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 January?
Last month 12 companies sent me a dividend payout, adding up to a total of $298.
Starting the year with almost $300 in received dividends is a nice start on my way to my goals for 2018.
It also comes down to about $10 a day for doing absolutely nothing but collecting the dividend.
The following table shows the tickers of the companies that made a January 2018 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 | $33.95 | |
HASI | $16.50 | |
DIS | $19.50 | 7.69% |
EQR | $10.08 | |
VTR | $12.64 | 1.94% |
WPC | $70.70 | 0.50% |
STAG | $5.88 | |
LHO | $31.50 | |
CAH | $30.06 | |
CSCO | $29.00 | |
CLDT | $11.00 | |
BNS | $25.59 | 4.32% |
The fact that 12 companies sent me dividend checks is great in and of itself. But out of those 12 there were 4 companies who decided to raise their pay-outs. Really putting the growth in Dividend Growth Investing here.
Within those 4 dividend increases the one from Disney (DIS) stand out.
The ‘House of the Mouse’ delivered an almost 8% dividend raise. Having recently announced good numbers again (in particular on Theme Parks) and yet another Star Wars franchise - this company will do well for decades to come. Happy shareholder over here, and looking forward to keep collecting growing dividends.
Comparing the dividend payout of January 2018 to January 2018 (below) shows an increase from $223 to $298- a YoY growth of 34%.
How was your January and its dividend? Leave a comment/reply to share your thoughts!
Congrats mate! Awesome start to 2018. Love the dividend increases.
Happy with this first month! If you look at my January dividends for 2015 it was exactly $0…came a long way.
And the dividend increases is what it’s all about!
I love the chart! Great first month of 2018. I did pretty good too but my charts are not as nice:)
Thanks Caroline! Charting my progress is half of the fun of investing for me 🙂