New purchase and sale

Sold 60 shares of Orava Residents (OREIT) at 9.26€ per share and purchased 40 shares of Nordea (NDA1V) at 10.16€. I have lost confidence in OREIT capability to uphold current level of dividend and decided to sell part of my holdings. I still have 22 shares of OREIT left.

Decided to invest the released funds to Nordea and increased my position in Nordea with 40 shares. I now hold 70 shares of Nordea.

Vanguard Natural Resources dividend cut

Houston – December 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC (NASDAQ: VNR) (“Vanguard”) has declared a cash distribution attributable to the month of November 2015 of $0.03 per common unit ($0.36 per unit on an annual basis) payable on January 14, 2016 to common unitholders of record on January 4, 2016.  This distribution level represents an approximate 75% reduction from the $0.1175 per common unit monthly distribution ($1.41 per common unit on an annual basis) paid last month. Based on yesterday’s closing price of $2.89, the new distribution provides a current yield of 12.5%.

This is the second time I buy VNR and the dividend is cut few days later...go figure :) Better not buy anymore...

AT&T Increases Quarterly Dividend by 2.1 Percent

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today that its board of directors has approved a 2.1 percent increase in the company’s quarterly dividend. AT&T’s quarterly dividend will increase from $0.47 to $0.48 per share. The annual dividend will increase from $1.88 to $1.92 per share.

“Our continued financial strength and outlook for strong cash flows give us the confidence to increase our dividend for the 32nd consecutive year,” said Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO of AT&T.
The dividend will be payable on Feb. 1, 2016 to common stockholders of record on Jan. 8, 2016.

Realty Income Corporation January dividend

Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company^®, today announced its Board of Directors has declared an increase in the company's common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.191 per share from $0.1905 per share. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2016 to shareholders of record as of January 4, 2016. This is the 83^rd dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The new monthly dividend amount represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.292 per share as compared to the previous annualized dividend amount of $2.286 per share.

Chimera Investment Corporation Q4 dividend

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of Chimera today announced the declaration of its fourth quarter 2015 cash dividend of $0.48 per common share. This dividend is payable January 29, 2016, to common stockholders of record on December 31, 2015. The ex-dividend date is December 29, 2015.

Orchid Island Capital December dividend

VERO BEACH, Fla., Dec. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of December 2015. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid December 30, 2015, to holders of record on December 24, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of December 22, 2015. 

New purchase : Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR)

Added 50 shares of Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR). VNR has been taking a heavy price hit, I bought the shares only to bring my average price down a lot. My initial purchase of 42 shares was made at $14.10 and now the price was $3.22. Huge drop but I have a feeling that it will come up someday and bringing average price down will get me to break even sooner :) 

VNR continues to pay monthly dividend at $0.1175 per month.

Status update : November 2015

Dividends received in November :

• 2.33€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
• 4.60€ from Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR)
• 8.96€ from AT&T (T)
• 30.17€ from Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP)
• 25.27€ from Golar LNG Partners (GMLP)
• 12.96€ from Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC)

This makes it a total of 84.29€ in dividends in November. Last year I did not receive dividends in November. Huge progress :)

Goals

• 210.7% of monthly goal reached
• 97.5% of quarterly goal reached
• 135.3% of yearly goal reached 

 

Awilco Drilling Q3 dividend

Awilco Drilling reported strong Q3 results and dividend information for Q4.

The Board approved a dividend distribution payable in Q4 2015 of USD 0.50 per share.  The share will trade ex-dividend on 24 November 2015, the record date is 25 November 2015 and the payment date is on or around 18 December 2015.

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Main Street Announces First Quarter 2016 Regular Monthly Dividends

HOUSTON, Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") announced that its Board of Directors declared regular monthly cash dividends of $0.18 per share for each of January, February and March 2016.  These monthly dividends, which will be payable pursuant to the table below, total $0.54 per share for the first quarter of 2016, which is consistent with the regular monthly dividends declared for the fourth quarter of 2015 and represents a 6% increase from the regular monthly dividends paid for the first quarter of 2015.  Since its October 2007 initial public offering, Main Street has periodically increased the amount of its regular monthly dividends paid per share, and has never reduced its regular monthly dividend amount per share.  Including all dividends declared to date, Main Street will have paid $16.42 per share in cumulative cash dividends since its October 2007 initial public offering at $15.00 per share.

