It's time to report on my December dividend income! This month my dividend total was $213.07 which is down from the $227.94 that I made last quarter in September. This was not due to anything sinister like a dividend cut but merely some of the dividends I was expecting have moved in to January. The two culprits were PEP and WMT which will pay on Jan 5th. This would have been a record month had they fell in December. Instead it looks like January will be a solid month. Can't wait.
In comparison, last years December total was $162.21 so even with a lower total than I was expecting I still managed to increase my total dividend income by over 31% which isn't too shabby.
December 2014 Purchases
- GlaksoSmithKline (GSK) - 29 shares @ $42.39
- AT&T (T) - 36 shares @ $35.65
December Dividend Increases
- McDonalds (MCD) - From .81 to .85 ( a 4.9% increase )
- Universal Health Trust (UHT) - From .63 to .635 ( a 0.8% increase )
December 2014 Dividend Income
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $11.90
- Chevron (CVX) - $57.78
- Lorillard (LO) - $17.22
- Unilever (UL) - $9.33
- Reality Income (O) - $18.31
- Avista (AVA) - $18.42
- McDonalds (MCD) - $29.75
- Coca Cola (KO) - $18.61
- Universal Health Trust (UHT) - $31.75
Total Dividends For December: - $213.07
Total Dividends for 2014: - $2505.48
Wow! $2500 in total dividends for the year is pretty sweet. Congrats on a fantastic year, Captain. Keep up the great work and wish you the best for 2015 and beyond.
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Thanks Roadmap, someday in the not so distant future I'll have the dividend income your sporting now. Looking forward to 2015
DeleteNice solid way to wrap up the year with a 31% year over year increase. While the push to January hurts the dividends received, at the end of the day, the cash is coming in the door and they raises keep coming.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes in 2015 as you continue to move up and to the right!
I'd certainly be happy with another 30% gain next year as well! That will be harder and harder to attain that type of growth though. Good luck in 2015 as well.
DeleteCaptain Dividend,
ReplyDeleteCongrats on achieving more than 2,500 in dividends! Have a great 2015!
FFF
Thanks FFF, ya looks like I averaged over $200/month in 2014. That will pay some bills right there. 2015 should be even better. Cheers !
DeleteCongrats on getting more than $2500 in dividend for 2014. That's a solid milestone to achieve. Maybe you can aim for $3500 for 2015? :D
ReplyDeleteThat would be something indeed. I think $3500 might be a bit too ambitious but it's a nice number to shoot for. Someday I'll be up there with you Tawcan. :-o
DeleteThese are the best posts to write and read among the DGI bloggers. It's always fun to see what type of passive income is earned from the various portfolios we read about online. Some similar names in your list as mine. I'll be posting my dividend income soon. Your 2014 ended on some solid footing and you set yourself up for an even better 2015. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I enjoy reading others monthly reviews. What stocks they are holding in those months and transactions they've made. I'm excited to see how we all fair in 2015, like you said it should be even better.
DeleteCD,
ReplyDeleteThat's a great way to finish out the year. It looks like a big chunk of your income came from Chevron. Are you going to keep buying energy names while oil prices are low?
MDP
It wouldn't be a bad idea but I'm in no rush. CVX is already my largest holding and although I'd like to average down I think I'd rather open a position in XOM instead for extra diversity. That being said I don't think were going to see a recovery any time soon so I think I have time. I am considering XOM for my next purchase though.
DeleteThis great to see! You had a nice 2014. Keep it going.
ReplyDeleteCD,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on crossing the $2,500 mark for 2014! Very nice way to finish the year.
I'm also happy to see you become a fellow shareholder of GSK!
Keep it up,
All the best for 2015,
NMW
Captain,
ReplyDeleteAWESOME! Great job this month and whoa - over $2.5K? Nice. Any one on your watch list? Any purchases coming down the pipeline? 2015 is the year, LETS DO THIS!
-Lanny
Captain Dividend! congrats on another great month! I see we have lots of stocks in common! Nice purchases for December. Good luck in 2015!
ReplyDeleteHi, Captain,
ReplyDeleteThe dividend progress graph is very impressive and the demonstration you're doing a really good job. Congrats!
CZD.
Captain,
ReplyDeleteLong time viewer/reader of your site. Great job on the Dividends! I love these posts. Very clean, concise and fun to read. New goal for this year is to stop lurking so much and start commenting. Just started blogging more consistently and your blog along with others have been an inspiration. Thanks! Enjoy the New Year, keep up the good work!
Scott
Great trend chart upwards, keep it up! Like your two new buy. Like your two new buys as well. I wouldnt mind adding onto my GSK holding as well in 2015!
ReplyDeleteGood Day and grind on!
Great year! Hope 2015 be a great one too!
ReplyDeleteNice work Captain. $2,500 in dividends is amazing! I am so excited to see where you are in 2-4 years now that the snowball of dividends is moving.
ReplyDeleteBest of investing luck in 2015.
Awesome job on hitting $2,500. Now that we are 2-months into 2015 do you have an estimate of what your 2015 dividend income total will be?
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