In April 2017, the Chicken Little Portfolio gained 0.97% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.49%. Overall financial markets remain forgiving; every asset goes up in price, almost every day.
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| Financial Markets have been *very* friendly in 2017 |
April 2017 performance
Chicken Little gained almost a percent in April because of an increase in the price of long-term US Treasury bonds. In April 2017, US stocks rose more than a percent, adding to amazing gains in recent months and years.
| Apr 2017 | YTD 2017 | |
| Chicken Little | 0.97% | 1.69% |
| Dow Jones Industrials | 1.41% | 6.54% |
April 2017 was a shooting fish in the barrel month. All assets that Chicken Little tracks went up in price. The only way to lose the investing game so far in 2017 has been to hold cash (or to short Tesla, Facebook, Amazon, or any asset). All investments have gone up, almost every day.
May 2017 portfolio positions
As of May 1, 2017, Chicken Little is long US Treasuries with a good amount of cash. Chicken Little is the strange position of believing that the stock market will go up, but owning no stocks directly. This disconnect coming from the visceral realization that people afraid of a depression cannot hold stocks.
Chicken Little is in a very defensive investment position, but there are no short positions. There were no changes in the Chicken Little Portfolio in April 2017.
| Asset | Symbol | Apr 2017 | YTD 2017 |
| Dow Jones Industrials | DIA | 1.41% | 6.54% |
| Non-US Stocks | EFA | 2.42% | 10.51% |
| Emerging Market Stocks | EEM | 1.70% | 14.42% |
| US Long-Term Bonds | TLT | 1.56% | 3.33% |
| Gold | GLD | 1.73% | 10.18% |
May 2017 portfolio positions
As of May 1, 2017, Chicken Little is long US Treasuries with a good amount of cash. Chicken Little is the strange position of believing that the stock market will go up, but owning no stocks directly. This disconnect coming from the visceral realization that people afraid of a depression cannot hold stocks.
Chicken Little is in a very defensive investment position, but there are no short positions. There were no changes in the Chicken Little Portfolio in April 2017.
Previous month's report Subsequent Month's report
| Chicken Little | Dow Jones Industrials | |
| 2017 (through April) | 1.69% | 6.54% |
| 2016 | -1.92% | 16.08% |
| 2015 (April through Dec) | -2.49% | -0.27% |
| since inception (3/31/15) | -2.75% | 23.34% |
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