Dividend increase #23 of 2021 : Altria Group

Altria Increases Quarterly Dividend by 4.7% to $0.90 Per Share

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase Altria’s regular quarterly dividend by 4.7% to $0.90 per share versus the previous rate of $0.86 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 12, 2021 to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2021. The ex-dividend date is September 14, 2021.

The new annualized dividend rate is $3.60 per share, representing a yield of 7.4% based on Altria’s closing stock price of $48.65 on August 25, 2021.

Today’s dividend increase reflects Altria’s intention to return a large amount of cash to shareholders in the form of dividends and is consistent with Altria’s long-term objective of a dividend payout ratio target of approximately 80% of its adjusted diluted earnings per share. This increase marks the 56^th dividend increase in the past 52 years. 

Since I own 68 share of Altria Group, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $10.88

Dividend increase #22 of 2021 : New Residential Investment Corp

New Residential announced today that its Board of Directors has declared an increased third quarter 2021 common stock dividend of $0.25 per common share. The third quarter common stock dividend is payable on October 29, 2021 to shareholders of record on October 4, 2021. That is a 25% increase, NRZ is bouncing back nicely.

New purchase : Pembina Pipeline Corp

Continued to pump-up my Pembina Pipeline Corp (TSE:PPL) position by adding 11 shares at CAD 39.51 per share. I now hold 67 shares of Pembina Pipeline Corp.

Sievi Capital to merge with Boreo

 Sievi Capital and Boreo are investigating a possible merge to form a new company. Sievi Capital owner would get 40% share of the "new company" share with a 42% premium on yesterday 17.8 price. Merge deal is planned to be closed during September if everything goes ok. Nice premium, too bad my position is quite small on this

New purchase : Gladstone Investment Corporation

New position in portfolio initiated with a purchase of 30 shares of Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN). 

Gladstone Investment Corporation is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Company's investment objectives are to achieve and grow current income by investing in debt securities of established businesses that it believes will provide stable earnings and cash flow to pay expenses, make principal and interest payments on its outstanding indebtedness and make distributions to stockholders that grow over time, and provide its stockholders with long-term capital appreciation in the value of its assets by investing in equity securities, generally in combination with the aforementioned debt securities, of businesses that it believes can grow over time to permit it to sell its equity investments for capital gains. It has investments in sectors, such as chemicals, plastics, and rubber, and home and office furnishings, house wares, and durable consumer products, among others. Its investment advisor is Gladstone Management Corporation.

New purchase : AGNC Investment Corporation

Added 21 shares of AGNC Investment Corporation (NYSE:AGNC) at $16.16 per share. I now hold 178 shares of AGNC Investment Corporation

New purchase : Fortis Inc.

Added 9 shares of Fortis Inc. (TSE:FTS) at CAD 57.60 per share. I now hold 29 shares of Fortis Inc.

Summary Q2 / 2021

During Q2 / 2021 this portfolio collected following dividends

• Apr: 491.42€    (2020: 404.23€  2019: 830.13€  2018: 576.59€)

• May: 600.54€   (2020: 447.62€  2019: 317.21€  2018: 275.13€)

• Jun: 325.88€    (2020: 398.54€  2019: 330.58€  2018: 393.45€)

Total of 1417.84€    (2020: 1244.39€  2019: 1477.92€  2018:  1245.20€  2017: 1008.20€)

Quarterly target was 1200€ which was clearly achieved and passed.

New purchase : Canadian Utilities Limited

Added 14 shares of Canadian Utilities (TSE:CU) at CAD 36.75 per share. I now hold 70 shares of Canadian Utilities.

Progress update : July 2021

Quote	2018	2019	2020	2021	1y chg	2y chg	3y chg
Telus Corporation	18.79	20.93	20.88	32.37	55.02%	54.65%	72.27%
Canadian Natural_Resources	-	-	-	5.76
Iron Mountain	-	32.88	51.42	51.52	0.194%	56.69%
Coca-Cola	17.74	18.77	19.27	18.82	-2.33%	0.266%	6.087%
AGNC Investment	6.84	12.73	9.66	15.82	63.76%	24.27%	131.2%
Altria Group	-	28.67	44.62	49.26	10.39%	71.81%
Algonquin Power_and_Utils	-	-	-	6.74
W.P. Carey	30.15	40.45	44.57	51.21	14.89%	26.60%	69.85%
Realty Income	5.27	7.65	7.76	10.57	36.21%	38.16%	100.5%
Pembina Pipeline	-	-	-	6.17
EPR Properties	6.08	9.78	-	-	%
Main Street	13.93	15.67	15.46	14.94	-3.36%	-4.65%	7.250%
STORE Capital_Corp	-	-	-	13.95
Prospect Capital	11.34	11.72	11.38	11.20	-1.58%	-4.43%	-1.23%
Bank_of_Nova_Scotia	15.61	17.21	16.56	17.46	5.434%	1.452%	11.85%
Chatham Lodging_Trust	13.05	13.53	-	-	%
LTC Properties	12.19	12.90	12.12	11.99	-1.07%	-7.05%	-1.64%
Orchid Island	7.52	-	-	23.04	%
Annaly_Capital_Management	-	-	-	16.78
New Residential	67.83	67.24	12.96	25.64	97.83%	-61.8%	-62.1%
Chimera Investment	33.36	43.93	31.38	34.16	8.859%	-22.2%	2.398%
Total	259.70	354.06	298.06	417.50	40.07%	17.91%	60.76%

Status update : July 2021

 Dividends received in July

- 32.37 from Telus Corporation
- 5.76 from Canadian Natural_Resources
- 51.52 from Iron Mountain
- 18.82 from Coca-Cola 
- 15.82 from AGNC Investment
- 49.26 from Altria Group
- 6.74 from Algonquin Power_and_Utils
- 51.21 from W.P. Carey
- 10.57 from Realty Income
- 6.17 from Pembina Pipeline
- 14.94 from Main Street
- 13.95 from STORE Capital_Corp
- 11.20 from Prospect Capital
- 17.46 from Bank_of_Nova_Scotia 
- 11.99 from LTC Properties
- 23.04 from Orchid Island
- 16.78 from Annaly_Capital_Management 
- 25.64 from New Residential
- 34.16 from Chimera Investment

This makes a total of 417.50 in dividends received from 19 companies. Previous year I received 298.06 in July. This is a 40.07% change in dividends

Dividend increase #21 of 2021 : Oasis Midstream Partners

On August 3, 2021, the board of directors of OMP GP LLC (the "General Partner") declared the quarterly cash distribution for the second quarter of 2021 of $0.56 per unit, payable on August 27, 2021 to unitholders of record as of August 16, 2021.

Dividend increase #20 of 2021 : Main Street Capital

HOUSTON, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors declared regular monthly cash dividends of $0.21 per share for each of October, November and December 2021. These monthly dividends, which will be payable pursuant to the table below, total $0.63 per share for the fourth quarter of 2021 and represent a 2.4% increase from the regular monthly dividends declared for the third quarter of 2021 and the fourth quarter of 2020