Monthly Update: August 2016

A short monthly update of my portfolio.

Indicator	As of 31-7	As of 31-8	% change
S&P 500 Total Return	4,115	4,120	+0.1%
Dow Jones Industrials Total Return	38,361	38,461	+0.3%
AEX GR	1,387	1,413	+1.9%
USD.EUR	0.902	0.893	-1.0%
Portfolio value	€ 24,458	€ 24,735	+1.1%

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
Three separate companies paid me dividends during this month.

• DE: 18 shares @ $0.60 for a total of $10.80
• OHI: 59 shares @ $0.60 for a total of $35.40
• KMI: 48 shares @ $0.125 for a total of $6.00

Total: around €40 after tax, which is lower than last year due to the dividend reduction of KMI and the fact that I closed my TGH position. I guess next year will be better! :-)

Dividend increases or decreases during this month

OHI raised the quarterly dividend by a penny. Since I own 59 shares that will provide me with an extra 2 euro's per year. Ka-ching!

Yearly forward dividend
My 12-month forward dividend rate is now €930, compared to €920 last month. Nothing changed except the EUR.USD rate.

Seeking Alpha articles
Last month I wrote three articles on Seeking Alpha:

• Omega Healthcare Is A Buy At Its Current Price
• Ventas: Wait For The Valuation To Cool Down
• Great Total Return Prospects For This Transformed Healthcare REIT