New purchase: TAL International (TAL)

Added 52 shares of TAL International (NYSE:TAL) at $10.25 per share. I now hold 96 shares of TAL. This purchase brings my average purchase price down to $17.36 per share and yield on cost was raised to 10.47%.

TAL International cut dividends at the end of last year, but yield is still very good and I have trust that current level of dividends is going to hold. Small risk is that TAL International is planning a merge with Triton Container International and the effects on the dividend after the merge are uncertain at the moment.

TAL International Q4 2015 dividend

TAL announced a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share payable on March 24, 2016 to shareholders of record as of March 10, 2016. 

TAL continues to make progress on its announced merger with Triton Container International Limited. All required anti-trust approvals have been received and the SEC review process of the S-4 registration statement filed by Triton International Limited is progressing. Detailed integration planning is well underway, and the merger is expected to close in the first half of 2016.

The Coca-Cola Co dividend increased

The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) has announced quarterly dividend raise of 6% from 33 cents to 35 cents per common share. The board of directors of the beverage giant approved the decision, marking this 54^th consecutive annual dividend raise.

The raise in the quarterly dividend brings the annual dividend to $1.40 per share, higher than $1.32 the company offered last year. The first quarterly dividend will be payable on April 1 of this year, to all shareholders as of March 15, 2016. It also has a forward yield of 3.22%.

Orava Asuntorahastot dividend decreased

Orava Asuntorahastot (OREIT.HE) reported Q4 results and dividend information for year 2016. Board is proposing quarterly dividend of 0.27 EUR per share for year 2016. Last year dividend per share was 0.30 EUR. A small dividend cut, I was expecting a bigger cut so I'm pretty happy with this. My position in OREIT has decreased to so small that this cut does deduct my 12 month forward dividends only by 2.64EUR

Chimera Investment Corp Q1 dividend

 Chimera Investment Corp announces 2015 Q4 earnings and a dividend information for Q1 2016.

• 4^TH QUARTER 2015 CORE EARNINGS⁽¹⁾ OF $0.53 PER SHARE AND GAAP EARNINGS OF $0.61 PER SHARE
• FULL YEAR CORE EARNINGS ⁽¹⁾ OF $2.37 PER SHARE UP FROM $2.14 IN 2014 AND $1.69 IN 2013.
• 2015 TAXABLE DIVIDENDS PER SHARE OF $1.92 PER SHARE UP 7% FROM $1.79 IN 2014 AND UP 37% FROM $1.40 IN 2013
• ECONOMIC BOOK VALUE⁽¹⁾ OF $14.65 PER SHARE AND GAAP BOOK VALUE OF $15.70 PER SHARE

• BOARD INCREASES EXISTING SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM BY $100 MILLION TO $350 MILLION 
• BOARD DECLARES FIRST QUARTER 2016 DIVIDEND OF $0.48 PER SHARE; EXPECTS TO MAINTAIN A $0.48 DIVIDEND FOR THE REMAINING THREE QUARTERS OF 2016

Vanguard Natural Resources February dividend

Houston – January 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC (NASDAQ: VNR) (“Vanguard”) has declared a cash distribution attributable to the month of December 2015 of $0.03 per common unit ($0.36 per unit on an annual basis) payable on February 12, 2016 to common unitholders of record on February 1, 2016.  Vanguard has also declared cash distributions for its 7.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (NASDAQ: “VNRAP”) of $0.1641 per unit, its 7.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (NASDAQ: “VNRBP”) of $0.15885 per unit, and its 7.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (NASDAQ: “VNRCP”) of $0.16146 per unit, all payable on February 15, 2016 to unitholders of record on February 1, 2016.

Awilco Drilling decreased dividend

The Board approved a dividend distribution payable in Q1 2016 of USD 0.25 per share.  The share will trade ex-dividend on 23 February 2016, the record date is 24 February 2016 and the payment date is on or around 18 March 2016.

Nokia dividend increased

Finland's Nokia reported better-than-expected profits for its mainstay telecom network equipment business but warned that rollouts for new mobile networks would start to slow this year in its most vital market China.



