Real Estate Income Stocks
Folio Statistics
(As of 12-30-2005)
|
Real
Est Stocks
|
DJ
REIT Index |
| 2005
Return |
6.93% |
11.15% |
|
2004
Return
|
31.01% |
32.06% |
| 2003
Return |
32.10% |
36.67% |
|
2002 Return*
|
-4.44%
|
-5.99% |
|
Dividend Yield
|
5.06%
|
NA |
|
PE Ratio |
16.68 |
NA
|
|
Volatility
|
11.68 |
12.71 |
| Beta |
0.27 |
NA |
|
Market Cap
|
2.5 billion
|
NA |
* Inception Date: June 10, 2002
Investment performance
figures from 2003 are based on actual results of a representative client.
Results prior to 2003 are those of our model folio account since its
inception. These figures do not include our investment management fees.
Objective:
The objective of this folio is to provide attractive dividend income as well as
appreciation similar to that of real estate. Although this portfolio is more heavily weighted in
residential properties, its volatility will resemble that of the Dow Jones
U.S. Real Estate Index.
Investment
Approach:
At least one half of the
stocks in the folio will consist of REITs in the residential or
manufactured housing sectors. The remaining stocks may include REITs
from any real estate sector except the mortgage sector.
First, we develop a list of 50 stock
candidates
for consideration in the folio based upon fundamental factors
including operating margin and dividend yield.
Second, we sort
those 50 stocks using a proprietary Stock Ranking System (scores 0-99, higher
being better) and select the highest ranked stocks. We then limit the
folio
to 5 (or less) non residential REITs
stocks. Daily, we monitor the
earnings rank of those stocks in our Stock Candidate List, in order to
determine if a change to our stock folio should be made.
Third, we look out for bad
news that is specific to a particular stock that we own, that causes a
large price decline of 5% or more on high trading volume. In that situation, regardless of
the ranking, we would sell the stock and replace it with our highest rated
candidate stock that we don't already own in the folio.