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David Fried

Publisher and Editor of financial newsletter,Financial Services

High Yielding Buybacks

The High-Yielding Buybacks portfolio is made up of income-generating companies that are buying back their own shares and meet my fundamental criteria.
My goal is to invest in companies that are buying back their own shares. In doing so, companies reduce their total number of shares outstanding. That potentially increases value for existing shareholders.

I focus on income-producing companies that have strong Standard & Poor’s credit ratings.
I attempt to find companies that are buying back shares either because they believe they are bargain-priced, or they believe it’s a way to build long-term shareholder value.

In addition to my buyback research, I select stocks based on discounted cash flow, earnings momentum and free cash flow metrics. My research also attempts to find companies that are healthy enough that they can continue to pay dividends.
My High-Yielding Buybacks portfolio is concentrated and will typically hold about 10 securities.
I typically sell positions when I believe that a company’s fundamentals have changed, when my research indicates that the financial health of the company is compromised or when the market price exceeds my calculated price target.
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Risk score

3
11.7%

Best 30 days

-14.8%

Worst 30 days

Performance

  • 0.5%
    30 day
  • 16.7%
    90 day
  • 47.5%
    365 day
Monthly vs S&P500
david fried - high yielding buybacks
21.9% 12 months
  • $10,000 subscription min
  • Margin account required
  • 1.5% fee

Replicability

100.0%
  • Replicable

Top 5 Holdings View all

11.8%
11.3%
9.7%
9.4%
9.3%

Model commentary

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Performance detail

  • Manager
  • S&P 500

Performance

Inception January 06, 2010
as of June 17, 2013 Manager S&P 500 Average Subscriber
Past 30 days 0.5% -1.7% 0.1%
Past 90 days 16.7% 5.9% 15.8%
Past 365 days 47.5% 22.1% 43.5%
Since Inception (Annualized) 22.0% 11.2% -
2013 (YTD) 28.8% 14.9% 26.6%
2012 22.1% 13.4% 19.0%
2011 6.7% -0.0% 4.7%

Risk Metrics

Last 365 days
as of June 17, 2013 Manager S&P 500
Best 30 days 11.7% 8.2%
Worst 30 days -3.8% -7.0%
Volatility 12.7% 12.4%
Sharpe Ratio 3.73 1.77
Sortino Ratio 6.27 2.65
Maximum Drawdown -6.3% -7.7%
Value-at-risk (95%, 1 week) -2.9% -2.9%
vs. S&P 500
Information Ratio 2.95
Alpha 23.7%
Beta 0.78
R-Squared 0.58
  • $10,000 subscription min
  • Margin account required
  • 1.5% fee

Latest transactions view all

Average trades per month 1.5
Executed Symbol Security Replicable Type Price
06/10/13 STRA STRAYER EDUCATION INC Yes Buy $56.78
06/10/13 STX SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY Yes Sell $43.93
06/07/13 NOC NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP Yes Buy $83.87
06/07/13 WU WESTERN UNION CO Yes Buy $16.64
06/05/13 AZN ASTRAZENECA PLC-SPONS ADR Yes Sell $50.83
06/04/13 CRRC COURIER CORP Yes Sell $13.28
05/03/13 HLF HERBALIFE LTD Yes Buy $41.06
03/19/13 INTX INTERSECTIONS INC Yes Sell $9.10


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