Recently Kroger’s $KR raises the dividend by 11.5%. The yield is 2.5%, PE is 14.46, and the payout ratio is 32.6%.
General Mills’ $GIS raises the dividend by 9.3%. The yield is 2.82%, PE is 18.09, and the payout ratio is 50.94%.
Goldman Sachs raises the dividend by 10%. The FWD yield is 3.1%, PE is 10.65, and the payout ratio is 33.01%. 5 yr CAGR is 26.81%, A great dividend growth company.
Hello all, I am sharing my projected yearly income form dividends. I have started to invest in 2017. Since then I am investing in dividend paying stocks. The advantage of dividend investing is that I will have yearly income from my investment which I am reinvesting to grow my wealth and every company increase their dividends yearly. So more yearly income, more stocks, and more dividends.
The above figure shows my current yearly income from dividends. In 2017, I had no income from dividends and now in 5 years I am earning $2,408 yearly.
Dividend Update April 2021
Hey guys, today I am sharing with you the amount of dividends I received in April 2021. Currently, I am maintaining three different portfolios. My main portfolio is only dividend stock portfolio. I also invest in Aggressive stocks and ETFs and a Roth IRA. In my blog you can see all the details of those portfolios. IN April, I have added Viatris (VTRS) which recently spin offed from Pfizer (PFE). They are going to initiate dividends from May 2021. They are down almost 30% from all time highs so I added them in my portfolio. The table below shows the dividends that I received in April 2021
Monthly Dividend Update - November 2020
Hello everyone, today I am sharing my updated dividend growth portfolio at the end of November 2020. Last two months I did not update my portfolio because I was busy of buying my first home. I could not resist myself of buying my first ever home with a very low interest rate. Additionally, I had to sell some of my stocks to cover my closing costs and other expenses. I got a loan with 2.87% fixed rate interest conventional loan. I have sold all of my positions to PPL and a major portion of Pfizer (PFE) and 3M (MMM) back in October. All of my investments are for the longer term but this time I had to sell the positions. As I have mentioned in my previous blogs, I invest 10% of my salary in every month. Out of that money, 80% goes to dividend paying stocks, 10% in non-dividend paying stocks, and 10% in the cryptos. In the last two months I only bought At&t (T) stocks when it was really cheap. I bought them around $27. In my retirement accounts I have added a few Vanguard High Yield (VYM). The table below shows the dividends that I received in November 2020
The following table shows the dividends that I received from my positions in each month. This chart is very helpful to track my monthly income through dividends.
The next table shows the total amount of dividends received in 2020 from my stocks positions. In November 2020, I have received $87. So far in 2020, I have received $1022 in dividends.
The next table shows my dividend growth performance in the year. Out of all of my positions, none of my holdings cut their dividends. Only 4 of them kept the dividends same otherwise all of them increased their dividends in 2020.
Monthly Dividend Update - August 2020
Hello everyone, today I am sharing my updated dividend growth portfolio at the end of August 2020. I always keep track of my investment portfolio in google sheet. It helps me to understand my portfolio performance so that I can make the right decision of my trades and in which direction my portfolio is going. For the last two months I did not invest anything. There two reasons for that. First reason is that I am looking to purchase my first home. The interest rates are really low and I am looking for a conventional loan with a fixed rate for 30 years. And the second is that the market is for quite a long time.. I think it should drop significantly. I am investing only 10% of my salary for investing. My main investing strategy is to invest in dividend-paying stocks however, I also invest a very small percentages on non-dividend paying stocks and in the Cryptos. So every month out of that 10%, I invest 80% in dividend-paying stocks, 10% in non-dividend paying stocks, and 10% in crypto currencies. All of my investments are for the longer term. I don't sell stocks that often. In August, I did not purchase any stocks but I have purchased Vanguard High Yield (VYM) ETF in my retirement accounts. My employer buys Florida Retirement System mutual funds which I don't like. So I have transferred 40% of my fund to a self-brokerage account and purchased VYM. I have raised $103 in dividends by adding VYM to my retirement funds. I have also added my wife's retirement account and she is buying Vanguard Admiral (VFIAX) through her employer. In the last month I have received $97.28 in dividends. Most of the dividends came from Abbvie (ABBV) and At&t (T). I have also received dividends from Bristol Myers (BMY), Apple (AAPL), Starbux (SBUX), Procter & Gamble (PG), Caterpillar (CAT), and MasterCard (MA). I have reinvested all the dividends that I received.
On a yield basis, the current yield of my overall portfolio is 3.32% while the YOC is 4.01%. The YOC is higher than the current yield because the companies in my portfolio increase their dividend payouts on a yearly basis. So for the longer run, the YOC will only keep going up unless any company cut their dividends.
Monthly Dividend Update - July 2020
Hello everyone, today I am sharing my updated dividend growth portfolio at the end of July 2020. I always keep track of my investment portfolio in google sheet. It helps me to understand my portfolio performance so that I can make the right decision of my trades and in which direction my portfolio is going. I am not investing to retire early that's why I am investing only 10% of my salary for investing. My main investing strategy is to invest in dividend-paying stocks however, I also invest a very small percent paying stocks such as GOOGL, AMZN, TSLA, FB, etc. I also invest in cryptocurrencies mostly Bitcoin and Ethereum. So monthly, 80% of my investment goes to dividend-paying stocks, 10% in non-dividend paying stocks, and 10% in cryptos. All of my investments are for the long term. I don't sell stocks that often. In July, I did not purchase any stocks. I think there will be a drop in the market soon as the election is coming. So its better to pile up cash. I have received only $38 in dividends. The amount dropped due to the selling of my entire JPMorgan (JPM) stocks. JPM is a great stock to hold for longer time but I am thinking its not a good time to hold bank stocks. This month I have received dividends mostly from PPL Corp (PPL), Coca-Cola (KO), and Legget & Platt (LEG). I am currently doing DRIP to all of my positions except for NAT stocks.
From the following curve, we can see a comparison of the current yield vs. the YOC and it is clear that the YOC is slowly increasing with time.
The chart below shows the average dividend income received monthly and the average amount of dividends received monthly. I am slowly increasing my passive income and if I continue to invest in the dividend-paying stocks it will only grow with time.
The chart and table below summarize my dividend distribution in the portfolio. The most percentages of dividends I am receiving are from Abbvie (ABBV), At&t (T), and 3M (MMM). They are the source of almost 30% of my total dividend income. I have to diversify my position that's why I will not add any more stocks into these three companies.
