The following table shows the performance of Moose Pond Investors through December 31, 2004. Total return is the return from the start of the portfolio on October 4, 2000. All returns are shown on an annualized basis.
|
Stocks
Only |
Stocks
& Cash |
VG 500
Fund |
S&P 500
|
Russell 2000
|
Unit
Value |
|
| 2004 |
16.1%
|
13.8%
|
10.3%
|
10.88%
|
17.0%
|
$13.256
|
| 2003 |
35.1%
|
23.1%
|
30.7%
|
28.7%
|
47.3%
|
$11.802
|
| 2002 |
-23.4%
|
-19.1%
|
-21.5%
|
-22.1%
|
-20.5%
|
$9.707
|
| 2001 |
37.9%
|
13.8%
|
-10.3%
|
-11.9%
|
2.5%
|
$11.970
|
| Total |
14.6%
|
10.3%
|
7.8%
|
Since uninvested cash reduces overall return, the table shows both overall performance of the portfolio and, separately, performance of the stocks in the portfolio. Portfolio Record Keeper and bivio.com were used to make these calculations. The table also shows the IRR that would have resulted from making identical investments in Vanguard’s S&P 500 index fund.
Winners and Losers
Our winners for the year have been: FDS (+46.7%), LNCR (+41.2%), COF (+37.0%), PDCO (+36.4%), and CBH (+28.5%). Our losers for same period have been: PFE (-24.8%), PAYX (-10.9%), INTC (-15.3%), UTSI (-5.5%), and FNM (-3.9%).