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Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Portfolio Update - 2014

Another year comes to an end - one which has been an eventful year for India, with a new government at the center, one which has a majority in the Lok Sabha, after decades of coalition politics. The stock markets have run up a lot on partly fuelled by overall global equity market rallies and partly by the hope of an economic revival in India under the new government.

 2014 was also a great year from a return perspective. My portfolio returned 135% gains during the year as opposed to a 30.75% rise in the Sensex and 81.67% of the HDFC Equity Fund. (As I have explained above, I try to see my performance with respect to this fund just to make sure that I am not wasting my time picking stocks!!)

 Most of the great return came from just sitting out on the picks that I had in the portfolio. That is the beauty of having a long term portfolio with good and stable businesses. I continue to hold on to nearly all my long term picks and remain convinced about their growth prospects in the future. 

 During the year, some notable changes in the portfolio were as follows:
New additions - CCL Products, Sintex, Symphony 
Reduced holding - Mayur, Cera
Completely booked profits / losses - Selan Exploration, Finolex Cables, Page Industries

 I have also updated the Portfolio page.

 The case for Mayur was very interesting and I had to spend a lot of time to think through. It continues to be a business which I am most confident about in the long term and the stock performance over the years has been a 100+ bagger for me, so endowment effect was very strongly present. The only reason to sell was I decided to book some profits as it had grown above 25% of my portfolio and was creating risk that I was unwilling to take.

 I wish all my friends a great, prosperous and rewarding 2015. 

 May the Force be with you in 2015!

 Disclosure: I am not an investment analyst. Stocks discussed in the blog should not be construed as buy / sell recommendations. This blog is a chronicle of my actions and thoughts in the markets. Please consult an accredited financial advisor for financial advice.
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4 comments:

  1. Rathnakar1 January 2015 at 19:15

    Congratulations, Abhishek! Excellent returns. If I am right, HDFC equity has returned around 56% which makes your record even better. :)

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  2. Satish19 February 2015 at 12:14

    Hi Abhisehk. I am impressed by your returns. I am also a long term investor, but do not find the time to do all the research needed. You mentioned that you started investing in 1999. Could I ask you how old is your Portfolio? I am wondering if you have been clocking 135% annually since 1999 with the same Portfolio?

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    1. Abhishek19 February 2015 at 22:01

      Hi Satish,
      Of course I haven't got returns of 135% every year for the last 15 years!! If I did you would see my name in the Forbes Billionaires' List :-)

      Just a back of the envelope calculation suggests that a 1 lakh invesment compounded at 135% for 15 years results in 3680 crores!!!

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