Recent buy: Realty Income (O)

On October 23th I purchased an additional 25 shares in Realty Income (O). My first purchase was back in January 2018. I purchased 25 additional shares back in October 2022. I also bought a batch of 25 shares two months ago. 

I purchased shares about 12% cheaper than last time. Shares currently yield about 6,2% so I decided to strengthen my position further.

This purchase increases my annual dividend income with about $ 77.

Recent buy: Realty Income (O)

On August 30th I purchased an additional 25 shares in Realty Income (O). My first purchase was back in January 2018. I purchased 25 additional shares back in October 2022. 

I purchased shares about 7% cheaper than last time. Shares currently yield about 5,4% so I decided to strengthen my position in this dividend aristocrat. Since my first purchase the dividend has grown on average about 3% per year. It's not really mindblowing, but together with its higher starting yield the returns are solid.

This purchase increases my annual dividend income with about $ 77.

Recent buys: Realty Income (O) & ASML

 Recently I added to two existing holdings.

• On September 27th I purchased another 25 shares of Realty Income (O) for about € 60 per share. The current dividend yield is around 5% which is usually a fair point of entry. I purchased my first shares in O a few years ago for $53. This new purchase adds almost $ 75 to my annual forward dividend income. 
• On September 28th I purchased another 3 shares of ASML for about € 440 per share. I purchased my first shares in ASML a few weeks ago for $474. I plan to add another batch of shares at a price of around $ 400-410. This purchase adds almost € 16 to my annual forward dividend income. 

My current annual dividend income is around € 11.200.

First dividend raises for 2022 (AFL, MRK, BMY, O)

In the last few weeks I received several raises that boost my dividend income! I did not report these in my last "Dividend raises" article because these raises will start having an impact in 2022. So let's see who decided to give me more money and how much!

• On November 15th Aflac (AFL) announced the first quarter dividend of $0,40 per share, payable on March 1, 2022. This represents a monstrous 21,2% increase over the previously declared fourth quarter dividend. This raise will add € 20 to my dividend income!
• On December 4th Merck (MRK) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend to $0,69. This raise is about 6% compared to the previous dividend. Given its current yield of 3,6% this is a decent raise.
• On December 10th Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) announced a dividend raise of 10%. Its new quarterly dividend will be $0,54 per share.
• On December15th Realty Income announced an increase in the company's common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.2465 per share from $0.246 per share.

All the raises combined will deliver an annual income boost of almost € 35 in 2022 (and hopefully more after 2022!). That's a solid start of the year, even though the year technically didn't start yet...

 

Recent dividend raises

I am a bit behind with my updates on dividend raises I received in the last few weeks (or months?!). However I did receive some nice raises.

• On August 25 Deere (DE) declared an increased quarterly dividend of $1.05 per share.
• On September 15 PM increased the company's regular quarterly dividend by 4.2% to an annualized rate of $5.00 per share. The new quarterly dividend is $1.25 per share, up from $1.20 per share.
• On October 29 Exxon Mobil (XOM) declared a quarterly dividend of 88 cents a share, up by a penny or about 1%.
• On November 16 Realty Income announced an increase in the company's common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.246 per share from $0.236 per share.

All the raises in 2021 combined delivered an annual income boost of almost € 200. 

Recent dividend increases

Back in February I wrote about various dividend increases. The pace continues in the last weeks with different raises! Of course I am happy with these raises, especially after a somewhat sobering 2020 in terms of dividend growth. So let's take a look at the raises.

Realty Income

On March 16th Realty Income (NYSE:O) declared a $0.235/share monthly dividend, which is a 0.2% increase from its prior dividend of $0.2345. I received 15 dividend raises since my purchase of O back in 2018. The annual dividend growth rate is just over 2%. It's not mindblowing. My return on investment is currently around 12% per annum so I am not complaining either.

Johnson & Johnson

On April 20th Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) declared a $1.06/share quarterly dividend, which is a 5% increase from its prior dividend of $1.01. I received two dividend raises since my purchase of JNJ back in 2019. I guess my expectations with regards to the dividend growth rate were met, albeit slightly on the lower end. We'll see what happens next year with the dividend!

Kinder Morgan

On April 21th Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) declared a $0.27/share quarterly dividend, which is a 2.9% increase from its prior dividend of $0.26. Since the infamous dividend cut back in early 2016, the dividend has more than doubled. However the return on my investment is still negative, around -5% on an annual basis. For now I just plan to hold and collect my dividends.

International Business Machines Corporation

On April 27th IBM (NYSE:IBM) declared a $1.64/share quarterly dividend, which is a 0.6% increase from its prior dividend of $1.63. I received seven dividend raises since my purchase of IBM back in 2014. The annual dividend growth rate is just over 6%. I guess I am disappointed with the performance of IBM which moved nowhere in the last 8 years. For now I plan to hold onto this position.

Royal Dutch Shell

On April 29th Shell (NYSE:RDS.A) declared a $0.347/ADS quarterly dividend, which is a 4.2% increase from its prior dividend of $0.333. Since the infamous dividend cut back in 2020, the dividend has risen slightly in $-terms, however because of the decline in the EUR.USD-rate it's basically steady. The return on my investment is still negative, around -2% on an annual basis. For now I just plan to hold and collect my dividends.

Baxter

On May 3th Baxter (NYSE:BAX) declared a $0.28/share quarterly dividend, which is a 14.3% increase from its prior dividend of $0.245. I received several dividend raises since my purchase of BAX back in 2013. The dividend was reduced after the Baxalta spin-off in 2015. After that moment BAX returned to a high dividend growth. And based on my return on investment (around 15% on constant FX-rate) I am quite satisfied! We'll see what happens next year with the dividend.

