New purchase : Chimera Investment Corporation

Added 25 shares of Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) at $21.30 per share. I now hold 123 shares of CIM

W.P. Carey increases dividend

EW YORK, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $1.038 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $4.15 per share and marking W. P. Carey's 75^th consecutive quarterly dividend increase since going public in 1998. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2020 to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2019.

Jason Fox, Chief Executive Officer, W. P. Carey, said: "We are extremely proud of our more than 20-year history of annual dividend increases, reflecting our commitment to providing rising income and building long-term value for our shareholders."

Dominion Energy increases dividend

RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 13, 2019 The board of directors of Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) today established a 2020 dividend of $3.76 per share of common stock, up from $3.67 per share in 2019, or a 2.5 percent increase.

Subject to board declaration in January, the first quarterly dividend of 94 cents per share will be payable in March 2020. The expected 2020 dividend increase would mark the 17th consecutive year in which the annual dividend rate rose from the previous year's rate.

AT & T increases dividend

AT&T (NYSE:T) declares $0.52/share quarterly dividend, 2% increase from prior dividend of $0.51.

Forward yield 5.45%. Payable Feb. 3; for shareholders of record Jan. 10; ex-div Jan. 9.

Enbridge Inc. increases dividend

CALGARY, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Enbridge Inc. (TSX, NYSE: ENB) (Enbridge or the Company) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.81 per common share, payable on March 1, 2020 to shareholders of record on February 14, 2020. 

The declared dividend represents a 9.8 percent increase from the prior quarterly rate and the twenty-fifth consecutive year in which the Company has increased its common share dividend.

104th Common Stock Monthly Dividend Increase Declared By Realty Income

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 10, 2019 /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 $0.2275 per share from $0.227 per share. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2020 to shareholders of record as of January 2, 2020. 

This is the 104^th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for January's dividend is December 31, 2019. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.73 per share as compared to the current annualized dividend amount of $2.724 per share.

New purchase: Iron Mountain Inc.

Added 10 shares of Iron Mountain Inc. (IRM) at $32.99 per share. I now hold 72 shares of IRM.

Progress update : November 2019

Progress update for November

Quote	2018	2019	Change %
Realty Income Corp	7.38	7.80	+5.69%
AT&T	24.91	26.06	+4.62%
Alliance Resource Partners	22.21	23.52	+5.90%
Golar LNG Partners	16.74	17.24	+2.99%
Main Street Capital	14.76	15.93	+7.93%
Prospect Capital Corporation	11.58	11.91	+2.85%
Royal Bank of Canada	10.45	11.47	+9.76%
Omega Healthcare Investors	47.93	55.78	+16.38%
Verizon Communications	15.15	18.36	+21.19%
Chatham Lodging Trust	13.30	13.95	+4.89%
LTC Properties	12.54	12.93	+3.11%
Enterprise Products Partners LP	22.12	23.33	+5.47%
Marine Harvest ASA	18.01	-	-100%
AGNC Investment Corp	10.14	13.16	+29.78%
EPR Properties	7.81	10.18	+30.35%
Oasis Midstream Partners	26.70	32.74	+22.62%
National Health Investors		13.04
Lazard Ltd.		16.98
AbbVie Inc.		20.33
Total	281.73	344.71	+22.23%

Status update : November 2019

Dividends received in November :

Quarterly:

•  26.06€ from AT&T (T)
•  18.36€ from Verizon (VZ)
•  23.52€ from Alliance Resource Partners (ALRP) 
•  17.24€ from Golar LNG Partners (GMLP)
•  55.78€ from Omega Healthcare (OHI)
•  11.47€ from Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
•  23.33€ from Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD)
•  32.74€ from Oasis Midstream Partners (OMP)  
•  13.04€ from National Health Investors (NHI)
•  20.33€ from AbbVie (ABBV)
•  16.98€ from Lazard Ltd. (LAZ)

Monthly:

•     7.80€ from Realty Income Corp (O)
•   15.93€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
•   11.91€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)
•   13.95€ from Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
•   12.93€ from LTC Properties (LTC)
•   13.16€ from AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC)
•   10.18€ from EPR Properties (EPR)

This makes it a total of 344.71€ in dividends in November. Last year I received 281.73€ dividends in November. This is a 22.35% increase in dividends. Nice improvement

Telus Corporation increases dividend

Telus Corporation Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.5825 Canadian per share on the issued and outstanding Common shares payable on January 2, 2020 to holders of record at the close of business on December 11, 2019

Emerson Electric increases dividend

The board of directors of Emerson (EMR) today declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of fifty cents ($0.50) per share of common stock payable December 10, 2019 to stockholders of record November 15, 2019. This is a $0.01 increase over the previous dividend.

