nkp007 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Manage approximately $5 million in assets. Estimated: 30% AIG warrants 30% Bank of America common, warrants 30% Chesapeake Energy common 5% Jamba Juice 5% Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hellsten Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Top 5 holdings ~50%: AIG BAC SHLD BIT:F LUK The good, the bad, the ugly: BRK SD CHK MBI OSTK GS MUV2 BP MSFT MKL HOTR XCO I'm diworsified at the moment… Waiting for the right moment to optimize taxes and raise some cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharperDingaan Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 MTG, EFN, PD, 18% leverage +1 conv pref +1 new build in progress We include the leverage as a portfolio weighting, as we use it as a negative asset to offset the impact of big (for us) holdings of very low cost shares. We periodically run the leverage up to buy in the new positions; & repay it via ongoing hedging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackW0 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 % FFH 60 BAC 22 JNJ 5 INTC 4 BBRY 4 ESI-T 4 JUNK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikenhe Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 largest to smallest BAC LVLT C LUK SD AIG FFH MET JNJ FUR a few other small holdings and a 401k with some funds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkhet Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 From largest to smallest: GM B warrants AIG warrants + calls BAC calls Fiat common Small O&G company common Cash - about 12.5% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschembs Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Largest to smallest positions: Short CRM Long SODI Long AIRT Short WDAY Long INFU Long JCTCF Long Jan 40 TSLA puts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoch01 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Largest to smallest: Cash SRPT FIATY SHLD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hellsten Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Largest to smallest: Cash SRPT FIATY SHLD SRPT looks like a ten bagger in less than one year. Can I ask what the story is behind this stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilermaker75 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 BRK/B 25% WFC 5% BBT 1.5% GE 1.5% BAC 1% short puts 79% ____________ total 113% So I would be 13% on margin if put to on everything I am short. After today's expiration, that will come down to just over 1%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjstc Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 25% Cash All 10%+ BAC Common LUK FRFHF BDVSY LRE:XLON EXOR:MTAA 1-2% positions BDEV:XLON AIT Corp:XOSE MKL BMW Preferred:Frankfurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoch01 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Largest to smallest: Cash SRPT FIATY SHLD SRPT looks like a ten bagger in less than one year. Can I ask what the story is behind this stock? Caution: I am a layman and this is my first biotech stock ever. From what I can tell most biotechs are prime short candidates. I found this while looking for shorts because I thought the market might be getting hot - go figure. This could easily be an enormous "learning opportunity" for me. Boiled down: They have developed an "exon skipping" process to treat diseases. They are known for the experimental eteperlsin, which is a treatment for the horrific Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The disease is a death sentence; patients usually die before 30. Patients (boys) have a malfunctioning exon 51, and this results in their inability to produce dystrophin, which is essential for muscle performance. The drug partially restores the ability to produce dystrophin, resulting in a much milder form of muscular dystrophy (such as Becker's). The drug is in experimental stages, but so far the results have been stupendous. In this case the boys are not only stabilizing, but in some cases improving, which is unheard of with this disease. Researchers have