W.P. Carey increases dividend

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $1.025 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $4.10 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2018 to stockholders of record as of October 1, 2018.

Realty Income increases dividend

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 18, 2018 /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 $0.2205 per share from $0.22 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2018 to shareholders of record as of October 1, 2018. This is the 98^th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for October's dividend is September 28, 2018. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.646 per share as compared to the current annualized dividend amount of $2.64 per share.

New Purchase : Iron Mountain Incorporated

New position started in portfolio : Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM).

Iron Mountain Incorporated, incorporated on June 26, 2014, is a holding company, which stores records, primarily physical records and data backup media, and provides information management services in various locations throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa. The Company operates through five segments: North American Records and Information Management Business, North American Data Management Business, Western European Business, Other International Business, and Corporate and Other Business. The Company offers records and information management services, and data management services. The Company provides storage and information management services to legal, financial, healthcare, insurance, life sciences, energy, businesses services, entertainment and government organizations. As of December 31, 2016, the Company's courier fleet consisted of approximately 4,500 owned or leased vehicles. Its other services include information destruction services (primarily secure shredding) (Destruction), information governance and digital solutions, compliant records management and consulting services, and other ancillary services.

IRM pays dividend with a 1-4-7-10 schedule and my starting yield is at 6.44%
 

Verizon increases dividend for 12th consecutive year

NEW YORK – The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 60.25 cents per outstanding share, an increase of 1.25 cents per share, or 2.1 percent, from the previous quarter.

 The quarterly dividend is payable on Nov. 1, 2018, to Verizon shareowners of record at the close of business on Oct. 10, 2018.

This is the 12th consecutive year Verizon’s Board has approved a quarterly dividend increase.

Progress update : August 2018

Progress update for August

Quote	2017	2018	Change %
Realty Income Corp	5.04	5.42	+7.54%
AT&T	23.61	24.50	+3.77%
Orchid Island	11.62	7.73	-33.48%
Alliance Resource Partners	20.44	22.01	+7.84%
Golar LNG Partners	23.12	23.94	+3.55%
Main Street Capital	9.45	14.37	+52.06%
Prospect Capital Corporation	15.56	11.42	-26.61%
Royal Bank of Canada	9.44	9.95	+5.40%
Omega Healthcare Investors	27.85	48.29	+73.58%
Verizon Communications	11.04	11.55	+4.62%
Chatham Lodging Trust	11.33	13.06	+15.27%
LTC Properties	11.99	12.28	+2.42%
Enterprise Products Partners LP	20.62	21.47	+4.12%
EPR Properties	-	6.27
AGNC Investment Corp	-	9.93
Oasis Midstream Partners	-	15.76
Total	201.16	257.95	+28.23%

Status update : August 2018

Dividends received in August :

Quarterly:

•  24.50€ from AT&T (T)
•  11.55€ from Verizon (VZ)
•  22.01€ from Alliance Resource Partners (ALRP) 
•  23.94€ from Golar LNG Partners (GMLP)
•  48.29€ from Omega Healthcare (OHI)
•    9.95€ from Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
•  21.47€ from Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD)
•  15.76€ from Oasis Midstream Partners (OMP)

Monthly:

•     5.42€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
•     7.73€ from Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC) 
•   14.37€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
•   11.42€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)
•   13.06€ from Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
•   12.28€ from LTC Properties (LTC)
•     6.27€ from EPR Properties (EPR
•     9.93€ from AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC)

This makes it a total of 257.95€ in dividends in August. Last year I received 201.16€ dividends in August. This is a 28.23% increase in dividends. Nice improvement

Altria Group increases dividend

Altria (MO) declares $0.80/share quarterly dividend, 14.3% increase from prior dividend of $0.70. Forward yield 5.37% Payable Oct. 10; for shareholders of record Sept. 14; ex-div Sept. 13.

Since I own 30 shares of MO, this change will add $12.00 to my 12 month forward dividends

New purchase : Dominion Energy

A new position started in portfolio : Dominion Energy (NYSE:D). Dominion Energy, Inc., formerly Dominion Resources, Inc., incorporated on February 18, 1983, is a producer and transporter of energy. Dominion is focused on its investment in regulated electric generation, transmission and distribution and regulated natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure.

Dominion Energy pays dividend with a 3-6-9-12 schedule and is a dividend aristocrat with a multiple years of annual dividend increases

My starting yield of cost is at 4.64%

New purchase : Altria Group

A new position started in portfolio: Altria Group (MO). Altria Group, Inc., incorporated on August 27, 2009, is a holding company. The Company's segments include smokeable products, smokeless products and wine.

Purchase 30 shares of MO at $58.65 per share. Altria pays dividend with a 1-4-7-10 schedule and is a dividend aristocrat with great record of annual dividend increases

My starting yield is at 5.15%