Dividend increase #41 of 2026 : W.P. Carey Inc.

W. P. Carey Inc. (W. P. Carey, NYSE: WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $0.950 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $3.80 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2026 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2026.

Dividend increase #40 of 2026 : Realty Income Corp.

Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today declared an increase in its common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.2715 per share from $0.2710 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2026, to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2026. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $3.258 per share as compared to the prior annualized dividend amount of $3.252 per share.

"Today's announcement marks the 136th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 1994," said Sumit Roy, Realty Income's President and Chief Executive Officer. "The consistency of our dividend is rooted in the strength of our platform, the diversification of our portfolio, and our disciplined approach to capital allocation. These attributes have enabled us to generate reliable cash flows through a variety of market environments and allowed us to continue delivering long-term value to our shareholders."

New purchase : Capman Oyj

Added 138 shares of Capman Oyj at 1.80€ per share. I now hold 388 shares of Capman Oyj

Summary : Q2 / 2026

 During Q2 / 2026 this portfolio collected following dividends

• Apr:  1443.65€   (2025: 1061.13€ 2024: 1273.55€ 2023: 1039.11€)
• May: 1258.89€  (2025: 1072.07€ 2024: 807.81€ 2023: 633.53€) 
• Jun:  1000.13€   (2025: 970.32€ 2024: 871.32€ 2023: 643.47€)

Total of  3687.58€  (2025: 3103.52€ 2024: 2952.68€ 2023: 2304.86€)

Quarterly target was 2400€ which was clearly passed

Status update : August 2026

 Dividends received in August

- 28.53 from National_Bank_of_Canada 
- 24.06 from AT&T 
- 18.36 from Lowes Companies
- 50.87 from Verizon Communications
- 151.30 from Nordea 
- 21.36 from AGNC Investment
- 27.07 from National_Health_Investors 
- 51.35 from Emera Inc.
- 28.99 from Procter_&_Gamble 
- 20.77 from Trinity Capital
- 61.06 from NNN Reit_Inc
- 59.92 from Omega Healthcare
- 62.77 from AbbVie Inc.
- 34.19 from Realty Income
- 21.36 from EPR Properties
- 19.68 from Whitecap Resources
- 33.65 from Main Street
- 8.09 from Prospect Capital
- 55.51 from Royal_Bank_of_Canada 
- 42.28 from Bank_of_Montreal 
- 12.30 from LTC Properties
- 20.52 from Arbor Realty_Trust
- 51.25 from Community Healthcare
- 19.29 from Saratoga Investment
- 24.71 from Gladstone Investment_Corp
- 10.91 from Gladstone Commercial_Corp
- 20.78 from Gladstone Capital_Corp

This makes a total of 980.93 in dividends received from 27 companies. Previous year I received 733.13 in August. This is a 33.80% change in dividends

Progress update : August 2026

Quote	2023	2024	2025	2026	1y chg	2y chg	3y chg
Medifast Inc.	22.43	-	-	-
National_Bank_of_Canada	-	18.29	18.51	28.53	54.13%	55.99%
AT&T	25.25	25.72	24.33	24.06	-1.11%	-6.45%	-4.71%
Lowes Companies	7.99	17.86	17.56	18.36	4.56%	2.80%	129.7%
Verizon Communications	49.11	50.89	49.06	50.87	3.69%	-0.04%	3.58%
Nokia	11.25	11.25	13.13	-	-100.%	-100.%
Nordea	-	-	-	151.30
AGNC Investment	22.45	22.56	21.14	21.36	1.04%	-5.32%	-4.86%
National_Health_Investors	23.75	28.25	26.70	27.07	1.39%	-4.18%	13.98%
Emera Inc.	37.90	47.86	50.72	51.35	1.24%	7.29%	35.49%
Procter_&_Gamble	-	4.55	14.44	28.99	100.7%	537.1%
Trinity Capital	-	-	-	20.77
NNN Reit_Inc	-	-	28.70	61.06	112.7%
Omega Healthcare	62.38	61.87	58.26	59.92	2.85%	-3.15%	-3.94%
AbbVie Inc.	56.74	58.93	58.84	62.77	6.68%	6.52%	10.63%
Realty Income	15.91	22.21	21.40	34.19	59.77%	53.94%	114.9%
EPR Properties	9.28	12.90	16.63	21.36	28.44%	65.58%	130.1%
First_National Financial	-	-	6.47	-
Whitecap Resources	-	10.88	19.64	19.68	0.20%	80.88%
Main Street	20.22	21.36	32.04	33.65	5.02%	57.54%	66.42%
Prospect Capital	14.93	14.57	10.43	8.09	-22.4%	-44.4%	-45.8%
Telia Company	27.10	29.21	30.27	-	-100.%	-100.%
Royal_Bank_of_Canada	33.19	47.92	48.64	55.51	14.12%	15.84%	67.25%
Bank_of_Montreal	19.98	41.22	40.40	42.28	4.65%	2.57%	111.6%
LTC Properties	13.13	12.85	12.22	12.30	0.65%	-4.28%	-6.32%
Arbor Realty_Trust	-	54.57	36.14	20.52	-43.2%	-62.4%
Community Healthcare	-	-	-	51.25
Orchid Island	12.38	-	-	-
Saratoga Investment	-	-	19.38	19.29	-0.46%
Gladstone Investment_Corp	22.57	22.25	24.54	24.71	0.69%	11.06%	9.48%
Gladstone Commercial_Corp	11.60	11.43	10.85	10.91	0.55%	-4.55%	-5.95%
Gladstone Capital_Corp	24.34	23.91	22.69	20.78	-8.42%	-13.0%	-14.6%
Total	543.88	671.31	733.13	980.93	33.80%	46.12%	80.36%

