August, September, and October 2018 Dividends


Hello everyone,

It's been a while, as I have been delinquent in providing timely monthly updates. Things have been busy, and I have not been good at summarizing didvidend income over the last few months. I am here to rectify that, and will combine results from those last few months: August, September, and October 2018.

Going back, let's take a look at August 2018:


Taxable Accounts
CompanySymbolDateAmount
Verizon Communications Inc.VZ8/1/2018$2.36
CVS Health CorpCVS8/1/2018$17.00
AT&T Inc.T8/2/2018$34.63
Abbott LaboratoriesABT8/15/2018$9.80
Procter & Gamble CoPG8/15/2018$10.76
Apple Inc.AAPL8/16/2018$5.11
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.APU8/17/2018$25.74
Lazard LtdLAZ8/20/2018$9.24
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.WSM8/24/2018$25.37
Taxable Accounts Total$140.01
Roth IRA Account
CompanySymbolDateAmount
PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1QQQ8/1/18$4.16
Toronto-Dominion BankTD8/1/18$11.91
Abbott LaboratoriesABT8/15/18$7.13
Omega Healthcare Investors IncOHI8/20/18$20.29
Roth IRA Account Total$43.49
Overall Dividend Income Total$183.50


Now, let's take a look at September 2018:


Taxable Accounts
CompanySymbolDateAmount
Intel CorporationINTC9/1/2018$3.30
Kroger CoKR9/1/2018$0.98
W W Grainger IncGWW9/1/2018$20.40
Walmart IncWMT9/4/2018$1.56
Cummins Inc.CMI9/4/2018$9.12
Hanesbrands Inc.HBI9/5/2018$1.95
International Business Machines CorpIBM9/10/2018$3.14
Target CorporationTGT9/10/2018$39.68
Emerson Electric Co.EMR9/10/2018$4.85
Walgreens Boots Alliance IncWBA9/12/2018$1.32
Flowers Foods, Inc.FLO9/14/2018$21.24
Compass Minerals International, Inc.CMP9/17/2018$11.52
VF CorpVFC9/20/2018$18.40
QUALCOMM, Inc.QCOM9/26/2018$37.78
Vanguard Real Estate ETFVNQ9/28/2018$7.08
Taxable Accounts Total$182.32
Roth IRA Account
CompanySymbolDateAmount
T. Rowe Price Group IncTROW9/28/18$10.08
Roth IRA Account Total$10.08
Overall Dividend Income Total$192.40


..And now for October 2018:


Taxable Accounts
CompanySymbolDateAmount
Vanguard High Yield Dividend ETFVYM10/2/2018$8.91
Cardinal Health IncCAH10/15/2018$12.86
Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO10/24/2018$12.54
New Residential Investment CorpNRZ10/26/2018$19.50
Taxable Accounts Total$53.81
Roth IRA Account
CompanySymbolDateAmount
Vanguard High Yield Dividend ETFVYM10/2/18$25.32
iShares S&P 500 IndexIVV10/3/18$14.54
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 IndexIJR10/3/18$4.11
Kimberly Clark CorpKMB10/3/18$9.09
Vanguard Growth ETFVUG10/4/18$3.80
Cardinal Health IncCAH10/15/18$12.56
WP Carey IncWPC10/16/18$10.41
Roth IRA Account Total$79.83
Overall Dividend Income Total$133.64
Forward 12-month Projected Dividend Income Total
$2,077.87


So over the last few months, I did not make any substantial buys, focusing on saving money for our house down payment. Basically any surplus goes to the online savings account. On that front, I have made quite a bit of progress. That will continue to be the focus for the near future. Otherwise, dividend income will be used to purchase shares of fair to undervalued companies.

Let's now take a look at my dividend income history:


Month20142015201620172018
January$14.38$14.42$70.45$72.34
February$49.07$50.38$112.01$190.55
March$50.22$52.16$182.28$232.83
April$10.83$27.91$64.56$78.40
May$46.52$59.42$132.14$162.41
June$6.69$47.51$90.97$198.86$221.99
July0$18.99$51.37$168.64$102.00
August$33.96$50.11$86.07$156.46$183.50
September$54.75$55.61$101.70$226.17$192.40
October$10.94$14.42$72.53$79.06$133.64
November$48.79$50.11$103.31$158.18
December$63.55$49.89$168.03$234.71

and then in graphical form:







Now, taking a look at the change in previous quarters and the previous year, we get the following:


%Chg Qtr%Chg Year
August12.99%17.28%
September-13.33%-14.93%
October31.02%69.04%

Some nice increases were had for August and October, however the numbers went in the opposite direction. I believe this was due to some of my ETF payments, that previously would come in at the end of September, actually coming in early October instead. This probably at least partly explains the hefty increases for October!

So even when I had not paid as much attention these past few months as I had in previous months, the dividends are still paid, and it is good to see the increases where they exist. I intend to keep a closer eye on this in the future, and provide more regular updates.

We are still saving for the house downpayment, so the vast majority of savings are still being set aside, and only the dividend payments are reinvested. Thus, the dividend income increases will continue to be modest, until we are able to complete the house purchase over the next year or so.

How have your recent months been? Let me know in the comments below!




Comments

  1. Always great when dividends are paid even when we dont always check. Keep it up.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by D&H, and the encouragement, it is indeed a great feeling to see the divis still being paid out!

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