And what comes next?
None of the companies in the iPIG portfolio are expected to pay dividends in the next week or so, but the portfolio still has a touch more than $3,000 in cash that it can deploy. About half of that is in a limit order waiting to see if the market will offer another opportunity to buy the stock that might get away. The other half? It’s available if the market offers up another compelling opportunity like it did last week with Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR).
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iPIG Portfolio Snapshot as of April 5, 2013
| Company | Purchase Date | No. of Shares | Total Investment (including commissions) | Value as of April 5, 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Technologies | 12/10/2012 | 18 | $1,464.82 | $1,667.52 |
| Teva Pharmaceutical | 12/12/2012 | 38 | $1,519.40 | $1,490.36 |
| J.M. Smucker | 12/13/2012 | 17 | $1,483.45 | $1,668.04 |
| Genuine Parts | 12/21/2012 | 23 | $1,476.47 | $1,772.38 |
| Mine Safety Appliances | 12/21/2012 | 36 | $1,504.96 | $1,762.56 |
| Microsoft | 12/26/2012 | 55 | $1,499.15 | $1,578.50 |
| Hasbro | 12/28/2012 | 43 | $1,520.60 | $1,863.19 |
| NV Energy | 12/31/2012 | 84 | $1,504.72 | $1,758.96 |
| United Parcel Service | 1/2/2013 | 20 | $1,524.00 | $1,670.80 |
| Walgreen | 1/4/2013 | 40 | $1,501.80 | $1,880.40 |
| Texas Instruments | 1/7/2013 | 47 | $1,515.70 | $1,607.40 |
| Union Pacific | 1/22/2013 | 6 | $805.42 | $831.24 |
| CSX | 1/22/2013 | 34 | $712.50 | $810.56 |
| McDonald’s | 1/24/2013 | 16 | $1,499.64 | $1,622.72 |
| Becton, Dickinson | 1/31/2013 | 18 | $1,518.64 | $1,729.98 |
| AFLAC | 2/5/2013 | 27 | $1,466.35 | $1,336.23 |
| Air Products & Chemicals | 2/11/2013 | 17 | $1,510.99 | $1,447.21 |
| Raytheon Company | 2/22/2013 | 27 | $1,473.91 | $1,570.86 |
| Emerson Electric | 4/3/2013 | 28 | $1,548.12 | $1,560.44 |
| Cash | $3,102.28 | |||
Data from the iPIG Portfolio’s brokerage account, as of April 5, 2013.
The article An Island of Sanity in a Volatile Market originally appeared on Fool.com is written by Chuck Saletta.
Fool contributor Chuck Saletta owns shares of every public company named in this article. The Motley Fool recommends Aflac, Becton Dickinson, Emerson Electric., Hasbro, McDonald’s, Mine Safety Appliances, and United Parcel Service. The Motley Fool owns shares of Hasbro, McDonald’s, Microsoft, and Raytheon.
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