Kicking off our 2022 top 10 global portfolio

The 2022 global portfolio of The Edge Singapore features 10 stocks that were extensively and thoroughly filtered to suit varying investor profiles, distinguished by the level of risk. To recap, our portfolio of 10 stocks was incepted on Jan 24, 2020, which returned 98.1% for the year (See Issue 917). These 10 stocks were equally allocated to a US$100,000 ($134,437.50) virtual portfolio and were sold on Jan 25, 2021, following which on Feb 18, 2021, our 10 stock picks for 2021 were added to the portfolio (See Issue 972). The 10 stocks in our 2021 portfolio were sold on Jan 26 (See Issue 1020), of which the 2021 portfolio included a few transactions of relatively short-term stocks.

Our 2022 portfolio this year started on Feb 7 with US$224,115, as mentioned in the previous issue. Table 1 shows the allocation for the 10 stocks for our virtual portfolio, which we have attempted to equally allocate, using closing prices from Feb 7. It is to note that as per our previous *Figures are in US Dollars.

*Portfolio’s inception was on Jan 24, 2020, 2022’s start date was on Feb 7, 2022 with $224,115. portfolios, we will not account for transaction costs and exchange rate fluctuations in tracking the performance of our portfolio. Dividends and capital changes to the stocks, on the other hand, will be accounted for in tracking the performance of the portfolio.

We will buy, sell, add or reduce the holdings in the 2022 portfolio based on our discretion. Some stocks are generally riskier and when their investment thesis have changed or they have achieved their target prices, this would warrant a transaction in the portfolio. Similar to last year, we will have a trackable virtual portfolio for our stock picks, which will enable our readers to reallocate their portfolios if they wish to mirror our stock picks and portfolio, which will be published in issues whenever there are changes to the portfolio mix.