Cash - Closing Status 6 September

Received the following dividends in this week for my Cash portfolio :-
$18.00 Mapletree Logistics
$100.00 Sembcorp Marine
$112.50 SingPost

Reduced Far East Hospitality Trust 1 lot so l have total holding of 6 lots now; for a $16 nett gain. Based on previous week's investment costs in it so it's a 1.8% returns.  For the remaining 6 lots holding l can expect 5.9% dividend yield per year, as "forced" passive income stream with the chance of collecting its dividends in advance now much reduced due to current uncertain economic growth globally and Middle East conflict.

Invested into CapitaRetail Trust 1 lot in this week under Cash portolfio.  Its share price is very near to its 52 weeks low which was last established 25 June.  And during that time its share price recovered to end July by 8.5%.  Will its share price making the same recovery in the next one month; no can tell for sure.  Based on my investment costs in it l can expect 7.0% dividend yield per year.

Invested into CapitaCommercial Trust 1 lot in this week under Cash portfolio which is an all-Singapore based investment properties.  Ongoing asset enhancements for its properties (Capital Tower, Six Battery Road, Raffles City Tower) will see increases in future DPU, usually.  Based on my investment costs in it l can expect 6.0% dividend yield per year.


Divested Perennial China Retail Trust 2 lots for a $25 nett gain. Based on previous week's investment costs in it so it's a 2.4% returns.  This is a much higher returns when comparing to bank savings rate for an investment amount of $1k over one week duration. Will re-invest into it when its share price weakens further.

Bid goodbye to Sin Ghee Huat 3 lots in this week under my cash portfolio for a $61 nett gain.  It goes XD on 29 Oct and payment date 14 Nov so l have already collected its dividends ahead by two months.  Expected dividend amount is $54 = 3 lots x dividend rate $0.018 so the $61 nett gain is much higher.

Portfolio walk since previous posting :-

+$54 Total Returns as of 30 Aug

+$101 Gain on sales of Sin Ghee Huat, Perennial CRT, Far East HTrust

+$231 Dividends collected from Mapletree Logistics, Sembcorp Marine, SingPost

+$324 Unrealised positions improved

+$709 Total Returns as of 6 Sept

Previous posting :-Cash - Closing Status 30 Aug

Cash - Closing Status 30 August

Divested away AIMS AMP Industrial Reit 1 lot in this week under Cash portfolio for a $28 nett gain after 1 week of investment into it.  Assuming that its next dividend rate same as last year at $0.025 and payment date around 20 Dec so the $28 nett gain was slightly higher than the expected dividend amount  ---> 1 lot x dividend rate $0.025 x 1.11 times.  And l have already collected the dividends in advance by almost four months and also l can re-use the proceeds for other investment opportunity.

Added Ascott Reit 1 lot in this week.  So my total holding in it now at 2 lots.   Based on my investment costs in it l can expect a 6.9% dividend yield if l am really stuck with my investment in it.

Donated $25 to Equal Ark in this week

My investment increased in Far East Hospitality Trust 1 lot so l have total holding of 7 lots now.  Based on my investment cost in it l can expect 6.0% (based on run rate) of annual dividend from it.  This Trust is all-Singapore based hotels and serviced residences so it will be interesting to see how well it can withstand the ongoing adverse micro and macro events locally and globally.


Re-invested into First Reit 1 lot in this week under Cash portfolio after having divested it away in the previous week with nett gain higher than the forecasted dividend payment in Nov'13.  I did the same for this week.  I have divested my 1 lot holding in the same week for $25 nett gain versus expected dividend payment in Nov'13 of $17 (1 lot x dividend rate $0.0168).  So l have collected its dividend in advance by three months and at a higher amount too.  It is very important to set an exit selling price and l have attained peace of mind with my stock investment.

Invested into K-Green Trust 1 lot in this week and it comes with an annual dividend yield of 7.7% based on my investment costs in it.  Its current businesses have been locally based so far.  Having gut feeling that it will spread its wings to Asia Pacific and Europe soon.  It will be confirmed once there is new  company incorporation.

