New purchase : STORE Capital Corporation

Added 16 shares of STORE Capital Corporation (NYSE:STOR) at $34.80 per share. I now hold 72 shares of STORE Capital Corporation.

 

New purchase : Algonquin Power & Utils Corporation

Added 35 shares of Algonquin Power & Utils Corporation (TSE:AQN) at CAD 18.39 per share. I now hold 101 shares of Algonquin Power & Utils Corporation. 

Recent sale : Chatham Lodging Trust

Sold all my shares in Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) at $13.76 per share. Chatham has suspended dividends early 2020 and has not resumed then yet by now. Got tired of waiting dividend reinstatement and decided to sell. Chatham has also lagged in profits and I needed some tax deductions for next year.

Lets keep monitoring and wait until they start paying dividends again.

New purchase : Annaly Capital Management Inc.

Added 54 shares of Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE:NLY) at $8.25 per share. I now hold 192 shares of Annaly Capital Management Inc.

Sievi and Boreo merge does not happen

Sievi Capital and Boreo merge does not happen due to not enough support from stock holders.

Dividend increase #47 of 2021 : Dominion Energy

The board of directors of Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) today approved a 2022 dividend of $2.67 per share of common stock, a 6% increase above the 2021 dividend rate of $2.52 per share. Subject to board declaration in January, the first quarterly dividend of 66.75 cents per share will be payable in March 2022.

Dividend increase #46 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 $0.2465 per share from $0.246 per share.

 The dividend is payable on January 14, 2022 to shareholders of record as of January 3, 2022. This is the 114th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for January's dividend is December 31, 2021. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.958 per share as compared to the current annualized dividend amount of $2.952 per share.

Dividend increase #45 of 2021 : W.P. Carey Inc.

W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $1.055 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $4.22 per share. The dividend is payable on January 14, 2022 to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2021. This is a 0.29% increase over the dividend for previous quarter.

WPC dividend increases are small but it's good that they come every quarter. 

Dividend increase #44 of 2021 : Enbrigde Inc.

Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) (Enbridge or the Company) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.860 per common share, payable on March 1, 2022 to shareholders of record on February 15, 2022. The declared dividend represents a three percent increase from the prior quarterly rate and the twenty-seventh consecutive year in which the Company has increased its common share dividend.

Since I own 50 shares of ENB this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by CAD 5.00

New purchase : Canadian Natural Resources

Added 14 shares of Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) at CAD 53.62 per share. I now hold 42 shares of Canadian Natural Resources

Vermillion Energy announced plans to reinstate dividend next year

Vermillion Energy announced plans to reinstate a $0.06 per share quarterly dividend commencing in Q1 2022. Return of capital framework will be a staged approach that will increase over time as further debt targets are achieved while retaining the flexibility to adjust when necessary. The Corrib Acquisition will significantly enhance the company's FCF profile and ability to return additional capital to shareholders.

Good that dividend gets reinstated. Low figures though and changed to quarterly but progress anyway.

Dividend increase #43 of 2021 : Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) (NYSE: TSX) announced today that its board of directors has declared an increase to its quarterly common share dividend of twelve cents or eleven per cent, to $1.20 per share, payable on and after February 24, 2022, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on January 26, 2022.

Since I own 26 shares this change will increase my 12 month forwards dividends by CAD 12.48

Status update : November 2021

 Dividends received in November

- 44.81 from AT&T 
- 29.27 from Verizon Communications
- 18.20 from Sanoma Oyj
- 18.35 from AGNC Investment
- 22.51 from National_Health_Investors 
- 22.79 from Enterprise Products
- 12.89 from Emera Inc.
- 8.38 from Alliance Resource
- 59.50 from Omega Healthcare
- 47.53 from AbbVie Inc.
- 11.00 from Realty Income
- 9.84 from Pembina Pipeline
- 8.05 from EPR Properties
- 15.88 from Main Street
- 18.98 from Lazard Ltd
- 11.65 from Prospect Capital
- 63.10 from Telia Company
- 19.66 from Royal_Bank_of_Canada 
- 12.59 from LTC Properties
- 34.57 from Oasis Midstream
- 24.22 from Orchid Island
- 8.59 from Gladstone Investment_Corp

This makes a total of 522.36 in dividends received from 22 companies. Previous year I received 337.37 in November. This is a 54.83% change in dividends

Progress update : November 2021

 

Progress log November 2021

Quote	2018	2019	2020	2021	1y chg	2y chg	3y chg
AT&T	24.91	26.06	33.38	44.81	34.24%	71.94%	79.88%
Verizon Communications	15.15	18.36	20.99	29.27	39.44%	59.42%	93.20%
Sanoma Oyj	-	-	15.00	18.20	21.33%
AGNC Investment	10.14	13.16	9.19	18.35	99.67%	39.43%	80.96%
National_Health_Investors	-	13.04	26.87	22.51	-16.2%	72.62%
Enterprise Products	22.12	23.33	21.85	22.79	4.302%	-2.31%	3.028%
Emera Inc.	-	-	-	12.89
Alliance Resource	22.21	23.52	-	8.38	%	-64.3%
Golar LNG	16.74	17.24	0.80	-	-100%	-100%
Omega Healthcare	47.93	55.78	57.45	59.50	3.568%	6.669%	24.13%
AbbVie Inc.	-	20.33	28.77	47.53	65.20%	133.7%
Realty Income	7.38	7.80	7.50	11.00	46.66%	41.02%	49.05%
Pembina Pipeline	-	-	-	9.84
EPR Properties	7.81	10.18	-	8.05	%	-20.9%
Main Street	14.76	15.93	14.86	15.88	6.864%	-0.31%	7.588%
Lazard Ltd	-	16.98	15.78	18.98	20.27%	11.77%
Prospect Capital	11.58	11.91	11.12	11.65	4.766%	-2.18%	0.604%
Telia Company	-	-	-	63.10
Royal_Bank_of_Canada	10.45	11.47	18.12	19.66	8.498%	71.40%	88.13%
Chatham Lodging_Trust	13.30	13.95	-	-	%
LTC Properties	12.54	12.93	11.90	12.59	5.798%	-2.62%	0.398%
Oasis Midstream	26.70	32.74	31.56	34.57	9.537%	5.589%	29.47%
Orchid Island	-	-	12.23	24.22	98.03%
Gladstone Investment_Corp	-	-	-	8.59
Total	281.73	344.71	337.37	522.36	54.83%	51.53%	85.41%

Dividend increase #42 of 2021 : Bank of Nova Scotia

Today, November 30th the Board of Directors of Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from CA$ 0.90 to CA$ 1.00 per share that’s payable January 27, 2022 to holders of record January 4, 2022. This represents an 11.1% increase over the last quarterly dividend. 

Since I own 39 shares of Bank of Nova Scotia, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by CAD 15.60