Dividend increase #37 of 2025 : Verizon Communications Inc.

Verizon (VZ) declared a quarterly dividend of 69c per share, an increase of 1.25c per share from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on November 3, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 10

Progress update : August 2025

s log Aug-2025

Quote	2022	2023	2024	2025	1y chg	2y chg	3y chg
Medifast Inc.	-	22.43	-	-
National_Bank_of_Canada	-	-	18.29	18.51	1.20%
AT&T	27.11	25.25	25.72	24.33	-5.40%	-3.64%	-10.2%
Lowes Companies	-	7.99	17.86	17.56	-1.68%	119.7%
Verizon Communications	42.45	49.11	50.89	49.06	-3.60%	-0.10%	15.57%
Nokia	7.50	11.25	11.25	13.13	16.71%	16.71%	75.07%
AGNC Investment	24.14	22.45	22.56	21.14	-6.29%	-5.84%	-12.4%
National_Health_Investors	25.45	23.75	28.25	26.70	-5.49%	12.42%	4.91%
Enterprise Products	26.91	-	-	-
Emera Inc.	32.74	37.90	47.86	50.72	5.98%	33.83%	54.92%
Alliance Resource	18.76	-	-	-
Procter_&_Gamble	-	-	4.55	14.44	217.3%
NNN Reit_Inc	-	-	-	28.70
Omega Healthcare	66.51	62.38	61.87	58.26	-5.83%	-6.60%	-12.4%
AbbVie Inc.	57.64	56.74	58.93	58.84	-0.15%	3.70%	2.08%
Realty Income	12.93	15.91	22.21	21.40	-3.65%	34.51%	65.51%
Pembina Pipeline	14.37	-	-	-
EPR Properties	9.90	9.28	12.90	16.63	28.91%	79.20%	67.98%
First_National Financial	-	-	-	6.47
Whitecap Resources	-	-	10.88	19.64	80.51%
Main Street	18.23	20.22	21.36	32.04	50.00%	58.46%	75.75%
Lazard Ltd	22.74	-	-	-
Prospect Capital	16.06	14.93	14.57	10.43	-28.4%	-30.1%	-35.0%
Telia Company	-	27.10	29.21	30.27	3.63%	11.70%
Royal_Bank_of_Canada	25.71	33.19	47.92	48.64	1.50%	46.55%	89.19%
Bank_of_Montreal	-	19.98	41.22	40.40	-1.99%	102.2%
LTC Properties	14.21	13.13	12.85	12.22	-4.90%	-6.93%	-14.0%
Arbor Realty_Trust	-	-	54.57	36.14	-33.7%
Crestwood Equity	38.39	-	-	-
Orchid Island	18.99	12.38	-	-	%
Saratoga Investment	-	-	-	19.38
Gladstone Investment_Corp	15.36	22.57	22.25	24.54	10.29%	8.73%	59.77%
Gladstone Commercial_Corp	-	11.60	11.43	10.85	-5.07%	-6.47%
Gladstone Capital_Corp	-	24.34	23.91	22.69	-5.10%	-6.78%
Total	536.10	543.88	671.31	733.13	9.21%	34.80%	36.75%

Status update : August 2025

 Dividends received in August

- 18.51 from National_Bank_of_Canada 
- 24.33 from AT&T 
- 17.56 from Lowes Companies
- 49.06 from Verizon Communications
- 13.13 from Nokia 
- 21.14 from AGNC Investment
- 26.70 from National_Health_Investors 
- 50.72 from Emera Inc.
- 14.44 from Procter_&_Gamble 
- 28.70 from NNN Reit_Inc
- 58.26 from Omega Healthcare
- 58.84 from AbbVie Inc.
- 21.40 from Realty Income
- 16.63 from EPR Properties
- 6.47 from First_National Financial
- 19.64 from Whitecap Resources
- 32.04 from Main Street
- 10.43 from Prospect Capital
- 30.27 from Telia Company
- 48.64 from Royal_Bank_of_Canada 
- 40.40 from Bank_of_Montreal 
- 12.22 from LTC Properties
- 36.14 from Arbor Realty_Trust
- 19.38 from Saratoga Investment
- 24.54 from Gladstone Investment_Corp
- 10.85 from Gladstone Commercial_Corp
- 22.69 from Gladstone Capital_Corp

This makes a total of 733.13 in dividends received from 27 companies. Previous year I received 671.31 in August. This is a 9.21%% change in dividends

Dividend increase #36 of 2025 : Altria Group Inc.

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) declares $1.06/share quarterly dividend, this is a 3.9% increase from prior dividend of $1.02.Forward yield is at 6.29%. This dividend is payable on October 10 for shareholders of record September 15. Ex-dividend date is September 15.

Dividend decrease #5 of 2025 : SFL Corporation

SFL Corporation (NYSE:SFL) declares $0.20/share quarterly dividend, -25.9% decrease from prior dividend of $0.27. Forward yield 8.76% Payable Sept. 29; to shareholders of record Sept. 12; ex-div Sept. 12.

