Halloween Check in
It’s been a while since I’ve done an update and now seems like a perfect time to do so since I have some free time right before Halloween.
As of Halloween, I’ve received a total of $16,993.40 in dividends. The dividend breakdown by month is as follows:
- January – $2,286.65
- February – $2,009.65
- March – $802.65
- April – $1,984.65
- May – $1,111.25
- June – $1,733.52
- July – $2,082.65
- August – $1,111.25
- September – $1,733.52
- October – $2,137.65
The dividend breakdown by company is as follows:
- Apple – $776.20
- McDonald’s – $1,942.74
- Microsoft – $843.36
- Realty Income – $7,069.46
- Starbucks – $411
- S&P 500 ETF – $5,662
- Visa – $288.64
Dividend Discussion
Realty Income has been paying out the most dividends, giving monthly payments similar to that of owning rental property. The S&P 500 ETF (SPY) comes in second with $5,662 in dividend payments. I tell everyone, don’t skip out on SPY. SPY and chill is a very real thing and in the long run, the S&P will outperform most active traders.
The smallest dividend amount comes from Visa. As I wrote in my article back then on SeekingAlpha, Visa is a long term dividend growth company. It’s still growing and expanding across the world, especially in the FinTech universe. Given that it’s still in a strong growth phase, its dividends is still relatively small compared to its peers in the S&P (Mastercard, Amex). The good news is that Visa recently increased its dividend (just as a dividend growth stock should).
Future
I haven’t re-invested any of the dividends I’ve received yet since first quarter. I’ve been withdrawing my payments to help pay off my mortgage faster (perhaps I’ll do a post on that soon).