We are in the last month of the year. Amazing! The year went by quick. Apparently, Winter Is Here! That’s for all you Game of Thrones fans. For some reason, I like saying winter is coming. Indeed, my dividends are coming. I know that October was my slow month, so I’m really excited to see what November has to bring. Thanksgiving is over and gone. Black Friday sales are done. Cyber Monday is long behind us. Now, we are in the last month of the last year. This post has been a bit overdue, but now it’s time to see how the portfolio did for November. Enough stalling. Let’s dive in.
Dividend Income
In November, I received a total of $124.92 in dividends broken down as follows:
| NO. | STOCK | NAME | DIVIDENDS |
| 1 | AAPL | Apple | $7.36 |
| 2 | ABBV | Abbvie | $26.07 |
| 3 | GIS | General Mills | $19.12 |
| 4 | HRL | Hormel Food | $8.33 |
| 5 | O | Realty Income | $8.45 |
| 6 | PG | Proctor & Gamble | $15.02 |
| 7 | SBUX | Starbucks | $12.23 |
| 8 | T | AT&T | $28.34 |
| $124.92 |
Very respectable. The portfolio is moving in the right direction and, predictably, returned over $100 in dividend income. I am very excited to see how 2019 will treat the dividend portfolio. Recently, I reduced the minimum contribution to my portfolio. There’s a slight chance that I might go back to the original amount I was investing because I’m still not seeing the results in my savings account. I just need to get past the holiday season and I expect that with the extra motivation that comes along with every New Year, I’ll be just fine.
Annual Comparison:
Below is a graphical representation of my dividends this year as compared to last:
Here is the raw data:
| MONTH | 2017 | 2018 | Rate |
| April | $0.41 | $31.47 | 7575.61% |
| May | $2.85 | $79.33 | 2683.51% |
| June | $16.89 | $98.51 | 483.24% |
| July | $5.99 | $42.32 | 606.51% |
| August | $21.95 | $108.44 | 394.03% |
| September | $28.72 | $111.15 | 287.01% |
| October | $23.21 | $48.09 | 107.20% |
| November | $62.11 | $124.92 | 101.13% |
Forward Annual Dividends
At the time of this writing, my forward annual dividend is $1246.31. A month ago, my forward annual dividend projection was $1195.16. This represents an increase of $51.15 or 4% in my forward annual dividend income. I think this is one on of the highest monthly increases I’ve had in my forward annual dividends. I’m still looking forward to the time when I can hit $1500 in my forward annual dividends which will hopefully happen next year.
Conclusion
Another strong month as the year comes to a close. Looking forward to finishing the year strong. I know there are a lot of competing interests in 2019, and so it’s important to start the New Year strong. So I’m very pleased with this dividend income report. The stock market has been volatile recently, which includes sizable declines. But, in the background, my dividends are there working hard for me. That’s one of the beautiful things about the dividend growth investing strategy.
This report has been long overdue. I try to get these out during the first three days of the month. But, notwithstanding the timing of this publishing, I hope it provided some value.
What are your thoughts? Let me know by commenting below.
Very nice month DP! Triple digit YOY growth rates are so awesome to see. I have no doubt you are on course to break the $1500 forward yearly dividend mark. Keep up the great work! 🙂
My Dividend Dynasty recently posted…November 2018 Dividend Income
Thanks MDD. One more month to go!
Way to go DP, very nice month! We share 7of your 8 holdings from November, with the outlier being Hormel. You’re still pulling down some outstanding growth numbers, and I too am sure you’ll be crossing that $1500 milestone in no time!
DivvyDad recently posted…Movers & Shakers :: November 2018
I hope it keeps growing DivvyDad. Hopefully next year can be just as good.
Hi Dp,
Seems like a solid month there! A 100% increase compared to last year is amazing!
Cheers,
TLTI
I know I wrote it, but for some reason, I just realize that it was 100% growth! Haha. Thanks.
Still going strong DP! Great monthly result and we share no less then 6 companies. Its allmost like looking at my own report only yours is twice the size! 🙂
Mr. Robot recently posted…November 2018 dividend report
Hey, you’ll be there in no time I’m sure, but it’s nice to have similar portfolios – great minds think alike, right?
Outstanding, DP. Surpassing $100/mo. is becoming commonplace for you. I’m hoping you’ve got at least one more month of triple-digit YoY growth in you to finish off 2018 in stellar fashion.
Engineering Dividends recently posted…Monthly Dividend Income (Nov. 2018)
Thanks ED. I fully expect to finish off the year with another 100+ month. January will be slow, but I will definitely finish the year strong.
Congrats on your record month! Still 100% growth from last year. That is amazing. We share 5 companies this month. Good luck finishing out the year strong as well!
Dividend Daze recently posted…Dividend Update – June 2018
Thanks Daze. I can’t argue with 100% growth at all.
Heck yeah DP! Way to go. Excellent month and excellent dividend growth rate. 100% YOY. How can you complain about that haha
Bert
Definitely can’t Bert. Looking forwarding to finishing the year strong.
Hi Dividend Portfolio,
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Keep on investing and see you next month!
Torsten
Awesome Torsten. I will definitely check it out.
You’re welcome. I wish you good luck for the coming months!
Torsten
Thanks Torsten