Protecting against inflation
May 23, 2022 - 1:43 pmWe currently have just over $56,600 in cash and a YTD return of -3.8% through today against the S&P down 16.65% for the year.
Since the US Dollar has been rallying against global currencies, and inflation is still higher than normal it's prudent for us to invest most of our cash into an instrument with yield, and the Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) looks attractive. It's up almost 10% YTD and primarily holds US Treasuries and money market instruments.
We bought 1,500 shares of UUP today at $27.31, and still have almost $15,671 or 9% of the portoflio in cash. Here is where we stand today.
| Total Invested |
$100,000 |
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| Beg Year Balance |
$185,197 |
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| Current Value |
$178,155 |
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| YTD Return |
-3.80% |
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| Position |
Weight |
Entry Date |
Shares |
Entry
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Current
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Position Cost |
Position Value |
Gain/Loss % |
| CASH |
8.8% |
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$15,671.39 |
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| MSFT |
10% |
1/1/2021 |
67 |
$222.53 |
$260.65 |
$14,909.51 |
$17,463.55 |
17.1% |
| MRNA |
7% |
1/1/2021 |
93 |
$107.23 |
$137.62 |
$9,972.39 |
$12,798.66 |
28.3% |
| JWN |
4% |
1/1/2021 |
319 |
$31.32 |
$21.45 |
$9,991.08 |
$6,842.55 |
-31.5% |
| AMZN |
12% |
3/14/2022 |
10 |
$2,857.00 |
$2,151.20 |
$28,570.00 |
$21,511.40 |
-24.7% |
| EPAM |
40% |
3/14/2022 |
200 |
$212.00 |
$314.66 |
$42,400.00 |
$62,932.00 |
48.4% |
| UUP |
26% |
5/23/2022 |
1500 |
$27.31 |
$27.29 |
$40,965.00 |
$40,935.00 |
-0.1% |
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| TOTAL |
100% |
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Total Value |
$178,154.55 |
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YTD Return |
($7,042.45) |
(3.80%) |
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S&P Year to Date Return |
(16.65%) |
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Dow Year to Date Return |
(12.18%) |
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Nasdaq Year to Date Return |
(26.85%) |