Received the following dividends in this week for my Cash portfolio :-
$40.81 Ascott Reit
$42.94 Cache Logistics
$108.20 CDL Hospitality Trusts
$39.40 Keppel Reit
$112.45 Suntec Reit

It must have been hasty move when l have invested into KrisEnergy 2 lots in this week without further verifying on its potential dividend payout;  which l later found out that they do not have intention to pay any dividend.  l was lucky to have been able to divest it away for a $38 nett gain.  I am not into trading or speculation and also not so keen with growth stock so l am depending on reasonably good dividend stock.

Added Mapletree Industrial 1 lot under Cash portfolio for this week so l have total holding of 2 lots of it now.  In its recent 1Q2014 results, it reported higher distributable income which was higher by 9% versus year ago because of higher rental rates secured across all its property segments and achieving higher occupancies.  Based on my investment costs in it l will be getting dividend yield 7.1% per year.

Invested into OUE HTrust 1 lot.  Using dividend rate $0.0477 ( for 9 months financial) from its IPO prospectus and based on my investment costs in it so l can expect annual dividend yield of promising an annual dividend yield of 7.4%.  First dividend payment will happen some time March 2014.  l am eyeing an advance dividend from it, probably using a few round of investments and divestments.

To diversify further, for this week under Cash portfolio l have invested into Perennial China Retail Trust 2 lots.  If l hold it for long term then l can expect 7.5% dividend yield per year based on my investment costs in it.

I am not sure whether it was a risky decision when l have invested into Sabana Reit 1 lot in this week.  At the moment there is no new development yet on the four master leases expiring in Nov'13.  I am hoping that it will not materially affecting my expectation of 8.2% dividend yield per year based on my investment costs in it.     

Allocated a small investment funds into Sin Ghee Huat 2 lots in this week.  My total holding in it now at 3 lots.  It reported poorer results versus year ago recently but l will not be worrying so much of it.  Its business served five segments :- marine and shipbuilding, oil and gas and petrochemicals, building and construction, machining and processing, and trading and others so there will always be opportunities out there for it.  I am eyeing an advance dividends from it as l have already set an exit selling price for it.

Portfolio walk since previous posting :-

+$206 Total Returns as of 23 Aug

+$90 Gain on sales of First Reit, KrisEnergy, AIMS AMP

+$344 Dividends collected from Ascott Reit, Cache Logistics, CDL HTrust, Keppel Reit. Suntec Reit

-$25 Donation to Equal Ark

-$561 Unrealised positions worsened

+$54 Total Returns as of 30 Aug

Previous posting :-Cash - Closing Status 23 Aug

Cash - Closing Status 19 July

Added Far East Hospitality Trust 5 lots in this week under Cash portfolio before it went XD on 18 July.  So my total holding in it now at 6 lots and l can expect dividend amount of $114 = 6 lots x $0.019 when it is paid out on 11 Sept.  The dividend amount of $114 is equivalent to 2.0% returns based on my investment costs in it.  Meanwhile l have a choice of continue holding onto the 6 lots till its share price break even which is when l can divesting it all away in order to free up available funds for investment opportunities or continue keeping it as passive income investment.  The latter will happen when its share price stays below break even  and l am forced to participate into passive income investment; but it's will be a good problem to have due to its dividend yield which is way above bank fixed deposit rate at an invested funds of under $6k. 

Invested into First Reit 4 lots.  Its rental on Indonesia properties are pegged to SGD currency so there is no forex volatility issue.  However its rental in South Korea is in USD currency but it is only for one property so there is very little forex impact.  Earliest lease renewal is in year 2017 for a nursing home property in Singapore; after this, next property up for renewal will be in year 2021 so, there is stable stream of income for First Reit in the next eight years.  If its share price going south further then l will have good problem to deal with; l will be forced to participate into passive income investment which generates 5.9% returns based on my investment costs in it.  But if its share price improve and generates a returns better than bank deposit rate above 1% then l will liquidate all of it away so that (1) l can enjoy an accelerated passive income investment (2) l can move my funds into other investment opportunity.

Invested into CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDL HTrust) 2 lots in this week under Cash portfolio.  It has been close to one month now that CDL HTrust keeps trending its 52 weeks low share price level.  Will its share price going further lower from here.  No one can actually tell.  But any lower share price level is limited gut feeling wise.  Based on my investment costs in it and if l am stuck with this investment then l can expect a 6.7% returns.

