This list contains all the historical investments we have made and exited in the Value Stock Guide Premium portfolio since the inception of the service in early 2011. The current recommendations and holdings are viewable by the current members inside the member area and will not be listed on this page until after we exit the investment. For your convenience and to give you a more complete insight into the investment process, I am making available the actual recommendations for these past holdings and they are linked for each stock in the table below. You can see the most uptodate overall portfolio return, that reflects the performance of the current holdings as well, at the top of any page on the site.
This list will be updated approximately at least a week after we exit any of the current holdings. I reserve the right to keep some of the recommendations private for the members if I remain interested in the stock in the near term.
GENC – Gencor
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 05-Oct-2011 | 7.10 | 02-Dec-2015 | 6.65% | $11.25 | 57.33% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
GSOL – Global Sources Limited
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 07-Apr-2014 | 7.93 | 27-Oct-2015 | 11.22% | $8.65 | 9.47% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
NPK- National Presto Industries Inc.
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 30-Sep-2009 | 79.88 | 16-Sep-2015 | 11.19% | $84 | 43.26% |
Trade History | Recommendation – N/A Position predates VSG | Sale |
STC – Stewart Information Services Corporation
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 09-Aug-2013 | 31.01 | 23-Dec-2014 | 5.16% | $36.50 | 17.83% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
USLM – United States Lime & Minerals Inc.
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 10-May-2012 | 54.75 | 31-Oct-2014 | 7.30% | $70 | 27.75% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
TPL – Texas Pacific Land Trust
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 1-Aug-2012 | 56.25 | 29-Aug-2014 | 13.37% | $200.56 | 256.53% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
BG – Bunge
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 29-May-2012 | 62.35 | 31-Jul-2014 | 4.21% | $79.50 | 30.06% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
GCI – Gannett Inc
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 7-Mar-2012 | 14.52 | 18-Dec-2013 | 7.78% | $27 | 95.04% |
Trade History | Part 1, Part 2, Recommendation | Sale |
ISH – International Shipholding
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 1-Apr-2013 | 17.83 | 17-Jul-2013 | 7.60% | $25.38 | 43.30% |
Trade History | Macro Case, Recommendation | Sale |
MAXY – Maxygen
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 12-Nov-2012 | 2.46 | 04-Jun-2013 | 3.21% | $2.50 | 1.267% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale | Liquidated to the shareholders |
UVE – Universal Insurance
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 18-Oct-2012 | 4.00 | 06-May-2013 | 7.31% | $6.67 | 73.14% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
ROICW – Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. Warrants
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 19-Apr-2012 | 1.00 | 03-May-2013 | 9.1% | $3.00 | 199.11% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
EBIX – Ebix Inc
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 18-Mar-2013 | 15.14 | 01-May-2013 | 3.91% | $20.50 | 34.41% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale | Being acquired by Goldman Sachs |
AM – American Greetings
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 23-Dec-2011 | 13.58 | 02-Apr-2013 | 6.36% | $18.15 | 36.62% |
Trade History | Recommendation, Update | Sale | Taken private by the management |
DEXO – Dex One
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight at Sale (%) | Sale Price | % Gain3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50% | 18-Nov-2011 | 0.95 | 25-Oct-2012 | 3.61% | $1.06 | 10.46% |
50% | 18-Nov-2011 | 0.95 | 21-Aug-2012 | 10.76% | $1.8 | 88.35% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale | Merged with Supermedia to form Dex Media (ticker: DXM) |
TUES – Tuesday Morning
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 09-Mar-2012 | 3.64 | 06-Sep-2012 | 6.67% | $6.26 | 71.18% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
HCII – Homeowners Choice
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 02-Mar-2012 | 11.18 | 10-Jul-2012 | 12.0% | $22 | 96.23% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale | Stock ticker changed to HCI |
NEI – Network Engines
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 25-Jan-2012 | 1.24 | 19-Jun-2012 | 12.7% | $1.43 | 14.94% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale | Company was acquired |
TIII – Tii Technologies
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 30-Sep-2009 | 1.18 | 17-May-2012 | 10.5% | $2.06 | 73.93% |
Trade History | Legacy stock from before VSG | Sale | Company was acquired |
UVV – Universal Tobacco
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 13-Oct-2011 | 41.0325 | 10-May-2012 | 8.6% | $45.7201 | 10.94% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
BSET – Bassett Furniture
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 20-Jan-2012 | 8.04 | 13-Apr-2012 | 9.4% | $10.19 | 26.25% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
FLXS – Flexsteel
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 26-Oct-2011 | 14.41 | 10-Apr-2012 | 8.6% | $18.9624 | 31.08% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
VOXX – VOXX International
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 30-Aug-2011 | 6.48 | 07-Mar-2012 | 15.1 | 12.56 | 92.89% |
Trade History | Recommendation: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 | Sale |
HLYS – Heelys
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 14-Oct-2011 | 2.07 | 02-Mar-2012 | 2.10 | 2.35 | 11.62% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale |
XRTX – Xyratex
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 30-Jun-2011 | 12.39 | 19-Jan-2012 | 14.5 | 16.10 | 29.94% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale | Acquired by Seagate |
PCCC – PC Connection
Amount | Pos Initiated1 | Avg Cost2 | Pos Closed1 | Weight when Sold (%) | Sale Price | % Gain/Loss3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 5-Oct-2011 | 8.66 | 22-Dec-2011 | 6.0 | 11.60 | 33.95% |
Trade History | Recommendation | Sale – not posted |
1 This is the date when I first started buying this stock or for sales this represents the last sale. I may have purchased/sold partial positions in the stock after this date
2 Average cost includes the brokerage commissions and is an average of my transactions in this stock on all dates. For sales, cost basis is calculated based on average cost
3 Gain or Loss is inclusive of commissions paid and does not include dividends.
Other Historical Updates (no particular order)
- BigBand Networks gets acquired
- Jan 2012 portfolio update
- PWER added to VSG watchlist
- Shipping bankruptcies
- JP Morgan Chase troubles
- 2012 Value Investing outlook
- Some old portfolio update
- 2012 Q1 Portfolio Wrap
- Invest in Oil
- 2013 portfolio performance
- Affordable care act
- 35% Return
- 2012 Returns
- ARCO stock
- 2012 Advice
- Right Stocks to Buy
- Buy HP Stock?
- Solar Stocks Cycle
- Is Apple a Value Stock?
- Blooming bubbles
- Monthly membership update
- National Presto headwinds
- National Presto boring but beautiful
- Buffett on newspapers
- Nov 2012 portfolio update
- Options, Fundamental Analysis and the Fence Sitter
- 2012 Q2 Wrap
- 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Letter
- 2012 Q3 Wrap
- Stocks are dead
- Thank You!!!
- Corporate DNA
- The trouble with the financials today ...
- Newspapers are not dying
- Avoid TTMI
- Buffett enters Media
- VSG Premium opens to the public
- Visa and Mastercard
- Deflation Vs Inflation
- Audiovoxx 1
- Audiovoxx 2
- Audiovoxx 3
- PC Connection
- American Greetings acquires Clinton Cards Senior Debt
- American Greetings holding update
- American Greetings go private bid increase
- 2014 mid year update
- 5 Year performance update
- 7 Year performance update
- Jan 2016
- May 2015 update
- Feb 2014 update
- Jan 2014 update
- A Value Investor's Creed
- Q1 2013
- Choices, Decisions and Common Sense
- Seth Klarman and Charlie Rose
- Odds and Ends
- Best Buy- A Value Stock?
- Quantitative Analysis
- Money Management Addon