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Chapter 9 - Log Maintenance
After choosing Log Maintenance on the Main Menu, you can view the:
o Open Shares Log - lists open shares records, from oldest to most recent,
for a local security. The gains and losses are unrealized, since they
are based on the current prices.
o Closed Shares Log - lists closed shares records, from oldest to most
recent, for a local security. The gains and losses are realized, as they
are based on the selling prices.
o Distribution Log - lists distribution records, from oldest to most
recent, for a local security.
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9.1 Open Shares Log
You need to enter the symbol of the local security whose open shares
records you want to view at the top of the Open Shares Log. If you leave
this entry blank, or enter an invalid name, the Local Security Lookup
Table pops up. This table is described in Chapter 6. After you enter a
valid security symbol, the Open Shares Log shows the security's name, the
current date or the specified date range, and the security's current
price. The records of shares bought over the period and still held as of
the current date are sorted in ascending order by date, and show:
o The purchase Date.
o The number of Shares purchased.
o The Open Price (basis price), which is the same as the purchase price if
the average method is not being used.
o The Open Amount (basis amount), which is the same as the purchase amount
if the average method is not being used.
o The Open Commission or load.
o The current unrealized Open Gain/Loss.
These values are totaled for the date range at the bottom of the table.
The function keys at the bottom of the screen are:
o Ins:Add - record a purchase.
o Enter:Change - change the highlighted open shares record.
o Del:Delete - delete the highlighted open shares record.
o Esc:Exit - go to the symbol field, or return to the Log Maintenance Menu
if you are on the symbol field.
o Ctrl-PgUp:Top - go to the first record.
o Ctrl-PgDn:Bottom - go to the last record.
o F2:Delete Range - delete the displayed range of open shares records.
o F3:Open Shares Detail Report - generate the Open Shares Detail Report
for the displayed local security and date range.
o F4:Goto Symbol - go to the symbol field to enter a different symbol.
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9.1.1 Add an Open Shares Record
If you hit the Ins key to add an open shares record, the Buy Shares
Form, described in Chapter 6, pops up.
Adding an open shares record is the same as recording a share
purchase. After entering the purchase, a price history record is added,
and you return to the Open Shares Log with the new record highlighted.
9.1.1.1 Example - Add an Open Shares Record
Say you record the following purchases for Local Symbol TEST:
# Date Shares Price Amount Open
Bought Commission
1) 1/01/90 10.0000 4.9000 49.00 1.00 ($5.00 price with 2% load)
2) 2/01/90 9.0909 5.3900 49.00 1.00 ($5.50 price with 2% load)
3) 3/01/90 10.5263 4.6550 49.00 1.00 ($4.75 price with 2% load)
o Three records are added to the open shares file. If you add them from
the Open Shares Log, the for each one you: hit Ins key, fill in the Buy
Shares Form, and return to the Open Shares Log.
o Three records are added to the price history file.
o The local security record has open shares set to 29.6172, open amount
set to $147.00, and open commission set to $3.00.
9.1.2 Change an Open Shares Record
If you hit the Enter key to change the highlighted open shares record,
the Buy Shares Form, described in Chapter 6, pops up.
The fields in the Buy Shares Form are initialized to the record's
current values. You can change all of the fields except the security
symbol. Even if the average selling method is being used, the actual
purchase price and amount are displayed and used.
===>>> When changing an open shares record, there is an additional field
you can set in the Buy Shares Form:
o (Required) The Original Amount of the purchase, which is the amount of
the purchase without any principal adjustments. This is usually the same
as the Open Amount field, unless any activity has been recorded that
adjusts the principal. If the Amount field is changed manually, then the
Original Amount field is also changed.
After changing the open shares record, the price history entry is
deleted and a new one is added, and you return to the Open Shares Log with
the changed record highlighted.
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9.1.2.1 Example - Change an Open Shares Record
Using the previous example, say you change the second record's Date,
Price, Amount, and Commission:
# Date Shares Price Amount Open Original
Bought Commission Amount
2) 1/31/90 9.0909 5.5000 50.00 0.00 50.00
o The record is changed in the open shares file.
o The old price history record is deleted, and a new one is added.
o The local security record is changed, with open shares set to 29.6172,
open amount set to $148.00, and open commission set to $2.00.
