Dividend report: September 2021

September is over! Let's see how many companies sent me a dividend check for my ownership. These checks are the results of decisions I made earlier in life, sometimes years ago, where I decided to purchase shares in these companies. Nowaydays I still collect these checks but I have to do absolutely nothing to receive them. They just get deposited in my brokerage account, no questions asked. Isn't that great?!

A total of more than € 300! Fifteen companies paid me dividends. The dividend income increased by about 75% compared to last year. BBL made a big impact with its recent dividend payment (I have not even reported it on this blog) but also dividend raised and increased positions in Unilever, Shell, Aflac, TROW, UNP and BIP made a real change.

So far I am about 60% ahead compared to the dividend I received last year at this time in the year. Currently my annual dividend income is around € 2.510.

The market has corrected slightly during the last month. I see a lot of companies in the 'red' last month. BBL corrected 18%, and various other companies about 10% (OHI, DE, TROW, O, BMY). That might provide some buying opportunities if this trend continues. We'll see what happens in the markets in the coming weeks!

How was your September? What is your watchlist?

Recent buys: BIP, MRK, CMI & BEP

I haven't been active with my posts last weeks. However I did have some purchases in my brokerage account. So what did I buy?

• On 9 July I purchased 28 shares of BIP for $ 56,04 per share. This new purchase adds around $57 to my annual forward dividend income. My total position is now 60 shares, which makes it an above average position in terms of portfolio weight.
• On 25 August I purchased 27 shares of MRK for $ 76,90 per share. This new purchase adds around $70 to my annual forward dividend income. My total position is now 50 shares, which makes it an above average position in terms of portfolio weight.
• On 22 September I started a new position in CMI. I purchased 10 shares of CMI for $ 223,24 per share. This new purchase adds around $58 to my annual forward dividend income.
• On 6 October I purchased 38 shares of BEP for $ 35,61 per share. This new purchase adds around $46 to my annual forward dividend income. My total position is now 50 shares, which makes it an above average position in terms of portfolio weight.

With this purchases my annual forward dividend income grew by € 200 from to more than € 2.500. Therefore I reached the milestone of more than €200 in dividend income per month. Let's rock on!