In fiscal 2019, Emerson completed 63 consecutive years of increased dividends per share and announced a 4-cent increase for 2020.

Oasis Midstream Partners increases dividend

Oasis Midstream Partners declared the quarterly cash distribution of $0.515 per unit for 3Q 2019, an approximate 5% increase from 2Q 2019.  OMP distribution coverage for 3Q 2019 was 2.0x. Distribution coverage exceeded the top-end of 3Q 2019 guidance of 1.8x to 1.9x. Good distribution coverage leaves rooms for additional increases. Looking good.

Since I own 70 shares of OMP, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $7.00

New purchase : Lazard Ltd.

Added 10 shares of Lazard Ltd. (LAZ) at $37.89 per share. I now hold 40 shares of LAZ

Progress update: October 2019

Progress update for October

Quote	2018	2019	Change %
Telia Company	51.32	57.48	+12.00%
Realty Income Corp	7.23	7.82	+8.16%
The Coca-Cola Company	17.92	19.41	+8.31%
Telus Corporation	19.53	21.41	+9.63%
Chimera Investment Corp	34.29	43.91	+28.05%
Main Street Capital	14.47	15.98	+10.44%
Prospect Capital Corporation	11.54	11.88	+2.95%
Bank of Nova Scotia	16.54	17.95	+8.52%
W.P. Carey Inc.	30.57	41.44	+35.56%
Chatham Lodging Trust	13.32	13.60	+2.10%
LTC Properties	12.53	12.77	+1.92%
New Residential Investment Corp	66.06	67.20	+1.73%
EPR Properties	7.66	10.00	+30.55%
AGNC Investment Corp	10.01	13.02	+30.07%
Altria Group	20.52	34.48	+68.03%
Iron Mountain	16.00	33.97	+112.31%
Total	349.51	442.32	+20.83%

Status update: October 2019

Dividends received in October :

Bi-Annually:

•  57.48€ from Telia Company (TELIA)

Quarterly:

•  21.41€ from Telus Corporation (TU)
•  43.91€ from Chimera Investment Corp (CIM)
•  17.95€ from Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) 
•  41.44€ from W.P. Carey Inc. (WPC) 
•  19.41€ from The Coca-Cola Company (KO)
•  67.20€ from New Residential Investment Corp (NRZ)
•  34.48€ from Altria Group (MO)
•  33.97€ from Iron Mountain Inc. (IRM)

Monthly:

•     7.82€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
•   15.98€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
•   11.88€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)  
•   13.60€ from Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
•   12.77€ from LTC Properties (LTC) 
•   10.00€ from EPR Properties (EPR)
•   13.02€ from AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC)

This makes it a total of 422.32€ in dividends in October. Last year I received 349.51€ dividends in October. This is a +20.83% increase in dividends. Extremely good progress

AbbVie increases dividend

AbbVie is announcing today that its board of directors declared an increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend from $1.07 per share to $1.18 per share beginning with the dividend payable on February 14, 2020 to shareholders of record as of January 15, 2020. This reflects an increase of approximately 10.3 percent, continuing AbbVie's strong commitment to returning cash to shareholders through a growing dividend. Since the company's inception in 2013, AbbVie has increased its quarterly dividend by 195 percent. AbbVie is a member of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index, which tracks companies that have annually increased their dividend for at least 25 consecutive years.

Since I own 21 shares of ABBV, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $9.24

Iron Mountain increases dividend

The Board of Directors of Iron Mountain declared a fourth-quarter cash dividend of USD $0.6185 per share on the common stock of the company, representing an increase of 1.2%. The cash dividend is payable on January 2, 2020 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 16, 2019. Iron Mountain expects to continue growing its dividend, although at a more modest pace going forward.

A smaller increase than I expected, but an increase anyway which is good. Since I own 62 shares of IRM, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $1.86

V.F. Corporation increases dividend

VF’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share, reflecting a 12 percent increase over the previous quarter's dividend. This dividend will be payable on December 20, 2019, to shareholders of record on December 10, 2019.

