Before you start
Use this workflow when you want to add one listed holding manually: a stock, ETF, mutual fund or bond-like public-market line. For a broker file with many rows, use Import Holdings instead so Capitelist can prepare a review table.
Detailed steps
Open Assets and use Add Capital Item
Go to Assets from the left navigation and confirm the portfolio name before editing. The Add Capital Item button starts the same controlled workflow whether the portfolio already has holdings or is still being built.
Choose Public Markets > Stock & Fund Ticker
Select Public Markets for listed securities. Choose Stock & Fund Ticker when adding one position manually. Choose Import Holdings instead when the source contains many broker rows, because that workflow gives a review table before commit.
Search for the security
Search by company, ETF, fund name or ticker. Do not treat search as brokerage connection or trade execution; it only helps identify the listed instrument and prefill market metadata for the portfolio record.
Select the exact listing
Check the symbol, company name, exchange and displayed price before entering shares. Many companies and funds have multiple share classes, currencies or exchange lines; choosing the wrong one creates misleading value and FX exposure.
Enter shares and amount invested
Enter the number of shares or units from the source. Capitelist calculates current value from the selected price and quantity. Enter Amount invested only when the cost basis is known; it is used for gain/loss and review, not to calculate the current market value.
Save and verify the table row
After saving, check the Public Markets table. The row should show the security name, ticker, number of units, invested amount, owned value, currency, liquidity and gain/loss. If the table looks wrong, open More details before relying on Net Worth.
Open More details and review the Public Market tab
Use More details to confirm the selected symbol, company name, current price and number of shares. Use Edit holding when the quantity or selected instrument is wrong.
Review the Value tab before using the totals
Open Value to confirm owned value, ownership, gross value, amount invested, liquidity, valuation date and valuation method. These fields explain how the holding affects Net Worth, Capital Review, Forecast and exports.
Field guide
The selected listed security from the ticker search.
Confirm symbol, company or fund name, exchange and currency before entering shares.Quantity owned in the broker account.
Use broker quantity, including decimals for fractional shares or fund units.Market value calculated from selected price and quantity.
If the calculated value does not match the broker statement, check ticker, units and price currency.Native currency of the listed instrument row.
Do not overwrite currency just to match the portfolio base currency.Known cost basis or original invested amount.
Leave blank when unknown; guessing creates false gain/loss.Why the current value is considered credible.
Market quote is different from manual estimate or statement value.How quickly the holding can normally be sold or accessed.
Daily is normal for liquid listed securities; restrictions need notes or different treatment.Decision rules
What it adds
- Lets Capitelist separate quantity, price and FX-driven changes when enough metadata exists.
- Keeps listed holdings visible to Capital Review and Investment Plan overlap checks.
- Makes broker exposure comparable with private assets and cash in the same base currency.
What it does not do
- Adding a listed asset does not connect a brokerage account or place trades.
- Ticker search and quote refresh depend on configured market-data sources.
- Cost basis and tax lots are not a substitute for broker tax reporting.
Common mistakes
What to check
- Verify the listing currency; many funds have multiple exchange lines.
- Do not enter both total value and unit price in a way that implies the wrong quantity.
- Use notes for restrictions, lockups or synthetic exposure that the normal fields do not explain.
- If the quote is unavailable, label the value as manually maintained.
Selecting the wrong exchange line or share class because the ticker search looked close enough.
Entering total value as number of shares, which multiplies the position incorrectly.
Typing cost basis into Current value or using Current value as Amount invested.
Adding every broker row manually when Import Holdings would provide safer row-by-row review.
After you save
- Open the Public Markets table and confirm the row looks correct.
- Open More details > Public Market to check symbol, units and current price.
- Open More details > Value to check amount invested, liquidity, valuation date and valuation method.
- Compare Net Worth and Capital Review after adding a large position.