Week in Review 12/16

Welcome and thanks for reading! In this review, I will gather together important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. In my week review, I put also together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.

Dividend Increase – W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC)

Yesterday the Board of Directors of W. P. Carey announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $ 0.9646 to $ 0.9742 per share that’s payable April 15, 2016 to holders of record March 31, 2016. This represents a 2.28 % increase over the first quarter 2015 dividend of $ 0.9525 per share and a 0.96 % increase over for the fourth quarter 2015 of $ 0.9646 per share. With current price $ 61.23 (today's open), this raise brings their dividend yield to 6.36 %. 

Since I own 30 shares, this will increase my portfolio's projected annual net dividend income by $ 0.86.

That increase rises my YOC to 6.34 %.

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Week in Review 11/16

Welcome and thanks for reading! In this review, I will gather together important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. In my week review, I put also together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.

Week in Review 10/16

Welcome and thanks for reading! In this review, I will gather together important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. In my week review, I put also together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.

Week in Review 9/16

Welcome and thanks for reading! In this review, I will gather together important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. In my week review, I put also together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.

Dividend Income - February 2016

Again, one month passed and it is time to report my dividend income. In February 2016 my portfolio dividend income was as follows:

Quarterly dividends received from:  

AT&T Inc. (T) - €133.98 ($148.80)

ONEOK Inc. (OKE) - €27.31 ($30.75)

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) - €22.47 ($25.00)

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) - €51.15 ($57.00)

Avance Gas Holding Ltd. (AVANCE) - €234.48 ($260.00) 

HCP Inc. (HCP) - €52.18 ($57.50)

Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) - €63.59 ($69.18) 

Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) - €134.36 ($149.50)

Dividend Increase – Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)

Today the Board of Directors of Bank of Nova Scotia announced a quarterly dividend increase of from CA$ 0.70 to CA$ 0.72 per share that’s payable April 27, 2016 to holders of record April 5, 2016. This represents a 5.88 % increase over the first quarter 2015 dividend of CA$ 0.68 per share and a 2.86 % increase over for the third quarter 2015 of CA$ 0.70 per share. With current price CA$ 56.00 (today's open), this raise brings their dividend yield to 5.14 %. 

Since I own 135 shares, this will increase my portfolio's projected annual net dividend income by CA$ 8.05.

That increase rises my YOC to 4.65 %.

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You can follow the development of my dividends here.

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Recent Sell - Ensco plc (ESV)

On 25 February 2016 I Sold 155 shares of ESV at $7.63 per share minus commission.

24 February Ensco released its 4th quarter and full-year 2015 results. At the same time ESV announce to reduce its quarterly dividend from $0.15 to $0.01. This was the second time that the ESV announced dividend reduction in the last year and a half. Maybe I would have enough patience to wait for better times, if the dividend payment would only be suspended, but that 1 cent was mainly a joke!