Performance Of The Magic Formula Portfolio

Stock 4:

– Company Name: PDL BioPharma Inc (NASDAQ:PDLI)

– Ticker Symbol: PDLI

– Shares Purchased: 315

– Buy Price: $3.17

– Buy Date: 9/16/16 (closing price)

– Current Price: $2.20 (closing price on 12/8/16)

– Reinvested Dividends: None

– Total Investment: $998.55

– Current Balance: $693.00

– Return: -30.60%

Stock 5:

– Company Name: Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (NYSE:CHKR)

– Ticker Symbol: CHKR

– Shares Purchased: 454

– Buy Price: $2.20

– Buy Date: 10/21/16 (closing price)

– Current Price: $2.25 (closing price on 12/8/16)

– Reinvested Dividends: 16.92 shares

– Total Investment: $998.80

– Current Balance: $1,059.57

– Return: 6.08%

Stock 6:

– Company Name: Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)

– Ticker Symbol: GILD

– Shares Purchased: 13

– Buy Price: $74.87

– Buy Date: 11/29/16 (closing price)

– Current Price: $72.02 (closing price on 12/8/16)

– Reinvested Dividends: None

– Total Investment: $973.31

– Current Balance: $936.26

– Return: -3.81%

Portfolio:

– Starting Balance: $10,000.00

– Invested Balance: $6,271.49

– Cash Available to Invest: $4,059.55

– Current Balance: $10,331.04

– Total Return: 3.31%

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Magic Formula Description

The Magic Formula® is Joel Greenblatt’s successful attempt to quantify Warren Buffett’s principle of buying good companies at bargain prices.

This strategy equally ranks companies based on return on capital and earnings yield.

By combining the top ranked stocks based on both metrics, the screen finds stocks that are highly profitable yet trading at low prices.

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