It’s time for my favorite type of post: a tally of the dividends I received in the prior month. Given my strategy of DGI, it is really the dividend payouts that I care about. For each of the companies I invest in, I like to see a steady and growing stream of dividend payouts.
So how did I do in October?
Last month 12 companies sent me a dividend payout, adding up to a total of $256.
October is typically an ‘off month’ for receiving dividends as the majority of companies tend to pay out in March, September, October and December.
However, $256 is still a nice chunk of change though and adds nicely to my dividend goals for 2017.
The following table shows the tickers of the companies that made a October 2017 dividend payout to my portfolio.
It features the dividend amount I received and any change in payout as compared to the last payout moment.
| Ticker | Dividends Received | Dividend per Share Change |
|---|---|---|
| KMB | $15.52 | |
| DEO | $20.19 | 9.12% |
| EQR | $10.08 | |
| SOUHY | $3.20 | 77.78% |
| CAH | $18.50 | |
| HASI | $16.50 | |
| LHO | $31.50 | |
| STAG | $5.88 | |
| WPC | $70.35 | 0.50% |
| CSCO | $29.00 | |
| CLDT | $11.00 | |
| BNS | $24.53 | 1.07% |
Some interesting dividend increases across the board here.
Out of the four increases South32 (SOUHY) stands out with an increase almost 78% (!). While that increase looks great, in absolute terms it’s still a minor increase of a minor position.
A more substantial is the 9% dividend increase that come from Diageo (DEO). Reason to crack open a Guiness and celebrate their soon to be opened US brewery.
Comparing the dividend payout of October 2016 to October 2017 (below) shows an increase from $162 to $256- a YoY growth of 58%.
How was your October and its dividend? Leave a comment/reply to share your thoughts!
Amazing for an off month and 58% growth is spectacular. Nice to see someone else with HAS!
Thanks! I have been pleased with my HASI invesment. There was some rumors a while back that they might lose their REIT status but that seems to be resolved.
Nice growth! 58% Also 256$ is dividends is amazing. My next big dividend paycheck is in December.
Moving in the right direction in a big way. Always nice to see serious double digit year over year gains from a diverse set of companies. I see we share about a handful of names paying us last month. Keep up the good work.
DivHut – no intention of stopping here! Thanks for dropping by.