Yesterday I sold more of my stake in WPC to diversify my portfolio more. I was a little weary of this trade as I am going from one REIT to another, but my goal for this trade was to reduce my exposure to WPC, not reduce my exposure to REIT's.
Here is a great analysis of HCP's dividend: http://www.suredividend.com/hcp-dividend-safety/
Details:
- Sold 25 shares of WPC at $61.56 for a total of $1539 (still own 75 shares of WPC)
- Bought 50 shares of HCP at $31.80 for a total of $1590
Full portfolio here.
What do you think of my move?
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Always good to diversify. WPC and HCP are in two very different spaces even though they belong to the same category.
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R2R
Hi R2R. Yah I suppose that is true which is part of the reason I am OK owning both. Actually quite happy to own both :). Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
DeleteWith the exposure you had to WPC I don't blame you at all for wanting to reduce it some. Interesting that you went to the HC REIT space, although I really like the sector, as opposed to something that resembles WPC's mix a bit more. Although WPC likely doesn't have too many competitors that are similar considering their wide diversity of property types.
ReplyDeleteHi PIP, thanks for the comment. I will be further reducing my exposure to WPC and will probably not buy any more REITs near term. There are other names that I like better like DOV and PFE.
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