January 2012 Monthly Report

January was a rubbish month for my portfolio. As the numbers below show the overall market performed very strongly and got off to a stellar star for 2012. Unfortunately my stock failed to follow suit.

Market:	Close December	January Close	Percentage Change:
XJO	4056	4262	5.08%
XSO	2209	2379	7.70%

The ASX 200 managed a very impressive gain of 5.08% with the Small Ords performing even stronger to close the month up 7.70%. No matter how you look at those figures they are bloody good, especially seeing as most of 2011 was filled with negative headlines about the US, Euro and the end of the world as we know it. (Just goes to show how pointless mainstream media is).

Code:	Weighting:	Share Price End of December	Share Price End of January	Percentage Change:	Weighted Change:
OBJ	17.32%	0.018	0.019	5.56%	0.96%
MHM	15.84%	0.900	0.850	-5.56%	-0.88%
KGL	25.09%	1.200	1.240	3.33%	0.84%
Trading*	12.16%	1.100	1.240	12.73%	1.55%
Cash	29.60%			0%	0.00%
TOTAL	100.00%			5.354%	2.47%

At an individual stock level OBJ managed a gain of 0.001 cent to increase to 0.019. MHM had a shocking month to close down 5.56% and KGL put some minor runs on the board.

The only saving grade was my trading parcel in KGL which I managed to pick up at $1.10 for a weighted gain of 1.55%. (I can’t recall the exact date I purchased these and it may have been in the last days of December so I may need to revise this section of the report at a later date.)

Code:	Weighting:	Share Price End of December	Share Price End of January	Percentage Change:	Weighted Change:
OBJ	24.61%	0.018	0.019	5.56%	1.37%
MHM	22.50%	0.900	0.850	-5.56%	-1.25%
KGL	35.63%	1.200	1.240	3.33%	1.19%
TOTAL					1.30%

Without cash or trading parcel the portfolio only increased by 1.30%, which really underlines how poorly my stocks performed during the month.

Code:	Weighting:	Purchase Price	Current Price:	Percentage Change:	Weighted Change:
OBJ	20.44%	0.023	0.019	-17.39%	-3.56%
MHM	19.86%	1.100	0.850	-22.73%	-4.51%
KGL	19.97%	0.980	1.240	26.53%	5.30%
Cash	28.86%			0.00%	0.00%
TOTAL	89.14%				-2.77%

At the end of the month the portfolio remained 2.77% underwater.