Summary of First Quarter 2016 Regular Monthly Dividends
Declared	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount Per Share
11/3/2015	12/28/2015	12/30/2015	1/15/2016	$0.18
11/3/2015	1/20/2016	1/22/2016	2/17/2016	$0.18
11/3/2015	2/18/2016	2/22/2016	3/15/2016	$0.18
		Total for First Quarter 2016:		$0.54

New purchase : Main Street Capital Corporation

New position started in portfolio. Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN). Purchased 20 shares of MAIN at 30.60$ per share.

MAIN

Main Street Capital Corporation (MSCC), incorporated on March 9, 2007, is a principal investment firm. MSCC provides customized debt and equity financing to lower middle market (LMM) companies and debt capital to middle market (Middle Market) companies. The Company’s portfolio investments are made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in various industry sectors. MSCC partners with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides financing alternatives within its LMM portfolio. The Company invests primarily in secured debt investments, equity investments, warrants and other securities of LMM companies based in the United States and in secured debt investments of Middle Market companies generally headquartered in the United States. The Company’s investment portfolio includes its investments in LMM portfolio companies, investments in Middle Market portfolio companies, Private Loan portfolio investments, Other Portfolio investments, and the investment in MSC Adviser I, LLC (the External Investment Manager). The Company’s investments include debt investments, warrants and direct equity investments.

Main Street Capital Corporation pays dividends monthly with starting yield at 7.11%. In addition Main Street Capital has paid two extra dividends in June and December for the last two years. Hopefully same tradition continues...

Realty Income Corporation December dividend

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company^®, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared the 545^th consecutive common stock monthly dividend. The dividend amount of $0.1905 per share, representing an annualized amount of $2.286 per share, is payable on December 15, 2015 to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2015.

Orchid Island Capital Inc. November Dividend

VERO BEACH, Fla., Nov. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of November 2015. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid November 30, 2015, to holders of record on November 24, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of November 20, 2015.

TAL International and Triton Container International announced merge

HAMILTON, Bermuda & PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Triton Container International Limited (“Triton”) and TAL International Group, Inc. (NYSE:TAL) (“TAL International”) jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals transaction. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, will create the world’s largest lessor of intermodal freight containers with a combined container fleet of nearly five million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) and revenue earning assets of $8.7 billion.

Under the terms of the transaction agreement, Triton and TAL International will combine under a newly-formed holding company, Triton International Limited (“Triton International”), which will be domiciled in Bermuda and is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Triton shareholders will own 55% of the equity of the combined company and TAL International shareholders will own 45%. TAL International shareholders will receive one common share of Triton International for each share of TAL International stock owned. TAL International shareholders will also receive a special dividend of $0.54 per share upon closing of the transaction

Transaction Highlights

• A merger of Triton and TAL International will create the world’s largest and most efficient intermodal container leasing company with a container fleet of 4.8 million TEU, resulting in industry cost leadership and an enhanced container supply capability.
• The combined company expects to realize $40 million per year in annual SG&A synergies, by aligning infrastructure and creating a best-in-class systems environment. The cost savings are expected to be fully implemented by the end of 2016.
• The transaction is expected to be approximately 30% accretive to net income per share for TAL International’s existing shareholders when cost savings are fully realized.
• The regional and product line strengths of Triton and TAL International are highly complementary. The combined company will offer its customer base a broad range of container types and will maintain close customer relationships across all major geographic locations.
• Consummation of the transaction will not require any incremental leverage and existing debt facilities at Triton and TAL International will largely remain in place.
• The new company expects to implement an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and intends to adopt a share repurchase plan of up to $250 million following the close of the transaction. The planned share repurchase program will be completed using the company’s existing liquidity, and will supplant TAL International’s recently announced $150 million buyback program.

