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Responsible Investor Portfolio Weekly Update, November 7th, 2020 | $TCEHY $NEM $BK $SYF $CLIX $GRUB $PCG $LVMUY $LRLCY $PEUGF $IMPJY $TERRF $DSV.CO $DANSKE.CO $BRK $UMC $JD $GOOG $ADSK $BYDDF

The US presidential election dominated the news cycles this week and still does. The global stock markets have welcomed the results that have been made available thus far and delivered a massive rally which offset last week´s steep decline. As the US get closer to finding out who their 46th president will be, there will soon be one less uncertainty to factor in the risk for.

Another piece of news which provided further tailwind to the US stock markets is the unemployment report that was published on Thursday and exceeded expectations highlighting the unemployment rate drop below 7%. The continuous outpour of increasing Covid-19 cases has been completely obfuscated by the US presidential election this week but this may change in the coming days as attention returns to coping with the pandemic.

The Stoxx index was up 5.4%, the Danish stock market grew by 6.4% and the Italian FTSEMIB closed with a 7.4% weekly gain. In the US the Nasdaq was up 8.9%, the S&P500 gained 7.3% and the Dow finished 6.8% higher. Our Responsible Investor portfolio was up 6.9%, broadly in line with the global markets. Three of our positions gained more than 10%, one of them is our recent buy, Chinese e-commerce stock $JD which finished 13.5% higher this week. On the currency front, the USD weakened relative to the EUR. This also bumped up gold as well as our mining stock $NEM.

The earnings season continues as companies keep beating estimates and guiding higher, on average. $DANSKE.CO reported earnings this week and benefitted from an upgrade by Morgan Stanley who increased their TP to 101kr per share while the stock is currently priced at 90kr. $BRK´s earnings are due today. Next week two of our Italian stocks will report earnings, $TRN.MI and $RWAY.MI.

Quarterly dividends are due for payment this week for two of our financial stocks, namely $SYF and $BK. We report on both capital appreciation and dividend yield so as to track total return for our positions.

The table below summarises the portfolio performance since inception.

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Responsible Investor Portfolio Weekly Update, October 31st, 2020 | $TCEHY $NEM $BK $SYF $CLIX $GRUB $PCG $LVMUY $LRLCY $PEUGF $WBD.MI $DSV.CO $DANSKE.CO $BRK $UMC $JD $GOOG $ADSK $BYDDF

It was a horrible week for the stock markets, the worst since March actually, with most indices suffering from more than 5% losses. The main concern continues to be the second wave of the pandemic which is inducing several governments to impose new lockdowns, however ‘soft’. The upcoming US presidential election is another cause of uncertainty as demonstrated by increased volatility levels: even though this coming Tuesday is election day, considering that many votes have been cast by mail, it is likely that the winner won’t be known until week after next or even beyond that. There is an unmissable Netflix special on US voting rights which is free to watch on Youtube.

Going back to last week, out of the markets we watch more closely, only Denmark had a more muted response and was only down 3.1% while the Stoxx was 5.4% lower and the Italian FTSEMIB suffered a 6.6% loss. In the US the Nasdaq was down 5.4%, the S&P500 5.6% and the Dow 6.4%. Here is an interesting video with a summary of the technical analysis for the US stock market: while valuation is the main ingredient in investing, momentum should not be ignored. Our Responsible Investor portfolio was down 3.9% which means that we have beat the market by 2%. Yesterday was the last trading day of October, which finished lower for most indices.

It was a big week for Q3 earnings with tech giants like $AMZN, $FB, $AAPL and $GOOG reporting on Thursday. Amazon had by far the most impressive top and bottom line numbers, while Apple somewhat disappointed. $TWTR dropped 21% the day after their earnings report came out: looks like an overreaction to me but I would not touch it until one of the two US president candidates concedes.

$NEM beat earnings doubling their profit yoy for what was their best quarter ever: the stock has had a good week compared to the various indices as investors turned to gold and I still consider it grossly undervalued based on the earnings growth projections.

$GRUB smashed their earnings on Wednesday. Their sales were up 54% yoy but the stock was down last week and followed the mainstream trend. The stock is poised for more growth based on estimates but it will be important to see whether momentum will be on its side too otherwise we will lock in our profits, pull the plug and put our money to work elsewhere.

$PCG missed on the bottom line while they matched revenue expectations: I will review our position and send an alert if I feel we need to act on our position. Finally $DSV.CO reported an earnings beat and finished the week with a 0.3% gain; they have also guided higher in terms of EBIT margin. Next week $DANSKE.CO and $BRK will report earnings.

We have made two buys on Thursday: $UMC, our first semiconductor play and $JD, a Chinese consumer mega-cap stock. I think they have a long way to go given their current a projected valuations but only time will tell!

