the proceeds from this sale plus those from the assignment on the three covered calls with a strike price of $20.00 should produce approximately $6,923.40 in cash.
2. Place a market order to purchase 177 shares of VZ. At approximately $40.61 per share, this should use up the available cash from #1 in addition to the usual $250+ weekly investment.
3. Place a Limit Order GTC Selling to Open 1 December 20, 2024 $45.00 Call Option [Symbol: VZ241220C45] for a credit of $0.35 per share.

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Selling a Covered Call [VZ]Read More »

This week, five of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top 10: FMCB, MDT, PPG, SJW, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	2,877.00
MDT	2,030.40
PPG	2,325.60
SJW	2,020.28
TGT	2,304.64

But guess what? None of the above matters because it is time to add a new position to the Portfolio for the Ages!

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Dividend Stock of the Week [VZ]Read More »

As discussed in my post on 2024-05-30, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) announced that its board of directors unanimously approved the sale of UScellular’s [USM] wireless operations and approximately 30% of its spectrum assets to T-Mobile [TMUS] for $4.4 billion. TDS will be a much smaller company when the sale is finalized and in anticipation of that day, TDS also announced a massive cut to their dividend.

The dividend reduction marked the end of its short reign as a Dividend King, and it is disqualified from inclusion in the Royal Dividends Empire. Had I not had three covered calls on TDS, I would have exited the position shortly after that announcement.

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Closing a Position [TDS]Read More »

This week, five of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top 10: FMCB, MDT, PPG, SJW, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	2,880.75
MDT	1,968.96
PPG	2,265.56
SJW	1,962.48
TGT	1,897.00

The lowest amount belongs to TGT which last traded at $135.50. Therefore, in order to invest a minimum of $250 in TGT, I need to purchase 2 shares on Monday.  See the post on 2024-06-24 for a closer look at TGT’s historical performance. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.