Portfolio of Iron Ore Mining Stocks

Iron ore mining stocks are cyclical and should be bought only on the price upside. Before you buy any of the following stocks, be sure to study the price pattern and do not buy at the top (look for a very steep upside) or on the downside.

Here is a table of 5 well-known iron ore mining stocks.

Iron Ore Mining Stocks
Stock	Price Quote & Dividend	Recent Dividends	1-Yr Price Chart	Profitable Unprofitable Returns
BHP Billiton	BHP
Cliffs Natural Resources	CLF
Mesabi Trust	MSB
Rio Tinto	RIO
Vale SA	VALE
Price and dividend data from Quandl.

To inspect the performance of the Iron Ore Mining Stocks portfolio, see the returns table and chart below. Portfolio values are computed using monthly closes for from Quandl.

All 5 are included in the portfolio computations. The current value of the portfolio assumes that $2,000.00 was invested (total of $10,000) in each at its closing weekly price for the current date in 2008.