Dividend increase #44 of 2026 : AbbVie Inc.

AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) declares $1.82/share quarterly dividend, this is a 5.2% increase from prior dividend of $1.73. Forward yield is at 2.5%. This dividend is payable on February 16th for shareholders of record on January 15th

Dividend increase #43 of 2026 : Kontoor Brands Inc.

Kontoor Brands Inc. (NYSE:KTB) declares $0.54/share quarterly dividend, this is a 1.9% increase from prior dividend of $0.53. Forward yield is at 2.88%. This dividend is payable on December 18th for shareholders of record on December 8th. Ex-dividend date is on December 8th.

Dividend increase #42 of 2026 : Emera Inc.

Emera (EMA:CA) declares CAD 0.74/share quarterly dividend, this is a 1% increase from prior dividend of CAD 0.7325. Dividend is payable on November 13th for shareholders of record on October 30th. Ex-dividend date is October 30th.

New purchase : Bank OZK

Initiated new position in portfolio by purchasing 25 shares of Bank OZK (NYSE:OZK) at $44.045 per share. Bank OZK has a good streak of quartetly dividend increase, 65 quarters in a row now. 

Bank OZK (the Bank) is a regional bank, which provides a range of financial solutions. The Bank offers a range of products, include mobile and online banking, personal checking, personal savings, debit cards, credit card account access, business checking, business aviation group, trust services, and wealth. Its personal banking includes checkings, savings, loans, home lending, and credit cards. Its business banking includes checkings, savings, loans, treasury management, merchant services, and specialties. Its online banking enables users to manage their accounts, pay bills, transfer funds, view electronic account statements, and others. Its wealth services provide investment management services, custodial bank, retirement planning, employee benefit plans and endowments, foundations, and charitable contributions. It conducts banking operations in over 260 offices in nine states including Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, New York, California and Mississippi.          

                                                                                                      

New purchase : Lowe's Companies Inc.

Added 5 shares of Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE:LOW) at $182,99 per share. I now hold 22 shares of Lowe's Companies Inc.

UPM demerger approved

 UPM is going to execute a demerge where Plywood segment will be demerged into a new company Wisa Group Oyj. Demerge is going to happen 31.10 and Wisa Group Oyj shares will be listed in NSQ Helsinki. Demerge will happen in 1:1 ratio so I will receive 25 shares of Wisa Group Oyj when demerge is completed

Status update : September 2026

 Dividends received in September

- 24.34 from Canadian Utilities
- 54.15 from Enbridge Inc.
- 50.28 from Fortis Inc
- 28.00 from Sanoma Oyj
- 18.98 from Southern Company
- 51.95 from Amgen Inc.
- 21.17 from AGNC Investment
- 7.17 from Emerson Electric
- 21.20 from Trinity Capital
- 34.25 from Realty Income
- 40.91 from Pembina Pipeline
- 21.43 from EPR Properties
- 19.66 from Whitecap Resources
- 70.47 from Main Street
- 19.82 from Flowers Foods
- 23.94 from Parex Resources
- 13.84 from Kontoor Brands
- 8.23 from Prospect Capital
- 3.92 from VF Corporation
- 22.61 from Dominion Energy
- 12.61 from LTC Properties
- 66.60 from Ares Capital
- 52.66 from T.Rowe_Price_Group 
- 23.28 from Capman Oyj
- 32.60 from PepsiCo Inc.
- 52.50 from Aegon Ltd.
- 19.63 from Saratoga Investment
- 25.22 from Gladstone Investment_Corp
- 38.85 from SFL Corporation
- 11.15 from Gladstone Commercial_Corp
- 39.30 from Gladstone Capital_Corp

This makes a total of 930.72 in dividends received from 31 companies. Previous year I received 779.46 in September. This is a 19.41% change in dividends