Midsummer should be in full swing in July, but summer prefers to take a breather. While the temperatures outside were rather cool for most of July, which fortunately didn't keep me from swimming and hiking, it was hot in the depot. Time for a look back.

Overall performance

In July, the portfolio made a significant leap upwards, possibly due to further crypto adoption, good labor market data, robust quarterly reports and a further decline in inflation in a positive environment. The big icing on the cake is of course the continued incoming cash flow from dividends and distributions. My key performance indicators are:

• TTWROR (month of July): +3.82 % (previous month: +0.19 %)
• TTWROR (since inception): +72,72 %
• IZF (month of July): +46.14 % (previous month: 2.47 %)
• IZF (since inception): +10,87 %
• Delta: +€2,468.62
• Absolute change: +€3,677.52

Performance & volume

Size of individual share positions by volume in the overall portfolio:

• Share: Share of total portfolio in % (securities account)
• $AVGO (+0,52 %) 2.98 % (main share portfolio)
• $NFLX (-1,21 %) 1.92 % (main share portfolio)
• $WMT (-2,03 %) 1.72 % (main share portfolio)
• $FAST (+1,46 %) 1.64 % (main share portfolio)
• $SAP (-0,17 %) 1.49 % (main share portfolio)

Smallest individual share positions by volume in the overall portfolio:

• Share: Share of total portfolio in % (custody account)
• $SHEL (+0,18 %) : 0.44 % (crypto follow-on portfolio)
• $NOVO B (+2,1 %) 0.45 % (main share portfolio)
• $HSBA (-0,18 %) 0.53 % (crypto follow-on portfolio)
• $GIS (-0,19 %) 0.60 % (main share portfolio)
• $TGT (+1,3 %) 0.64 % (main share portfolio)

Top-performing individual stocks

• Share: Performance since first purchase % (securities account)
• $AVGO (+0,52 %) +299 % (main share portfolio)
• $NFLX (-1,21 %) +174 % (main share portfolio)
• $FAST (+1,46 %) +86 % (main share portfolio)
• $SAP (-0,17 %) : +83 % (main share portfolio)
• $MAIN (-2,01 %) +82 % (main share portfolio)

Flop performer individual shares

• Share: Performance since first purchase % (securities account)
• $GIS (-0,19 %) -33 % (main share portfolio)
• $TGT (+1,3 %) -30 % (main share portfolio)
• $NOVO B (+2,1 %) -27 % (main share portfolio)
• $UPS (+2,04 %) -24 % (main share portfolio)
• $CPB (+0,91 %) -23 % (main share portfolio)

Asset allocation

My asset allocation is as follows:

• ETFs: 38.3 %
• Equities: 59.0 %
• Crypto: 2.60%
• P2P: less than 0.01%

Investments and subsequent purchases

Here is a small overview of what I have invested via savings plans according to my fixed planning.

• Planned savings plan amount from the fixed net salary: €1,030
• Planned savings plan amount from the fixed net salary, incl. reinvested dividends: €1,140
• Savings ratio of the savings plans to the fixed net salary: 49.75

In addition, there were the following additional investments from returns, refunds, cashback, etc. as one-off savings plans/repurchases:

• Repurchases/one-off savings plans as cashback annuities from refunds: € 70.77
• Subsequent purchases from other surpluses: € 135.00
• Automatically reinvested dividends by brokers: € 4.04 (Function is only activated for an old custody account, as I control the reinvestment myself)

Additional purchases were made:

• Number of additional purchases: 3
• 61.96 € for $SPYD (+0,25 %)
• 
  58.00 € for $GGRP (+0,6 %)
• 
  90.00 € for $JEGP (+0,08 %)

If you want to know how my cashback pension tops up my share and ETF pension, please let me know.

Passive income from dividends

My income from dividends amounted to € 222.47 (€ 93.27 in the same month last year). This corresponds to an increase of +138,52 % compared to the same month last year. The following are further key figures on the distributions:

• Number of dividend payments: 28
• Number of payment days: 12 days
• Average dividend per payment: € 7.95
• average dividend per payment day: € 18.54

The top payers are:

• $ISPA (+0,54 %)
• 
  $VWRL (+0,42 %)
• 
  $VHYL (+0,1 %)

My passive income from dividends (and some interest) mathematically covered 27.12% of my expenses in the month under review.

Crypto performance

My crypto investments have also moved:

• Monthly performance portfolio: +9.49
• Performance since inception: +114.72 %
• Proportion of holdings for which the tax holding period has expired: 98.55%. Accordingly, there was one subsequent purchase in the month under review $ADA (+7,89 %) ).
• Crypto share of the total portfolio: 2.60 %

Crypto remains exciting for me. Due to many external influences (ETF inflows, treasury companies, Genius and Clarity Act, ...), the question arises as to whether the cycle theory is beginning to falter. Or not? Will it be different this time?

Performance comparison: portfolio vs. benchmarks

A comparison of my portfolio with two important ETFs shows:

• TTWROR (current month): +3,28 %
• Vanguard FTSE All World Dist ETF: +5.23 %
• Vanguard S&P 500 Dist ETF: +6.41 %

Outlook and conclusion

Crypto remains exciting for me. Due to many external influences (ETF inflows, treasury companies, Genius and Clarity Act, ...), the question arises as to whether the cycle theory is beginning to falter. Or not? Will it be different this time?

