Buying Berkshire Hathaway at a Nice Discount:
As of March 19, 2010
|
|
NAV |
Market
|
Premium/(Discount) |
|
Boulder Total Return Fund |
$17.71 |
$14.64 |
(17.3)%
|
|
Boulder Growth & Income Fund |
$7.33 |
$6.32 |
(13.8)% |
52 – Week Shareholder Total Returns:
Boulder Total Return (BTF) ……………………………………………………. 91.1%
Boulder Growth and Income (BIF) ………………………………………… 65.4%
Top 20 Holdings – BTF as of Nov. 30, 20009
|
ISSUE |
Shares |
Market Value |
% of Assets |
|
|
1 |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A |
690 |
$ 69,414,000 |
26.44% |
|
2 |
Yum! Brands Inc |
1,085,000 |
$ 38,267,950 |
14.58% |
|
3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B |
9,200 |
$ 30,847,600 |
11.75% |
|
4 |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc |
370,000 |
$ 20,183,500 |
7.69% |
|
5 |
United States T-Bill due 12/31/2009 |
14,500,000 |
$ 14,499,637 |
5.52% |
|
6 |
Johnson & Johnson |
216,000 |
$ 13,573,440 |
5.17% |
|
7 |
Walgreen Co |
177,000 |
$ 6,883,530 |
2.62% |
|
8 |
Cheung Kong Holdings |
515,000 |
$ 6,472,345 |
2.47% |
|
9 |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp |
60,000 |
$ 5,898,000 |
2.25% |
|
10 |
Cohen & Steers REIT and Utility Income Fund |
576,250 |
$ 5,537,763 |
2.11% |
|
11 |
Diageo PLC ADR |
75,000 |
$ 5,070,750 |
1.93% |
|
12 |
Cohen & Steer Select Utility Fund |
348,000 |
$ 4,903,320 |
1.87% |
|
13 |
Midland Holdings Ltd |
6,156,000 |
$ 4,599,098 |
1.75% |
|
14 |
Heineken NV |
95,117 |
$ 4,473,204 |
1.70% |
|
15 |
F&C/Claymore Preferred Securities Income Fund |
341,549 |
$ 4,320,595 |
1.65% |
|
16 |
First American Corp |
120,000 |
$ 3,806,400 |
1.45% |
|
17 |
Caterpillar Inc |
60,000 |
$ 3,503,400 |
1.33% |
|
18 |
Kiwi Income Property Trust |
4,601,836 |
$ 3,395,192 |
1.29% |
|
19 |
New Zealand Government Bond due 11/15/11, 6% |
3,863,000 |
$ 2,791,147 |
1.06% |
|
20 |
Heineken Holding NV |
|
|
|
Top 20 Holdings – BIF as of Nov. 30, 2009
|
1 |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A |
466 |
$ 46,879,600 |
24.00% |
|
2 |
United States T-Bill due 12/31/2009 |
31,500,000 |
$ 31,499,213 |
16.13% |
|
3 |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc |
240,000 |
$ 13,092,000 |
6.70% |
|
4 |
Johnson & Johnson |
200,000 |
$ 12,568,000 |
6.43% |
|
5 |
Cohen & Steers REIT and Utility Income Fund |
881,590 |
$ 8,472,080 |
4.34% |
|
6 |
Ithan Creek Partners LP |
5 |
$ 6,213,812 |
3.18% |
|
7 |
Advent Claymore Global Convertible Securities & Income Fund, Series W |
228 |
$ 5,358,000 |
2.74% |
|
8 |
Becton Dickinson & Co |
70,000 |
$ 5,236,000 |
2.68% |
|
9 |
Heineken Holding NV |
120,000 |
$ 4,945,194 |
2.53% |
|
10 |
Kiwi Income Property Trust |
4,840,990 |
$ 3,571,637 |
1.83% |
|
11 |
Great Plains Energy Inc. |
150,000 |
$ 2,670,000 |
1.37% |
|
12 |
New Zealand Government Bond due 11/15/11, 6% |
3,687,000 |
$ 2,663,981 |
1.36% |
|
13 |
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust, Series B |
108 |
$ 2,538,000 |
1.30% |
|
14 |
Cheung Kong Holdings |
185,000 |
$ 2,325,017 |
1.19% |
|
15 |
Hang Lung Properties |
600,000 |
$ 2,190,954 |
1.12% |
|
16 |
Wheelock & Co Ltd |
650,000 |
$ 2,100,954 |
1.08% |
|
17 |
Procter & Gamble Co |
30,000 |
$ 1,870,500 |
0.96% |
|
18 |
Cohen & Steer Select Utility Fund |
127,800 |
$ 1,800,702 |
0.92% |
|
19 |
F&C/Claymore Total Return Fund |
135,392 |
$ 1,776,343 |
0.91% |
|
20 |
Diageo PLC ADR |
|
|
|
Dr. Paul Price
Disclosure: Author is long BTF and BIF shares
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