New purchase : AGNC Investment Corp

Added 16 shares of AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) at $18.55 per share. I now hold 157 shares of AGNC

AT&T plans to merge its WarnerMedia Unit with Discovery

AT&T (NYSE:T) is spinning off its WarnerMedia unit and merging it with media company Discovery (NYSE:DISCA). In a restructuring move, AT&T is combining WarnerMedia with Discovery to form a new publicly traded media company. The transaction will generate $43 billion for AT&T in cash and debt.

AT&T shareholders will own 71% of the combined company, while Discovery shareholders will receive a 29% stake in the new company.

If all goes as planned, the transaction will close in mid-2022, and Discovery President and CEO David
Zaslav will lead the combined company.

New purchase : Pembina Pipeline Corp

Added 15 shares of Pembina Pipeline Corp (TSE:PPL) at CAD 38.64 per share. I now hold 31 shares of Pembina Pipeline

Dividend increase #16 of 2021 : Telus Corporation

The TELUS Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3162 per share on the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company payable on July 2, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on June 10, 2021. This second quarter dividend for 2021 reflects an increase of 8.6 per cent from the $0.29125 per share
dividend declared one year earlier.

Dividend increase #15 of 2021 : Algonquin Power & Utils

OAKVILLE, ON, May 6, 2021  - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. ("AQN") (TSX: AQN) (TSX: AQN.PR.A) (TSX: AQN.PR.D) (NYSE: AQN) announced today that the Board of Directors has approved an annual dividend increase of U.S.$0.0620 per common share to a total annual dividend of U.S.$0.6824 per common share, paid quarterly at a rate of U.S.$0.1706 per common share.

This is a 10% increase over the previous quarter dividend.

New purchase : Sampo Group

Added 5 shares of Sampo Group (HEL:SAMPO) at 40.31€ per share. I now hold 41 shares of SAMPO.

Dividend increase #14 of 2021 : Chimera Investment Corporation

The Board of Directors of Chimera Investment Corporation announced the declaration of its second quarter cash dividend of $0.33 per common share. The dividend is payable July 30, 2021 to common stockholders of record on June 30, 2021. The ex-dividend date is June 29, 2021.

 

This is a 10% increase over the previous quarter dividend.

New purchase : Canadian Utilities

Added 14 shares of Canadian Utilities (CU:TSE) at CAD 35.19 per share. I now hold 56 shares of Canadian Utilities.

New purchase : Lazard Ltd.

Added 6 shares of Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ) at $45.20 per share. I now hold 46 shares of LAZ.

Dividend increase #13 of 2021 : Oasis Midstream Partners LP

 On May 3,2021, the board of directors of OMP GP LLC declared the quarterly cash distribution for the first quarter of 2021 of $0.55 per unit, payable on May 27, 2021 to unitholders of record as of May 17, 2021.

Status update : April 2021

Dividends received in April

- 31.51 from Telus Corporation
- 3.71 from Canadian Natural_Resources
- 51.71 from Iron Mountain
- 18.85 from Coca-Cola
- 18.20 from Sanoma Oyj
- 13.18 from AGNC Investment
- 45.31 from Altria Group
- 3.75 from Algonquin Power_and_Utils
- 47.10 from W.P. Carey
- 10.41 from Realty Income
- 14.73 from Main Street
- 11.38 from STORE Capital_Corp
- 32.50 from UPM-Kymmene
- 10.96 from Prospect Capital
- 62.00 from Telia Company
- 17.52 from Bank_of_Nova_Scotia
- 11.84 from LTC Properties
- 22.56 from Orchid Island
- 8.33 from Annaly_Capital_Management
- 25.21 from New Residential
- 30.66 from Chimera Investment


This makes a total of 491.42 in dividends received from 21 companies. Previous year I received 404.23 in April.  This is a 21.56% change in dividends

Progress update : April 2021

Quote	2018	2019	2020	2021	1y chg	2y chg	3y chg
Telus Corporation	11.77	20.09	20.74	31.51	51.92%	56.84%	167.7%
Canadian Natural_Resources	-	-	-	3.71
Iron Mountain	-	25.21	46.74	51.71	10.63%	105.1%
Coca-Cola	16.77	18.94	20.12	18.85	-6.31%	-0.47%	12.40%
Sanoma Oyj	-	-	12.50	18.20	45.6%
Sampo	-	88.35	-	-
Nordea	-	207.00	-	-
AGNC Investment	-	14.30	13.38	13.18	-1.49%	-7.83%
Fortum	116.60	123.20	-	-	%
Stora Enso	65.60	-	-	-
Altria Group	-	28.83	40.78	45.31	11.10%	57.16%
Algonquin Power_and_Utils	-	-	-	3.75
W.P. Carey	28.34	35.90	42.57	47.10	10.64%	31.19%	66.19%
Realty Income	4.98	7.60	8.14	10.41	27.88%	36.97%	109.0%
EPR Properties	3.46	8.15	12.87	-	-100%	-100%
Main Street	13.17	15.21	16.20	14.73	-9.07%	-3.15%	11.84%
STORE Capital_Corp	-	-	-	11.38
UPM-Kymmene	-	13.00	20.80	32.50	56.25%	150%
Vermilion Energy	-	-	4.87	-
Prospect Capital	10.69	11.71	12.29	10.96	-10.8%	-6.40%	2.525%
Telia Company	48.31	58.14	45.32	62.00	36.80%	6.639%	28.33%
Bank_of_Nova_Scotia	15.28	16.79	17.23	17.52	1.683%	4.347%	14.65%
Chatham Lodging_Trust	11.21	13.60	-	-	%
LTC Properties	11.76	12.74	13.11	11.84	-9.68%	-7.06%	0.680%
Orchid Island	7.12	-	-	22.56	%
Annaly_Capital_Management	-	-	-	8.33
New Residential	43.96	67.56	-	25.21	%	-62.6%
Chimera Investment	32.19	43.81	56.57	30.66	-45.8%	-30.0%	-4.75%
Total	576.59	830.13	404.23	491.42	21.56%	-40.8%	-14.7%

 

New purchase : Fortis Inc.

Added 9 shares of Fortis Inc. (FTS:TSE) at CAD 54.71 per share. I now hold 20 shares of FTS.