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A portfolio that supports long-term, solid growth and remains balanced. The focus is on global diversification, strong dividend payers, stable industry leaders and a targeted admixture of future-oriented stocks, including in the crypto sector.

✅ = already available

👀 = on the watchlist, interesting in terms of price soon

❌ = not yet interesting in terms of price at present

ETF selection

• FTSE All World ✅ = Global basis, broadly diversified. $VWRL (+0,42 %)
• 
  MSCI World Tech ✅ = Focus on innovative technology stocks.
• Defense USD 👀 = Stability through defense and security.
• FTSE High Dividend 👀 = Dividend-oriented addition.

Single stock focus

Energy & commodities:

Shell ✅, Chevron 👀, Exxon 👀, Rio Tinto ❌ $SHEL (+0,18 %)
$CVX (+0,7 %)
$XOM (+0,72 %)
$RIO (-0,17 %)

Insurers & reinsurers:

Munich Re ✅, Hannover Re ✅, Swiss Re ❌, Allianz ❌, Swiss Life AG ❌ $ALV (-0,28 %)
$SREN (-0,08 %)
$SLHN (-0,8 %)
$HNR1 (-0,7 %)
$MUV2 (-0,91 %)

Finance & payment transactions:

Brown & Brown ✅, Marsh & McLennan ✅, Visa ✅, Mastercard ❌, PayPal 👀 $PYPL (+2,37 %)
$BRO (-0,75 %)
$MMC (-1,32 %)
$V (+0,67 %)
$MA (+0,3 %)

Technology & data:

Alphabet 👀, NVIDIA ❌ , Palantir ❌,

Amazon 👀, Apple ❌, Microsoft ❌, Baidu 👀 $9888 (+1,68 %)
$AAPL (+0,29 %)
$GOOGL (+2,27 %)
$PLTR (+1,26 %)
$NVDA (+0,78 %)

Health & consumption:

Novo Nordisk 👀, Zoetis 👀, Coca-Cola ❌, Walmart 👀, United Health 👀 $UNH (+0,3 %)
$NOVO B (+2,1 %)
$ZTS (-0,51 %)
$KO (-1,7 %)
$WMT (-2,03 %)

Automotive & Mobility:

BMW ❌, Mercedes 👀, Tesla ❌ $TSLA (+5,22 %)
$BMW (+0,96 %)
$MBG (+1,75 %)

Cryptos

• XRP ✅ $XRP (+5,63 %)
• 
  RENDER ✅ $RENDER (+8,79 %)
• 
  Bitcoin (BTC) ❌ $BTC (+2,93 %)
• 
  Solana (SOL) 👀 $SOL (+8,62 %)
• 
  Ethereum (ETH) ❌ $ETH (+12,69 %)

For the weekend

Strategy remains: Patience, discipline and an eye for opportunities.

📈🌾

The AEX index starts the day with an indication of +0.3%, while international markets also turn green. Wall Street largely managed to recover from Friday's sell-off, and Asian stock markets follow with Korea and Taiwan as outliers. U.S. 10-year interest rates rise slightly to 4.21%, while German rates fall to 2.62%. The euro/dollar exchange rate is quoted at 1.1550. The Damrak is relatively quiet, with only B&S presenting figures. Internationally, however, there is plenty of activity: Palantir surprises with strong quarterly results, while Hims & Hers falls sharply. Figma debuts with a 27.4% drop. The US puts pressure on India and China because of Russian oil imports, further raising trade tensions. Investors look forward to figures from AMD, Snap, Rivian and Super Micro Computer. Also on the agenda are the purchasing managers' indices of the service sectors in Germany and the US. In short: plenty of excitement and thrills on the trading floor.

$PLTR (+1,26 %)
$HIMS (+0,66 %)
$SHEL (+0,18 %)
$BP. (+0,99 %)
$AMD (+1,5 %)
$SNAP (+1,32 %)
$RIVN (+6,7 %)
$SMCI (+2,68 %)

🔗 Source reference:

This summary is based on the article "AEX indicatie is +0,3%, volop spanning en nog meer sensatie" by Arend Jan Kamp, published on StockWatch on Aug. 5, 2025.

✅ I took profits today from Amazon $AMZN (+2,01 %) , Microsoft $MSFT (-0,38 %) and NVIDIA $NVDA (+0,78 %) realized.

📥 This money was directly reinvested to strengthen dividend and future stocks.

💸 Newly invested (one-off purchases today):

• Take-Two Interactive $TTWO (-0,06 %) - (future play with GTA 6)
• Shell $SHEL (+0,18 %) - (energy + dividend)
• BYD $1211 (+2,35 %) - (growth China/E-mobility)
• Procter & Gamble $PG (-1,14 %) - (stable dividend, consumer goods)
• Allianz $ALV (-0,28 %) - (high dividend, defensive)
• McDonald's $MCD (-0,68 %) - (dividend aristocrat + consumer)

📆 Savings plans from August (monthly):

• Johnson & Johnson $JNJ (-0,95 %)
• 
  Realty Income $O (-2,07 %)
• 
  FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield ETF $VHYL (+0,1 %)
• 
  S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats ETF $ZPRG (+0,63 %) (one-off)

➡️ Goal: More passive income through dividends & better balance in the portfolio between tech and defensive stocks.

🧠 Long-term oriented, with a clear focus on quality, stability & growth.

What do you think?