The company cut its quarterly dividend by 25.9% after paying a quarterly dividend of $0.27 in each of the previous 5 quarters.

First National Financial to be acquired by Birch Hill Equity Partners and Brookfield

First National Financial (TSE:FN) is to be acquired by Birch Hill Equity Partners and Brookfield Asset Management in a deal valued at C$2.9billion. Shareholders will receive CAD $48.00 per share in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in Q4 2025.

I bought my shares at CAD $43.38 but as the CAD2EUR rate has been coming down, it's hard to make a break even on this.

Dividend increase #35 of 2025 : National Health Investors

The Board of National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today that it will pay its third quarter dividend of $0.92 per common share on October 31, 2025, to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.

Main Street Capital to pay supplemental dividend in September

Board of Directors declared a supplemental cash dividend of $0.30 per share payable in September 2025. 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 June 30, 2025.

Supplemental Cash Dividend Payable in September 2025
Declared	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount Per Share
8/4/2025	9/19/2025	9/19/2025	9/26/2025	$0.30

Status update : July 2025

 Dividends received in July

- 52.54 from Telus Corporation
- 63.76 from Canadian Natural_Resources
- 65.68 from Iron Mountain
- 22.89 from Coca-Cola 
- 21.00 from AGNC Investment
- 71.93 from Altria Group
- 62.10 from Trinity Capital
- 44.58 from W.P. Carey
- 21.45 from Realty Income
- 16.62 from EPR Properties
- 6.54 from First_National Financial
- 19.79 from Whitecap Resources
- 28.38 from Main Street
- 5.29 from Vermilion Energy
- 10.39 from Prospect Capital
- 12.10 from Kesko Oyj
- 40.85 from Bank_of_Nova_Scotia 
- 12.45 from LTC Properties
- 45.08 from Annaly_Capital_Management 
- 33.29 from Rithm Capital
- 19.19 from Saratoga Investment
- 18.82 from Chimera Investment
- 24.99 from Gladstone Investment_Corp
- 11.05 from Gladstone Commercial_Corp
- 23.12 from Gladstone Capital_Corp

This makes a total of 753.58 in dividends received from 25 companies. Previous year I received 718.48 in July. This is a 4.89%% change in dividends

Progress update : July 2025

 

Quote	2022	2023	2024	2025	1y chg	2y chg	3y chg
Telus Corporation	38.11	36.82	52.51	52.54	0.06%	42.69%	37.86%
Canadian Natural_Resources	29.41	41.14	54.01	63.76	18.05%	54.98%	116.8%
Iron Mountain	59.35	56.21	59.28	65.68	10.80%	16.85%	10.67%
Coca-Cola	22.35	22.35	23.92	22.89	-4.31%	2.42%	2.42%
AGNC Investment	24.60	22.34	22.75	21.00	-7.69%	-6.00%	-14.6%
Altria Group	64.57	62.46	65.84	71.93	9.25%	15.16%	11.40%
Trinity Capital	16.99	50.41	66.31	62.10	-6.35%	23.19%	265.5%
Algonquin Power_and_Utils	24.38	13.36	13.65	-	-100.%	-100.%
W.P. Carey	61.18	55.13	46.20	44.58	-3.51%	-19.1%	-27.1%
Realty Income	12.93	15.46	22.43	21.45	-4.37%	38.75%	65.89%
Pembina Pipeline	14.32	-	-	-
EPR Properties	10.13	9.03	13.04	16.62	27.45%	84.05%	64.07%
First_National Financial	-	-	-	6.54
Whitecap Resources	-	-	11.01	19.79	79.75%
Main Street	18.23	19.65	21.56	28.38	31.63%	44.43%	55.68%
STORE Capital_Corp	27.61	-	-	-
Vermilion Energy	2.96	4.37	5.23	5.29	1.15%	21.05%	78.72%
Prospect Capital	15.86	14.55	14.93	10.39	-30.4%	-28.5%	-34.4%
Kesko Oyj	-	-	13.75	12.10	-12.0%
Bank_of_Nova_Scotia	30.55	28.41	41.68	40.85	-1.99%	43.79%	33.72%
LTC Properties	13.93	12.98	13.16	12.45	-5.40%	-4.08%	-10.6%
Orchid Island	18.59	12.08	-	-	%
Annaly_Capital_Management	63.51	43.55	44.31	45.08	1.74%	3.51%	-29.0%
Rithm Capital	37.30	34.75	35.15	33.29	-5.29%	-4.20%	-10.7%
Saratoga Investment	-	-	-	19.19
Chimera Investment	48.35	24.60	18.82	18.82	0.00%	-23.5%	-61.0%
Gladstone Investment_Corp	15.06	22.38	22.77	24.99	9.75%	11.66%	65.94%
Gladstone Commercial_Corp	-	11.49	11.70	11.05	-5.56%	-3.83%
Gladstone Capital_Corp	-	17.77	24.47	23.12	-5.52%	30.11%
Total	670.27	631.29	718.48	753.58	4.89%	19.37%	12.43%