Portfolio of Shipping Stocks

Shipping stocks give investors a play on energy and commodities markets and the overall growth of the world economy.

Most stocks of companies that ship crude oil, petroleum products and bulk cargo including coal, iron ore, grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers and other commodities, react to the ups and downs of the world economy.

Here is a list of 8 shipping stocks of the types: container shipping, dry bulk shipping, maritime master limited partnerships, oil tankers and LNG/LPG carriers.

9 All Shipping Stocks
Stock Returns & Price Chart	Symbol	Recent Prices & Annualized Return
Diana Shipping	DSX
DryShips	DRYS
Eagle Bulk Shipping	EGLE
Frontline	FRO
Matson	MATX
Navios Maritime Partners L.P.	NMM
Star Bulk Carriers	SBLK
Teekay	TK
Teekay Tankers	TNK
Price data from Quandl as of most recent close.

To inspect the performance of the All Shipping Stocks portfolio, see the chart below. Portfolio values are computed using monthly closes for stocks from Quandl.

All 9 stocks are included in the portfolio computations. The current value of the portfolio assumes that $1,111.11 was invested (total of $10,000) in each stock at its closing monthly price for the first date shown on the portfolio value chart below. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.

The current value of a $10,000 investment is $3,181. The percent return is -68.19%. The annualized return is -10.82%.

Return Summary for All Shipping Stocks
Start Date	Jul-31-2009
Start Investment	$10,000.00
End Date	Jul-15-2019
Current Value of Investment	$3,181.14
Total Return	-68.19%
Annualized Return	-10.82%
Min Date	Dec-31-2018
Min Price	$2,532.97
Max Date	Mar-31-2011
Max Price	$12,651.67
# Values	121
Number Returns	7,260
Number Profitable Returns	1,419
Percent Profitable Returns	19.55%
Number Unprofitable Returns	5,841
Percent Unprofitable Returns	80.45%
Profitable to Unprofitable Returns Ratio	0.24