9.1.3 Delete an Open Shares Record
If you hit the Del key to delete the highlighted open shares record,
the Buy Shares Form, described in Chapter 6, pops up.
The fields in the Buy Shares Form are initialized to the record's
current values. Even if the average selling method is being used, the
actual purchase price and amount are displayed and used in the deletion.
After deleting the open shares record, the price history entry is
deleted, and you return to the Open Shares Log with the record after the
deleted record highlighted.
9.1.3.1 Example - Delete an Open Shares Record
Using the previous example, say you delete the second record.
o The record is deleted from the open shares file.
o The price history record is deleted.
o The local security record is changed, with open shares set to 20.5263,
open amount set to $98.00, and open commission set to $2.00.
9.1.4 Delete Range of Open Shares Records
The Delete Range function key allows you to delete the displayed range
of open shares records, based on the previously entered date range. You
will always be prompted for confirmation, regardless of the Confirm Delete
global setting, since many records could be affected.
After the deletion, you return to the Log Maintenance Menu. The
corresponding price history entries are not deleted.
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9.1.5 Open Shares Detail Report
The Open Shares Detail Report, described in Chapter 14, can be printed
for the displayed local security and selected date range.
9.1.6 Goto Symbol
If you hit the Goto Symbol function key, you are taken to the symbol
entry field at the top of the table. This is the same as hitting the Esc
key.
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9.2 Closed Shares Log
You enter the symbol of the local security whose shares you want to
view at the top of the Closed Shares Log. If you leave this entry blank,
or enter an invalid name, the Local Security Lookup Table pops up. This
table is described in Chapter 6. After you enter a valid security symbol,
the Closed Shares Log shows the security's name and the current date or
the specified date range. Closed Shares records are sorted in ascending
order first by the sell date and then by the purchase date, and show:
o The selling Date.
o The number of Shares sold.
o The Sell Price.
o The Sell Amount.
o The Sell Commission or load.
o The realized Sell Gain/Loss. (Or current position for short sales.)
These values are totaled for the date range at the bottom of the table.
The function keys at the bottom of the screen are:
o Ins:Add - record a sale.
o Enter:Change - change the highlighted closed shares record.
o Del:Delete - delete the highlighted closed shares record.
o Esc:Exit - go to the symbol field, or return to the Log Maintenance Menu
if you are on the symbol field.
o Ctrl-PgUp:Top - go to the first record.
o Ctrl-PgDn:Bottom - go to the last record.
o F2:Delete Range - delete the displayed range of closed shares records.
o F3:Closed Shares Detail Report - generate the Closed Shares Detail
Report for the displayed local security and date range.
o F4:Goto Symbol - go to the symbol field to enter a different symbol.
o F5:Apply Holding Period - the current value for the holding period in
the User Settings Form is applied to the displayed records.
Before changing or deleting a sale, be sure to carefully read the relevant
questions and answers in Chapter 4. There are a number of pitfalls you
need to watch out for, especially if you use the averaging sell method.
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For uncovered short sales, the current position, based on the last
recorded price and date, is shown.
9.2.1 Add a Closed Shares Record
If you hit the Ins key to add a closed shares record, the Sell Shares
Form, described in Chapter 6, pops up.
Adding closed shares records is the same as selling shares. After
entering the sale, a price history entry is added, and you return to the
Closed Shares Log with the first new record highlighted.
9.2.1.1 Example - Add a Closed Shares Record
Say you recorded the following purchases for Local Symbol TEST:
Date Shares Price Amount Open
Bought Commission
1/01/90 10.0000 4.9000 49.00 1.00
2/01/90 9.0909 5.3900 49.00 1.00
3/01/90 10.5263 4.6550 49.00 1.00
and then executed a sale of 15 Shares at a Price of $5.292, using the FIFO
Sell Method. The closed shares records created are:
Date Shares Price Amount Close Open Open Open
Sold Comm Date Basis Comm
1/15/91 10.0000 5.2920 52.92 0.00 1/01/90 49.00 1.00
1/15/91 5.0000 5.2920 26.46 0.00 2/01/90 26.95 0.55
and the remaining open shares records are:
Date Shares Price Amount Open
Bought Commission
2/01/90 4.0909 5.3900 22.05 0.45
3/01/90 10.5263 4.6550 49.00 1.00
o Two records are added to the closed shares file.
o One record is added to the price history file.
o One open shares record is removed, and one is changed.
o The local security record is changed, with open shares set to 14.6172,
open amount set to $71.05, and open commission set to $1.45.