Re-invested into Sin Ghee Huat 1 lot.  Just a very small investment into this company which is a distributor of stainless steel products.  It has a challenging business outlook at the moment but kind of defensive as it is quite spread out into five segments :- marine and shipbuilding, oil and gas and petrochemicals, building and construction, machining and processing, and trading and others.

Added Suntec Reit 1 lot so my total holding in it now at 6 lots.  l have a sinking feeling that l dumping funds into a sinkhole, at the moment.  This additional 1 lot investment already generating -2.0% returns as of Friday closing price.  Suntec Reit will be a forced passive income investment stock for me.  Based on Qtr 2 DPU 2.249 cents and my investment costs in it (at $11k) so l can expect an annual returns of 4.9% or $540 annual dividends.

Decided investing into Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (Magic) 1 lot in this week.  Its current share price is around 2.7% above its IPO price so what could be better time to invest into it than now.  Based on my investment costs in it l can expect a 5.5% returns.

For my cash portfolio this week l have also invested into Frasers Centrepoint Trust  (FrasersCT)  1 lot.  With an increasing DPU in each calendar year it's certainly worth investing into FrasersCT especially when its share price is only 8.1% away from its 52 weeks low.  Using 2Q13 DPU and based on my investment costs in it l can expect 5.8% returns.

Divested all of my holding in Loyz Energy 15 lots in this week for a gain of $269 or 5.5% based on my investment costs in it.  Of course l did not manage to sell at its intra-week high price but 5.5% returns in just one week of investment is really sweet which is really due to good luck.

Received dividends from SingPost in this week of $375.

Portfolio walk since previous posting :-

+$2,195 Total Returns as of 12 July

+$375 Dividends from SingPost

+$269 Gain on sales of Loyz

-$569 Unrealised positions worsened

+$2,271 Total Returns as of 19 July

Previous posting :-Cash - Closing Status 12 July

Cash - Closing Status 22 Feb

Invested into GRP 2 lots and Sin Ghee Huat 2 lots under Cash portfolio this week.  The invested amounts were small as l was toying with the idea of investing into many stock counters to spread out risks and returns.  But in the end fear got the better of me because of markets struggling with resistance levels a few times so l have sold them all away in the same week. Another investing lesson for me here to remember whereby if and when l am able to have better control over it then l can actually leverage from it for a stable or higher yield.     

GRP posted an unexciting but fairly stable results at half time.  The only exciting element is the proposed $0.05 ($0.01 + special $0.04) total interim dividends.  This is because in each calendar year, GRP is paying an annual dividends of $0.02.  At half time, revenue and gross profit margin were almost flat vs the previous year.  There is no update on its 12.7% shareholding in Aphrodite Gold company but a quick visit to ASX is showing positive news in it.  Operating cashflow for GRP at half time is positive but lower vs last year.  There is no borrowings.  Will re-invest into GRP when its share price weakens.

Sin Ghee Huat posted an unexciting and slightly weaker results at half time.  It pays dividends only once in a year, in Nov month and it is quite stable at around $0.02 and at current price of $0.28 then this represents a 7.1% annual dividend yield.  At half time, revenue and gross profit margin were lower vs the previous year. This is due to lower margin from "project orders" in quarter 1; but in quarter 2 gross profit margin is back to normal at around 23%,  Operating cashflow for Sin Ghee Huat at half time is positive and higher vs last year.  There is no borrowings.  Will re-invest into Sin Ghee Huat when its share price weakens.


I have added SGX 1 lot into my Cash portfolio this week.  Its half time results were unexciting but this is a blue chip company so there is no worry of collapse even when the markets conditions suddenly turn topsy turvy.  It offer a genereous and stable dividend income stream.

Portrtfolio walk since previous posting :-

+$2,286 Total Returns as of 15 Feb

+$14 Gain on sales of GRP and Sin Ghee Huat

-$387 Unrealised positions worsened

+$1,913 Total Returns as of 22 Feb

previous posting :-  Cash - Closing Status 15 Feb