Our Freedom Portfolio
Our Freedom Portfolio has averaged 23.5% dividend income and capital gains each year since inception.
Dividends
shows the percentage in dividends paid out by each investment during the year.
Total Performance
shows the total performance from dividend income plus, (or minus), the share price gain (or fall). (As we take a longer-term view, we concentrate on higher dividends rather than share prices which fluctuate, but which we expect should appreciate over the longer term).
Our 2024 Performance
|
INVESTMENT CALL
|
PORTFOLIO WEIGHTING
|
DIVIDEND INCOME
|
START PRICE
|
END PRICE
|
CAPITAL PERFORMANCE
|
TOTAL PERFORMANCE
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RIO Tinto Group RIO:NYSE
|
5%
|
6.82%
|
74.46
|
71.16
|
-4.4%
|
2.39%
|
|
|
Prospect Capital Corp PSEC: NASDAQ
|
15%
|
12.47%
|
6.00
|
4.33
|
-27.8%
|
-15.36%
|
|
|
HERCULES CAPITAL HTGC:NYSE
|
12.0%
|
10.41%
|
16.67
|
19.64
|
17.8%
|
28.23%
|
|
|
OXFORD SQUARE CAPITAL OXSQ:NASDAQ
|
10.0%
|
16.34%
|
2.98
|
2.57
|
-13.8%
|
2.58%
|
|
|
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE
|
10.0%
|
14.95%
|
19.32
|
18.86
|
-2.4%
|
12.57%
|
|
|
WOODSIDE ENERGY: WDS.AX
|
5.0%
|
7.69%
|
27.51
|
24.6
|
-10.6%
|
-2.89%
|
|
|
SIMPLIFY VOLATILITY PREMIUM ETF
|
15.0%
|
16.26%
|
21.9
|
20.79
|
-5.1
|
11.19%
|
|
|
TORM PLC
|
10.0%
|
29.00%
|
33.23
|
19.45
|
-41.5%
|
-12.47%
|
|
|
MICROSTRATEGY
|
6.0%
|
0.00%
|
45.4
|
404
|
789.9%
|
489.87%
|
|
|
PALANTIR
|
6.0%
|
0.00%
|
17.1
|
62.24
|
264.0%
|
263.98%
|
|
|
COINBASE
|
6.0%
|
0.00%
|
121
|
248.65
|
105.5%
|
105.5%
|
|
|
WEIGHTED AVG PERFORMANCE
|
100%
|
12.31%
|
|
|
60.25%
|
72.57%
|
|
Our 2023 Performance
|
INVESTMENT CALL
|
PORTFOLIO WEIGHTING
|
DIVIDEND INCOME
|
START PRICE
|
END PRICE
|
CAPITAL PERFORMANCE
|
TOTAL PERFORMANCE
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BHP BHP.AX
|
12%
|
6%
|
45.33
|
50.41
|
11%
|
17. 12%
|
|
FORTESCQUE METALS FMG.AX
|
12.0%
|
8%
|
20.40
|
29.02
|
42 %
|
50.62%
|
|
RIO TINTO GROUP RIO:NYSE
|
8.0%
|
7.62%
|
71. 06
|
74.46
|
5 %
|
12.4%
|
|
HERCULES CAPITAL HTGC:NYSE
|
15.0%
|
11.89%
|
13.3
|
16.67
|
25%
|
37.23%
|
|
PROSPECT CAPITAL PSEC:NASDAQ
|
15.0%
|
10.45%
|
7.03
|
6.00
|
-15%
|
-4.20%
|
|
ARTISAN PARTNERS APAM:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
6.25%
|
30.76
|
44.18
|
44%
|
49.88%
|
|
CROSS TIMBERS ROYALTY CRT:NYSE
|
5.0%
|
10.44%
|
23.76
|
17.56
|
-26%
|
-15.65%
|
|
ZIM SHIPPING: ZIM: NYSE
|
7.0%
|
0%
|
7.92
|
9.87
|
25%
|
24.62%
|
|
OXFORD SQUARE CAPITAL OXSQ:NASDAQ
|
5.0%
|
13.53%
|
3.13
|
2.98
|
-5%
|
8.74%
|
|
ARMOUR REIT ARR:NYSE
|
7%
|
15.00%
|
16.18
|
19.32
|
19%
|
34.41%
|
|
|
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|
WEIGHTED AVG PERFORMANCE
|
96%
|
8.9%
|
|
|
14.9%
|
23.8%
|
Our 2022 Performance
|
INVESTMENT CALL
|
PORTFOLIO WEIGHTING
|
DIVIDEND INCOME
|
START PRICE
|
END PRICE
|
CAPITAL PERFORMANCE
|
TOTAL PERFORMANCE
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BHP BHP.AX
|
10%
|
6%
|
43.73
|
45.33
|
4%
|
9.57%
|
|
FORTESCQUE METALS FMG.AX
|
10.0%
|
8%
|
20.37
|
20.40
|
0%
|
8.52%
|
|
RIO TINTO GROUP RIO:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
7.62%
|
72.24
|
71.06
|
-2%
|
5.99%
|
|
HERCULES CAPITAL HTGC:NYSE