Gladstone Capital Corporation to pay supplemental dividend in September

Gladstone Capital Corporation (NYSE:GLAD) announced today that its board of directors declared the following additional supplemental cash distribution to common stockholders payable in September 2026. Common Stock: A supplemental distribution of $0.18 per share of common stock in September, ex date is September 10th and dividend is payable on September 16th 

Dividend increase #39 of 2026 : Altria Group Inc.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) today announced that our Board of Directors voted to increase our regular quarterly dividend by 4.7% to $1.11 per share versus the previous rate of $1.06 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 9, 2026 to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2026.

The new annualized dividend rate is $4.44 per share, representing a dividend yield of 6.4% based on our closing stock price of $69.12 on August 26, 2026.

Today’s dividend increase is consistent with our progressive dividend goal that targets mid-single digits dividend per share growth annually through 2028. This increase marks the 61st dividend increase in the past 57 years

New purchase : Sanoma Oyj

Added 26 shares of Sanoma Oyj (HEL:SANOMA) at 9.58€ per share. I now hold 200 shares of Sanoma Oyj

Dividend increase #38 of 2026 : Aegon Ltd.

Aegon Ltd announced an interim dividend* for 2026 of EUR 0.21 per common share at the first half 2026 results on August 20, 2026. This is a one cent increase over the previous dividend payment.

New purchase : PepsiCo Inc.

Added 13 shares of PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE:PEP). I now hold 25 shares of PepsiCo Inc.

Dividend increase #37 of 2026 : National Health Investors

The Board of Directors of National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) declared an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.94 per share from $0.92 per share. The dividend is payable on November 6, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of September 30, 2026.

Dividend decrease #7 of 2026 : Community Healthcare Trust

The Board of Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) unanimously declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.33 per share, payable on August 31, 2026, to stockholders of record as of August 19, 2026. This represents a 31% reduction from the prior dividend payment and lowers the Company's AFFO payout ratio to approximately 60%, enabling the dividend to grow with earnings going forward.

Another big disappointment :(

Aspo Oyj to demerge into 2 companies

The Board of Directors of Aspo Plc ("Aspo" or the "Company"), after having assessed the Company's strategic alternatives to maximize the long-term shareholder value regarding the ESL Shipping and Telko businesses, has approved a demerger plan concerning a partial demerger of the Company. According to the demerger plan, the Company will be demerged in such a way that all shares in ESL Shipping Ltd held by the Company, together with the related assets and liabilities, will be transferred to a new independent company to be named ESL Shipping Group Plc ("ESL Shipping Group") and to be incorporated in the demerger (the "Demerger").

The Company intends to apply for the shares of ESL Shipping Group to be admitted to trading on the regulated market of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd ("Nasdaq Helsinki"). The Company's other business operations would remain with the Company following the Demerger, and it is intended that the Company be renamed Telko Group Plc ("Telko Group") in connection with the Demerger.

Main Street Capital Corporation to pay supplemental dividend in September

Board of Directors of Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN) declared a supplemental cash dividend of $0.30 per share payable in September 2026. 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, 2026.

