Dividend increase #26 of 2023 : Lowe's Companies Inc.

Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE:LOW) declares $1.10/share quarterly dividend, 4.8% increase from prior dividend of $1.05. Forward yield 2.19%. Payable Aug. 9; for shareholders of record July 26; ex-div July 25. The company raised its quarterly dividend by 4.8% after paying a quarterly dividend of $1.05 in each of the previous 4 quarters. 

 

Dividend increase #25 of 2023 : Flowers Foods Inc.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) declares $0.23/share quarterly dividend, 4.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.22. Forward yield 3.54%. Payable June 22; for shareholders of record June 8; ex-div June 7.

 

Dividend increase #24 of 2023 : Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) declares CAD 1.35/share quarterly dividend, 2.3% increase from prior dividend of CAD 1.32. Forward yield 4.36%. Payable Aug. 24; for shareholders of record July 26; ex-div July 25.

 

 

Dividend increase #23 of 2023 : Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) declares CAD 1.47/share quarterly dividend, 2.8% increase from prior dividend of CAD 1.43. Forward yield 5.01%. Payable Aug. 28, for shareholders of record July 28, ex-div July 27

 

Dividend increase #22 of 2023 : Bank of Nova Scotia

Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) declares CAD 1.06/share quarterly dividend, 2.9% increase from prior dividend of CAD 1.03. Forward yield 6.38% Payable July 27 for shareholders of record July 5, ex-div July 3

 

 

New purchase : Amgen Inc.

Added 3 shares of Amgen Inc. (NYSE:AMGN) at $232.94 per share. I now hold 14 shares of Amgen Inc.

Sievi Capital has changed name to KH Group Oyj

Sievi Capital (SIEVI.HE) has changed name to KH Group Oyj (KHG.HE) starting from 10.5.2023. New ticker and new logo

 

 

 

Dividend increase #21 of 2023 : Pembina Pipeline

The board of directors of Pembina Pipeline Corporation (TSE:PPL) has declared a common share cash dividend for the second quarter of 2023 of $0.6675 per share, representing an increase of 2.3 percent, to be paid, subject to applicable law, on June 30, 2023, to shareholders of record on June 15, 2023.

 

Dividend increase #20 of 2023 : Telus Corporation

Board of Directors of Telus Corporation (TSE:T) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3636 Canadian per share on the issued and outstanding Common shares payable on July 4, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 9, 2023.

This is a 3.6% increase in quarterly dividends. 

Dividend increase #19 of 2023 : Main Street Capital Corporation

Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors declared regular monthly cash dividends of $0.23 per share for each of July, August and September 2023.  These monthly dividends, which will be payable pursuant to the table below, total $0.69 per share for the third quarter of 2023 and represent a 2.2% increase from the regular monthly dividends declared for the second quarter of 2023 and a 7.0% increase from the regular monthly dividends paid in the third quarter of 2022. Since its October 2007 initial public offering, Main Street has periodically increased the amount of its regular monthly dividends paid per share and has never reduced its regular monthly dividend amount per share.

Summary of Third Quarter 2023 Regular Monthly Dividends

Declared	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount Per Share
5/1/2023 5/1/2023 5/1/2023	7/6/2023 8/7/2023 9/7/2023	7/7/2023 8/8/2023 9/8/2023	7/14/2023 8/15/2023 9/15/2023	$0.23 $0.23 $0.23
		Total for Third Quarter 2023:		$0.69

In addition to the regular monthly dividends for the third quarter of 2023, the Board of Directors declared a supplemental cash dividend of $0.225 per share payable in June 2023. This supplemental cash dividend, which will be payable as set forth in the table below, will be paid out of Main Street's undistributed taxable income (taxable income in excess of dividends paid) as of March 31, 2023.

