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Fundamentals
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Cabot Options Institute – Fundamentals: August 19, 2022

An updated portfolio for Cabot Options Institute – Fundamentals Portfolio.

Portfolios are updated every Friday.

All-Weather Portfolio

Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered Calls Original Price Current PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD)$172.46$167.87(open)(current)(closed)(current)($4.59)
6/3/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 145 call$37.00$32.35($4.65)79
6/3/2022July 15, 2022 181 call (closed)$1.00$0.12$0.88
6/30/2022August 19, 2022 175 call (closed)$1.91$0.21$1.70
7/28/2022September 16, 2022 169 call$1.90$2.29($0.39)-32
Totals$4.81$34.5447
Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered CallsOriginal PriceCurrent PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC)$30.45$26.09(open)(current)(closed)(current)($4.36)
6/8/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 22 call$10.50$6.80($3.70)74
6/8/2022July 15, 2022 32 call (closed)$0.55$0.05$0.50
6/30/2022August 19, 2022 29 call (closed)$0.50$0.05$0.45
7/28/2022September 16, 2022 27 call$0.55$0.30$0.25-27
Totals$1.60$8.0047
Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered CallsOriginal PriceCurrent PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
iShares Trust 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF)$101.93$103.94(open)(current)(closed)
6/8/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 85 call$19.00$22.10$3.1085
6/8/2022July 15, 2022 103 call (closed)$0.70$0.19$0.51
7/14/2022August 19, 2022 105 call$0.58$0.12$0.46
8/11/2022October 21, 2022 105 call$1.20$1.20-39
Totals$0.70$24.2746
Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered CallsOriginal PriceCurrent PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)$189.65$214.94(open)(current)(closed)
6/15/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 145 call$54.50$75.60$21.1087
6/15/2022July 15, 2022 198 call (closed)$2.50$0.03$2.47
7/14/2022August 19, 2022 193 call (closed)$3.20$11.00($7.80)-56
7/28/2022September 16, 2022 210 call$2.95$6.15($3.20)
Totals$2.50$67.0731
Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered CallsOriginal PriceCurrent PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)$110.56$117.21(open)(current)(closed)
6/13/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 85 call$29.10$34.85$5.7584
6/13/2022July 15, 2022 114 call (closed)$1.65$2.58($0.93)
6/30/2022August 19, 2022 119 call$1.95$0.23$1.72-29
8/11/2022September 16, 2022 119 call$1.16$1.16
Totals$1.65$36.8055

Yale Endowment Portfolio

Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered Calls Original Price Current PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)$387.00$427.10(open)(current)(closed)$40.10
6/24/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 290 call$117.00$151.50$34.5086
6/24/2022August 19, 2022 410 call$5.33$9.45($4.12)
8/8/2022September 16, 2022 426 call$5.65$6.54($0.89)-42
Totals$5.33$146.4944
Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered CallsOriginal PriceCurrent PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
iShares MSCI Emerging Market ETF (EEM)$39.81$41.05(open)(current)(closed)$1.24
6/22/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 30 call$11.50$12.45$0.9583
6/22/2022August 19, 2022 42 call$0.70$0.08$0.62
8/11/2022October 21, 2022 42 call$0.94$0.94-40
Totals$0.70$14.0143
Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered CallsOriginal PriceCurrent PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
Vanguard Real Estate (VNQ)$90.28$101.72(open)(open)(closed)$11.44
6/23/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 70 call$23.25$33.20$9.9583
6/23/2022August 19, 2022 94 call (closed)$2.10$4.60($2.50)
7/28/2022September 16, 2022 100 call$1.80$2.60($0.80)-43
Totals$3.90$29.9040
Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered CallsOriginal PriceCurrent PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
iShares Trust TIPS ETF (TIP)$115.40$115.49(open)(open)(closed)$0.09
6/23/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 100 call$17.10$18.25$1.1570
6/23/2022August 19, 2022 118 call$0.65$0.05$0.60
8/11/2022October 21, 2022 117 call$0.70$0.70-26
Totals$0.65$19.5544
Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered CallsOriginal PriceCurrent PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
iShares Trust MSCI EAFE (EFA)$62.45$66.77(open)(open)(closed)$4.32
6/22/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 45 call$19.50$22.50$3.0083
6/22/2022August 19, 2022 65 call$1.00$1.64($0.64)
8/11/2022October 21, 2022 69 call$1.02$1.02-31
Totals$1.00$22.8852

Buffet’s Patient Investor

Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered Calls Original Price Current PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
Apple (AAPL)$170.85$174.35(open)(current)(closed)(current)$3.50
8/12/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 130 call$54.20$57.45$3.2580
8/12/2022September 16, 2022 180 call$1.37$2.50($1.13)-32
Totals$1.37$56.3248

O’Shaughnnesy’s Growth-Value

Transaction DatePoor Man’s Covered Calls Original Price Current PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PriceLEAPS PricePremium SoldClosing PriceTotal PremiumTotal ReturnPosition Delta
Chevron (CVX)$158.05$156.57(open)(current)(closed)(current)($1.48)
6/3/2022LEAPS January 19, 2024 115 call$48.60$47.20($1.40)80
6/3/2022September 16, 2022 165 call$2.35$1.90$0.45-27
Totals$2.35$47.6553