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.

New purchase : Kontoor Brands

Added 15 shares of Kontoor Brands (KTB) at $29.99 per share. I now hold 20 shares of Kontoor Brands

Kontoor Brands declares first dividend

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.56 per share of its common stock. The cash dividend will be payable on September 20, 2019, to share
holders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2019.

Progress update : July 2019

Progress update for July

Quote	2018	2019	Change %
Realty Income Corp	5.27	7.65	+45.16%
The Coca-Cola Company	17.74	18.77	+5.81%
Telus Corporation	18.79	20.93	+11.39%
Orchid Island	7.52	-	-100%
Chimera Investment Corp	33.36	43.94	+31.71%
Main Street Capital	13.93	15.67	+12.49%
Prospect Capital Corporation	11.34	11.72	+3.35%
Bank of Nova Scotia	15.61	17.21	+10.25%
W.P. Carey Inc.	30.15	40.45	+34.16%
Chatham Lodging Trust	13.05	13.53	+3.68%
LTC Properties	12.19	12.90	+5.82%
New Residential Investment Corp	67.83	67.24	-0.87%
EPR Properties	6.08	9.78	+60.86%
AGNC Investment Corp	6.84	12.73	+86.11%
Iron Mountain		32.88
Altria Group		28.67
Total	259.70	354.06	+36.33%

Status update : July 2019

Dividends received in July :

Quarterly:

•  20.93€ from Telus Corporation (TU)
•  43.94€ from Chimera Investment Corp (CIM)
•  17.21€ from Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) 
•  40.45€ from W.P. Carey Inc. (WPC)
•  18.77€ from The Coca-Cola Company (KO)
•  67.24€ from New Residential Investment Corp (NRZ)
•  32.88€ from Iron Mountain (IRM)
•  28.67€ from Altria Group (MO)

Monthly:

•    7.65€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
•  15.67€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
•  11.72€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)  
•  13.53€ from Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
•  12.90€ from LTC Properties (LTC)
•    9.78€ from EPR Properties (EPR)
•  12.73€ from AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC)

This makes it a total of 354.06€ in dividends in July. Last year I received 259.70€ dividends in July. This is a +36.33% increase in dividends. Very good improvement.

Summary Q2 / 2019

During Q2 / 2019 this portfolio collected following dividends

• Apr: 830.13€    (2018: 576.59€   2017: 413.50€  2016: 321.26€)

• May: 317.21€   (2018: 275.13€   2017: 249.35€  2016: 165.24€)

• Jun: 330.58€    (2018: 393.45€  2017: 345.45€  2016: 155.97€)

Total of 1477.92€    (2018:  1245.20€  2017: 1008.20€  2016: 642.81€)

Quarterly target was 900€ which was clearly achieved and passed.

VFC declares dividend

VFC management announced a quarterly dividend of 43 cents per share, which is payable Sep 20, 2019, to its shareholders of record as of Sep 10. This is decrease from previous quarter dividend but that is due to Kontoor Brands spin-off, so I do not count this as a dividend decrease