Supplemental Cash Dividend Payable in June 2023

Declared	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount Per Share
5/1/2023	6/20/2023	6/21/2023	6/28/2023	$0.225

Status update : April 2023

 Dividends received in April

- 35.92 from Telus Corporation
- 40.20 from Canadian Natural_Resources
- 55.74 from Iron Mountain
- 22.24 from Coca-Cola 
- 9.10 from Sanoma Oyj
- 294.40 from Nordea 
- 22.64 from AGNC Investment
- 58.70 from Fortum 
- 62.13 from Altria Group
- 45.59 from Trinity Capital
- 13.91 from Algonquin Power_and_Utils
- 55.76 from W.P. Carey
- 15.77 from Realty Income
- 9.22 from EPR Properties
- 19.64 from Main Street
- 18.75 from UPM-Kymmene 
- 4.43 from Vermilion Energy
- 14.78 from Prospect Capital
- 27.59 from Telia Company
- 26.82 from Bank_of_Nova_Scotia 
- 12.95 from LTC Properties
- 12.18 from Orchid Island
- 43.55 from Annaly_Capital_Management 
- 34.63 from Rithm Capital
- 31.35 from Chimera Investment
- 22.38 from Gladstone Investment_Corp
- 11.50 from Gladstone Commercial_Corp
- 17.24 from Gladstone Capital_Corp

This makes a total of 1039.11 in dividends received from 28 companies. Previous year I received 1122.68 in April. This is a -7.44% change in dividends. Some dividend cuts but also small negative impact from currency rates. Also few companies switched from annual dividend payments to bi-annual.

Progress update : April 2023

Quote	2020	2021	2022	2023	1y chg	2y chg	3y chg
Telus Corporation	20.74	31.51	37.33	35.92	-3.78%	14.00%	73.19%
Canadian Natural_Resources	-	3.71	22.94	40.20	75.24%	983.5%
Iron Mountain	46.74	51.71	56.03	55.74	-0.52%	7.79%	19.26%
Coca-Cola	20.12	18.85	21.13	22.24	5.25%	17.98%	10.54%
Sanoma Oyj	12.50	18.20	18.90	9.10	-51.8%	-50.0%	-27.2%
Nordea	-	-	253.92	294.40	15.94%
AGNC Investment	13.38	13.18	22.68	22.64	-0.18%	71.78%	69.21%
Fortum	-	-	147.06	58.70	-60.0%
Altria Group	40.78	45.31	62.13	62.13	0.00%	37.12%	52.35%
Trinity Capital	-	-	-	45.59
Algonquin Power_and_Utils	-	3.75	16.05	13.91	-13.3%	270.9%
W.P. Carey	42.57	47.10	56.00	55.76	-0.43%	18.39%	30.98%
Realty Income	8.14	10.41	12.13	15.77	30.01%	51.49%	93.73%
Pembina Pipeline	-	-	13.74	-
EPR Properties	12.87	-	9.41	9.22	-2.02%	%
Main Street	16.20	14.73	17.14	19.64	14.59%	33.33%	21.23%
STORE Capital_Corp	-	11.38	25.64	-	-100.%
UPM-Kymmene	20.80	32.50	32.50	18.75	-42.3%	-42.3%	-9.86%
Vermilion Energy	4.87	-	2.87	4.43	54.36%	%
Prospect Capital	12.29	10.96	14.85	14.78	-0.47%	34.85%	20.26%
Telia Company	45.32	62.00	60.87	27.59	-54.6%	-55.5%	-39.1%
Bank_of_Nova_Scotia	17.23	17.52	28.87	26.82	-7.10%	53.08%	55.66%
LTC Properties	13.11	11.84	13.51	12.95	-4.15%	9.37%	-1.22%
Orchid Island	-	22.56	17.73	12.18	-31.3%	-46.0%
Annaly_Capital_Management	-	8.33	61.58	43.55	-29.2%	422.8%
Rithm Capital	-	25.21	36.17	34.63	-4.26%	37.37%
Chimera Investment	56.57	30.66	46.89	31.35	-33.1%	2.25%	-44.5%
Gladstone Investment_Corp	-	-	14.61	22.38	53.18%
Gladstone Commercial_Corp	-	-	-	11.50
Gladstone Capital_Corp	-	-	-	17.24
Total	404.23	491.42	1122.68	1039.11	-7.44%	111.4%	157.0%