confirmed improved levels of dystrophin with the boys taking the drug. Parents of treated children are posting encouraging testimonials on social media, and also meeting with the FDA to provide feedback. The company is considering applying for Accelerated Approval (http://tinyurl.com/l794qo) with the FDA, which could happen any day. There have been no serious side affects observed. Bears contend that the sample size of the test group is too small, but drugs have been approved previously with similarly small sample sizes. If eteperlsin gains approval, the company will have more good reason to apply the exon skipping process to other diseases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddballstocks Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 In no order, tracker positions and cash removed: ANCPA ANACOMP INC IND NEW CL A GAV:CH CARLO GAVAZZI HOLDING AG CHF15.00 (BR) B 9476:JP CHUOKEIZAI-SHA INC NPV CDU:PT CONDURIL-ENGENHARIA SA EUR5 7591:JP EXCEL CO LTD NPV FAVS FIRST AVIATION SVCS INC CL A NEW ALGEV:FR GEVELOT EUR35 GWOX GOODHEART WILLCOX INC STAL:FR INSTALLUX SA EUR16 KRK:NZ KIRKALDIE & STAINS NPV MA MASTERCARD INC CL A ALNEX:FR NEXEYA EUR0.50 6149:JP ODAWARA ENGINEERING CO NPV PREC:FR PRECIA NPV RBRG RANDALL BEARINGS INC REOP REO PLASTICS CORP SVIN SCHEID VINEYARDS INC CL A SHFK SCHUFF INTERNATIONAL INC 9932:JP SUGIMOTO & CO NPV TTHG TITANIUM HLDGS GROUP INC 3331:JP ZAKKAYA BULLDOG CO LTD NPV 6947:JP ZUKEN INC NPV BWLA BOWL AMER INC CL A HNFSB HANOVER FOODS CORP CDT CL B IVWIX IVA WORLDWIDE FUND CL I MPAD MICROPAC INDUSTRIES INC OPST OPT SCIENCES CORP COM PDRX PD-RX PHARMACEUTICAL INC RSKIA RISK GEORGE INDS INC CDT CL A SODI SOLITRON DEVICES INC COM PAR $0.01 SSY SUNLINK HEALTH SYS INC WEBK WELLESLEY BANCORP INC COM WEIN WEST END IND BANCSHARES INC FIRT FIRST BANCTRUST CORP NEW COM FRMO FRMO CORP COM NEW KOGL KOPP GLASS INC SPCO STEPHAN CO (FL) 53994158 AVALON CORRECTIONAL SVCS INC COM TENDERED FROM CUSIP 0534361 CNRD CONRAD INDUSTRIES INC FSBW FS BANCORP INC COM NSBC NORTH ST BANCORP SVCTF SENVEST CAPITAL INC COM NPV ISIN #CA81731L1094 SEDOL #279629 SFBC SOUND FINL BANCORP INC COM UCBA UNITED CMNTY BANCORP IND COM BOTJ BANK OF THE JAMES FINL GRP INC CZWI CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC PBCP POLONIA BANCORP INC MD WBB WESTBURY BANCORP INC WVFC WVS FINANCIAL CORP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyten1 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 damn! In no order, tracker positions and cash removed: ANCPA ANACOMP INC IND NEW CL A GAV:CH CARLO GAVAZZI HOLDING AG CHF15.00 (BR) B 9476:JP CHUOKEIZAI-SHA INC NPV CDU:PT CONDURIL-ENGENHARIA SA EUR5 7591:JP EXCEL CO LTD NPV FAVS FIRST AVIATION SVCS INC CL A NEW ALGEV:FR GEVELOT EUR35 GWOX GOODHEART WILLCOX INC STAL:FR INSTALLUX SA EUR16 KRK:NZ KIRKALDIE & STAINS NPV MA MASTERCARD INC CL A ALNEX:FR NEXEYA EUR0.50 6149:JP ODAWARA ENGINEERING CO NPV PREC:FR PRECIA NPV RBRG RANDALL BEARINGS INC REOP REO PLASTICS CORP SVIN SCHEID VINEYARDS INC CL A SHFK SCHUFF INTERNATIONAL INC 9932:JP SUGIMOTO & CO NPV TTHG TITANIUM HLDGS GROUP INC 3331:JP ZAKKAYA BULLDOG CO LTD NPV 6947:JP ZUKEN INC NPV BWLA BOWL AMER INC CL A HNFSB HANOVER FOODS CORP CDT CL B IVWIX IVA WORLDWIDE FUND CL I MPAD MICROPAC INDUSTRIES INC OPST OPT SCIENCES CORP COM PDRX PD-RX PHARMACEUTICAL INC RSKIA RISK GEORGE INDS INC CDT CL A SODI SOLITRON DEVICES INC COM PAR $0.01 SSY SUNLINK HEALTH SYS INC WEBK WELLESLEY BANCORP INC COM WEIN WEST END IND BANCSHARES INC FIRT FIRST BANCTRUST CORP NEW COM FRMO FRMO CORP COM NEW KOGL KOPP GLASS INC SPCO STEPHAN CO (FL) 53994158 AVALON CORRECTIONAL SVCS INC COM TENDERED FROM CUSIP 0534361 CNRD CONRAD INDUSTRIES INC FSBW FS BANCORP INC COM NSBC NORTH ST BANCORP SVCTF SENVEST CAPITAL INC COM NPV ISIN #CA81731L1094 SEDOL #279629 SFBC SOUND FINL BANCORP INC COM UCBA UNITED CMNTY BANCORP IND COM BOTJ BANK OF THE JAMES FINL GRP INC CZWI CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC PBCP POLONIA BANCORP INC MD WBB WESTBURY BANCORP INC WVFC WVS FINANCIAL CORP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddballstocks Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Ha! If