Nokia proposed an annual dividend of 0.16 euros per share and a special dividend of 0.10 euros per share. This is a 87% increase when special is counted also over last years 0.14 euro per share. Without special, the increase is a soldi 14%. Since I own 90 shares of Nokia, this increases my 12 month forward dividends by 10.8 euros

Orchid Island Capital February dividend

VERO BEACH, Fla., Feb. 10, 2016 (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 February 2016. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid February 29, 2016, to holders of record on February 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of February 22, 2016.

Prospect Capital March, April & May dividend

NEW YORK, NY --02/09/16 -- Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) ("Prospect") announced today that Prospect has declared monthly cash distributions to shareholders in the following amounts and with the following record and payment dates:

• 8.333 cents per share for February 2016 (record date of February 29, 2016 and payment date of March 24, 2016)
• 8.333 cents per share for March 2016 (record date of March 31, 2016 and payment date of April 21, 2016)
• 8.333 cents per share for April 2016 (record date of April 29, 2016 and payment date of May 19, 2016)

These distributions mark Prospect's 91st, 92nd, and 93rd consecutive cash distributions to shareholders.
Prospect's closing stock price of $5.68 as of February 8, 2016 delivers to shareholders a current dividend yield of 17.6%.

Based on past distributions and assuming its current share count for upcoming distributions, Prospect since inception through its April 2016 distribution will have distributed more than $14.62 per share to original shareholders and over $1.85 billion in cumulative distributions to all shareholders.
Prospect expects to declare its May, June, July, and August 2016 distributions in May 2016.

Realty Income Corp March dividend

Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) announced a feb 16 dividend on Friday, February 5th, ARN reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 1st will be given a dividend of 0.1985 per share on Tuesday, March 15th.

Fortum dividend for 2016 a disappointment

Fortum (FUM1V) reported Q4 results yesterday and dividend proposal for 2016 is 1.1 EUR per share. This is a bit of a disappointment as previous years dividend was 1.3 EUR  (Technically 1.1 EUR + 0.2 EUR bonus per share). So this is a dividend decrease, even thought he base dividend stays on same level as 2015

Technopolis dividend increased for 2016

Technopolis reported strong quarter today and dividend proposal for 2016 is 0.17 EUR per share. This is a 13.3% increase over previous years 0.15 EUR per share. Since I own 495 shares of Technopolis, this increases my 12 month forward dividends by 9.90 EUR.

Southern Company dividend Q4 2015

ATLANTA, Jan. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 54.25 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable March 7, 2016, to shareholders of record as of Feb. 16, 2016. This marks 273 consecutive quarters – dating back to 1948 – that Southern Company will have paid a dividend to its shareholders.

New purchase: Southern Company (SO)

New position started in portfolio. Purchased 12 shares of Southern Company (NYSE:SO) at $49.52.

Southern Company (SO)

Southern Company, incorporated on November 9, 1945, is an operating public utility company. The primary business of the Southern Company is electricity sales by the traditional operating companies and Southern Power. Southern Company's business segments are the sale of electricity by the four traditional operating companies and Southern Power. The Company also operates the All Other segment. The four traditional operating companies, including Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power and Mississippi Power, are vertically integrated utilities providing electric service in four Southeastern states. Southern Company owns all of the common stock of Southern Power Company, which is also an operating public utility company.

Southern Company is a Dividend Contender with 15 years of dividend growth.
Southern company pays dividend with 3-6-9-12 schedule and my starting yield on cost is 4.37%

Status update : January 2016

Dividends received in January :

Quarterly:

• 4.97€ from Telus Corporation (TU)
• 34.51€ from Chimera Investment Corp (CIM)

Monthly:

• 2.28€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
• 2.53€ from Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR)
• 12.65€ from Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC) 
• 3.31€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) 

This makes it a total of 60.25€ in dividends in January. Last year I received 2.05€ dividends in January. This is a huge 2839% increase in dividends.

Golar LNG Partners LP dividend for Q4 2015

Golar LNG Partners LP (NASDAQ: GMLP) announced today that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash distribution with respect to the quarter ended December 31, 2015 of $0.5775 per unit. This cash distribution will be paid on February 12, 2016 to all unitholders of record as of the close of business on February 5, 2016.