UnitedHealth Dividend Increase

On 6 June, UnitedHealth (UNH) increased its dividend by 5.24%, from $2.10 to $2.21¢ per share.

Payable June 24; for shareholders of record June 16; ex-div June 16.

The dividend is payable on 24 June to shareholders of record on 16 June. 

UNH's forward yield is 2.92% at $303.22 per share.

Source: Simply Safe Dividends

I own 100 UNH shares at an average cost of $278.51 per share. UNH's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $44 to $884. 

My yield on cost is now 3.17%.

Since I opened my position in January 2014, the stock has generated a total return of 16%, including $1,968.29 in dividend income. That's a solid annualized rate of return of 9.8%!

UNH became DivGro's 8^th Home Run stock in April 2017, when the stock doubled my original capital outlay.

5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date

2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	•	2025
$4.83	$5.60	$6.40	$7.29	$8.18	⬆	$8.73✝
16.67%	15.94%	14.29%	13.91%	12.21%	⬇	6.72%
5-year DGR:				14.59%	⬇	12.57%

^✝projected, assuming no further changes

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