Telus Corp Q4 dividend increase

The TELUS Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 44 cents ($0.44) Canadian per share on the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company payable on January 4, 2016 to holders of record at the close of business on December 11, 2015.

This fourth quarter dividend represents a four cent or 10.0 per cent increase from the $0.40 quarterly dividend paid on January 2, 2015.

Status update : October 2015

Dividends received in October :

• 2.18€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
• 4.34€ from Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR)
• 4.84€ from Telus Corporation (TU)
• 33.97€ from Chimera Investment Corp (CIM)
• 12.45€ from Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC) 
• 4.14€ from The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

This makes it a total of 61.92€ in dividends in October. Last year I did not receive dividends in October. This is a huge increase in dividends.

Goals

• 154.8% of monthly goal reached
• 41.3% of quarterly goal reached
• 121.2% of yearly goal reached

Orchid Island Capital October dividend

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) announced a monthly dividend on Friday, October 9th, Market Beat Ratings reports. Investors of record on Monday, October 26th will be paid a dividend of 0.14 per share on Friday, October 30th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 17.61%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 22nd.

The Coca-Cola Company Q3 dividend

ATLANTA, Oct. 15, 2015 – The Board of Directors of The
Coca-Cola Company today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 33 cents per common share.  The dividend is payable Dec. 15, 2015 to shareowners of record as of Dec. 1, 2015.

The Board earlier this year approved the Company’s 53rd consecutive annual dividend increase, raising the quarterly dividend 8 percent from 30.5 cents to 33 cents per common share.  This is equivalent to an annual dividend of $1.32 per share, up from $1.22 per share in 2014.  The increase reflects the Board's confidence in the Company's long-term cash flow.

Golar LNG Partners Q3 dividend

Golar LNG Partners (NASDAQ:GMLP) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 28th, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 6th will be paid a dividend of 0.5775 per share on Friday, November 13th. This represents a $2.31 annualized dividend and a yield of 13.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 4th.

TAL International dividend cut Q3

TAL’s Board of Directors has approved and declared a $0.45 per share quarterly cash dividend on its issued and outstanding common stock, payable on December 23, 2015 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 2, 2015. 

Mr. Sondey commented, “TAL has decided to reduce our dividend to $0.45 per share this quarter, or to $1.80 per share on an annual basis. This represents a reduction of 37.5% from our previous dividend level. We believe the new dividend level is better aligned to the difficult current conditions in our market, and we are confident that our revised dividend level will be sustainable beyond our long-term forecasting horizon.”

Alliance Resource Partners Q3 dividend

ARLP  announced that the Board of Directors of its managing general partner (the "Board") approved a cash distribution to unitholders for the 2015 Quarter of $0.675 per unit (an annualized rate of $2.70 per unit), payable on November 13, 2015 to all unitholders of record as of the close of trading on November 6, 2015. The announced distribution represents a 5.9% increase over the cash distribution of $0.6375 per unit for the 2014 Quarter and is equal to the amount paid in the quarter ended June 30, 2015 (the "Sequential Quarter").

New purchase : Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP)

Added 27 shares of Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) at price $21.96 per share. This brings down my average purchase price to €24.82 per share and increases yield on cost to 9.56
%

Realty Income Corp November dividend

Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) announced a nov 15 dividend on Tuesday, October 13th, Market Beat Ratings reports. Investors of record on Monday, November 2nd will be paid a dividend of 0.1905 per share on Monday, November 16th.

New purchase : Golar LNG partners

Added 25 shares of Golar LNG partners (GMLP) at price $15.97 per share. This brings down my average purchase price to €19.69 per share and increases yield on cost to 10.50%

Summary Q3 / 2015

During Q3 / 2015 this portfolio collected following dividends

• Jul: 45.26€     (2014: 33.30€)

• Aug: 52.11€     (2014: 0€)

• Sep: 109.73€       (2014: 36.38€)

Total of 207.00€  (2014: 69.98€)

Quarterly target was 150€ which was achieved and passed.

