Recent Buy - KR

The wait had been long!! I've always wanted to own a piece of this well run company. Finally, on 3rd March, the stock was down 8.1% and I swooped in to open a new position.

The company beat by $0.03, missed on revenue and the same-store sales growth guidance for FY2016 indicated a deceleration as compared to previous year's pace. I had missed out on previous occasions, not this time!! This is a well-run company and has potential to grow for multiple years.

I purchased 35 shares of The Kroger Co (KR: NYSE) on 3/03/16 for $37.408 per share. This is a new position in my Roth IRA. 

I buy 40-50% of my grocery from Kroger. Love the deli, veggies and fruits, dairy, meat/fish and ice-creams. The 'Simple Truth' organic brand is pulling in a lot of revenue for KR. Now the next time I enter Kroger to shop, I've made a mental note to remind myself that I own a small fraction of this company as well.

The dividend yield is small but the payout ratio < 20%. This indicates that the company has tremendous potential to grow the dividend. I'm betting that Kroger's share price would grow at a greater clip as compared to other dividend plays.

Dividend Yield = 1.12%
Annual Payout = $0.42 
Payout Ratio = 18.8%
Dividend Growth = 7 years
52 Week High = 12/30/2015| 42.75
% Off 52 Week High = -12.5%
Beta (5 Yr) = 0.8
Payable = $0.105- QRTR
Transaction fees = $7


This purchase adds $14.70 to my annual dividend income, based on the current $0.105 quarterly dividend.

My dividend stock portfolio will pay $1015.89 in dividends over the next 12 months.

Recent Buy - BA

I purchased 10 shares of Boeing Co (BA: NYSE) on 2/18/16 for $117.274 per share. 

This is a new position in my Roth IRA. 

The other stocks I own in my Roth are AT&T (T: NYSE) and W.P.Carey Inc. (WPC: NYSE)

Dividend Yield = 3.71%

Annual Payout = $4.36 

Payout Ratio = 51.7%

Dividend Growth = 4 years

52 Week High = 03/18/2015| 155.99

% Off 52 Week High = -24.8%

Beta (5 Yr) = 1.1

Payable = $1.09 - QRTR

Transaction fees = $7

This purchase adds $43.60 to my annual dividend income, based on the current $1.09 quarterly dividend.

My dividend stock portfolio will pay $1001.19 in dividends over the next 12 months.

Dividend Income Update - February 2016

Hello Folks!

Welcome to my dividend income update for February. 

This year so far, I haven't been able to invest as the 2nd half of last year. I've been building my emergency funds so that we have the money available to relocate due to a change in job. I miss the weekly buying via Loyal3.

I have however opened a couple of new positions and will detail about the same in subsequent postings!

Each month I post dividends received to keep track of earned passive income. Opening a new position or adding to an existing position on a regular basis causes increases in income on a monthly or quarterly basis.

February 2016 Dividends -  

Apple Inc (AAPL) - $15.60
AT&T Inc (T) - $24.00
Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) - $8.75
Proctor & Gamble Co. (PG) - $13.26
Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) - $26.38
AbbVie  Inc (Abbv) - $10.26
HCP Inc (HCP) - $17.25
Starbucks Corp (SBUX) - $1.70

Total dividends received during the month of February 2016 = $117.20 

This has been an approximate 400% increase as compared to dividend earnings of $23.50 in February 2015. 

As compared to November 2015, dividend income decreased due to dividend cuts from KMI. Quarterly dividends from KMI decreased from $35.70 to $8.75.

Overall a 17.23% decrease as compared to November 2015.

Thanks for reading!

Dividend Income Update - January 2016

Each month I will post dividends received to keep track of earned passive income. Opening a new position or adding to an existing position on a regular basis causes increases in income on a monthly or quarterly basis.

January 2016 Dividends -  

Macy's Inc (M) - $9.09

Walt Disney Co (DIS) - $14.20

Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) - $9.24

W.P. Carey (WPC) - $15.43

General Electric (GE) - $2.30

Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) - $5.59

PepsiCo (PEP) - $2.11

Total dividends received during the month of January 2016 = $57.96 

This has been a 109% increase as compared to dividend earnings of $27.69 in January 2015. 

One of my goals is to receive $1,000 in dividend income during this calendar year. 

Thanks for reading!

Loyal3 Purchases - 12/8, 12/15, 12/22 and 12/30

Apologies for the late Loyal3 'buy' updates. 
I just got back from a month long vacation and during the time I purchased stocks weekly. 

12/08:
Macys Inc. (M) - 2.5799 shares @$38.76 ($100). Yield = 3.71%
Target Corp. (TGT) - 1.3699 shares @$73 ($100). Yield = 3.06%
PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) - 0.9983 shares @$100.17 ($100). Yield = 2.80%

$300 of new capital invested and adding $9.58 to my annual dividend income.

12/15:
Target Corp. (TGT) - 1.3618 shares @$73.43 ($100). Yield = 3.05%
PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) - 1.0139 shares @$98.63 ($100). Yield = 2.85%
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) - 1.6678 shares @$59.96 ($100). Yield = 3.26%

$300 of new capital invested and adding $9.16 to my annual dividend income.

12/22:
Target Corp. (TGT) - 1.3837 shares @$72.27 ($100). Yield = 3.10%
PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) - 1.0106 shares @$98.95 ($100). Yield = 2.84%
Starbucks (SBUX) - 1.6720 shares @$59.81 ($100). Yield = 1.33%

$300 of new capital invested and adding $7.27 to my annual dividend income.

12/30:
Macys Inc. (M) - 2.8055 shares @$35.64 ($100). Yield = 4.04%
Starbucks (SBUX) - 1.6372 shares @$61.08 ($100). Yield = 1.31%
Nike Inc. (NKE) - 1.5733 shares @$63.56 ($100). Yield = 2.01%

$300 of new capital invested and adding $7.36 to my annual dividend income.



These purchases increase my total annual projected dividends to $1,053.68

Dividend Income Update - December 2015

Each month I will post dividends received to keep track of earned passive income. Opening a new position or adding to an existing position on a regular basis causes increases in income on a monthly or quarterly basis.

December 2015 Dividends -  

Flushing Financial Corporation (FFIC) - $8.00
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) - $7.50
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $7.50
Emerson Electric Co (EMR) - $13.30
3M (MMM) - $12.30
Unilever (UL) - $2.57
Target (TGT) - $0.75
Microsoft (MSFT) - $1.44
Coca-Cola Co. (KO) - $3.36


Total dividends received during the month of December 2015 = $56.72. 
This has been a 655% increase as compared to dividend earnings in December 2014 of $7.50

One of my goals is to receive $400 in dividend income during this calendar year. I've received a total of $553.41 this year corresponds to a % age increase of 38.35%.

Thanks for reading!

Loyal3 Purchases - 12/01

As per my strategy of investing periodically i.e. weekly, every Tuesday this post highlights purchases made on 12/01.

I decided to invest $300 this week and may do the same the remaining weeks this year. Its a safer option dollar cost averaging instead of committing funds to a single purchase.
 
12/01:
Macys Inc. (M) - 2.5491 shares @$39.23 ($100). Yield = 3.67%
Target Corp. (TGT) - 1.3772 shares @$72.61 ($100). Yield = 3.08%
PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) - 0.9907 shares @$100.94 ($100). Yield = 2.78%


$300 of new capital invested and adding $9.54 to my annual dividend income.


These purchases increase my total annual projected dividends to $1,020.28.