Nokia does not pay remaining dividends from this year

Nokia reported today that due to financial situation, they are not going to pay the remaining 2 dividends from year 2018. Dividends that should have been paid in November 2019 and February 2020 have been cancelled. Very bad news, this is not good at all.

Nordea to cut dividend

Nordea informed today their new dividend policy and dividend for 2019. Dividend proposal was 0.40€ per share and in future, the plan is to distribute 60-70% of profits in dividend. The aim for continous dividend growth was removed from dividend policy. Not good. This is a big dividend cut from this years 0.69€ per share and future onlook is not good.

Main Street Announces Semi-Annual Supplemental Cash Dividend

HOUSTON, Oct. 17, 2019 /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 $0.24 per share payable in December 2019. This supplemental cash dividend is in addition to the previously announced regular monthly cash dividends that Main Street declared for the fourth quarter of 2019 of $0.615 per share, or $0.205 per share for each of October, November and December 2019. Including the regular monthly and supplemental cash dividends declared to date, Main Street will have paid $27.14 per share in cumulative cash dividends since its October 2007 initial public offering at $15.00 per share. Based upon the regular monthly dividend rate of $0.205 per share for the fourth quarter of 2019 and the current semi-annual supplemental dividend rate of $0.24 per share, Main Street's current annualized run-rate for cash dividends is $2.94 per share. Main Street also expects that its Board of Directors will declare regular monthly dividends for the first quarter of 2020 during early November.

As previously discussed by Main Street, it is Main Street's current intention to fully absorb its semi-annual supplemental dividends into its regular monthly dividends, and in the process maintain and grow its total combined dividends, by gradually reducing its semi-annual supplemental dividends while increasing its regular monthly dividends over multiple years beginning in 2019.

Omega Healthcare Investors increases dividend

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 $0.67 per share, increasing the quarterly common dividend by $0.01 per share over the previous quarter. The common stock dividend is payable Friday, November 15, 2019 to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on Thursday, October 31, 2019.

Enterprise Products Partners increases dividend

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) (“Enterprise”) announced today that the board of directors of its general partner declared an increase in the quarterly cash distribution paid to limited partners with respect to the third quarter of 2019 to $0.4425 per common unit, or $1.77 per unit on an annualized basis.

The quarterly distribution will be paid Tuesday, November 12, 2019, to unitholders of record as of the close of business Thursday, October 31, 2019. This distribution, which represents a 2.3 percent increase over the distribution declared with respect to the third quarter of 2018, is the partnership’s 61^st consecutive quarterly distribution increase.

Reclassification of dividend : Main Street

IRS has instructed to reclassify dividends from last year for Main Street Capital. Due to this, I received 20.81€ from previously overtaxed dividends. But as I report my dividend pre-tax, this amount is already count into my received dividends
 

New purchase : Verizon Communications

Added 5 shares of Verizon Communications (VZ) at $58.81 per share. I now hold 34 shares of VZ

New purchase : AbbVie Inc

Added 5 shares of AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) at  $72.19 per share. I now hold 21 shares of ABBV

Summary Q3 / 2019

During Q3 / 2019 this portfolio collected following dividends

• Jul:   354.06€         (2018:  259.70€  2017: 204.49€  2016: 307.06€)
• Aug: 376.68€         (2018:  257.95€  2017:  201.16€  2016: 111.28€)
• Sep:  312.16€         (2018:  231.51€  2017:  200.25€  2016: 149.16€)

Total of 1042.90€           (2018:  749.16€  2017: 605.90€  2016: 567.50€)

Quarterly target was 900€. Target was clearly passed.

Progress update : September 2019

Progress update for September

Quote	2018	2019	Change %
Southern Company	14.96	16.30	+8.96%
Realty Income Corporation	7.19	7.77	+8.07%
Main Street Capital	14.05	16.01	+13.95%
Prospect Capital Corporation	11.20	11.94	6.61%
Triton International	42.65	45.75	+7.29%
Ship Finance Limited	45.44	63.20	+39.08%
Emerson Electric	6.25	6.66	+6.56%
Chatham Lodging Trust	13.02	13.82	+6.14%
LTC Properties	12.30	13.09	+6.42%
VF Corporation	13.66	13.70	+0.29%
Marine Harvest ASA	17.98	-	-100%
EPR Properties	7.61	9.96	+30.88%
AGNC Investment Corp	9.92	12.91	+30.14%
Dominion Energy	15.48	29.28	+89.15%
Enbridge Inc.		15.12
Kontoor Brands		10.19
Ares Capital Corporation		26.47
Total	231.51	312.16	+34.38%