|
12.0%
|
10.07%
|
17.03
|
13.3
|
-22%
|
-11.83%
|
|
PROSPECT CAPITAL PSEC:NASDAQ
|
10.0%
|
10.45%
|
8.66
|
7.03
|
-19%
|
-8.37%
|
|
ARTISAN PARTNERS APAM:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
10.87%
|
46.89
|
51.61
|
10%
|
20.94%
|
|
CROSS TIMBERS ROYALTY TRUST CRT:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
7.85%
|
12.07
|
24.45
|
103%
|
110.42%
|
|
CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND CLM:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
19.00%
|
14.33
|
11.11
|
-22%
|
-3.47%
|
|
ICAHN ENTERPRISES IEP:NASDAQ
|
8.0%
|
15.50%
|
54.11
|
52.97
|
-2%
|
13.39%
|
|
ARAGONIA LLC (Private co Miami)
|
10.0%
|
36.00%
|
10.00
|
10
|
0%
|
36.00%
|
|
|
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|
WEIGHTED AVG PERFORMANCE
|
|
10.69%
|
|
|
3.27%
|
13.96%
|
Our 2021 Performance
|
INVESTMENT CALL
|
PORTFOLIO WEIGHTING
|
DIVIDEND INCOME
|
START PRICE
|
END PRICE
|
CAPITAL PERFORMANCE
|
TOTAL PERFORMANCE
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BHP BHP.AX
|
10%
|
11%
|
46.67
|
43.73
|
-6%
|
4.30%
|
|
FORTESCQUE METALS FMG.AX
|
10.0%
|
13%
|
25.34
|
20.37
|
-20%
|
-6.61%
|
|
RIO TINTO GROUP RIO:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
13%
|
86.69
|
72.24
|
-17%
|
-3.67%
|
|
HERCULES CAPITAL HTGC:NYSE
|
12.0%
|
9%
|
14.80
|
17.03
|
15%
|
23.75%
|
|
PROSPECT CAPITAL PSEC:NASDAQ
|
10.0%
|
12%
|
5.62
|
8.66
|
54%
|
66.09%
|
|
ARTISAN PARTNERS APAM:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
10.0%
|
51.61
|
46.89
|
-9%
|
0.69%
|
|
CROSS TIMBERS ROYALTY TRUST CRT:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
5%
|
8.42
|
12.07
|
43%
|
48.35%
|
|
CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND CLM:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
20%
|
12.24
|
14.33
|
17%
|
37.08%
|
|
ICAHN ENTERPRISES IEP:NASDAQ
|
8.0%
|
13%
|
55.35
|
54.11
|
-2%
|
10.53%
|
|
OXFORD LANE CAPITAL OXLC:NASDAQ
|
10.0%
|
11%
|
3.40
|
4.28
|
26%
|
36.43%
|
|
|
||||||
|
WEIGHTED AVG PERFORMANCE
|
|
11.46%
|
|
|
10.50%
|
21.96%
|
Our 2020 Performance
|
INVESTMENT CALL
|
PORTFOLIO WEIGHTING
|
DIVIDEND INCOME
|
START PRICE
|
END PRICE
|
CAPITAL PERFORMANCE
|
TOTAL PERFORMANCE
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BHP BHP.AX
|
12%
|
9.10%
|
45.69
|
46.67
|
2%
|
11.24%
|
|
FORTESCQUE METALS FMG.AX
|
12%
|
9.33%
|
10.7
|
25.34
|
137%
|
146.15%
|
|
RIO TINTO GROUP RIO:NYSE
|
12%
|
7.62%
|
64.14
|
86.69
|
35%
|
42.78%
|
|
HERCULES CAPITAL HTGC:NYSE
|
12.0%
|
10.07%
|
14.03
|
14.80
|
5%
|
15.56%
|
|
PROSPECT CAPITAL PSEC:NASDAQ
|
10.0%
|
10.45%
|
6.48
|
5.62
|
-13%
|
-2.82%
|
|
ARTISAN PARTNERS APAM:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
10.87%
|
33.20
|
51.61
|
55%
|
66.32%
|
|
CROSS TIMBERS ROYALTY TRUST CRT:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
7.85%
|
8.68
|
8.42
|
-3%
|
4.85%
|
|
CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND CLM:NYSE
|
10.0%
|
19.00%
|
11.39
|
12.24
|
7%
|
26.46%
|
|
ICAHN ENTERPRISES IEP:NASDAQ
|
6.0%
|
15.50%
|
64.28
|
55.35
|
-14%
|
1.61%
|
|
OXFORD LANE CAPITAL OXLC:NASDAQ
|
6.0%
|
16.10%
|
8.72
|
5.87
|
-33%
|
-16.58%
|
|
|
||||||
|
WEIGHTED AVG PERFORMANCE
|
|
11.05%
|
|
|
23.42%
|
34.47%
|
