This is a one-year performance recap of the stocks mentioned in an article published on March 29, 2010 generated by InvestorPoet of Poetic Portfolios blog.
| Company | Symbol | March 29, 2010 | March 28, 2011 | % change |
| Costco Wholesale | COST | $59.36 | $71.26 | 20.05% |
| AT&T | T | $24.91 | $29.36 | 17.86% |
| ADP | ADP | $43.15 | $50.35 | 16.69% |
| Markel | MKL | $372.70 | $405.12 | 8.70% |
| Pepsico | PEP | $64.57 | $64.34 | -0.36% |
| Proctor & Gamble | PG | $61.82 | $60.66 | -1.88% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | $62.52 | $59.24 | -5.25% |
| Intel | INTC | $21.65 | $20.34 | -6.05% |
| Average | - | - | - | 6.22% |
| Dow Industrial Average | - | 10895.86 | 12197.88 | 11.95% |
| S&P 500 | - | 1173.22 | 1310.19 | 11.67% |
The average total return for this portfolio over the last year was 6.22% while the median was 4.17%. Only three of the stocks exceeded the return of the major indexes while the remainder of stocks registered modest gains or slight losses over the last year.
*All 2010 stock prices are adjusted to reflect dividends and splits. Date range is March 29, 2010 to March 28, 2011.