Status update : September 2019

Dividends received in September :

Quarterly:

•  16.30€ from Southern Company (SO)
•    6.66€ from Emerson Electric (EMR)
•  13.70€ from VF Corporation (VFC) 
•  45.75€ from Triton International (TRTN)
•  63.20€ from Ship Finance Limited (SFL)
•  29.28€ from Dominion Energy (D) 
•  15.12€ from Enbridge Inc. (ENB)
•  10.19€ from Kontoor Brands (KTB)
•  26.47€ from Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC)

Monthly:

•     7.77€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
•   16.01€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
•   11.94€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)
•   13.82€ from Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
•   13.09€ from LTC Properties (LTC)
•     9.96€ from EPR Properties (EPR)
•   12.91€ from AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC)

This makes it a total of 312.16€ in dividends in September. Last year I received 231.51€ dividends in September. This is a 34.38% increase in dividends. Excellent.

New purchase : National Health Investors

Added 4 shares of National Health Investors (NHI) at $83.98 per share. I now hold 14 shares of NHI

W. P. Carey Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $1.036 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $4.14 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2019 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2019.

103rd Common Stock Monthly Dividend Increase Declared By Realty Income

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 17, 2019 /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 $0.227 per share from $0.2265 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2019 to shareholders of record as of October 1, 2019. This is the 103^rd dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for October's dividend is September 30, 2019. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.724 per share as compared to the current annualized dividend amount of $2.718 per share.

"We remain committed to our company's mission of paying dependable monthly dividends to our shareholders that increase over time," said Sumit Roy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Realty Income. "Our Board of Directors has once again determined that we are able to increase the amount of the monthly dividend to our shareholders, marking the 103^rd increase since our company's public listing in 1994. With the payment of the October dividend, we will have made 591 consecutive monthly dividend payments throughout our 50-year operating history." 

Ship Finance Limited to change name to SFL Corporation

SFL Corporation Ltd. (the “Company”) today announced that its 2019 Annual General Meeting resolved to change the name of the Company from “Ship Finance International Limited” to “SFL Corporation Ltd.”.

The Company’s common shares will continue to trade under the ticker “SFL” on the New York Stock Exchange. ISIN and instrument ID for the Company's listed securities remain unchanged.

New purchase : Ares Capital Corporation

Added 15 shares of Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) at $18.97 per share. I now hold 70 shares of ARCC

New purchase : Altria Group

Added 5 shares of Altria Group (MO) at $43.50 per share. I now hold 46 shares of MO.

MO prices has been coming down lately and they just increased dividend for 50th consecutive year. So this buy both increases my 12 month forward dividends and lowers MO yield on cost.

Verizon increases dividend for 13th consecutive year

The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 61.50 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, 2019, to Verizon shareowners of record at the close of business on Oct. 10, 2019.

This is the 13th consecutive year Verizon’s Board has approved a quarterly dividend increase.
Verizon has approximately 4.1 billion shares of common stock outstanding. The company made $5.0 billion in cash dividend payments in the first half of 2019.

New purchase: Dominion Energy

Added 3 shares of Dominion Energy (D) at $77.60 per share. I now hold 36 shares of Dominion.

75k milestone reached

Today my portfolio reached second milestone which was 75k€

• 4182 shares
• value 75605,46€
• invested 71400,77€
• profit 5,89%

Progress update : August 2019

Progress update for August

Quote	2018	2019	Change %
Realty Income Corp	5.42	7.76	+43.17%
AT&T	24.50	26.22	+7.02%
Orchid Island	7.73	-	-100%
Alliance Resource Partners	22.01	23.25	+5.63%
Golar LNG Partners	23.94	17.04	-28.82%
Main Street Capital	14.37	15.89	+10.58%
Prospect Capital Corporation	11.42	11.92	+4.38%
Royal Bank of Canada	9.95	11.03	+10.85%
Omega Healthcare Investors	48.29	53.35	+10.48%
Verizon Communications	11.55	15.45	+33.77%
Chatham Lodging Trust	13.06	13.67	+4.67%
LTC Properties	12.28	12.97	+5.62%
Enterprise Products Partners LP	21.47	22.83	+6.33%
EPR Properties	6.27	9.88	+57.58%
AGNC Investment Corp	9.93	12.74	+28.30%
Oasis Midstream Partners	15.76	30.95	+96.38%
Nokia		37.50
National Health Investors		9.19
AbbVie Inc.		15.04
Lazard Ltd.		12.45
Sampo Oyj (Extra dividend)		17.75
Total	257.95	376.68	+46.08%

