W.P. Carey Inc. dividend increase

NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC), an internally-managed global net lease REIT specializing in corporate sale-leaseback and build-to-suit financing, reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $0.985 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $3.94 per share. The dividend is payable on October 14, 2016, to stockholders of record as of October 3, 2016.

New purchase : W.P. Carey Inc. (WPC)

New position started in portfolio : W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE:WPC)
 

W.P. Carey Inc. (W.P. Carey), incorporated on February 15, 2012, is a self-managed diversified real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company is an owner and manager of commercial real estate, primarily net leased to companies on a long-term basis. It operates through two segments: Real Estate Ownership and Investment Management. The Company owns and manages a diversified global investment portfolio of approximately 1,340 properties, including over 870 net-leased properties and three operating properties within its owned real estate portfolio. The Company's portfolio consists of interest in over two hotels and one self-storage property. The Company also acts as an advisor to a series of income-oriented non-traded real estate investment trusts, through its investment management business.

WPC pays dividend with 1-4-7-10 schedule and my starting yield is at 5.81%

Orchid Island september dividend

VERO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 12, 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 September 2016. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid September 30, 2016, to holders of record on September 28, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of September 26, 2016.

New purchase : Nordea

Added 25 shares of Nordea at 8.77€ per share. I now hold 170 shares of Nordea. This purchase brings down my average purchase price to 8.86€ per share

88th Common Stock Monthly Dividend Increase Declared By Realty Income

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 $0.202 per share from $0.2015 per share. The dividend is payable on October 17, 2016 to shareholders of record as of October 3, 2016. This is the 88^th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for October's dividend is September 29, 2016. The new monthly dividend amount represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.424 per share as compared to the previous annualized dividend amount of $2.418 per share

Status update : August 2016

Dividends received in August :

Quarterly:

• 18.86€ from AT&T (T)
• 18.80€ from Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP)
• 24.30€ from Golar LNG Partners (GMLP) 
•   8.90€ from Royal Bank of Canada (RY) 

Monthly:

•   2.31€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
• 12.32€ from Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC)
•   9.61€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) 
• 16.18€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)

This makes it a total of 111.28€ in dividends in August. Last year I received 52.11€ dividends in August. This is a 114% increase in dividends 

New purchase : Ship Finance International Limited

Added 40 shares of Ship Finance International Limited at $15.09 per share. I now hold 90 shares of Ship Finance International Limited. This purchase increases my 12 month forward dividends by 64.5€

Bank of Nova Scotia dividend increase

Today the Board of Directors of Bank of Nova Scotia announced a quarterly dividend increase of from CA$ 0.72 to CA$ 0.74 per share that’s payable October 27, 2016 to holders of record October 4, 2016. This represents a 5.71 % increase over the fourth quarter 2015 dividend of CA$ 0.70 per share and a 2.78 % increase over for the second quarter 2016 of CA$ 0.72 per share. 

With current price CA$ 68.86 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 4.30%.