Bank of Nova Scotia increases dividend

TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2017/CNW/ - Scotiabank reported first quarter results and increases quarterly dividend by 0.02 cents to 0.76 CAD per share

Royal Bank of Canada announces dividend increase

Board of Directors of Royal Bank of Canada announced a quarterly dividend increase of from CA$ 0.83 to CA$ 0.87 per share that’s payable May 24, 2017 to holders of record April 25, 2017. This represents a 7.41 % increase over the first quarter 2016 dividend of CA$ 0.81 per share and a 4.82 % increase over for the third quarter 2016 of CA$ 0.83 per share. With current price CA$ 98.26 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 3.54 %.

New purchase : Chatham Lodging Trust

Added 40 shares of Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) at $20.06 per share. I now hold 80 shares of CLDT.

CLDT pays dividend monthly with 6.4% yield on cost

Main Street Announces Second Quarter 2017 Regular Monthly Dividends

 

HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors declared regular monthly cash dividends of $0.185 per share for each of April, May and June 2017.

These monthly dividends, which will be payable pursuant to the table below, total $0.555 per share for the second quarter of 2017, which is consistent with the regular monthly dividends declared for the first quarter of 2017 and represents a 3% increase from the regular monthly dividends paid for the second quarter of 2016.  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 $19.715 per share in cumulative cash dividends since its October 2007 initial public offering at $15.00 per share.

Coca-Cola Company increases dividend for 55th consecutive year

ATLANTA, Feb. 16, 2017 – The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company today approved the company's 55^th consecutive annual dividend increase, raising the quarterly dividend 6 percent from 35 cents to 37 cents per common share.  This is equivalent to an annual dividend of $1.48 per share, up from $1.40 per share in 2016.  The first quarterly dividend is payable April 3, 2017, to shareowners of record as of March 15, 2017.

The increase reflects the Board's confidence in the company's long-term cash flow.  The Coca-Cola Company returned $6 billion in dividends to shareowners in 2016, bringing to $35 billion the total amount given back to shareowners through dividends since Jan. 1, 2010

Since I own 53 shares of KO, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $4.24

Realty Income March dividend

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company^®, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared the 560^th consecutive common stock monthly dividend. The dividend amount of $0.2105 per share, representing an annualized amount of $2.526 per share, is payable on March 15, 2017 to shareholders of record as of March 1, 2017. The ex-dividend date for March's dividend is February 27, 2017.

New purchase : VF Corporation

Started new position in porfolio. Purchased 35 shares of VF Corporation (NYSE:VCF).

V.F. Corporation (VF), incorporated in December 4, 1899, is engaged in the design, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and related products. The Company has a portfolio of approximately 30 brands across a spectrum of activities and lifestyles.

VFC is a dividend champion and it
pays dividend quarterly with 3-6-9-12 schedule and my starting yield on cost is 3.31%

New purchase : LTC Properties

Started new position in portfolio. Purchaed 50 shares of LTC Properties (NYSE:LTC) at $46.35 per share.

http://www.ltcreit.com/

LTC Properties Inc., incorporated on May 12, 1992, is a healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company invests in senior housing and long-term care properties through acquisitions, development, mortgage loans and other investments.

LTC pays dividend monthly and my starting yield on cost is 4.89%
 

Orchid Island February 2017 dividend

VERO BEACH, Fla., Feb. 08, 2017 (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 2017. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid March 10, 2017, to holders of record on February 28, 2017, with an ex-dividend date of February 24, 2017.

Prospect Capital declares 103rd, 104th and 105th consecutive cash distribution

NEW YORK, Feb. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 2017 (record date of February 28, 2017 and payment date of March 23, 2017);
•         8.333 cents per share for March 2017 (record date of March 31, 2017 and payment date of April 20, 2017); and
•         8.333 cents per share for April 2017 (record date of April 28, 2017 and payment date of May 18, 2017).

These distributions mark Prospect’s 103^rd, 104^th and 105^th consecutive cash distributions to shareholders. Prospect’s closing stock price of $8.74 as of February 6, 2017 delivers to shareholders a current dividend yield of 11.4%.

New purchase : Stora Enso

Added 20 shares of Stora Enso as 9.45€ per share. Stora Enso took a dive from Q4 / Full year results even though dividend was increased. I decided to increase a small amount of Stora Enso.

I now hold 130 shares of Stora Enso

Stora Enso increases dividend

Stora Enso board proposes dividend increase to 0.37€ per share. Last year Stora Enso paid 0.33€ per share dividend. This is a 12.1% increase. Excellent.

Since I own 110 shares of Stora Enso, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by 4.3€.

Technopolis decreases dividend

Technopolis board proposes dividend 0.12€ from year 2016. Last year Technopolis paid 0.17€ per share. This decrease drops my 12 month forward dividend by 25€. Technopolis disappointments continue to roll in.....

Nokia dividend increased

Nokia board proposes 0.17€ dividend for year 2016. Last year the normal dividend was 0.16€ but Nokia paid also an extra 0.1€ dividend. So normal dividend was increased but total amount of dividends received will decrease as no special extra dividend this year.

Fortum dividend stays on same level

Fortum board proposes 1.10€ dividend. This was a bit suprising as Fortum earnings per share declined and estimates for dividend were quite a bit lower. No drop in my 12 month forward dividends, cannot be disappointed at this proposal