Status update : August 2019

Dividends received in August :

Quarterly:

•  26.22€ from AT&T (T)
•  15.45€ from Verizon (VZ)
•  23.25€ from Alliance Resource Partners (ALRP) 
•  17.04€ from Golar LNG Partners (GMLP)
•  53.35€ from Omega Healthcare (OHI)
•  11.03€ from Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
•  22.83€ from Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD)
•  30.95€ from Oasis Midstream Partners (OMP) 
•  37.50€ from Nokia (NOKIA) 
•    9.19€ from National Health Investors (NHI)
•  15.04€ from AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)
•  12.45€ from Lazard Ltd. (LAZ)

Monthly:

•     7.76€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
•   15.89€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
•   11.92€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)
•   13.67€ from Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
•   12.97€ from LTC Properties (LTC)
•     9.88€ from EPR Properties (EPR
•   12.74€ from AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC)

Extra:

•  17.75€ from Sampo Oyj (SAMPO)   **extra dividend as shares of Nordea

This makes it a total of 376.68€ in dividends in August. Last year I received 257.95€ dividends in August. This is a 46.03% increase in dividends. Very good improvement

New purchase : Stora Enso

Added 15 shares of Stora Enso (STERV) at 9.614€ per share. I now hold 200 shares of STERV

Bank of Nova Scotia increases dividend

The Board of Directors, at its meeting on August 26, 2019, approved a dividend of 90 cents per share. This quarterly dividend is payable to share holders of record as of October 1, 2019 on October 29, 2019.

New purchase : UPM-Kymmene

Added 6 shares of UPM-Kymmene at 23.03€ per share. I now hold 16 shares of UPM

Altria Reaches Fifty-Year Dividend Increase Milestone

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) today announced that its Board of Directors (Board) voted to increase Altria’s regular quarterly dividend for the 54^th time in the past 50 years. The Board approved a dividend increase to $0.84 per common share versus the previous rate of $0.80 per common share.

The quarterly dividend is payable on October 10, 2019, to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2019. The ex-dividend date is September 13, 2019.

“We are extremely proud of Altria’s fifty-year history of dividend growth,” said Howard Willard, Altria’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Over the past half century, Altria has demonstrated its steadfast commitment to rewarding shareholders despite numerous shifts in the tobacco landscape. Today, we remain focused on our shareholders as we lead the industry through a period of evolution.”
The new annualized dividend rate is $3.36 per common share, representing a yield of 7.3% based on Altria’s closing stock price of $46.25 on August 21, 2019.
Today’s dividend increase reflects Altria’s intention to return a large amount of cash to shareholders consistent with a dividend payout ratio target of approximately 80% of Altria’s adjusted diluted earnings per share.

Since I own 41 shares of MO, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $6.56

Royal Bank of Canada increases dividend

TORONTO , Aug. 21, 2019 /CNW/ - Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) announced today that its board of directors has declared an increase to its quarterly common share dividend of three cents , or three per cent, to $1.05 per share, payable on and after November 22, 2019 , to common shareholders of record at the close of business on October 24, 2019 .

Sampo extra dividend

Received 3 shares of Nordea from Sampo as an extra dividend. I now hold 328 shares of Nordea

Sampo to pay extra dividend in the form of Nordea shares

Sampo board has decided to pay extra dividend as shares of Nordea. For every ten (10) shares of Sampo, owner will get one (1) share of Nordea. Since I own 31 shares of Sampo, I will be getting 3 shares of Nordea. Dividend ex-date is on 8th of August and Nordea shares will be give on 12th of August.

New purchase : Ares Capital Corporation

Added 30 shares of Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) at $18.37 per share. I now hold 55 shares of ARCC

Oasis Midstream Partners increases dividend

Oasis Midstream Partners declared the quarterly cash distribution of $0.49 per unit, an approximate 5% increase from 1Q 2019. This is the third increase this year, looking very good.