Trades

This week, five of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: BDX, GRC, PII, PPG, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
BDX	2,341.08
GRC	3,332.16
PII	2,291.31
PPG	3,064.32
TGT	2,795.60

The lowest amount belongs to PII. Unfortunately, there exists a sector imbalance and the only sector worthy of additional investment at this time is real estate. None of the companies above are in the real estate sector, and none appeared in the Top Ten. However, 30 of the 79 stocks in the Royal Dividends Empire met the criteria from which the Top Ten is skimmed. I had to expand all the way to a ‘Top 25’ to get the first real estate company and, lo and behold, it is NNN from our current portfolio. It last traded at $41.69 and I will acquire 6 shares on Monday. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

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This week, five of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: BDX, GRC, PII, QCOM, and SJW.

Ticker	Account Value
BDX	2,025.36
GRC	3,279.65
PII	2,194.29
QCOM	3,215.63
SJW	3,479.49

The lowest amount belongs to BDX which last traded at $168.78. Therefore, I will acquire 2 shares on Monday. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

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This week, 5 of the 19 portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: GRC, PII, PPG, SJW, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
GRC	3,152.38
PII	1,889.80
PPG	2,871.96
SJW	3,387.51
TGT	2,800.82

The lowest amount belongs to PII which last traded at $34.36. Therefore, I will acquire 8 shares of PII on Monday. See the 2025-04-12 post for a high-level look at their recent performance in the context of the last 16 years. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

This week, six of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: BDX, GRC, PII, PPG, SJW, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
BDX	1,788.39
GRC	2,978.83
PII	1,824.90
PPG	2,801.40
SJW	3,440.43
TGT	2,700.19

The lowest amount belongs to BDX which last traded at $198.71. Now, in addition to the usual $250+ of weekly investment, there is an additional $264.87 in uninvested income at my disposal. Therefore, I will acquire 3 shares (2 from the normal weekly installment and 1 extra, leaving some uninvested income on the table) of BDX on Monday. See the 2025-03-09 post for a high-level look at its recent performance in the context of the last 16 years. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

This week, 6 of the 19 portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: BDX, GRC, PII, PPG, SJW, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
BDX	1,816.02
GRC	2,974.38
PII	1,609.28
PPG	2,820.44
SJW	3,365.46
TGT	2,690.62

The lowest amount belongs to PII which last traded at $34.24. Therefore, I will acquire 8 shares of PII on Monday. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

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After a tariffic week, five of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: GRC, PPG, QCOM, SJW, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
GRC	2,899.62
PPG	2,776.20
QCOM	2,931.58
SJW	3,370.50
TGT	2,488.72

The lowest amount belongs to TGT which last traded at $95.72, a level first seen in August 2019 and last seen during the pandemic. I will acquire 3 shares of TGT on Monday morning. See the 2025-03-22 post for a slightly deeper dive into TGT’s recent performance. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

This week, six of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: FMCB, GRC, PPG, QCOM, SJW, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	3,980.00
GRC	3,143.48
PPG	3,008.32
QCOM	3,512.56
SJW	3,376.80
TGT	2,383.95

The lowest amount belongs to TGT which last traded at $103.65. I will acquire 3 shares of TGT on Monday morning. See the 2025-03-22 post for a slightly deeper dive into TGT’s recent performance. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

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

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	4,012.00
GRC	3,131.91
PPG	3,100.44
SJW	3,238.83
TGT	2,081.20

The lowest amount belongs to TGT which last traded at $104.06. I will acquire 3 shares of TGT on Monday morning. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

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This week, four of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: FMCB, GRC, PPG, and SJW.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	4,040.00
GRC	3,081.56
PPG	3,177.16
SJW	3,407.67

The lowest amount belongs to GRC which last traded at $37.58. Therefore, I will acquire 7 shares of GRC on Monday. See the 2025-03-01 post for a high-level look at GRC’s recent performance in the context of the last 16 years. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

VZ had climbed over our $42 strike price a couple of weeks ago and then went on a tear, reaching $47.36 only yesterday. Then, this morning at Deutsche Bank’s Media, Internet & Telecom Conference, Chief Revenue Officer Frank Boulben said Q1 subscriber growth will probably be “soft”. And down goes Frazier! Apparently, Frank’s comment was worth a 10% drop. I am taking advantage of today’s volatility by rolling the outstanding call up and out.

In the same, two-legged, GTC option order:

Buy to Close: (1) April 17, 2025 $42.00 Call Option [Symbol: VZ250417C42]

Sell to Open: (1) October 17, 2025 $44.00 Call Option [Symbol: VZ251017C44]

Limit Order Price:  Credit of $0.45 per share

I was lucky enough to get a $0.45 credit, but even $0.40 would be acceptable. After commissions, this resulted in $43.97. That’s a nice roll credit for lifting the strike price $2.00 higher and above the current price of $43.28.