Recent buys (TXN, TROW, UNP & HASI) and sells (BEP & BIP)

During the last two weeks I made various moves because of a new tax rule. As a result of U.S. Internal Revenue Regulations taking effect 1 January 2023, new withholding charges will be applied to sales proceeds from certain Publicly Traded Partnerships ("PTPs”) held by investors who are not U.S. taxpayers. The amount of withholding is 10% of sale or distribution proceeds.  This means 10% of the amount of funds that would settle resulting from any transaction or distribution, not just 10% on any calculated profit. I had two positions which are affected by this new regulations. I decided to sell my position in BEP and BIP even though I added a few times during the last year.

• I sold 200 shares of BEP for about $ 26 per share. I 'lost' $256 in dividend income (before tax).
• I sold 150 shares of BIP for about $ 32 per share. I 'lost' $216 in dividend income (before tax).

I used the proceeds to add to three existing holdings and open one new position.

• On January 6 I purchased another 10 shares of Texas Instruments for $176 per share. The current dividend yield is around 2,8%. This purchase adds about $ 50 to my annual forward dividend income. 
• On January 6 I purchased another 10 shares of T. Rowe Price (TROW) for $113 per share. The dividend yield at the moment of purchase was around 3,3%. This purchase also adds about $ 50 to my annual forward dividend income. 
• On January 6 I purchased another 5 shares of Union Pacific (UNP) for about $213 per share. The dividend yield at the moment of purchase was around 2,4%. This purchase adds about $ 25 to my annual forward dividend income. 
• On November 29 I opened a new position in Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure. I purchased 130 shares for about $31 per share. The dividend yield at the moment of purchase was around 4,8%. This new purchase adds about $ 195 to my annual forward dividend income. 

Summary

Because of my sells in BIP and BEP I lost around $470 in dividend income. I used the proceeds to add to three existing holdings and open 1 new position. I gained about $320 in dividenc income. That sets me back a little but but I still have some cash laying around for 1 or 2 new purchases this month. My current annual dividend income is around € 11.300. 

Monthly report: December 2022

2022 is over! The final month of the year brought me some nice dividends even though the markets were volatile. I've got a few companies with declines of around 10-15% (ASML, INTC, TROW, BMY, MPW). The rest of my stocks are down less, and only O remained stable. In the end it's all about the dividend income. Since I am not a seller of stocks at this point in my life, I don't really care about lower prices.

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 about € 330 after tax! Fourteen companies paid me dividends. The dividend income increased by about 45% compared to last year. Most of the growth is due to new purchases, but also because of dividend raises. New purchases in Blackrock (here and here), TROW (here), Intel (here), JNJ (here), UNP (here) Realty Income (here) and some nice dividend raises (UNP, AFL, TROW) really propelled my dividend income. 

The sale of BEP and BIP had a negative impact on my dividend income. I had to sell these positions because of a new tax rule which would have cost me 10% of my total proceeds when I decided to sell the position anytime after January 1 2023. That really bothered me because I had the feeling my portfolio was doing awesome and I liked the renewable energy space BEP operated in and had added shares a few times in the last year.

The graph below shows my monthly dividend income during the last years.

In the graph below I've showed my cumulative dividend income for 2022. I was ahead of last year since the start of this year. I expect the same will happen this year :-)

Currently my annual dividend income is about € 11.300 (before tax)

How was your December? What is your watchlist?