Nokia proposes to increase dividend by 11.8%

Nokia reported Q3 results and at the same time mentions that board proposes to increase dividend to 0.19€. This is a 0.02€ increase from the dividend in 2016. If board proposal is accepted in annual meeting, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by 15€

VFC dividend increased by 10%

VFC reported Q3 results and raised quarterly dividend rate

by 10 percent to $0.46 per share. Since I own 35 shares of VFC, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $5.60

Golar LNG Partners dividend for Q4 / 2017

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 September 30, 2017 of $0.5775 per unit. This cash distribution will be paid on November 14, 2017 to all unitholders of record as of the close of business on October 30, 2017.

Main Street Announces Semi-Annual Supplemental Cash Dividend

HOUSTON, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors declared its semi-annual supplemental cash dividend of $0.275 per share payable in December 2017.  This supplemental cash dividend is in addition to the previously announced regular monthly cash dividends that Main Street declared for the fourth quarter of 2017 of $0.57 per share, or $0.19 per share for each of October, November and December 2017, and is consistent with the previous semi-annual supplemental cash dividends paid in December 2016 and June 2017.

Omega Healtcare announces dividend increase

HUNT VALLEY, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a common stock dividend of $0.65 per share, increasing the quarterly common dividend by $0.01 per share over the previous quarter. The common stock dividend is payable Wednesday, November 15, 2017 to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.

Since I own 73 shares of OHI, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $2.92

Orchid Island October dividend

VERO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 11, 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 October 2017. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid November 10, 2017 to holders of record on October 31, 2017, with an ex-dividend date of October 30, 2017.

Realty Income October dividend

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company^®, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared the 568^th consecutive common stock monthly dividend. The dividend amount of $0.212 per share, representing an annualized amount of $2.544 per share, is payable on November 15, 2017 to shareholders of record as of November 1, 2017. The ex-dividend date for November's dividend is October 31, 2017.

New purchase : Omega Healthcare Investors

Added 21 shares of Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) at $31.30 per share. I now hold 73 shares of OHI

Summary Q3 / 2017

During Q3 / 2017 this portfolio collected following dividends

• Jul:  204.49€         (2016: 307.06€   2015: 45.26€)
• Aug: 201.16€        (2016: 111.28€   2015: 52.11€)
• Sep: 200.25€           (2016: 149.16€  2015: 109.73€)

Total of 605.90€           (2016: 567.50€ 2015: 207.10€)

Quarterly target was 600€ which was achieved and passed.

Progress update : September 2017

Progress update for September

Quote	2016	2017	Change %
Southern Company	14.44	14.08	-2.5%
Realty Income Corporation	2.33	4.97	+113.3%
Main Street Capital	9.61	9.31	-3.1%
Prospect Capital Corporation	16.35	15.30	-6.4%
Awilco Drilling PLC	7.97	14.70	+84.4%
Triton International	38.53	36.25	-5.9%
Orava Residents	5.94	0	-100%
Orchid Island	12.22	11.43	-6.5%
Ship Finance Limited	35.44	37.96	+7.1%
Emerson Electric	6.33	6.01	-5.1%
Chatham Lodging Trust	-	11.47
LTC Properties	-	12.13
VF Corporation	-	12.26
Marine Harvest ASA	-	14.38
Total	149.16	200.25	+34.3%

Status update : September 2017

Dividends received in September :

Quarterly:

•  14.08€ from Southern Company (SO)
•    6.01€ from Emerson Electric (EMR)
•  12.26€ from VF Corporation (VFC) 
•  14.70€ from Awilco Drilling (AWDR.OL)
•  36.25€ from Triton International (TRTN)
•  37.96€ from Ship Finance Limited (SFL)
•  14.38€ from Marine Harvest ASA (MHG.OL)

Monthly:

•     4.97€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
•   11.43€ from Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC) 
•     9.31€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
•   15.30€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)
•   11.47€ from Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
•   12.13€ from LTC Properties (LTC)

This makes it a total of 200.25€ in dividends in September. Last year I received 149.16€ dividends in September. This is a 34.25% increase in dividends. Good improvement

LTC dividend for Q4

The Company declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.19 per common share per month for the months of October, November and December 2017, payable on October 31, November 30 and December 29, 2017, respectively, to stockholders of record on October 23, November 22 and December 21, 2017, respectively.