Summary

Together these raises increased my forward annual dividend income by roughly €7. 

Based on my portfolio's dividend yield of 3,7% I have to invest € 190 to get this kind of dividend income, but now I get it for free! Rock on!

Dividend raise: Realty Income and Aflac

I totally forgot about these two raises weeks ago but for the sake of full transparancy and completeness of my journey, I'll post 'em.

A few weeks ago Aflac has raised their dividend by a whopping 18%! This is much higher compared to their raises earlier in 2020 and 2019 which were around 4%. Because I added to my position in Aflac earlier this year, this raise will add more than € 13 to my annual dividend income. That's the biggest raise in absolut terms I have ever received from a public company. The new dividend will be paid in Q1 2021 for the first time, so I will count this as a raise in 2021.

More recently, Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O) announced its Board of Directors has declared an increase in the company's common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.2345 per share from $0.234 per share. This raise adds a whopping € 0,12 to my annual dividend income. Ka-ching!

All jokes aside, Realty Income increases their dividend on more than one occasion each year. Last year they raised the dividend 5 times. I will count this as their first raise in 2021. Hopefully there's more to come next year!

Dividend raise: Realty Income

Recently Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O) announced its Board of Directors has declared an increase in the company's common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.2335 per share from $0.233 per share. This raise adds a whopping € 0,14 to my annual dividend income. Ka-ching!

All jokes aside, Realty Income increases their dividend on more than one occasion each year. Last year they raised the dividend 5 times. This is their fourth raise already in 2020. Hopefully there's more to come this year!

So far this is my 17th dividend raise (and two cuts). The Royal Dutch Shell dividend cut still stings and weights heavily on the dividend growth this year. All the raises combined added roughly € 95 to my annual dividend income, however the two cuts decreased my dividend income with more than € 170, for a net reduction of € 77. Let's what the rest of 2020 brings us. I'll keep you updated!

Did you like the dividend raise of O? Do you think the dividend is safe during COVID-19 times? 

Dividend raise: Realty Income

Amidst all the terrible news surrounding COVID-19, I received my 12th dividend raise of 2020. A few days ago Realty Income (O) announced a raise in their monthly dividend from $0,2275 to $0,2230. This raise adds a whopping € 0,14 to my annual dividend income. Ka-ching!

All jokes aside, Realty Income increases their dividend on more than one occasion each year. Last year they raised the dividend 5 times. This is their third raise already in 2020. Hopefully there's more to come this year!

So far this is my 12th dividend raise. These raises combined have added almost € 90 to my forward annual dividend income. Of course I expect more raises during the rest of 2020. I'll keep you updated!

Did you like the dividend raise of O? Do you think the dividend is safe during COVID-19 times? 

Dividend raise: Realty Income

My first dividend raise of 2020! A few days ago Realty Income (O) announced a raise in their monthly dividend from $0,227 to $0,2275. This raise adds a whopping € 0,13 to my annual dividend income. Ka-ching!

All jokes aside, Realty Income increases their dividend on more than one occasion each year. Last year they raised the dividend 5 times. This is their first raise in 2020. Hopefully there's more to come next year!

So far this is my first dividend raise. Last year I received 21 dividend raises in 2019. These raises combined have added around € 60 to my forward annual dividend income. Of course I expect more raises during the rest of 2020. I'll keep you updated!

Did you like the dividend raise of O? Do you consider selling because of the low dividend growth rate?

Dividend raise: Realty Income

Last week Realty Income (O) announced a raise in their monthly dividend from $0,2265 to $0,2270. This raise adds a whopping € 0,14 to my annual dividend income. Ka-ching!

All jokes aside, Realty Income increases their dividend on more than one occasion each year. This is actually its 5th raise this year. Hopefully there's more to come this year!

So far I received 20 dividend raises in 2019. These raises combined have added around € 56 to my forward annual dividend income. Of course I expect more raises during the rest of the year. I'll keep you updated!

Did you like the dividend raise of O? Do you consider selling because of the low dividend growth rate?

Dividend raise - Realty Income

Three weeks ago Realty Income (O) announced a raise in their monthly dividend from $0,226 to $0,2265. This raise adds a whopping € 0,13 to my annual dividend income. Ka-ching!


All jokes aside, Realty Income increases their dividend on more than one occasion each year. This is actually its 4th raise this year. Hopefully there's more to come this year!

So far I received 16 dividend raises in 2019. These raises combined have added around € 42 to my forward annual dividend income. Of course I expect more raises during the rest of the year. I'll keep you updated!

Did you like the dividend raise of O? Do you consider selling because of the low dividend growth rate?

Dividend raise - Realty Income

Two weeks ago Realty Income (O) announced a raise in their monthly dividend from $0,2255 to $0,226. This raise adds a whopping € 0,13 to my annual dividend income. Ka-ching!


All jokes aside, Realty Income increases their dividend on more than one occasion each year, so hopefully there's more to come this year!

So far I received 10 dividend raises in 2019. These raises combined have added around € 22 to my forward annual dividend income. Of course I expect more raises during the rest of the year. I'll keep you updated!

Did you like the dividend raise of O? Do you consider selling because of the low dividend growth rate?

Dividend raise - Realty Income

It's time for the first dividend raise of the year! Realty Income (ticker: O) decided to send me more money each month! They raised their monthly dividend to $0.2255 per share. That works out to a raise of $0,06 per share each year. I currently own 25 shares, so that's an extra $1.50 each year! Ka-ching!

All jokes aside, Realty Income increases their dividend on more than one occasion each year, so hopefully there's more to come this year!