9.2.2 Change a Closed Shares Record
===>>> If you hit the Enter key to change the highlighted closed shares
record, the Sell Shares Form, described in Chapter 6, pops up. Unless the
changes are minor, you're usually better off unselling, then reselling,
shares.
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The fields in the Sell Shares Form are initialized to the record's
current values. You can change all of the fields except the security
symbol. The selling method is not stored in the closed shares record, and
thus is not even displayed.
===>>> When changing a closed shares record, there is an additional field
you can set in the Sell Shares Form:
o (Required) The Status of the sale: long term (LTERM), short term
(STERM), or short sale (SSELL). Remember that since the long term
holding period can vary, the status of a sale is determined when the
sale is recorded. The status is saved in the closed shares record, and
closed shares records are not affected by changes in the long term
holding period.
There is a also panel to the right of the Sell Shares Form that shows open
shares information for the closed shares record. This is not displayed
when adding a sale, since multiple closed shares may be created. The
fields in this panel are:
o The Date of the purchase.
o The purchase Price.
o The actual purchase Amount.
o The purchase Commission.
o The Basis used for the sale. Except for the averaging method, the
purchase amount and the purchase basis are the same.
o The Original Amount of the purchase, which is the amount of the purchase
without any principal adjustments applied.
===>>> To get to this panel, use the Open Information key. You should be
careful when changing the open amount or basis. These two are equal unless
you used the average selling method. If you are using the averaging
selling method, all open and closed shares records are used to determine
the price when you execute a sale. Modifying a sale that used the average
selling method affects any later sales. Thus, if you are using the
averaging method, you should delete/unsell all sales from the most recent
to the one you want to change, make your changes, and then re-execute the
sales in order.
After changing the closed shares record, the price history entry is
deleted and a new one is added, and you return to the Closed Shares Log
with the changed record highlighted.
9.2.2.1 Example - Change a Closed Shares Record
Using the previous example, say you change the records' Dates:
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Date Shares Price Amount Close Open Open Open
Sold Comm Date Basis Comm
1/31/91 10.0000 5.2920 52.92 0.00 1/01/90 49.00 1.00
1/31/91 5.0000 5.2920 26.46 0.00 2/01/90 26.95 0.55
o The records are changed in the closed shares file.
o The old price history record is deleted, and a new one is added.
o It's rarely a good idea to change much in the closed shares file.
Unselling the shares and re-executing the sale is a better approach.
9.2.3 Delete a Closed Shares Record
If you hit the Del key to delete the highlighted closed shares record,
the Sell Shares Form, described in Chapter 6, pops up.
The fields in the Sell Shares Form are initialized to the record's
current values. A panel with open information is also displayed. Before
the record is deleted, you can choose to 'unsell' the shares.
===>>> 'Unselling' closed shares records means that the original open
share information is added back to the Open Shares File. Since open shares
notes are not saved in closed shares records, a default note of UNSOLD is
attached to the open shares records recreated. Be sure to unsell all
closed shares records created by the sale, using the Delete Range function
after restricting the displayed records by a date range from the Main
Menu.
If you choose not to unsell the shares, the closed shares record is
simply deleted.
When sold shares records are unsold, Capital Gainz tries to recombine
the shares with any existing open shares records. For instance, say you
sold 100 shares from a purchase of 200 shares, which changed the open
shares record to only have 100 shares. If you then unsold the 100 shares,
Capital Gainz will combine the 100 shares with the remaining open shares
record to recreate the original purchase. Unsold records are recombined
with open shares records when the symbol, date, and price match.
After deleting the closed shares record, the price history entry is
deleted, and you return to the Closed Shares Log with the record after the
deleted record highlighted.
