2024-12-31
Consolidated cash, quarterly
Balances by account
2024 spend by line item (consolidated)
| Deal | First funding | Invested | Cash received | Remaining value | MOIC | Outperformance case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakano Investments LLC | ||||||
| Smartemis Veterinary services — France, Germany (Principal: Bill Hughson) | Mar 2022 | $633,683 | — | $1,901,050 | 3.00× | $4,435,783 |
| ScreenMeet Cloud-native remote support SaaS (Principal: Ben Lilienthal) | Jun 2021 | $574,999 | — | $574,999 | 1.00× | — |
| Northfield Residential real-estate development (Principal: Patrick Zalupski) | Aug 2020 | $250,000 | $251,250 | $248,750 | 2.00× | $575,000 |
| BloomIntel Restaurant marketing — Bloom Intelligence (Principal: Will Wilson) | Aug 2021 | $100,000 | — | $100,000 | 1.00× | $200,000 |
| LungThera Biotech — now Rein Therapeutics, RNTX (Principal: Brian Windsor) | Mar 2022 | $50,000 | — | $50,000 | 1.00× | $100,000 |
| Nakano subtotal | $1,608,682 | $251,250 | $2,874,799 | 1.94× | ||
| Centerpitch Investments LLC | ||||||
| SmartemisCP Veterinary services — Centerpitch tranche | Jun 2023 | $812,750 | — | $2,113,855 | 2.60× | $4,932,328 |
| PhotonVault Waste-heat battery storage (Principals: Kent McCormick, John Langhus) | Mar 2023 | $100,000 | — | $100,000 | 1.00× | $500,000 |
| Centerpitch subtotal | $912,750 | $0 | $2,213,855 | 2.43× | ||
| Consolidated | $2,521,433 | $251,250 | $5,088,654 | 2.12× | ||
Invested (light) vs total value — paler segment is cash already returned
All public securities are held at Nakano Investments (eTrade and Interactive Brokers). Centerpitch holds no public positions.
NAV bridge: open positions $910k + eTrade cash $21k + IBKR cash -$17k (margin loan) = $915k ≈ combined broker NAV $977k — brokerage NAV nets cash and margin against the securities.
Daily marks — securities value by account
Performance vs indexes (time-weighted)
| Cumulative | CAGR | 2024 YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | +91.3% | +12.3% | +50.4% |
| Blended benchmark | +98.4% | +13.0% | +19.1% |
| S&P 500 | +126.8% | +15.7% | +24.9% |
| MSCI ACWI | +83.8% | +11.5% | +17.4% |
| Japan (EWJ) | +39.2% | +6.1% | +7.0% |
| Europe (VGK) | +43.1% | +6.6% | +1.9% |
Time-weighted: daily returns of the securities book chained with buys/sells neutralized as external flows; dividends and option premiums count as return. Base 100 on 2019-05-24. The blended benchmark applies the portfolio's own daily bucket weights to matching index returns (US equities→SPY, Japan equities→EWJ, Europe equities→VGK, China equities→MCHI, US bonds/bills→BIL, Crypto→ETH-USD; dividend-adjusted USD ETFs). Current mix: US equities 70%, Japan equities 25%, Europe equities 6%. T-bill discounts recognize at purchase; delisted names (ALRN, LUMO) excluded.
Open positions
| Ticker | Qty | Cost basis | Last price (local) | MTM (USD) | Gain | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eTrade | ||||||
| GOOG Alphabet (Class C) | 650 | $63,462 | $190.44 | $123,786 | +95.1% | 13.6% |
| ABBV | 500 | $54,308 | $177.70 | $88,850 | +63.6% | 9.8% |
| GS Goldman Sachs Group | 150 | $51,075 | $572.62 | $85,893 | +68.2% | 9.4% |
| WMT Walmart | 600 | $31,378 | $90.35 | $54,210 | +72.8% | 6.0% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil | 500 | $49,873 | $107.57 | $53,785 | +7.8% | 5.9% |
| NEE NextEra Energy | 700 | $39,534 | $71.69 | $50,183 | +26.9% | 5.5% |
| SBLK | 2,500 | $50,905 | $14.95 | $37,375 | -26.6% | 4.1% |
| CCJ Cameco | 600 | $27,288 | $51.39 | $30,834 | +13.0% | 3.4% |
| CMG | 500 | $26,370 | $60.30 | $30,150 | +14.3% | 3.3% |
| TPB | 500 | $14,213 | $60.10 | $30,050 | +111.4% | 3.3% |
| LMT | 50 | $16,498 | $485.94 | $24,297 | +47.3% | 2.7% |
| KO | 200 | $10,672 | $62.26 | $12,452 | +16.7% | 1.4% |
| eTrade subtotal | $435,575 | $621,865 | ||||
| IBKR | ||||||
| 7011.T Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 12,500 | $61,551 | ¥2,210.63 | $176,011 | +186.0% | 19.3% |
| 8031.T Mitsui & Co | 2,000 | $33,084 | ¥3,292.59 | $41,945 | +26.8% | 4.6% |
| BNP BNP Paribas (BNP.PA) | 600 | $40,999 | €59.22 | $36,975 | -9.8% | 4.1% |
| COIN Coinbase Global | 51 | $14,363 | $248.30 | $12,749 | -11.2% | 1.4% |
| FMNB Leonardo SpA (LDO.MI) | 300 | $6,836 | €25.99 | $8,113 | +18.7% | 0.9% |
| BA. BAE Systems (BA.L) | 520 | $8,298 | £11.48 | $7,495 | -9.7% | 0.8% |
| 5020.T ENEOS Holdings | 1,000 | $4,099 | ¥821.71 | $5,234 | +27.7% | 0.6% |
| RHM Rheinmetall (RHM.DE) | 90 | $31,258 | no price | — | — | — |
| IBKR subtotal | $200,488 | $288,523 | ||||
No market price (delisted / corporate action pending): RHM — carried outside MTM totals.
