Monthly Update: December 2015

So 2015 has come to an end. I'll write a post about the progress I made in the past year but for now I just want to present my dividend income for the month of December. In the table below I have shown some benchmark indicators of general market indices and my own dividend growth portfolio. It wasn't really a good month, and there's hardly any improvement in the new year.

Indicator	As of 30-11	As of 31-12	% change
S&P 500 Total Return	3.883	3821,6	-1,6%
Dow Jones Industrials Total Return	36.277	35.726	-1,5%
AEX GR	1.412	1.328	-5,9%
USD.EUR	0,9444	0,9208	-2,5%
Portfolio value	€ 23.982	€ 22.570	-5,9%

However, since I am in it for the long haul I am not too interested in these daily or monthly fluctuations. What matters is that I keep focused on buying high quality companies which provide me with a steady stream of growing dividends.

Purchases

None.

Dividends received
Nine separate companies paid me dividends during this month.

• KO: 37 shares @ $0.33 for a total of $12.21
• INTC: 63 shares @ $0.24 for a total of $15.12
• AFL: 28 shares @ $0.41 for a total of $11.48
• IBM: 7 shares @ $1.30 for a total of $9.10
• XOM: 17 shares @ $0.73 for a total of $12.41
• UNP: 15 shares @ $0.55 for a total of $8.25
• TGH: 100 shares @ 0.24 for a total of $24.00
• RDS: 98 shares @ $0.47 for a total of $46.06 (DRIP 1 share)
• UNA: 37 shares @ €0.30 for a total of €11.17

Total: around €129 after tax, which is almost 60% higher than last year in December. It's (almost) my highest monthly income ever, so definitely a solid month in terms of income!

Dividend increases or decreases during this month

Still contemplating my positions in KMI and TGH.

Yearly forward dividend
My 12-month forward dividend rate is now €940, compared to €940 last month. Nothing changed.

Seeking Alpha articles
None.