My Investment Portfolio (March 2024)
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1d ago
STI ended first quarter of 2024 at 3251 points, up around 2.6% as compared to last month, lifted mostly by the 3 local banks. Market had been quiet after the result reporting season here in Singapore but US Fed chair comments that it would be appropriate to cut interest rates later this year helped investor sentiment. AI hype also supported some tech stocks. For my top 30 holdings this month, there had been not much movements observed as the result reporting period for most companies was over. Sembcorp Industries was one of the rare main movers in the list. Multi-Chem, however, dropped ou ..read more
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My Investment Portfolio (January 2024)
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by ghchua
2M ago
STI started the year on a limp note at 3153 points, down around 3% for the month. Volatility also increased a bit this month, highlighting investors' lower confidence on the local market. New conflicts like rebel movement in Yemen on Red Sea shipping has escalated tensions in Middle East. Meanwhile, China continued to disappoint as full-year exports fell for the first time in 7 years. Investors also expected lesser rate cuts from US Fed this year as Treasury yields rose. For my top 30 holdings this month, Amara Holdings remained in the list as I did not accept the takeover offer afte ..read more
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My Investment Portfolio (December 2023)
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by ghchua
3M ago
STI ended the year at 3240 points, up more than 5% for the month but still down a bit overall for the whole year. Markets rallied in December as US Fed indicated that inflation had eased, paving the way for a sharper pace of rate cuts next year. As expected, rate sensitive stocks like REITs and property developers did well.  I have attended the following physical AGMs/EGMs/briefing this month - abrdn Indonesia Equity Fund. For my top 30 holdings this month, Frencken returned to the list as investors bet on recovery in the semiconductor industry. The Hour Glass and the two REITs (i.e ..read more
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My Investment Portfolio (November 2023)
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by ghchua
4M ago
STI remain almost unchanged in November to end at 3072 points, up 0.1% as compared to last month closing. Markets rallied during the early part of the month due to expectation of no further rate hike from Fed. However, recession fears took over later in the month and markets corrected. Volatility also decreased greatly this month as compared to previous one. I have attended the following physical AGMs/EGMs/briefing this month - Khong Guan. For my top 30 holdings this month, Amara was one of the main movers after the company received a voluntary unconditional cash offer from a consortium. iFAST ..read more
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My Investment Portfolio (October 2023)
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by ghchua
5M ago
STI continued its downtread for October to end at 3067 points, down around 4.8% as compared to last month closing. Concerns this month include Israel-Hamas conflict which could translate into war in Middle East, rising US long duration bond yield, rising oil prices etc. Volatility had also increased significantly in the markets this month, as compared to previous few months. REITs had also been sold off due to concerns of higher interest rate for longer, though they did recovered some lost ground towards the end of the month. I have attended the following physical AGMs/EGMs/briefing this month ..read more
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My Unit Trust Asset Allocation
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by ghchua
6M ago
Dear all, After nearly one year, I guess it is time for another update on my unit trust asset allocation. You can refer to my previous one at the link below: https://ghchua.blogspot.com/2022/11/my-unit-trust-asset-allocation.html For asset classes, I have done nothing much other than consistently adding onto the list of unit trusts that I had been holding for CPF Investments. I have been very defensive for the past one year or so, and therefore increased my allocation to short duration bond fund significantly. Equity allocation was down correspondingly, due mainly to its relative under perform ..read more
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My Investment Portfolio (September 2023)
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by ghchua
6M ago
STI ended 3Q2023 at around 3217 points, down less than 1% as compared to last month closing. September was traditionally one of the weakest month in the market. Concerns this month in the markets include USD strength, raising Treasury yields after US Fed indicated further rate hikes this year, a possible US government shutdown and higher oil prices. Volatility in the markets increased as compared to last month. I have attended the following physical AGMs/EGMs/briefing this month - Shopper360. For my top 30 holdings this month, Singapore Land Group was in the news after the company applied to U ..read more
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My Investment Portfolio (August 2023)
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by ghchua
7M ago
STI ended August at around 3233 points, down more than 4% as compared to last month closing. US government credit rating downgrade spooked the markets during the early part of the month. Also, Singapore GDP numbers came out below expectations and continued concerns on state of China's economy and property sector worried the markets. This plus raising bond yield and rating downgrade of US banks added to further market weakness. However, Singapore inflation data came out better than expected, which allowed the market to recover back some of those losses towards to end of the month. For my top 30 ..read more
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My Investment Portfolio (July 2023)
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by ghchua
8M ago
STI ended July at around 3373 points, up more than 5% as compared to last month closing, led by the banks towards the end of the month. However, the usual concerns on interest rate, US Fed actions and China economy had been driving market movements and volatility. I have attended the following physical AGMs/EGMs/briefing this month - SingPost, Valuetronics, AIMS APAC Reit and Stamford Land. For my top 30 holdings this month, iFAST continued its good run after announcing its 1H23 results. PM Data was also among the gainers after the company announced proposed redevelopment of existing freehold ..read more
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My Investment Portfolio (May 2023)
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by ghchua
10M ago
STI ended May at around 3158 points, down more than 100 points as compared to last month. US government debt ceiling and recession fears were the two main issues bothering the markets. China patchy recovery post Covid restrictions was another main concern. A lot of counters went ex-dividend in May, which also explains Singapore market weakness this month. There was also concern that Singapore might go into a technical recession as annual GDP growth slowed in the first quarter of this year.  For my top 30 holdings this month, main movers include Sembcorp Industries and Delfi. Delfi had upd ..read more
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