there were another 50 companies that met my criteria I'd buy them too. It's becoming more of a capital problem than an idea problem. damn! In no order, tracker positions and cash removed: ANCPA ANACOMP INC IND NEW CL A GAV:CH CARLO GAVAZZI HOLDING AG CHF15.00 (BR) B 9476:JP CHUOKEIZAI-SHA INC NPV CDU:PT CONDURIL-ENGENHARIA SA EUR5 7591:JP EXCEL CO LTD NPV FAVS FIRST AVIATION SVCS INC CL A NEW ALGEV:FR GEVELOT EUR35 GWOX GOODHEART WILLCOX INC STAL:FR INSTALLUX SA EUR16 KRK:NZ KIRKALDIE & STAINS NPV MA MASTERCARD INC CL A ALNEX:FR NEXEYA EUR0.50 6149:JP ODAWARA ENGINEERING CO NPV PREC:FR PRECIA NPV RBRG RANDALL BEARINGS INC REOP REO PLASTICS CORP SVIN SCHEID VINEYARDS INC CL A SHFK SCHUFF INTERNATIONAL INC 9932:JP SUGIMOTO & CO NPV TTHG TITANIUM HLDGS GROUP INC 3331:JP ZAKKAYA BULLDOG CO LTD NPV 6947:JP ZUKEN INC NPV BWLA BOWL AMER INC CL A HNFSB HANOVER FOODS CORP CDT CL B IVWIX IVA WORLDWIDE FUND CL I MPAD MICROPAC INDUSTRIES INC OPST OPT SCIENCES CORP COM PDRX PD-RX PHARMACEUTICAL INC RSKIA RISK GEORGE INDS INC CDT CL A SODI SOLITRON DEVICES INC COM PAR $0.01 SSY SUNLINK HEALTH SYS INC WEBK WELLESLEY BANCORP INC COM WEIN WEST END IND BANCSHARES INC FIRT FIRST BANCTRUST CORP NEW COM FRMO FRMO CORP COM NEW KOGL KOPP GLASS INC SPCO STEPHAN CO (FL) 53994158 AVALON CORRECTIONAL SVCS INC COM TENDERED FROM CUSIP 0534361 CNRD CONRAD INDUSTRIES INC FSBW FS BANCORP INC COM NSBC NORTH ST BANCORP SVCTF SENVEST CAPITAL INC COM NPV ISIN #CA81731L1094 SEDOL #279629 SFBC SOUND FINL BANCORP INC COM UCBA UNITED CMNTY BANCORP IND COM BOTJ BANK OF THE JAMES FINL GRP INC CZWI CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC PBCP POLONIA BANCORP INC MD WBB WESTBURY BANCORP INC WVFC WVS FINANCIAL CORP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyten1 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 man, i need to look harder and broaden my circle Ha! If there were another 50 companies that met my criteria I'd buy them too. It's becoming more of a capital problem than an idea problem. damn! In no order, tracker positions and cash removed: ANCPA ANACOMP INC IND NEW CL A GAV:CH CARLO GAVAZZI HOLDING AG CHF15.00 (BR) B 9476:JP CHUOKEIZAI-SHA INC NPV CDU:PT CONDURIL-ENGENHARIA SA EUR5 7591:JP EXCEL CO LTD NPV FAVS FIRST AVIATION SVCS INC CL A NEW ALGEV:FR GEVELOT EUR35 GWOX GOODHEART WILLCOX INC STAL:FR INSTALLUX SA EUR16 KRK:NZ KIRKALDIE & STAINS NPV MA MASTERCARD INC CL A ALNEX:FR NEXEYA EUR0.50 6149:JP ODAWARA ENGINEERING CO NPV PREC:FR PRECIA NPV RBRG RANDALL BEARINGS INC REOP REO PLASTICS CORP SVIN SCHEID VINEYARDS INC CL A SHFK SCHUFF INTERNATIONAL INC 9932:JP SUGIMOTO & CO NPV TTHG TITANIUM HLDGS GROUP INC 3331:JP ZAKKAYA BULLDOG CO LTD NPV 6947:JP ZUKEN INC NPV BWLA BOWL AMER INC CL A HNFSB HANOVER FOODS CORP CDT CL B IVWIX IVA WORLDWIDE FUND CL I MPAD MICROPAC INDUSTRIES INC OPST OPT SCIENCES CORP COM PDRX PD-RX PHARMACEUTICAL INC RSKIA RISK GEORGE INDS INC CDT CL A SODI SOLITRON DEVICES INC COM PAR $0.01 SSY SUNLINK HEALTH SYS INC WEBK WELLESLEY BANCORP INC COM WEIN WEST END IND BANCSHARES INC FIRT FIRST BANCTRUST CORP NEW COM FRMO FRMO CORP COM NEW KOGL KOPP GLASS INC SPCO STEPHAN CO (FL) 53994158 AVALON CORRECTIONAL SVCS INC COM TENDERED FROM CUSIP 0534361 CNRD CONRAD INDUSTRIES INC FSBW FS BANCORP INC COM NSBC NORTH ST BANCORP SVCTF SENVEST CAPITAL INC COM NPV ISIN #CA81731L1094 SEDOL #279629 SFBC SOUND FINL BANCORP INC COM UCBA UNITED CMNTY BANCORP IND COM BOTJ BANK OF THE JAMES FINL GRP INC CZWI CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC PBCP POLONIA BANCORP INC MD WBB WESTBURY BANCORP INC WVFC WVS FINANCIAL CORP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcliu Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 How do you have time to track operating performance at all these companies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie2013 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 QID 8% Is this a leveraged ETF? They are huge ripoffs and sell out their investors. Short them (in *very* small amounts or not at all), don't go long them. Buffett stopped hedging a long time ago. I don't think that it's worthwhile. Agree. Hedging with leveraged ETFs takes on "decay/compounding" losses, AND buying them in an attempt to make short term macro calls = hubris. The chart just looks so darn overbought and Japan is unraveling though! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constructive Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Apple Genworth Symetra DirecTV Teva Pharmaceutical Apollo Global Intel Corning EMC Baidu And smaller long and short positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Cash FFH Anadolu Efes(f) Colt Group(f) Swedish Match(f) RSG MSFT LVLT LUV ALEX BRK GS LYV MLM Aggreko(f) Ambev(f) Wilmar(f) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarley Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 BRK -- 36.8% WDC -- 18.6% L -- 13.25% MSFT -- 12.4% FFH -- 7.2% FAIRX -- 6.6% Cash -- 2.65% AAPL 2.5% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsa122 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 100% cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunninghamew Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I manage a small portfolio for work. Also, have a few PA things, but they are much smaller holdings (I am not listing redundant securities) AIG 12.29% <-- no need for comments GY 9.5% <-- this is what I am most excited about... assuming Rocketdyne acquisition closes OAK 8.54% <-- have owned from the beginning... added more recently when it sold off with rest of income names VOD 8.06% <-- have owned for years... price goes nowhere, but income has been great and writing calls against on VZ deal spikes is nice MBI 6.61% <-- no need for comment DVA 5.97% <-- no need for comment EXC 5.94% <-- this is the bain of my existence... really need natural gas prices to continue march higher BP 5.7% <-- no need for comment... this has also been a frustrating stock to hold MET 5.27% <-- I like most of the insurance plays out there from a rate aspect GM+B 5.01% <-- mandatory prefs AGCO 4.94% <-- very cyclical... margins story... great growth as they have mkt share in EM where tractors are underutilized... current FCF is understated SD 4.77% <-- no need for comments other than this one scares me a little AIQ 4.02% <-- thanks Packer WFC 3.07% <-- Brooklyn investor's article was the icing on the cake that got me to buy NBHC 2.55% <-- this is boring and just a stock... very well capitalized, but unclear if there is ever a path to make money on it ALSK 1.57% <-- another packer idea... just bought it yesterday Other: small stuff from spinnoffs and research ideas (I am one of the lazy people who buy tiny positions if early research is compelling) Stuff I am considering / or in my PA RJET INFU PRXI - the selloff in the last two weeks has caught my eye RHP - I hate REITS, but this one is better than most and misunderstood. It has sold off a lot recently MKL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunninghamew Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Sorry... my "I have held this from the beginning comment sounded arrogant." To compensate for such an annoying comment I will add that I am down 20.55% (price basis) on my EXC holding. I also owned HPQ for a decent portion of last year and some of this year (exited at a mid-teen loss) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie2013 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 you're holding that stuff on margin? could you clarify how you have your portfolio set up? Wellmont, Yes, the two leveraged ETFs, SH and QID, are held with the other stocks within a portfolio that has large margin currently (35%). SH and QID, new positions, are a "trade" (trying to time the macro is, well stupid, but chart looks overbought, Japan, QE, etc. etc.) It would make more sense to sell stocks to become 75% long/25% cash than to lever up to 82% equities/18% SH and QID and be about 75% long after you account for the 2X QID. Sorry in advance, I may not be communicating well here. -willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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