Review of Enterprising High ROIC Portfolio

This portfolio is made up of the 15 enterprising stocks that are trading at the highest Return On Investment Capital (ROIC).  Each month we will review the list, and make any trades necessary to get the portfolio to match the list.  The list of enterprising stocks is made by following modernized Benjamin Graham strategies, and ROIC is calculated with a formula based on Warren Buffett’s definition of Owner Earnings and Contributed Capital.

There was one transaction for this portfolio this week.  On 8/15, Deb Shops Inc. issued a $0.12 dividend, which was reinvested at the day’s closing price.  Overall, the portfolio has outperformed both the Dow and S&P 500 indexes. 

The current value is calculated using prices near close from Thursday.

The snapshot:

Ticker	Total Cost	Current Value	% Gain/Loss
ADBE	$6,457.25	$6,965.90	7.88%
CHH	$6,488.70	$6,470.20	-0.29%
CHKE	$6,507.75	$6,615.00	1.65%
CPSI	$6,456.70	$6,281.40	-2.72%
DEBS	$6,447.75	$6,881.15	6.72%
EC	$6,441.70	$6,431.70	-0.16%
EPAX	$6,515.20	$6,913.40	6.11%
FDS	$6,536.50	$6,745.50	3.20%
GGG	$6,574.25	$6,938.75	5.54%
KSWS	$6,490.00	$6,837.60	5.36%
LLTC	$6,572.50	$6,955.20	5.82%
MSFT	$6,486.60	$6,542.85	0.87%
RGLD	$6,489.00	$6,289.80	-3.07%
STRA	$6,575.00	$6,770.40	2.97%
SYNT	$6,499.00	$7,052.85	8.52%
CASH		$2,462.10
Total	$100,000.00	$103,153.80	3.15%

Performance:

	Last Week	This week	Change	Overall
S&P	1271.81	1297.48	2.02%	2.02%
Dow	11124.37	11334.96	1.89%	1.89%
Portfolio	100763.3	103153.8	2.37%	3.15%

 

Neither of us holds a position in any of these stocks.  Please review our disclaimer.