Status update : September 2015

Dividends received in September :

• 2.19€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
• 4.37€ from Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR)
• 28.35€ from TAL international Group (TAL)
• 37.92€ from Awilco Drilling (AWDR.OL)
• 24.60€ from Orava Asuinkiinteistörahasto (OREIT)
• 12.30€ from Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC)

This makes it a total of 109.73€ in dividends in September. Last year I received 36.68€ in dividends in September. This is a 199% increase in dividends.

Goals

• 274.1% of monthly goal reached
• 138.0% of quarterly goal reached
• 110.9% of yearly goal reached

AT&T dividend for Q3 2015

AT&T (NYSE:T) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 25th, Market Beat.com reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be given a dividend of 0.47 per share on Monday, November 2nd. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.82%.

New purchase : Nordea Bank

New position started in portfolio Nordea Bank (NDA1V.HE).

Nordea Bank AB (the Bank) is a Sweden-based bank engaged in corporate merchant banking, as well as retail banking and private banking. The Bank reports three main business areas, namely Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking and Wealth Management. Retail Banking offers a range of banking products and services to household and corporate customers in the Nordic markets, as well as in Poland and the Baltic countries. Wholesale Banking provides banking and other financial solutions to large Nordic and international corporate, institutional and public companies. Wealth Management provides investment, savings and risk management products, manages customers’ assets and advises individuals, as well as institutional investors on their financial situation. In April 2014, the Company sold Nordea Polish bank, life and finance businesses to PKO Bank Polski. In July 2014, it completed divestment of its shares in Nets Holding

New purchase : Chimera Investment Corporation

Added 40 shares of Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) at a price $14.39 per share. I now hold 78 shares of CIM. Chimera Investment Corporation pays dividend quarterly with 1-4-7-10 schedule. This purchase raises my yield on cost to 12.41%.

Chimera Investment Corporation is a specialty finance company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgage loans, real estate-related securities and various other asset classes. The Company’s objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to investors over the long-term, primarily through dividends and secondarily through capital appreciation. The Company is externally managed by Fixed Income Discount Advisory Company.

Orchid Island Capital Inc September dividend

VERO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of September 2015. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid September 30, 2015, to holders of record on September 25, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of September 23, 2015.

Chimera Investment Corp Q3 dividend

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of Chimera today announced the declaration of its third quarter 2015 cash dividend of $0.48 per common share. This dividend is payable October 30, 2015, to common stockholders of record on September 30, 2015. The ex-dividend date is September 28, 2015.

The Board of Directors also announced that it expects to maintain a minimum quarterly dividend of $0.48 for the fourth quarter of 2015.

The Company distributes dividends based on its current estimate of taxable earnings per common share, not GAAP earnings. Taxable and GAAP earnings will typically differ due to items such as differences in premium amortization, accretion of discounts, unrealized and realized gains and losses, and credit loss recognition. Portions of the dividend may be ordinary income, capital gains or a return of capital.

F.A.S.T. Graphs : AT & T (T)

F.A.S.T. Graphs : The Coca Cola Company (KO)

Realty Income Corp October Dividend

Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) declared a oct 15 dividend on Wednesday, September 9th, AnalystRatings.NET reports. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st will be given a dividend of 0.1905 per share on Thursday, October 15th. This is a small increase over previous months dividend of $0.19

Status update : August 2015

Dividends received in August :

• 2.23€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
• 4.46€ from Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR)
• 9.00€ from AT&T (T)
• 12.80€ from Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP)
• 11.48€ from Golar LNG Partners (GMLP)
• 12.14€ from Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC)

This makes it a total of 52.11€ in dividends in August. Last year I did not receive dividends in August. Huge progress :)

Goals

• 130.3% of monthly goal reached
• 64.9% of quarterly goal reached
• 92.6% of yearly goal reached 

 

Realty Income Corp September dividend

Realty Income (NYSE:O) had declared a cash dividend of $0.1900 on Aug 20, 2015. The shares will quote ex-dividend on Aug 28, 2015 and the record date has been fixed on Sep 1, 2015. At Aug 20, 2015 share price, the yield comes out to be 4.7451%. The dividend payable date has been fixed on Sep 15, 2015.

