Since I began tracking my total income progress, annualized dividend income has increased in 43 of the last 43 months.
Dividends Growth Stocks Portfolio
Dividend Changes:
During the month the following securities in my Dividend Growth Portfolio paid a higher dividend (a=dividend stated in annual terms, q=quarterly, m=monthly):
- Genuine Parts Company (GPC) $0.615q>$.65750q
- The Coca-Cola Company (KO) $0.33q>$0.35000q
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) $0.49q>$0.50q
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) $0.88q>$0.92q
- Cincinnati Financial Corp. (CINF) $0.46q>$0.48q
- Realty Income Corporation (O) $0.1985m>$0.1990m
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) $0.21q>$0.26q
For the year, the Dividend Growth Portfolio has recorded a 2.32% increase in dividend income from higher dividends. My goal for the year is a 5.0% increase. Yield on cost is currently 4.74%.
Sales:
No sales in April.
Portfolio Allocaton
75.8% Dividend Growth Stocks09.0% High-Yield
00.9% High Dividend Growth
14.3% Debt & Preferred Stock
My long-term target allocation is:
50.0% Dividend Growth Stocks
10.0% High-Yield
10.0% High Dividend Growth
30.0% Debt & Preferred Stock
Year-To-Date Annualized Portfolio Returns
+6.6% Dividend Growth Stocks
+3.9% High-Yield
+10.7% High-Growth
+0.9% Debt & Preferred
+1.7% S&P
For the last two calendar years my Dividend Growth Stocks Portfolio has outperformed the S&P 500. Since 2008, the portfolio has outperformed the S&P five of the eight years. Click here for more information on historical performance.
That's it for this time. The next monthly progress update will be in early June.
Full Disclosure: Long, all the aforementioned securities. See a list of all my Dividend Growth Stocks Portfolio holdings here.
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