AbbVie increases dividend

AbbVie is announcing today that its board of directors declared an increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend from $1.18 per share to $1.30 per share beginning with the dividend payable on February 16, 2021 to shareholders of record as of January 15, 2021 . This reflects an increase of approximately 10.2 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 225 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.

Kontoor Brands reinstates quarterly dividend

Kontoor Brands suspended dividend earlier this year, but given the Company’s continued improving operational performance and strong cash flow generation, the Company today announced its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share of its common stock. The cash dividend will be payable on December 18, 2020, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 10, 2020.

New purchase : Orchid Island Inc.

Added 75 shares of Orchid Island Inc (ORC). at $5.19 per share. I now hold 225 shares of ORC

Triton International increases dividend

Triton's Board of Directors announced a nearly 10% increase in its quarterly common share dividend to $0.57 per share payable on December 23, 2020 to shareholders of record as of December 10, 2020.

Since I own 96 shares of TRTN, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $19.20

V.F. Corporation increases dividend for 48th consecutive year

V.F. Corp increased its quarterly dividend by 2% to 49 cents per share. This marks its 48th consecutive annual dividend hike. The increased dividend rate is payable Dec 21 to shareholders of record as of Dec 10.

Since I own 35 shares of VFC, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $1.40

Telia board proposes additional dividend

Telia Company announces that it has reached an agreement with Polhem Infra to for the sale of its internaltional carrier business. At the same time Telia Board has decided to propose additional dividend of 0.65 SEK/share bringing the total dividend of 2019 back to 2.45SEK/share which was originally proposed in January this year. Finally some positive news on the dividend front....

Summary Q3 / 2020

During Q3 / 2020 this portfolio collected following dividends

• Jul:   298.06€       (2019: 354.06€  2018:  259.70€  2017: 204.49€)
• Aug: 309.86€       (2019: 376.68€  2018:  257.95€  2017:  201.16€)
• Sep:  299.60€       (2019: 312.16€  2018:  231.51€  2017:  200.25€)

Total of  907.50€           (2019: 1042.90€  2018:  749.16€  2017: 605.90€)

Quarterly target was 1050€. I did not reach the target. Reason for this is the dividend cuts and payments on hold that have been executed earlier this year. And dollar rate going down does not help either on my mission....

Progress update : September 2020

 Progress update for September

Quarterly /(Bi-)Annually	2019	2020	Chg %	Monthly	2019	2020	Chg %
Enbridge Inc.	15.12	26.10	+72.61%	AGNC Investment	12.91	9.20	-28.7%
Southern Company	16.30	15.76	-3.31%	Realty Income	7.77	7.48	-3.73%
Emerson Electric	6.66	6.33	-4.95%	EPR Properties	9.96	-	-100%
Kontoor Brands	10.19	-	-100%	Main Street	16.01	14.87	-7.12%
VF Corporation	13.70	14.32	+4.53%	Prospect Capital	11.94	11.13	-6.78%
Dominion Energy	29.28	30.83	+5.29%	LTC Properties	13.09	12.14	-7.25%
Ares Capital	26.47	40.80	+54.13%	Chatham Lodging Trust	13.82	-	-100%
Triton International	45.75	42.74	-6.57%	Orchid Island	-	4.45
SFL Corporation	63.20	43.13	-31.7%
Canadian Utilities	-	6.96
Huhtamäki Oyj	(12.60)	13.35	+6.00%
Total	312.16	299.60	-4.02%

Status update : September 2020

 Dividends received in September :

Annually:

• 13.35€ from Huhtamäki  Oyj (HUH1V)

Quarterly:

•  15.76€ from Southern Company (SO)
•    6.33€ from Emerson Electric (EMR)
•  14.32€ from VF Corporation (VFC) 
•  42.74€ from Triton International (TRTN)
•  43.13€ from SFL Corporation (SFL)
•  30.83€ from Dominion Energy (D) 
•  26.10€ from Enbridge Inc. (ENB)
•  40.80€ from Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC)
•    6.96€ from Canadian Utilities (CU.TO)

Monthly:

•     7.48€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
•   14.87€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
•   11.13€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)
•   12.14€ from LTC Properties (LTC)
•     9.20€ from AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC)
•     4.45€ from Orchid Island (ORC)

This makes it a total of 299.60€ in dividends in September. Last year I received 312.16€ dividends in September. This is a -4.02% decrease in dividends. Sad result...