New purchase : STORE Capital Corp

New position started in portfolio with STORE Capital Corp. (NYSE: STOR). Purchased 15 shares of STOR at $26.35 per share. 

STORE Capital Corporation is an internally managed net-lease real estate investment trust. The Company is engaged in the acquisition, investment and management of single tenant operational real estate (STORE) properties. As of December 31, 2016, the Company owned a portfolio that consisted of investments in 1,660 property locations operated by 360 customers across 48 states. Its customers operate across a range of industries within the service, retail and manufacturing sectors of the United States economy, with restaurants, early childhood education centers, movie theaters, health clubs and furniture stores. The Company's portfolio includes investments in approximately 1,330 property locations operated by over 300 customers across approximately 50 states. The Company provides real estate financing solutions principally to businesses that own STORE properties and operate within the broad-based service, retail and industrial sectors of the United States economy.

New Residential Investment increases dividend

The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock for the third quarter 2020, representing an increase of 50% from the common stock dividend for the second quarter of 2020. The third quarter common stock dividend is payable on October 30, 2020 to shareholders of record on October 5, 2020.

This is good news but still a long way to go to the levels before COVID-19 began.

New purchase : Orchid Island Capital Inc.

Added 70 shares of Orchid Island Capital Inc. (ORC) at $5.03 per share.I now hold 150 shares of ORC

W. P. Carey Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend to $1.044 per Share

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $1.044 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $4.18 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2020 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2020.

108th Common Stock Monthly Dividend Increase Declared By Realty Income

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 17, 2020 /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 $0.2340 per share from $0.2335 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2020 to shareholders of record as of October 1, 2020. This is the 108th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for October's dividend is September 30, 2020. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.808 per share as compared to the current annualized dividend amount of $2.802 per share.

Nordea does not pay dividend in 2020

Nordea will follow European Central Bank recommendation and does not pay dividend in 2020. Big disappointment. They will follow the situation and are ready to pay the dividend early 2021. But nothing is sure, Q4 will give more information.

New purchase : Ares Capital Corporation

 Added 30 shares of Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) at $14.19 per share. I now hold 120 shares of ARCC

Verizon increases dividend for 14th consecutive year

The Board of Directors at Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 62.75 cents per outstanding share, an increase of 1.25 cents per share from the previous quarter. The quarterly dividend is payable on November 2, 2020, to Verizon shareholders of record at the close of business on October 9, 2020. 

This is the 14th consecutive year Verizon’s Board has approved a quarterly dividend increase.

Progress update : August 2020

Progress update for August

Quarterly /(Bi-)Annually	2019	2020	Chg %	Monthly	2019	2020	Chg %
AT & T	26.22	33.06	+26.08%	Realty Income Corp	7.76	7.49	-3.47%
Verizon	15.45	20.32	+31.52%	Main Street Capital	15.89	14.88	-6.35%
Alliance Resource Partners	23.25	-	-100%	Prospect Capital Corporation	11.92	11.15	-6.45%
Golar LNG Partners	17.04	0.80	-95.3%	Chatham Lodging Trust	13.67	-	-100%
Omega Healthcare	53.35	57.69	+8.134%	LTC Properties	12.97	11,91	-8.17%
Royal Bank of Canada	11.03	17.98	+63.0%	EPR Properties	9.88	-	-100%
Enterprise Products Partners	22.83	21,83	-4.38%	AGNC Investment Corp	12.74	9.27	-27.2%
Oasis Midstream Partners	30.95	31.79	+2.714%
AbbVie Inc.	15.04	28.88	+92.02%
Lazard Ltd.	12.45	15.88	+27.55%
National Health Investors	9.19	26.93	+193.0%
Total	376.68	309.86	-17.74%

Status update : August 2020

Dividends received in August :

Quarterly:

• 33.06€ from AT&T (T)
• 20.32€ from Verizon (VZ)
•   0.80€ from Golar LNG Partners (GMLP)
• 57.69€ from Omega Healthcare (OHI)
• 17.98€ from Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
• 21.83€ from Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD)
• 28.88€ from AbbVie (ABBV)
• 15.88€ from Lazard Ltd (LAZ)
• 26.93€ from National Health Investors (NHI)
  
• 31.79€ from Oasis Midstream Partners (OMP)

Monthly:

•   7.49€ from Realty Income Corp (O)
• 14.88€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
• 11.15€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)
• 11.91€ from LTC Properties (LTC)
•   9.27€ from AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC)

This makes it a total of 309.86€ in dividends in August. Last year I received 376.68€ dividends in August. This is a -17.74% decrease in dividends. Disappointing decrease mainly due to Corona virus impact on some of the companies I own.