===>>> You shouldn't permanently delete closed shares records, since they
are used in performance calculations. Also, if you are using the average
selling method, all open and closed shares records are used to determine
the price when you execute a sale.
9.2.4 Delete Range of Closed Shares Records
The Delete Range function key allows you to delete the displayed range
of closed shares records, based on the previously entered date range. You
will always be prompted for confirmation, regardless of the Confirm Delete
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global setting, since many records could be affected. You will also be
given the option of unselling the shares, as described in the previous
section.
After the deletion, you return to the Log Maintenance Menu. The
corresponding price history entries are not deleted.
===>>> You shouldn't permanently delete closed shares records, since they
are used in performance calculations. Also, if you are using the average
selling method, all open and closed shares records are used to determine
the price when you execute a sale.
9.2.4.1 Example - Delete/Unsell Closed Shares Records
Using the previous example, let's delete/unsell the closed shares
records in order to change the selling price. In this example, this could
easily be done by simply changing the two records. But, if this sale
affected a large number of purchases, and thus created many closed shares
records, unsell/reselling is easier. To delete/unsell the two closed
shares records, specify a date range of 1/31/91 to 1/31/91 on the Log
Maintenance Menu, bring up the Closed Shares Log, and use the Delete Range
key. Answer YES to the unsell question.
o The open information from the closed shares records will be combined
with the remaining open shares records. The net result is that the
closed shares records are deleted, and the three open shares records
that you had before the sale are restored.
o The price history record for the selling date is not deleted (since this
is a range delete).
o The local security record is changed back to its pre-sale values, with
open shares set to 29.6172, open amount set to $147.00, and open
commission set to $3.00.
You can now re-execute the sale at the correct price.
9.2.5 Closed Shares Detail Report
The Closed Shares Detail Report, described in Chapter 14, can be
printed for the displayed security and selected date range.
9.2.6 Goto Symbol
If you hit the Goto Symbol function key, you are taken to the symbol
entry field at the top of the table. The is the same as hitting the Esc
key.
9.2.7 Apply Holding Period
The holding period is originally applied and recorded at the time of
sale since this value could vary from year to year.
If you had an incorrect value for the holding period in the User
Settings form at the time you recorded a sale, change it and then apply
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the new value to the displayed range of closed shares records with the
Apply Holding Period function. The holding periods of the records are
determined based on the current setting.
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9.3 Distribution Log
You enter the symbol of the local security whose distribution records
you want to view at the top of the Distribution Log. If you leave this
entry blank, or enter an invalid name, the Local Security Lookup Table
pops up. This table is described in Chapter 6. After you enter a valid
security symbol, the Distribution Log shows the security's name and the
current date or the specified date range. The distribution records are
sorted in ascending order by date, and show:
o The distribution Date.
o The Type of distribution.
o The Amount of the distribution.
o The Per Share amount of the distribution.
These values are totaled for the date range at the bottom of the table.
The function keys at the bottom of the screen are:
o Ins:Add - record a distribution.
o Enter:Change - change the highlighted distribution record.
o Del:Delete - delete the highlighted distribution record.
o Esc:Exit - go to the symbol field, or return to the Log Maintenance Menu
if you are on the symbol field.
o Ctrl-PgUp:Top - go to the first record.
o Ctrl-PgDn:Bottom - go to the last record.
o F2:Delete Range - delete the displayed range of distribution records.
o F3:Distribution Detail Report - generate the Distribution Detail Report
for the displayed local security and date range.
o F4:Goto Symbol - go to the symbol field to enter a different symbol.
o F5:Recalc Per Share - recalculate the per share values for the displayed
records.
9.3.1 Add a Distribution Record
If you hit the Ins key to add a distribution record, the Record
Distribution Form, described in Chapter 6, pops up.
Adding a distribution record is the same as recording a distribution.
After entering the distribution, a price history entry is added, and you
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return to the Distribution Log with the new record highlighted.
9.3.1.1 Example - Add a Distribution Record
Say you record the following distributions for Local Symbol TEST:
Date Type Amount Per Share
1) 1/01/90 DIV 2.40 0.24
2) 7/01/90 LTCG 0.59 0.03
o Two records with distribution information are added to the distribution
file. If these distributions were reinvested, two records would also be
added to the open shares file.
o Two records containing per share information for the distributions are
added to the price history file.
