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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Monthly Review, June 2014

I'm in South Africa, preparing for another adventurous hike. A year ago, I mentioned our high adventure hike in New Mexico, a 65 miler over 11 days. This time around, we're hiking about 27 miles over 5 days, starting July 3. I'll report on our adventure later this month.

Before we hike, I'd like to report on the month of June. I added one new stock, WMT, and set a new record for monthly dividend income of $395! Compared with $109 earned in June 2013, this months income represents an increase of 262%! Also, DivGro crossed the 6-figure mark this month!


This month, I invested in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), adding one more stock to DivGro's holdings in the Consumer Staples sector. DivGro's projected monthly dividend income now stands at $366, up from $358 at the end of May. Currently, DivGro has a market value of $104,153.

Transactions:
  • Purchases
  • Dividends
    • 2014-06-02: Cash Dividend Receipt INTC:  $27.00
    • 2014-06-02: Cash Dividend Receipt AFL:  $18.50
    • 2014-06-02: Cash Dividend Receipt COP:  $26.22
    • 2014-06-10: Cash Dividend Receipt XOM:  $20.17
    • 2014-06-10: Cash Dividend Receipt TGT:  $17.20
    • 2014-06-10: Cash Dividend Receipt CVX:  $26.75
    • 2014-06-10: Cash Dividend Receipt JNJ:  $21.00
    • 2014-06-12: Cash Dividend Receipt WAG:  $13.86
    • 2014-06-12: Cash Dividend Receipt MSFT:  $22.40
    • 2014-06-13: Cash Dividend Receipt VNR:  $37.80
    • 2014-06-13: Cash Dividend Receipt MDP:  $23.79
    • 2014-06-19: Cash Dividend Receipt SDRL:  $72.00
    • 2014-06-26: Cash Dividend Receipt SNP:  $67.37
  • Deposits
    • 2014-06-30: JULY Cash Deposit: $2,500

New Dividends and Dividend Increases:
  • The purchase of WMT added $65.28 of projected annual dividend income.
  • TGT's dividend increase added $14.40 of projected annual dividend income.
  • CAT's dividend increase added $12.00 of projected annual dividend income.
  • SNP's dividend adjustment subtracted $1.51 of projected annual dividend income.
  • NTT's dividend adjustment added $4.00 of projected annual dividend income.
  • Projected annual dividend income: $4,389.52

Dividend Summary:
  • Dividend income last month: $329.94
  • Dividend income this month: $394.59
  • Total dividend income year-to-date: $1,472.45

Markets:
May 31, 2014
DOW: 16,717.17 S&P 500: 1,923.57 10-YR BOND: 2.46%
Jun 30, 2014
DOW: 16,826.60 S&P 500: 1,960.23 10-YR BOND: 2.52%


Portfolio: The following spreadsheet shows the state of DivGro on Jun 30, 2014:

Looking Ahead: I have enough funds for a single purchase, which would be the 32nd stock purchase for DivGro. Working towards a diversified portfolio matching the distribution of my watch list, I'll be looking to buy a stock in any of the following sectors: Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Industrials, Information Technology, or Materials. I'll be updating the Performance page with this month's information soon. Also, look for my next quarterly review as well as a progress post related to my goals for 2014

Thanks for reading! How did your portfolio do in June? Was June a record month for you as far as dividend income is concerned? 

9 comments :

  1. Awesome month! Almost $400 in dividends and a huge increase YoY. Keep up the good work!

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    1. Thanks! Yes, June was quite a month -- it seems like March, June, September and December are going to be the big months for dividend income, based on the history of dividends received so far.

      Cheers!

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  2. Well done sir! This is almost 4 times as much as June 2014, which is a great return.
    Looks like you are doing great.

    Best wishes.
    DfS

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    1. Hi DfS -- thanks for stopping by. I think you meant June 2013 and, yes, that's a great return. The last year has been a growth and diversification year for DivGro. One can see it in the returns.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Portfolio is growing rather nicely...congrats again on crossing over the 6-figure mark! Looks like you are quickly approaching $400/month in dividends. :) Enjoy South Africa and look forward to seeing what you plan to add next month.

    Wishing you continued success on your journey! AFFJ

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    1. Thanks so much AFFJ!

      I won't be buying a new stock until we finish our hike. One of my goals for 2014 is reaching a level of $400 in projected monthly dividend income, so I'm getting close!

      Cheers, and good luck on your journey, too!

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    1. Do you have additional insights in COH -- i.e. why you think its worth considering?

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    2. Turns out COH appeared as a sector winner in my July list of dividend growth candidates. I looked at it, but the 5% or so it is discounted to fair value does not adequately compensate for some of the issues I see with the business. I'm going to wait and see if COH's fundamentals can improve before I'd be interested.

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