Supplemental Cash Dividend Payable in September 2026
Declared	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount Per Share
8/3/2026	9/21/2026	9/21/2026	9/28/2026	$0.30

Dividend decrease #6 of 2026 : Telus Corporation

Telus Corporation (TSE:T) Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1875 Canadian per share on the issued and outstanding Common shares payable on October 1, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2026. This is a -55% decrease in dividend, big disappointment.

Status update : July 2026

Dividends received in July

51.53 from Telus Corporation
78.49 from Canadian Natural_Resources
74.66 from Iron Mountain
24.68 from Coca-Cola
21.54 from AGNC Investment
76.69 from Altria Group
20.90 from Trinity Capital
54.06 from W.P. Carey
56.05 from Starwood Property
34.46 from Realty Income
21.61 from EPR Properties
19.66 from Whitecap Resources
33.98 from Main Street
5.41 from Vermilion Energy
8.28 from Prospect Capital
22.66 from Kesko Oyj
31.18 from Telia Company
41.93 from Bank_of_Nova_Scotia 
12.41 from LTC Properties
48.05 from Annaly_Capital_Management 
31.50 from Aegon Ltd.
33.11 from Rithm Capital
19.75 from Saratoga Investment
22.63 from Chimera Investment
24.83 from Gladstone Investment_Corp
10.99 from Gladstone Commercial_Corp
20.90 from Gladstone Capital_Corp

This makes a total of 901.94 in dividends received from 27 companies. Previous year I received 753.88 in July. This is a 19.64% change in dividends

Progress update : July 2026

Quote	2023	2024	2025	2026	1y chg	2y chg	3y chg
Telus Corporation	36.82	52.51	52.54	51.53	-1.92%	-1.87%	39.95%
Canadian Natural_Resources	41.14	54.01	63.76	78.49	23.10%	45.32%	90.79%
Iron Mountain	56.21	59.28	65.68	74.66	13.67%	25.94%	32.82%
Coca-Cola	22.35	23.92	22.89	24.68	7.82%	3.18%	10.43%
AGNC Investment	22.34	22.75	21.00	21.54	2.57%	-5.32%	-3.58%
Altria Group	62.46	65.84	71.93	76.69	6.62%	16.48%	22.78%
Trinity Capital	50.41	66.31	62.10	20.90	-66.3%	-68.4%	-58.5%
Algonquin Power_and_Utils	13.36	13.65	-	-	%
W.P. Carey	55.13	46.20	44.58	54.06	21.27%	17.01%	-1.94%
Starwood Property	-	-	-	56.05
Realty Income	15.46	22.43	21.45	34.46	60.65%	53.63%	122.9%
EPR Properties	9.03	13.04	16.62	21.61	30.02%	65.72%	139.3%
First_National Financial	-	-	6.54	-
Whitecap Resources	-	11.01	19.79	19.66	-0.66%	78.56%
Main Street	19.65	21.56	28.38	33.98	19.73%	57.61%	72.93%
Vermilion Energy	4.37	5.23	5.29	5.41	2.27%	3.44%	23.80%
Prospect Capital	14.55	14.93	10.39	8.28	-20.3%	-44.5%	-43.0%
Kesko Oyj	-	13.75	12.10	22.66	87.27%	64.80%
Telia Company	-	-	-	31.18
Bank_of_Nova_Scotia	28.41	41.68	40.85	41.93	2.64%	0.60%	47.59%
LTC Properties	12.98	13.16	12.45	12.41	-0.32%	-5.70%	-4.39%
Orchid Island	12.08	-	-	-
Annaly_Capital_Management	43.55	44.31	45.08	48.05	6.59%	8.44%	10.33%
Aegon Ltd.	-	-	-	31.50
Rithm Capital	34.75	35.15	33.29	33.11	-0.54%	-5.80%	-4.72%
Saratoga Investment	-	-	19.19	19.75	2.92%
Chimera Investment	24.60	18.82	18.82	22.63	20.24%	20.24%	-8.01%
Gladstone Investment_Corp	22.38	22.77	24.99	24.83	-0.64%	9.05%	10.95%
Gladstone Commercial_Corp	11.49	11.70	11.05	10.99	-0.54%	-6.07%	-4.35%
Gladstone Capital_Corp	17.77	24.47	23.12	20.90	-9.60%	-14.5%	17.61%
Total	631.29	718.48	753.88	901.94	19.64%	25.53%	42.87%