The table below summarises the portfolio performance since inception.

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Responsible Investor Portfolio Update, July 25th, 2020 | $TCEHY $NEM $BK $SYF $GILD $GRUB $SQQQ $SCO $PCG $LVMUY $LRLCY

I was on holidays for the last two weeks and while I took a break from the weekly blog, I kept an eye on the markets and even sent three buy alerts over this period. So much has happened within the span of a fortnight, from the worsening of the pandemic in the US, to the diplomatic tension between the US and China and the start of the earnings season. While the first two may offer an excuse for a correction, all eyes are on earnings which will be the reality check for this frothy market.

Two months have passed since the inception of the Responsible Investor Portfolio and we are still in the black with a total return of 1.9% (excluding dividends) whereas the market is up 1.3% (0.6% market beat).

The majority of our 18 portfolio positions are traded in European currencies whereas 43% is in USD. Over the last two weeks the USD has lost 4.4% vs the Euro and this impacts on our portfolio on which I report in USD.

We initiated a position in Tencent the week before last and also one in the Italian contractor WeBuild (previously trading as Salini). Following the approval of the EU Recovery Fund and a positive technical signal, I also sent a buy alert for an ETF which reproduces the price of a selection of European dividend stocks and is traded on the Italian stock market, EUDV.MI.

The table below summarises the portfolio performance since inception.

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Four more winners, $TWTR and..

In a mixed week for the US stock market, ended on April 24th, we have made four more successful trades:

$TWTR +4.1%

$SYF +3.5%

$VLO +2.0%

$LH +2%

For some of these companies, under normal market conditions, I would continue to hold, rather than sell to lock in a small profit, however these are no normal conditions ! There is so much complacency right now and the market seem to price in not only the Fed interventions but the possibility that, if things get worse, the buying could extend to securities also.

Having said that I remain only 50% invested in my eToro portfolio so that a sudden market drop would not hurt as much and would give me enough fuel to enter more long positions after it stabilises again.

We have also initiated the following long positions last week:

$SQQQ this is a hedge for the reasons above

$PTON this is to attempt a ride on a popular stock

..plus another one which you are welcome to check out in my eToro portfolio.

The earnings season is in full swing: enjoy and invest responsibly !

 

Featured stock of the month: #Verizon $VZ

Verizon (ticker: $VZ ) has been a great investment for me so far, I have owned it for about 2 years now. It is one of the value stocks which offers both a solid dividend (>4%) and capital appreciation.

It is considered a 5G play and its deal with $DIS related to Disney+ has helped it soar.

Verizon is a mega cap, with a market value of 240B $. It currently trades at 58.13$ and it was trading at about 48$ when I bought it. This means a 20+% capital appreciation which outperformed the SP500 by 15 percentage points over the same period. And then you have to add the dividend, which was about 5% at the start of my investment and is now 4.28%. American stocks typically pay dividends out on a quarterly basis which gives you the option of re-investing more frequently than, say, most European stocks which pay a dividend on a yearly basis.

In terms of valuation, the stock is actually quite pricey at the moment and the projected total return over the next 5 years, including dividend, is of 41%. There are plenty of better valued stocks out there which offer a greater growth potential (even >100%), like $AMZN and $TSLA, but you probably want to combine more aggressive plays with other less volatile investments in order to stabilise your portfolio. In 2008, when the market was down 38.5%, Verizon was “only” down 21%. So far in 2020 Verizon is down 7% compared to a 15% fall of the SP500.

The stock has had a steep recover from the late March lows and is now trading above the 5 and the 50 moving average, with the 200 moving average within grasp.

VZ TA

It reports earnings for Q1 of 2020 on Friday the 24th of April. Consensus estimates are EPS of $1.22 and revenue of $32.37B.

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The much talked about #earnings of #Google and #Facebook in two great infographics | #ActiveInvesting

Featured stock of the week: #Accenture $ACN

Accenture ($ACN) provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services and is normally among the first companies reporting earnings at the beginning of each quarter: I find their earnings more interesting than those of Alcoa which have traditionally been considered as the start of the earnings period.

The company reported an earnings beat for Q3 on June 28th for both EPS and revenue. Guidance was reported as being in-line with expectations. Earnings misses are rare for $ACN and the company forecasts more top- and bottom-line growth in the quarters ahead.

The company is now up 8% YTD and has beaten the market over the years doubling its value over the last 5 years and tripling its value over the last 10 years. Despite these capital appreciation figures, it also yields a 1.6% dividend to its investors.

Here is a snapshot of their operations as of the first half of 2018:

Accenture is a global leader in the digital transformation and is also seen by some as a #blockchain play.