This week I want to leave the market meltdown to one side and focus on the latest developments in my rules-based Stock in Focus (SIF) portfolio. I’ll also consider another new buy – 8% yielding FTSE 100 stock British American Tobacco.
Before that, I want to look at how SIF has performed versus the market in recent weeks. I also want to consider how the portfolio’s cash balance is influencing my returns.
Beating the market (so far)
SIF has obviously suffered badly in this market crash. But I’m happy to report that based on its performance since inception in April 2016, SIF is still in positive territory. In contrast, the portfolio’s FTSE All Share benchmark has fallen deep into the red over the same period:
(These figures are complete until 13/3 and don’t include Monday’s sell off)
Even after Monday’s sell-off, SIF is still up by around 5% excluding dividends since April 2016.
I’d like to claim all the credit for this market-beating performance. But in truth I don’t think it’s down to the stocks I own, so much as the stocks I don’t own.
In a market crash, an investor…
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