Realized results by year
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realized G/L | $33k | $169k | $408k | -$277k | $4k | -$361 | $337k |
| Dividends | $10k | $23k | $59k | $84k | $28k | $31k | $234k |
Consolidated
| Line item | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Rent | 4,170 | 14,778 | 15,065 | 15,391 | 15,855 | 16,638 | 14,641 | 16,061 | 7,327 | 119,925 | ||
| Office Furniture | 4,329 | 2,941 | 3,400 | 10,670 | ||||||||
| Office Supplies | 0 | |||||||||||
| Office-Related Expenses | 4,170 | 14,778 | 15,065 | 19,721 | 18,795 | 20,038 | 14,641 | 16,061 | 7,327 | 130,595 | ||
| Webpage Email | 393 | 480 | 578 | 180 | 354 | 192 | 522 | 728 | 2,345 | 1,525 | 7,295 | |
| Subscriptions | 1 | 3,097 | 819 | 1,589 | 439 | 5,945 | ||||||
| Video Meeting Services | 158 | 167 | 148 | 154 | 161 | 173 | 184 | 1,145 | ||||
| Business Applications | 249 | 249 | 441 | 383 | 120 | 1,442 | ||||||
| Other Business Services | 22 | 52 | 402 | 149 | 625 | |||||||
| Operational Expenses | 393 | 501 | 578 | 338 | 770 | 643 | 4,214 | 2,090 | 4,629 | 2,297 | 16,452 | |
| Client Entertainment | 8,044 | 8,970 | 2,015 | 2,488 | 21,517 | |||||||
| Internal Events | 4,506 | 3,105 | 860 | 8,471 | ||||||||
| Business Travel | 1,157 | 5,438 | 6,595 | |||||||||
| Client Expenses | 13,707 | 17,514 | 2,015 | 3,348 | 36,584 | |||||||
| Legal Fees | 2,376 | 839 | 1,459 | 164 | 278 | 5,115 | ||||||
| Accountant Fees | 2,890 | 1,800 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 1,600 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 3,850 | 22,640 | ||
| State/City Fees | 75 | 169 | 319 | 278 | 282 | 1,122 | ||||||
| Bank Service Fees | 295 | 110 | 175 | 382 | 611 | 51 | 234 | 110 | 1,866 | |||
| Wire Fees | 225 | 240 | 290 | 100 | 60 | 65 | 425 | 50 | 1,455 | |||
| Foreign Currency Charges | 2 | 0 | 3 | 237 | 0 | 2 | 244 | |||||
| Advisory and Fees | 225 | 5,581 | 3,224 | 4,338 | 2,737 | 2,529 | 3,114 | 3,388 | 3,012 | 4,294 | 32,443 | |
| Other Expenses | 2,881 | 1,400 | 99 | 1,580 | ||||||||
| Error | 706 | 1,139 | 1,316 | 681 | 643 | 844 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous | 2,175 | 261 | 1,316 | 780 | 643 | 736 | ||||||
| Creditcard | 4,755 | 2,395 | 8,102 | 4,015 | 6,120 | 14,340 | 8,441 | 2,127 | 1,099 | 12 | 51,382 | |
| Total Expenses | 5,373 | 12,647 | 28,856 | 23,494 | 28,031 | 36,308 | 50,295 | 39,759 | 26,173 | 17,254 | 268,191 |
Nakano
| Line item | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Rent | 4,170 | 14,778 | 15,065 | 15,391 | 15,855 | 6,374 | 71,633 | |||||
| Office Furniture | 4,329 | 2,941 | 3,400 | 10,670 | ||||||||
| Office Supplies | 0 | |||||||||||
| Office-Related Expenses | 4,170 | 14,778 | 15,065 | 19,721 | 18,795 | 9,774 | 82,303 | |||||
| Webpage Email | 393 | 480 | 578 | 180 | 354 | 192 | 522 | 678 | 2,345 | 1,525 | 7,246 | |
| Subscriptions | 1 | 402 | 393 | 873 | 54 | 1,723 | ||||||
| Video Meeting Services | 158 | 167 | 148 | 154 | 161 | 173 | 184 | 1,145 | ||||
