CPF - Closing Status 6 September

Divested First Reit 2 lots in this week under CPF portfolio at a nett gain of $37; under one week of investment into it.  Projected next dividend amount at $34 = 2 lots x dividend rate (assumed same as last year) $0.0168 so the $37 nett gain almost matched it.  With this divestment l do not have to wait till its next XD date in Nov'13 and l have already collected its dividends in advance by around four months as payment expected to happen in Dec'13.  And l can already re-cycle the proceed for my next investment.

In the CPF Investment statement received from the bank in this week, l have received the following dividends in August month :-
$100.00 Sembcorp Marine
$100.00 SingPost
$387.00 SPH

Added Mapletree Industrial 3 lots in this week so my total holding in it now at 6 lots.  Based on my total investment costs in it so l can expect 7.2% dividend yield per year.  It has staggered debt maturity profile which provides protection from rising interest rates in the next 12 to 18 months.   Anyway, l am always looking for an opportunity to collect its dividends in advance and l am hopping that this is happening soon. Otherwise 7.2% dividend yield will be equally good when l am stuck with this investment in a bear market.

Portfolio walk since previous posting :-

-$9,654 Total Returns as of 30 Aug

+$587 Dividends from Sembcorp Marine, SingPost, SPH

+$37 Gain on sales of First Reit

-$15 Unrealised positions worsened

-$9,045 Total Returns as of 6 Sept

previous journal :- CPF - Closing Status 30 Aug