HCP, Inc. (HCP) out of the portfolio - Ventas, Inc. (VTR) in the portfolio

On Monday, March 26, I sold 100 shares of HCP at $22.15 per share and bought 50 shares of Ventas Inc. at $ 47.95 per share plus commission.

I've been thinking for quite some time that I will change HCP's shares to another healthcare facilities REIT, and now I have done it.

Details of my transactions:

Summary of HCP transactions:

2015-04-29: Bought 45 shares of HCP at € 37.01 per share:      € 1,665.24

2015-05-26: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 17.42

2015-08-25: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 16.45

2015-10-28: Bought 55 shares of HCP at € 34.78 per share:      € 1,912.73

2015-11-24: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 39.55

2016-02-23: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 38.88

2016-05-24: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 38.45

2016-08-23: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 37.89

2016-11-01: Spin-Off of Quality Care Properties, Inc.                    € 317.28

2016-11-25: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 26.01

2017-02-25: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 26.24

2017-05-23: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 24.65

2017-08-22: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 23.44

2017-11-21: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 23.48

2018-03-02: Cash Dividend:                                                             € 22.38

2018-03-26: Sold 100 shares of HCP at € 17.76 per share:          € 1,776.50

                                                                                Capital loss: € 1,484.19

                                                                                      Net loss: € 1,149.35

Dividend income reported after the deduction of taxes.

That capital loss from HCP I'm able to reduce from my capital gains in this year's tax report.

This sale 100 shares of HCP will reduce around € 90.00 of my expected annual net dividend income. 

My new Holding VTR is a Dividend Challengers with a 9 year streak of dividend increases. Dividend growth rates for 1, 3, 5 and 10 years are 5.1, 6.5, 7.6 and 6.5. (DividendChampions.xls) Ventas, Inc. now pays dividends of $ 0.79 per share normally in March, June, September and December although this year it seems that the schedule has been changed in January, April, July and October.

With current quarterly dividend ($ 0.79), my last purchase 50 shares of VTR increases € 95.34 ($ 117.71) of expected annual net dividend income. At today's exchange rate, this purchase will increase my portfolio projected annual net dividend income approximately to € 12,340.00. After this acquisition, VTR's weight of my portfolio is about 0.53% and its share of future annual dividend income is approximately 0.77%. 

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Full Disclosure: Long VTR

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