Monday, March 29, 2021

New purchase : UPM Kymmene

One more addition to this month. Added 5 shares of UPM Kymmene (UPM) at 32.85€ per share. I now hold 25 shares of UPM.

Friday, March 26, 2021

New purchase : Annaly Capital Management Inc.


Started new position in portfolio with purchase of 46 share of Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NYSE:NLY).

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. is a mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company owns a portfolio of real estate related investments. Its investment groups primarily consist of Agency, which invests primarily in various types of Agency mortgage-backed securities and related derivatives to hedge these investments; Residential credit, which invests primarily in non-Agency mortgage-backed assets within securitized products and residential mortgage loan markets; Commercial real estate, which originates and invests in commercial mortgage loans, securities, and other commercial real estate investments, and Middle market, which provides customized debt financing to middle-market businesses. Its business operations consist of Annaly Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc., which is its subsidiary that specializes in originating or acquiring, financing and managing commercial loans and other commercial real estate debt; Annaly Middle Market Lending LLC, and RCap Securities, Inc.

New purchase : Algonquin Power & Utils Corp

Started new position in portfolio with purchase of 29 shares of Algonquin Power & Utils corporation (TSE:AQN.TO).

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp is a Canada-based diversified generation, transmission and distribution utility company. Through its business groups, the Company provides rate regulated natural gas, water, and electricity generation, transmission, and distribution utility services to over 750,000 customers in the United States. Furthermore, the Company is engaged in the generation of clean energy through its portfolio of long term contracted wind, solar and hydroelectric generating facilities representing more than 1,600 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity. The Company’s operating subsidiaries are Liberty Power and Liberty Utilities. Liberty Power owns a direct or indirect equity interest in more than 35 clean energy facilities. Liberty Utilities provides water, electricity, and gas utility services to communities across the United States.

Monday, March 22, 2021

New purchase : AGNC Investment Corp

 Added 14 shares of AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) at $16.75 per share. I now hold 131 shares of AGNC

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Dividend increase #11 of 2021 : Realty Income Corporation

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 $0.235 per share from $0.2345 per share. 

The dividend is payable on April 15, 2021 to shareholders of record as of April 1, 2021. This is the 110th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for April's dividend is March 31, 2021. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.82 per share as compared to the current annualized dividend amount of $2.814 per share.

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

New purchase : W.P. Carey Inc.

Added 5 shares of W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE:WPC) at $70.44 per share. I now hold 54 shares of WPC.

Friday, March 12, 2021

Dividend increase #10 of 2021 : Fortum Oyj

 Fortum increases dividend to 1.12€ per share. This is a 0.02 cent increase in dividends. Fortum has been paying steady 1.1€ for many years now so it has been a long wait for this increase. Lets hope they can keep up this path from now own.

Dividend increase #9 of 2021 : W.P. Carey

W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $1.048 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $4.19 per share. The dividend is payable on April 15, 2021 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2021.

Thursday, March 11, 2021

New purchase : Altria Group

Added 4 shares of Altria Group (NYSE:MO) at $48.21 per share. I now hold 64 shares of MO

New purchase : STORE Capital

Added 10 shares of STORE Capital (STOR) at $32.58 per share. I now hold 38 shares of STOR

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Dividend increase #8 of 2021 : Canadian Natural Resources

Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSX: CNQ) (NYSE: CNQ) announces its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common shares of C$0.47 (forty-seven cents) per common share. The dividend will be payable on April 5, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 2021
Previous dividend was C$0.425 per share so this is a nice 10.6% increase in dividends.


Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - March 4, 2021) - Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSX: CNQ) (NYSE: CNQ) announces its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common shares of C$0.47 (forty-seven cents) per common share. The dividend will be payable on April 5, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 2021.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

New purchase : Sanoma Oyj

Added 10 shares of Sanoma Oyj (SAA1V.HE) at 14.54€ per share. I now hold 70 shares of SAA1V.HE

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

New purchase : Canadian Natural Resources

Initiated new position in portfolio with Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ.TO) by purchasing 12 shares at 35.35 CAD per share

Canadian Natural Resources Limited is an independent crude oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company. The Company's exploration and production operations are focused in North America, mainly in Western Canada; the United Kingdom (UK) portion of the North Sea; and Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa in Offshore Africa. The Company’s exploration and production activities are conducted in three geographic segments: North America, North Sea and Offshore Africa. The Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading segment produces synthetic crude oil through bitumen mining and upgrading operations at Horizon Oil Sands and through its direct and indirect interest in Athabasca Oil Sands Project. Within Western Canada, in the Midstream and Refining segment, the Company's activities include pipeline operations, an electricity co-generation system and an investment in the North West Redwater Partnership, a general partnership formed to upgrade and refine bitumen in the Province of Alberta.

New purchase : Ares Capital Corporation

 Added 9 shares of Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) at $18.60 per share. I now hold 129 shares or ARCC

New purchase : Iron Mountain Inc.

 Added 5 shares of Iron Mountain (IRM) at $35.20 per share. I now hold 99 shares of IRM

Progress update : February 2021

Quote20182019202020211y chg2y chg3y chg
AT&T22.7825.3935.2743.0422.03%69.51%88.93%
Verizon Communications10.7915.0218.8320.217.328%34.55%87.30%
Sievi Capital

22.50
AGNC Investment
14.2313.3011.58-12.9%-18.6%
Enterprise Products20.1322.3023.7221.55-9.14%-3.36%7.054%
Alliance Resource19.5922.5717.71
-100%-100%
Golar LNG21.8816.8517.530.78-95.5%-95.3%-96.4%
Omega Healthcare43.9252.9356.6956.16-0.93%6.102%27.86%
AbbVie Inc.

27.1330.9814.19%
Realty Income4.897.588.1510.2926.25%35.75%110.4%
EPR Properties
8.1710.35
-100%
Main Street13.0414.8416.2714.52-10.7%-2.15%11.34%
Panostaja Oyj


6.00
Lazard Ltd

17.04
Vermilion Energy

10.09
Prospect Capital10.5311.6312.2110.89-10.8%-6.36%3.418%
Royal_Bank_of_Canada9.3610.4518.9218.42-2.64%76.26%96.79%
Chatham Lodging_Trust11.0313.3613.96
-100%-100%
LTC Properties11.6812.5512.8511.82-8.01%-5.81%1.198%
Oasis Midstream
27.7434.30
-100%
Orchid Island8.79

18.49%
Total208.41275.61386.82274.73-28.9%-0.31%31.82%



Status update : February 2021


Dividends received in February

- 43.04 from AT&T
- 20.21 from Verizon Communications
- 11.58 from AGNC Investment
- 21.55 from Enterprise Products
- 0.78 from Golar LNG
- 56.16 from Omega Healthcare
- 30.98 from AbbVie Inc.
- 10.29 from Realty Income
- 14.52 from Main Street
- 6.00 from Panostaja Oyj
- 10.89 from Prospect Capital
- 18.42 from Royal_Bank_of_Canada
- 11.82 from LTC Properties
- 18.49 from Orchid Island

This makes a total of 274.73 in dividends received from 14 companies.  Previous year I received 386.82 in Feb. This is a -28.9% change in dividends