Friday, June 26, 2020

COVID RELATED SELL AND BUY


Over the past three months, we've seen a fair share of dividend cuts, suspensions, and overall shaky ground for earning dividends.

My portfolio was hit with eight companies that suspended their dividends (APLE, BA, BBBY, CLDT, DAL, EAT, GM, and LVS)

In addition, I saw cuts to three companies (TWO, WRK, and AMNF).

No fun at all, but not the end of the world.  It's a good reason to have a widely diversified portfolio.  I still have shares in 90 companies that are holding steady or raising their dividend.  But it made me fell very "Meh", like Gudetama.. 

Yes, I felt like a melancholy yolk...

When looking at the options I had, I saw that one of my erased dividends, Boeing (BA), was still above water in terms of equity.  I was still up 8% from my original cost basis.   That's great when looking at others that were between 335% to 70% underwater. 

There is no point in selling and locking in 70% losses on a company that will eventually return when life straightens itself out.

But with Boeing, I could take my original investment plus 8% and invest in a currently solid company that will pay a nice dividend to make up for the losses.

So I sold out of Boeing.  Sold 25 shares for $4,240.12.   Someday, I may get back into them.

I took that cash and bought 71 shares of Pfizer (PFE) for $2,253.90.   With a low dividend ratio and one that pays at 4.79%, it was a no brainer.  It added $107.92 to may annual dividend income.

I spent the rest on Target (TGT).  Bought 17 shares for $2030.26 and will earn $46.24 annually in dividends.   It fulfills my goal of matching my Target spending of 2019 with share purchases.

I wrote about that here:  Annual spend = share buy   With the Target purchase, I have fulfilled my goal for share purchases of all on this list.  And 2020 is only 50% in....

So to summarize, I harvested some profits from a company that was paying me ZERO in dividends and bought into solid companies that will pay me $154.16 in dividend annually.

Sweet.  Now on to solve that Peppa Pig jigsaw...



Tuesday, June 9, 2020

MAY 2020 BUYS


If you look at the chart for the past 3 months of the stock market, it looks like a giant V. Massive drop 🤮, then a rise nearly as fast.   It just blows my mind.....🤯   It appears that it could have been a one of a kind buying opportunity.  Did I miss an opportunity to make a killing buying at a low?  🧐 Possibly.  I did not leave emty handed, but I did not go gung-ho 🥋
Oh baby..👶🏻 Emojis are fun... 🥑🥩🍱🍺🧘🏿‍♀️🗿🏤

during May, I invested a total of $1,122.50 in 5 companies which increased my annual dividend by $40.12.  Overall, I get a 3.57% yield from these purchases.

My biggest purchase was 4 shares of Target.  


Ticker
Date
QTY
Price
Total
DIV INC / Yr
YIELD
MCBC
5/5/20
40
$7.4455
$297.82
$12.80
4.30%
BOH
5/5/20
4
$64.1800
$256.72
$10.72
4.18%
TGT
5/15
4
$120.7700
$483.08
$10.56
2.19%
MCBC
5/15
2
$6.3682
$12.74
$0.64
5.02%
HBAN
5/22
9
$8.0150
$72.14
$5.40
7.49%







TOTALS



$1,122.50
$40.12
3.57%
Just keep pluggng away, rain or shine.

Sunday, June 7, 2020

MAY 2020 DIVIDEND INCREASES (AND CUT)


Well, the market did not absolutely tank.  In fact I am no longer underwater.  I'm just a mere 5 years behind in equity gains...

Fortunately, these are dividend earning companies and I am a solid 44% ahead when dividend income is included, even with the rough patch we have been going through. 

The big event this month is the slashing of the Westrock (WRK) dividend by 57%.  It actually came as a surprise, figuring that a cardboard box maker would be doing well at a time like this.  Nope..


TICKER
OLD DIV
NEW DIV
% Gain
old annual
new annual
INCREASE
Yield 
Yield on Purchase
Date
WRK
$0.4650
$0.2000
-57%
$208.32
$89.60
-$118.72
2.64%
2.24%
5/5/20
PEP
$0.9550
$1.0225
7%
$191.00
$204.50
$13.50
3.02%
4.63%
5/5/20
AMP
$0.9700
$1.0400
7%
$7.76
$8.32
$0.56
3.5%
3.23%
5/6/20
CB
$0.7500
$0.7800
4%
$42.00
$43.68
$1.68
2.7%
0.7%
5/20/20
FLO
$0.1900
$0.2000
5.3%
$144.40
$152.00
$7.60
3.53%
3.81%
5/21/20














$407.08
$302.42
-$104.66
-25.71%



On a positive note, Pepsi and Ameriprise Financial rose their dividend by 7% each. 

Overall, I lost $104.66 in my annual dividend income.  With the $40.12 I gained through new purchases, this is not as bad as it could have been.

I have a hunch that this is just about the end of this period of dividend cuts.  I feel we have turned a corner somewhat, even though Covid cases are showing no signs of slowing. 

Until next month, wash your hands hundereds of times!

Friday, June 5, 2020

MAY 2020 DIVIDEND INCOME


It feels like I just wrote last month's summary...

So much has happened in May.  For all of us.  The pestilence that we socially distance for.  The scourge of judging others because they wear a different tuxedo than others do.  The uniting of many for a decent cause.  And a strong force trying to divide while also trying to capitalize on it.

Being inundated with such drama, stress, and negativity increases my desire to immerse myself in an activiity that takes my mind off of things.   This month, I reclaimed my front yard.


I had not seen the street in about 2 years in the summer. 

I also got a high end TV antenna mounted on my rooftop.



59 channels for free!  No more satellite tv.  :)

Meanwhile that stock market bounces back somewhat. Still collecting dividends.   This month I earned a grand total of $798.80 from 27 companies.   A bit lower than expected due to the cutting/suspension of a few dividends that would have otherwise paid.  But I cannot complain.  It will rebound.

Here is the breakdown.

Date
Company
Dividend

5/1/20 T $161.72

5/1/20 VZ $53.51

5/4/20 CVS $32.00

5/8/20 CLX $21.20

5/8/20 CZNC $40.77

5/11/20 APD $12.06

5/14/20 AAPL $17.22

5/15/20 AES $33.39

5/15/20 CL $9.68

5/15/20 COST $9.10

5/15/20 HRL $10.46

5/15/20 MAIN $20.50

5/15/20 MS $6.30

5/15/20 NNN $40.17

5/15/20 OHI $100.50

5/15/20 PG $35.58

5/15/20 O $15.61

5/20/20 CAT $38.11

5/21/20 WTFC $1.68

5/22/20 C $8.67

5/22/20 SBUX $27.06

5/26/20 BMO $0.65

5/28/20 MCBC $4.00

5/28/20 PAYX $40.30

5/28/20 WRK $22.40

5/29/20 AMP $2.08

5/29/20 WSM $34.08 $798.80


Every three months, I fall in love with AT&T all over again.  My oldest and most consistent holding.
It's the stock that got me into investing in dividend groth stocks.

Until then, keep it real!