Damien Albin Douarre
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ“ˆ Some cleanup this week and sharp optimization, we go alpha-hunting while preserving the dividend income: ๐Ÿ”ด ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: $TROW (T Rowe Price Group Inc) @ $100.57 (+1.75%) ๐Ÿ”ด ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: $JNJ (Johnson & Johnson) @ $229.16 (+45.95%) ๐Ÿ”ด ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: $SWDA.L (iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF) @ $10,090 (+7.69%) ๐Ÿ”ด ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: $MSTR (Strategy Inc) @ $174.30 (-47.5%) ๐ŸŸข ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† : $RMS.PA (Hermes International) 0.25% of the portfolioโ€™s equity @ โ‚ฌ1650.50 ๐ŸŸข ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† : $OHI (Omega Healthcare Investors Inc) 0.75% of the portfolioโ€™s equity @ $47.19 ๐ŸŸข ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† : $CS.PA (AXA Group) 2.25% of the portfolioโ€™s equity @ โ‚ฌ40.71 ๐ŸŸข ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† : $O (Realty Income Corp) 0.50% of the portfolioโ€™s equity @ $64.20 ๐ŸŸข ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† : $VITL (Vital Farms Inc) 0.25% of the portfolioโ€™s equity @ $12.49 As I said, a lot of cleanup! And this was done to align more closely with my strategy of maximizing passive income while keeping the lowest possible exposure to the Tech and AI sectors, without giving up all potential alpha. So, why did I exit these positions? First of all, they were very small, representing less than 3% of the portfolio in total. Thatโ€™s too small to provide meaningful diversification and doesnโ€™t contribute much to overall performance ($MSTR could have gone up 3x and my portfolio likely wouldnโ€™t have noticed). It made more sense to cut the noise, especially when these positions werenโ€™t reducing volatility. Then, my thesis evolved somewhat: ๐Ÿ”ธ $TROW is facing short-term earnings pressure, as its earnings are directly tied to AUM. If investors withdraw capital (which could happen for several reasons in the coming months, including global market repricing, migration toward lower-fee products, or selling to cover losses from a potential private credit downturn) earnings could remain under pressure, weighting on the stock which is currently not cheap (although it was just a couple weeks ago when I rightfully reinforced). ๐Ÿ”ธ $JNJ is a great business, but its valuation has returned to its historical average, which means we are moving into more speculative territory. Normally that wouldnโ€™t be a major concern, but given that it was a smaller position and there are more attractive yields available with similar or better growth prospects, I decided to exit. ๐Ÿ”ธ $SWDA.L and $MSTR were simply not meaningful positions because of their size. I remain fully confident in the long-term outlook for $BTC, but Iโ€™d rather realize the loss on $MSTR, free up capital, and redeploy it into dividend-producing assets rather than wait to break even. Now for the positions I reinforced: โœ” I believe $RMS.PA is currently trading at an attractive discount, even with a relatively high PE ratio. The company has expanded significantly, is one of the global leaders in its sector, and still has substantial dry powder, supported by multi-year waiting lists for iconic products and a highly conservative store expansion policy. โœ” $VITL is one of the cleanest compounders Iโ€™ve come across, with 28% earnings CAGR, no debt, and no issuance of preferred shares (only minor common share issuance worth less than 1% of total equity over the last five years, which is negligible relative to earnings growth). โœ” $OHI, $O, and $CS.PA are high-quality businesses with consistent execution, offering both solid yields and strong dividend protection. Together, they should more than offset the yield lost from exiting $TROW and $JNJ. This rotation may look significant, but it only represents 4% of the portfolioโ€™s total equity. Mostly fine-tuning, aimed at improving long-term performance clarity while strengthening passive income generation. Following these adjustments, and some of that generous dividend received during the week from $ADAM (Adamas Trust Inc), $EOG (EOG Resources Inc) and $MC (Moelis & Company), cash holdings are now at 12.14% of the portfolio. Cheers ๐Ÿฅ‚ D.A.D $SPX500 $NSDQ100 $FRA40 ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด. ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ. ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ด
Not investment advice. The author may have financial interests in the mentioned instruments.