9.3.2 Change a Distribution Record
If you hit the Enter key to change the highlighted distribution
record, the Record Distribution Form, described in Chapter 6, pops up.
The fields in the Record Distribution Form are initialized to the
record's current values. You can change all of the fields except the
security symbol.
===>>> For changes to return of principal, bond discount, and bond
amortization records, related open share amounts are not adjusted. To
change return of principal and bond discount or amortization adjustments,
you can manually change the open shares records, since the original
purchase amount is maintained in the Original Amount field.
After changing the distribution record, the price history entry is
deleted and a new one is added, and you return to the Distribution Log
with the changed record highlighted.
9.3.2.1 Example - Change a Distribution Record
Using the previous example, say you change the second record's amount
and per share:
Date Type Amount Per Share
2) 7/01/90 LTCG 5.73 0.30
o The record is changed in the distribution file.
o The old price history record is deleted, and a new one is added for this
per share/date.
o If you reinvested this distribution, you'll also need to adjust the open
shares record created.
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9.3.3 Delete a Distribution Record
If you hit the Del key to delete the highlighted distribution record,
the Record Distribution Form, described in Chapter 6, pops up.
The fields in the Record Distribution Form are initialized to the
record's current values.
===>>> When deleting return of principal, bond discount, and bond
amortization records, related open share amounts are not adjusted. To
change return of principal and bond discount or amortization adjustments,
you can manually change the open shares records, since the original
purchase amount is maintained in the Original Amount field.
After deleting the distribution record, the price history entry is
deleted, and you return to the Distribution Log with the record after the
deleted record highlighted.
===>>> You shouldn't permanently delete distribution records, since they
are used in performance calculations.
9.3.3.1 Example - Delete a Distribution Record
Using the previous example, say you delete the second record.
o The record is deleted from the distribution file.
o The price history record is deleted.
o If you reinvested this distribution, you'll also need to delete the open
shares record created.
9.3.4 Delete Range of Distribution Records
The Delete Range function key allows you to delete the displayed range
of distribution records, based on the previously entered date range. You
will always be prompted for confirmation, regardless of the Confirm Delete
global setting, since many records could be affected.
For any return of principal, bond discount, or bond amortization
records in the range, the basis of affected open shares is not adjusted.
After the deletion, you return to the Log Maintenance Menu. Any
corresponding price history entries are not deleted.
===>>> You shouldn't permanently delete distribution records, since they
are used in performance calculations.
9.3.5 Distribution Detail Report
The Distribution Detail Report, described in Chapter 14, can be
printed for the displayed local security and selected date range.
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9.3.6 Goto Symbol
If you hit the Symbol function key, you are taken to the symbol entry
field at the top of the table. This is the same as hitting the Esc key.
9.3.7 Recalc Per Share
The Recalc Per Share function key exists to easily correct a common
mistake. Some users don't understand what the Per Share field on the
Distribution Form is for, and set it to the reinvestment price. When its
meaning becomes clear, there's already a number of incorrectly recorded
distributions. This function will go through the distributions,
recalculating the per share values and updating the distribution records.
The calculated values may not be exact, but will be very close. To get
exact values, you must enter the figures from your statements. The
recalculation process is slow, but it's easier than doing it by hand.
9.3.7.1 Accuracy
To determine the accuracy of this feature, I executed it against three
years of data for: a stock that pays quarterly dividends, and a mutual
fund that pays monthly dividends and bi-annual capital gains
distributions. As expected, the results from recalculating the stock
exactly matched the actual values. The results from the 42 distribution
log entries for the mutual fund varied, but not by much:
o The total per share figure calculated when not accounting for partial
dividends differed from the actual total by less than 3.5% (3.2028
actual, 3.0919 calculated). When partial periods were considered, the
difference was less than 1.4% (3.2028 actual, 3.2460 calculated). For a
three year period, these differences are insignificant.
o Only 2 per share values calculated differed more than 10% from the
actual values when not accounting for partial periods. This figure was
reduced to 1 when partial periods were considered. The largest
difference in both cases occurred on the distribution paid on the large
initial investment made near the end of the month.
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