New purchase : Fortum Oyj

Added 25 shares of Fortum Oyj (FUM1V) for the price of 14.42€. I now hold 106 shares of Fortum Oyj. This brings down my average purchase price to 15.99€ per share. Fortum Oyj pays dividend annually and this purchase raises my 12 months forward dividends by 32.5€.

New purchase : TAL International Group

Purchased 30 shares of TAL International Group (NYSE:TAL) at price $18.20 per share. TAL International group has been taking a hit and share price has come down quite a lot from my first purchase of TAL. This addition brings down my average price to €23.00 and my Yield on Cost is raised to 11.32%


TAL International is one of the world's oldest and largest lessors of intermodal freight containers. Founded in 1963 soon after the development of containerized trade, and today serving virtually every major shipping line in the world. Operates business through 17 offices in 11 countries and approximately 230 third party container depot facilities in 40 countries.

Orchid Island Capital August dividend

VERO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 11, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of August 2015. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid August 31, 2015, to holders of record on August 26, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of August 24, 2015.

Telus Corporation Q3 dividend

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Aug 07, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- TELUS (T) TU, -0.70% - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of forty-two cents ($0.42) Canadian per share on the issued and outstanding Common shares payable on October 1, 2015 to holders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2015.

Dividend increase : Alliance Resource Partners

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (ARLP) will begin trading ex-dividend on August 05, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $0.675 per share is scheduled to be paid on August 14, 2015. Shareholders who purchased ARLP prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 1.89% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $24.43, the dividend yield is 11.05%.

Status update : July 2015

Dividends received in July :

• 2.26€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
• 4.52€ from Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR)
• 5.12€ from Telus Corporation (TU)
• 16.68€ from Chimera Investment Corp (CIM)
• 12.50€ from Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC) 
• 4.18€ from The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

This makes it a total of 45.26€ in dividends in July. Last year I received 33.30€ in dividends in July. This is an 36% increase in dividends.

Goals

• 113.2% of monthly goal reached
• 30.2% of quarterly goal reached
• 83.9% of yearly goal reached

The Coca-Cola Company Q3 dividend

The Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 16th, MarketBeat reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of 0.33 per share on Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.18%.

Realty Income Corp August dividend

Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) declared a aug 15 dividend on Tuesday, July 14th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd will be given a dividend of 0.19 per share on Monday, August 17th.

Orchid Island Capital July dividend

Orchid Island Capital declares $0.14 dividend

• Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) declares $0.14/share monthly dividend, -22.2% decrease from prior dividend of $0.18.
• Forward yield 14.63%
• Payable July 31; for shareholders of record July 27; ex-div July 23.

Status update : June 2015

Dividends received in June :

•  2.18€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
•  4.39€ from Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR)
•  9.09€ from TAL international Group (TAL)
• 39.31€ from Awilco Drilling (AWDR.OL)
• 24.60€ from Orava Asuinkiinteistörahasto (OREIT)
• 15.88€ from Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC)

This makes it a total of 95.45€ in dividends in June. Last year I received 36.68€ in dividends in June. This is a 160% increase in dividends.

Goals

• 238.6% of monthly goal reached
• 216.3% of quarterly goal reached
• 76.4% of yearly goal reached

Summary of Q2 / 2015

During Q2 / 2015 this portfolio collected following dividends

• Apr: 161.51€     (2014: 82.80€)

• May: 67.46€     (2014: 0€)

• Jun: 95.45€       (2014: 36.38€)

Total of 342.42€  (2014: 119.48€)

Quarterly target was 150€ which was achieved and passed.

Realty Income Corp July dividend

Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) announced a jul 15 dividend on Tuesday, June 16th, ARN reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of 0.19 per share on Wednesday, July 15th.This is a small increase over previous months 0.1895 per share

Summary of Q1 / 2015

During Q1 / 2015 this portfolio collected following dividends

• Jan: 2.02€     (2014: 0€)

• Feb: 18.50€  (2014: 0€)

• Mar: 113.25€ (2014: 6.16€)

Total of 133.80€  (2014: 6.16€)

Quarterly target was 150€ which was missed by a small amount.