PORTFOLIO

Last updated: 01 January 2023
By Maynard Paton

Contents

Latest portfolio holdings

The chart and table below list my portfolio holdings as at 31 December 2022:

Please click on the company name to read an archive of my posts about each company. Please click on the date of my first purchase to read my initial buy report.

(Note: I do not own any further stock-market investments beyond this portfolio)

Latest share trades

The table below lists my share trades conducted since 01 January 2020:

TradeShareDatePrice (p)
Top upCity of London Investment (CLIG)Q4 2022353
Top upSystem1 (SYS1)Q2 2021242
Top upM Winkworth (WINK)Q2 2021178
Top upS & U (SUS)Q4 20201,720
Top upSystem1 (SYS1)Q4 2020173
Full saleDaejan (DJAN)Q1 20207,700
Top upSystem1 (SYS1)Q1 2020251

Portfolio performance

The table below summarises my investment performance from 01 January 2012 to 31 December 2022:

YearMy PortfolioFTSE 100 TRI
201246.1%10.0%
201329.1%18.7%
201416.0%0.7%
201518.3%(1.3%)
20167.6%19.1%
201710.5%11.9%
2018(6.6%)(8.7%)
201913.1%17.3%
202016.9%(11.5%)
202124.5%18.4%
2022(23.3%)4.7%
Compound return263.3%103.1

Please click on the links inside the table to read more about that year’s performance.

I compare my portfolio against the FTSE 100 total return index as it is the main UK benchmark.

My FIRE story contains details about my pre-2012 portfolio returns.

This chart compares my portfolio against the FTSE 100 total return index since I commenced this blog at the start of 2015:

Quarterly portfolio updates

I review my portfolio at the end of every quarter. The links below recap my progress:

Q4 2022: 1 Top-Up And Down 23.3% For The Year and Year In Review 2022
Q3 2022: No Trades And Portfolio Winners As GBP Slides Towards USD Parity
Q2 2022: No Trades And 8 Years Of Special Dividends
Q1 2022: No Trades And Surging Energy Prices And The Companies Most Vulnerable

Q4 2021: Up 24.5% For The Year and Year In Review 2021
Q3 2021: No Trades And Linking Revenue Per Employee To Investment Success
Q2 2021: 2 Top-Ups And 5 Lessons From Owning 5 Shares For 10 Years
Q1 2021: No Trades And My ABC Of Investing

Q4 2020: 2 Top-Ups And Up 16.9% For The Year and Year In Review 2020
Q3 2020: No Trades And Up To 85% Returns From Boring Old Dividends
Q2 2020: No Trades And 10 Lessons From A 10-Bagger
Q1 2020: 1 Sell, 1 Top-Up And An Emergency Portfolio Review

Q4 2019: 2 Sells And Up 13.1% For The Year and Year In Review 2019
Q3 2019: 1 Top-Up, 3 AGMs And Obscure But Important Annual Report Small-Print
Q2 2019: 1 Sell, 3 Top-Ups And Portfolio Analysis The Fundsmith Way
Q1 2019: 1 Top-Up And Update On Plan For 2019

Q4 2018: 2 Top-Ups And Down 6.6% For The Year and Year In Review 2018
Q3 2018: 1 Top-Up And My SharePad Side Income
Q2 2018: 1 Sell And Some Thoughts On Pension Deficits
Q1 2018: 1 Top-Up And 3 Blog Enhancements

Q4 2017: 2 Top-Ups And Up 10.5% For The Year and Year In Review 2017
Q3 2017: 2 Top-Ups And 1 Top-Slice
Q2 2017: No Buys Or Sells
Q1 2017: 1 New Buy And 1 Sell

Q4 2016: Up 7.6% For The Year and Year In Review 2016
Q3 2016: 1 Buy, 1 Sell, 1 Top-Up, 1 Top-Slice
Q2 2016: 3 Top-Ups And 5 AGMs
Q1 2016: 1 New Buy, 2 Top-Ups And 2 Top-Slices

Q4 2015: 1 New Buy And Up 18% For The Year and Year In Review 2015
Q3 2015: 1 New Buy, 1 Top-Up And 3 Top-Slices
Q2 2015: 1 Top-Up
Q1 2015: 3 Sells, 2 New Buys And 1 Top-Up

Individual share returns

The table below summarises my individual share returns from 01 January 2004 to 31 December 2022:

ShareHolding periodTotal
return (%)
FW ThorpeOct 2010 - 410.1
TristelDec 2013 - 351.4
BioventixAug 2016 -315.7
London Stock ExchangeApr 2004 - Nov 2007297.0
Andrews SykesMay 2013 -209.1
Mountview EstatesNov 2011 - 147.1
NokiaMay 2004 - Jul 2010145.7
Assoc British PortsJun 2004 - Jun 2006117.4
MinconFeb 2015 - 114.9
DealogicFeb 2010 - Oct 201182.7
M WinkworthJun 2011 -82.1
City of London InvAug 2011 - 79.7
RecordDec 2010 - Apr 201874.8
Active RiskMay 2013 - Sep 201368.3
Elec Data ProcessingSep 2012 - Mar 201760.4
Abbey ProtectionMar 2011 - Jan 201459.7
DaejanOct 2015 - Mar 202047.4
French ConnectionJul 2011 - Sep 201646.4
S & UJan 2017 -33.8
Burford CapitalNov 2012 - Feb 201532.2
Robert Wiseman DairiesJun 2011 - Jan 201228.2
Pennant InternationalOct 2013 - Mar 201510.4
Soco International Nov 2011 - Oct 201410.1
CastingsSep 2015 - Apr 2019(1.6)
SeaEnergyNov 2013 - Mar 2015(11.6)
3 Legs ResourcesNov 2011 - May 2014(17.0)
InstoreDec 2007 - Oct 2009(18.8)
OleeoFeb 2015 - Dec 2019(30.5)
System1Mar 2016 - (37.1)
GetechApr 2013 - Nov 2019(46.6)
London CapitalOct 2010 - Mar 2011(50.5)
TastyDec 2011 -(80.3)

The company names in bold are the shares I currently hold. Please click on the links inside the table to read an archive of posts about certain sold companies.

The holding period reflects the month of the first purchase and month of the final sale. Top-ups and top-slices may have occurred during the period.

The total gain/loss has been calculated by dividing the holding’s value plus any sale proceeds plus any dividends collected by the total amount invested.

This portfolio update contains further details.

Maynard Paton