The Pocket Change Portfolio (PCP) was first introduced on September 13, 2008 as a real money dividend income portfolio funded by the "pocket change" earned from my various online endeavors. Each month I report on the portfolio's progress and update its holdings.Dividends Received
Total dividends received during the month were $152.82, consisting of:- $14.52 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) | Analysis
- $8.71 Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)
- $16.15 United Technologies Corp. (UTX) | Analysis
- $18.36 Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | Analysis
- $18.70 McDonald's Corp. (MCD) | Analysis
- $ 15.47 Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)
- $35.75 Harleysville Group Inc. (HGIC) | Analysis
- $7.71 Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (BIV)
- $12.15 Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV)
- $5.30 PowerShares Emerging Mkt Debt (PCY)
Dividend Stock Purchases
The following securities were purchased during the month:- 48 shares Abbott Laboratories (ABT) providing $84.48 in annual dividend income [Analysis]
- 44 shares The Coca-Cola Company (KO) providing $77.44 in annual dividend income [Analysis]
- 38 shares Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) providing $72.96 in annual dividend income [Analysis]
Annualized Dividend Income
Including the above purchases, my annual PCP dividend income is now $1,834.88 at the current dividend rates. This is up $174.10 from last month's $1,660.78 amount. The PCP has never had a monthly decline in annualized dividend income.Portfolio Returns
- Month: -1.96%
- Year-to-date: -3.74%
- Life-to-date: 0.94% (annualized)
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