| Business Applications | 249 | 249 | 336 | 278 | 120 | 1,232 | ||||||
| Other Business Services | 22 | 52 | 74 | |||||||||
| Operational Expenses | 393 | 501 | 578 | 338 | 770 | 643 | 1,414 | 1,510 | 3,511 | 1,763 | 11,419 | |
| Client Entertainment | 3,323 | 3,323 | ||||||||||
| Internal Events | 2,525 | 422 | 2,946 | |||||||||
| Business Travel | 3,322 | 3,322 | ||||||||||
| Client Expenses | 799 | 3,743 | 2,944 | |||||||||
| Legal Fees | 2,376 | 839 | 1,459 | 164 | 139 | 4,976 | ||||||
| Accountant Fees | 2,890 | 1,800 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 1,600 | 2,500 | 13,790 | |||||
| State/City Fees | 75 | 169 | 319 | 144 | 706 | |||||||
| Bank Service Fees | 295 | 110 | 175 | 382 | 580 | 180 | 234 | 110 | 1,706 | |||
| Wire Fees | 225 | 240 | 290 | 100 | 60 | 65 | 980 | |||||
| Foreign Currency Charges | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 28 | |||||
| Advisory and Fees | 225 | 5,581 | 3,224 | 4,338 | 2,737 | 2,529 | 3,083 | 20 | 234 | 255 | 22,187 | |
| Other Expenses | 2,881 | 1,400 | 1,481 | |||||||||
| Error | 706 | 1,139 | 1,316 | 213 | 1,096 | |||||||
| Miscellaneous | 2,175 | 261 | 1,316 | 213 | 384 | |||||||
| Creditcard | 4,755 | 2,395 | 8,102 | 4,015 | 6,120 | 14,340 | 8,441 | 2,127 | 1,099 | 12 | 51,382 | |
| Total Expenses | 5,373 | 12,647 | 28,856 | 23,494 | 28,031 | 36,308 | 21,914 | 7,359 | 4,631 | 2,006 | 170,620 |
Centerpitch
| Line item | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Rent | 10,264 | 14,641 | 16,061 | 7,327 | 48,292 | |||||||
| Office Furniture | 0 | |||||||||||
| Office Supplies | 0 | |||||||||||
| Office-Related Expenses | 10,264 | 14,641 | 16,061 | 7,327 | 48,292 | |||||||
| Webpage Email | 50 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Subscriptions | 2,695 | 426 | 716 | 385 | 4,222 | |||||||
| Video Meeting Services | 0 | |||||||||||
| Business Applications | 105 | 105 | 210 | |||||||||
| Other Business Services | 402 | 149 | 551 | |||||||||
| Operational Expenses | 2,800 | 580 | 1,118 | 534 | 5,032 | |||||||
| Client Entertainment | 11,368 | 8,970 | 2,015 | 2,488 | 24,841 | |||||||
| Internal Events | 1,982 | 2,684 | 860 | 5,525 | ||||||||
| Business Travel | 1,157 | 2,117 | 3,274 | |||||||||
| Client Expenses | 14,506 | 13,771 | 2,015 | 3,348 | 33,640 | |||||||
| Legal Fees | 139 | 139 | ||||||||||
| Accountant Fees | 2,500 | 2,500 | 3,850 | 8,850 | ||||||||
| State/City Fees | 278 | 139 | 416 | |||||||||
| Bank Service Fees | 31 | 129 | 160 | |||||||||
| Wire Fees | 425 | 50 | 475 | |||||||||
| Foreign Currency Charges | 216 | 216 | ||||||||||
| Advisory and Fees | 31 | 3,408 | 2,778 | 4,039 | 10,256 | |||||||
| Other Expenses | 99 | 99 | ||||||||||
| Error | 681 | 429 | 252 | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous | 780 | 429 | 351 | |||||||||
| Creditcard | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total Expenses | 28,381 | 32,400 | 21,542 | 15,247 | 97,571 |