September 2017 Dividend Update

It's time for my September dividend update! For the month I was able to earn $573.56 in dividend income! This is my largest monthly dividend total! Very close to the $500 mark!

In made one purchase for the month and had no sales.

September Stock Purchases

• People's United Financial (PBCT) - 90 shares @ $16.85 = $1.523.45

September Dividend Income

• Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) - $3.61
• Walmart (WMT) - $44.37
• Southern Company (SO) - $46.98
• Unilever (UL) -  $23.18
• Exxon (XOM) - $52.36
• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $51.24
• Compass Minerals (CMP) - $39.60
• Kraft / Heinz (KHC) - $26.88
• Flowers Foods (FLO) - $79.05
• McDonalds (MCD) - $ 32.90
• Powershares Muni Bond ETF (PZA) - $10.11
• Pepsi (PEP) - $34.62
• Universal Health Trust (UHT) - $33.00
• Travelers Insurance (TRV) - $8.64
• Realty Income (O) - $ 7.97

Total Dividends September 2017: - $494.51
 
In the chart below you can see my dividend growth. Lets keep that moving average going up!

August 2017 Dividend Update

It's time for my August dividend update! For the month of August I was able to earn $372.58 in dividend income.

In made one purchase for the month in Altria, I wish I would have waited a bit since it's even cheaper now. That's how the market works and that's why I'm not a trader. My timing is usually pretty crummy in the short term. Other than my one purchase I had a pretty quiet month but still managed to earn some steady income as you can see below.

August Stock Purchases

• Altria (MO) - 19 shares @ $65.71 = $1,255.44

August Dividend Income

• Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) - $3.51
• WGL Holdings (WGL) - $38.76
• Realty Income (O) - $7.94
• General Mills (GIS) -  $47.04
• Verizon (VZ) - $60.06
• AT&T (T) - $110.25
• Clorox (CLX) - $15.96
• Proctor & Gamble (PG) - $33.10
• Abbott Labs(ABT) - $7.16
• Peoples United Financial (PBCT) - $ 38.47
• Powershares Muni Bond ETF (PZA) - $10.33

Total Dividends August 2017: - $372.58
 
In the chart below you can see my dividend growth. Lets keep that moving average going up!

July 2017 Dividend Update

It's time for my July dividend update! For the month of July I was able to earn $324.75 in dividend income.

In July I sold my shares of Avista since it was being bought out by another company and it drastically shot up in price close to the actual buyout price. I nearly doubled my return on this investment and with the proceeds I bought a little more Southern Company to stay in the utility space, and with the rest I purchased more General Mills (GIS) as I think it has bottomed here and it's still a great company despite some growing pains.

July Stock Sales

• Avista (AVA) - 58 shares @ 52.15 = $3,017.68

July Stock Purchases

• General Mills (GIS) - 37 shares @ 54 = $2,004.95
• Southern Co. (SO) - 26 shares @ 47.00 = $1,228.95
• Southern Co. (SO) - 25 shares @ 47.43 = $1,192.70

July Dividend Income

• Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) - $3.40
• Annaly Capital (NLY) - $16.80
• Realty Income (O) - $7.91
• Coke (KO) -  $22.57
• Sysco (SYY) - $21.78
• Cisco (CSCO) - $40.89
• Glaxso Smith Kline (GSK) - $37.76
• Philip Morris (PM) - $14.56
• Altria (MO) - $57.95
• New Jersey Resources (NJR) - $ 90.78
• Powershares Muni Bond ETF (PZA) - $10.35

Total Dividends July 2017: - $324.75
 
In the chart below you can see my dividend growth. Lets keep that moving average going up!

Dividend Update - June 2017

It's time for my June dividend update! For the month of June I was able to earn $478.90 in dividend income. This is a YOY increase of nearly 19% which is great. Can't wait for next month!

In June I made one purchase and I made no sales. I also received 7 dividend raises!

June Stock Purchases

• Realty Income (O) - 19 shares @ 57.00 = $1083

June Dividend Increases

• Unilever (UL) - From .344 to .383 (+11.3%)
• Exxon (XOM) - From .75 to .77 (+2.6%)
• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - From .80 to .84 (+5%)
• Flowers Foods (FLO) - From .16 to .17 (+6.2%)
• Travelers (TRV) - From .67 to .72 (+7.4%)
• Pepsi (PEP) - From .753 to .805 (+5%)
• Universal Health Trust (UHT) - From .655 to .66 (+0.7%)

June Dividend Income

• Walmart (WMT) - $44.37
• Southern Co (SO) - $17.40
• Unilever (UL) - $21.44
• Exxon (XOM) - $52.36
• Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) - $3.54
• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $51.24
• Avista (AVA) - $20.74
• Compass Minerals (CMP) - $39.60
• Realty Income (O) - $3.87
• Kraft/Heinz (KHC) - $25.80
• McDonalds (MCD) - $32.90
• Flowers Foods (FLO) - $79.05
• Travelers (TRV) - $8.64
• Pepsi (PEP) - $34.62
• Universal Health Trust (UHT) - $33.00
• Powershares Muni Bond ETF (PZA) - $10.33

Total Dividends June 2017: - $478.90
 
In the chart below you can see my dividend growth. Lets keep that moving average going up!