Richard T. Cunniff – Sequoia Q4/2011 Fund Portfolio

Richard T. Cunniff – Sequoia Q4/2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Richard T. Cunniff’s - Sequoia - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, he has 37 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 3,651,210,000.

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For Next Week (January 23-29, 2012)

Here is a current overview of best yielding large capitalized stocks that have their ex-dividend date next week. If your broker settles your trade before the ex-date, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks On January 23-29, 2012. In total, 17 large cap stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 7 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.81 percent.

The ex-dividend date is a major date related to the payment of dividends. If you purchase a stock on its ex-dividend date or later, you will not receive the next dividend payment. Instead, the seller gets the dividend. If you purchase before the ex-dividend date, you get the dividend. It is important that your broker settle your trade before the ex-dividend date.

These are the results of the best yielding stocks:


Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) has a market capitalization of USD 28.93 Billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Pipelines” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 542.88,
Forward P/E Ratio: 37.28,
Price/Sales Ratio: 3.56,
Price/Book Ratio: 3.79,
Dividend Yield: 5.34%.

1-Year Chart Of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) (Click to enlarge)

Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD) has a market capitalization of USD 43.16 Billion and operates within the “Independent Oil & Gas” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 25.90,
Forward P/E Ratio: 21.64,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.02,
Price/Book Ratio: 3.74,
Dividend Yield: 5.03%.

1-Year Chart Of Enterprise Products Partners LP (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD) (Click to enlarge)

ONEOK Partners, L.P. (OKS) has a market capitalization of USD 11.37 Billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Pipelines” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 21.14,
Forward P/E Ratio: 21.06,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.08,
Price/Book Ratio: 3.42,
Dividend Yield: 4.27%.

1-Year Chart Of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (OKS) (Click to enlarge)

Royal Bank of Canada (RY) has a market capitalization of USD 76.49 Billion and operates within the “Money Center Banks” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 12.21,
Forward P/E Ratio: 10.54,
Price/Sales Ratio: 4.13,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.88,
Dividend Yield: 4.01%.

1-Year Chart Of Royal Bank of Canada (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Royal Bank of Canada (RY) (Click to enlarge)

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) has a market capitalization of USD 23.17 Billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Pipelines” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 46.15,
Forward P/E Ratio: 26.22,
Price/Sales Ratio: 2.82,
Price/Book Ratio: 7.69,
Dividend Yield: 3.66%.

1-Year Chart Of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) (Click to enlarge)

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG) has a market capitalization of USD 11.16 Billion and operates within the “Processed & Packaged Goods” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 14.95,
Forward P/E Ratio: 13.81,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.87,
Price/Book Ratio: 2.38,
Dividend Yield: 3.55%.

1-Year Chart Of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG) (Click to enlarge)

Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) has a market capitalization of USD 14.85 Billion and operates within the “REIT - Diversified” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 23.26,
Forward P/E Ratio: 25.88,
Price/Sales Ratio: 5.20,
Price/Book Ratio: 2.20,
Dividend Yield: 3.43%.

1-Year Chart Of Vornado Realty Trust (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) (Click to enlarge)

Richard T. Cunniff – Sequoia Q3-2011 Fund Portfolio

Richard T. Cunniff – Sequoia Q3-2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Richard T. Cunniff’s - Sequoia - portfolio movements as of Q3/2011 (September 30, 2011). In total, he has 35 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 3,000,849,000.

Richard T. Cunniff’s fund positions as of Q3/2011 with actual share movements:

Sym - Stock	Portfolio Weight	Recent activity	Reported Price*
VRX - Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int'l	14	0	$37.12
BRK.A - Berkshire Hathaway CL A	11.69	Add 0.34%	$106799.94
TJX - TJX Companies Inc.	9.49	Add 4.05%	$55.47
FAST - Fastenal	7.71	0	$33.28
IDXX - IDEXX Laboratories	5.06	Reduce 12.86%	$68.97
PCP - Precision Castparts	4.91	0	$155.46
AAP - Advance Auto Parts	4.84	Add 2.07%	$58.10
RYCEF - Rolls-Royce GP Plc	3.83	0	$9.28
MHK - Mohawk Industries	3.8	0	$42.91
ORLY - O'Reilly Automotive	3.68	0	$66.63
MA - Mastercard Inc.	3.15	0	$317.16
GOOG - Google Inc.	2.78	0	$514.38
IBM - International Bus. Machines	2.78	0	$175.03
BRK.B - Berkshire Hathaway CL B	2.77	Add 66.86%	$71.04
TGT - Target Corp.	2.4	0	$49.04
PRGO - Perrigo Co.	1.71	0	$97.11
WMT - Wal-Mart Stores	1.64	0	$51.90
PX - Praxair Inc.	1.42	Add 27.21%	$93.48
QNTQF - Qinetiq Group Plc.	1.4	0	$1.82
GS - Goldman Sachs Group	1.37	0	$94.55
GLW - Corning Inc.	1.24	Buy	$12.36
HCXLF - Hiscox Ltd.	1.2	0	$5.75
OMC - Omnicom Group	1.15	0	$36.84
DHR - Danaher Corp.	1.07	0	$41.94
BDX - Becton Dickinson	1.02	0	$73.32
RBA - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc.	1.02	0	$20.19
FSLR - First Solar Inc.	0.72	0	$63.21
BRO - Brown & Brown Inc.	0.67	0	$17.80
TRMB - Trimble Navigation Ltd.	0.53	Add 510.74%	$33.55
EXPD - Expeditors Int'l	0.35	0	$40.55
SMTGF - SMA Solar Technology AG	0.19	Reduce 75.35%	$52.75
CNQ - Canadian Natural Resources	0.18	0	$29.27
COST - Costco Co.	0.11	0	$82.11
MTD - Mettler-Toledo International Inc.	0.09	0	$139.97
VRSK - Verisk Analytics Inc.	0.02	0	$34.76

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