Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Monthly Report: September 2017

I post an update every month on the taxable dividend income I receive in my brokerage accounts, the non-taxable dividends I receive from my Roth IRA accounts, the market value of my taxable brokerage accounts, the market value of my Roth IRA accounts, the market value of my 401(k) account, and my savings rate.

Below is the monthly report as of September 30, 2017:

Taxable Dividend Income (Total: $713.88)
  • 3M Company (MMM) - $5.94
  • Bank of America Corporation (BAC) - $15.58 (Increased 61.45% YOY)
  • Chevron Corporation (CVX) - $12.12 (Increased 2.02% YOY)
  • Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) - $117.91 (Increased 6.32% YOY)
  • Dominion Resources, Inc. (D) - $3.85
  • Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) - $26.34 (Increased 4.19% YOY)
  • Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) - $30.49 (Increased 54.15% YOY)
  • Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $8.51 (Increased 1.79% YOY)
  • Kellogg Company (K) - $5.40 (Increased 1,025.00% YOY)
  • McDonald's Corp. (MCD) - $108.60 (Increased 7.80% YOY)
  • Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) - $234.71 (Increased 10.96% YOY)
  • Pfizer Inc. (PFE) - $18.26 (Increased 9.01% YOY)
  • Realty Income Corporation (O) - $6.07 (Increased 6.12% YOY)
  • Southern Company (SO) - $16.01 (Increased 7.74% YOY)
  • Target Corp. (TGT) - $54.21 (Increased 83.83% YOY)
  • Time Inc. (TIME) - $0.04 (Decreased 80.00% YOY)
  • V.F. Corporation (VFC) - $16.63 (Increased 23,657.14% YOY)
  • Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) - $13.96 (Decreased 4.90% YOY)
  • W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) - $19.25
    • Total taxable dividend income of $713.88 increased 21.74% YOY.
New positions I added fresh capital to this year are D, GWW, K, and MMM.  Existing positions I added fresh capital to this year are GWW, K, TGT, XOM.  TIME had a YOY decrease due to a huge dividend cut; WMT had a YOY decrease due to the partial shares being liquidated when I consolidated brokerage accounts.  Once TIME is trading at a gain, I plan on exiting out of the position.  All other dividend increases are from dividends reinvested and dividend raises from the companies.  I'm very happy with the total year over year dividend increase.

You can see a schedule of all the taxable dividends I have received here.

Non-Taxable Dividend Income (Total: $370.82)
  • 3M Company (MMM) - $8.32
  • Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) - $12.02 (Increased 9.67% YOY)
  • Chevron Corporation (CVX) - $13.22 (Decreased 0.45% YOY)
  • Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) - $11.22 (Increased 4.37% YOY)
  • Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) - $9.41 (Increased 1.84% YOY)
  • Kellogg Company (K) - $8.16
  • Pepsi, Inc. (PEP) - $8.98
  • Target Corp. (TGT) - $10.13
  • Unilever plc (UL) - $11.67
  • V.F. Corporation (VFC) - $7.68
  • Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) - $8.27
  • W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) - $6.45
  • Vanguard REIT Index Fund Admiral Shares (VGSLX) - $255.29 (Increased 49.34% YOY)
    • Total non-taxable dividend income of $370.82 increased 19.60% YOY.
New positions I added fresh capital to this year are GWW, K, MMM, and WMT.  CVX had a YOY decrease due to the partial shares being liquidated when I consolidated brokerage accounts.  All other dividend increases are from dividends reinvested and dividend raises from the companies.  I'm very happy with the total year over year dividend increase.

You can see a schedule of all the non-taxable dividend income I have received here.

Market Values (Total: $466,471.72)
  • Brokerage Accounts - $132,090.68 (Increased 3.81% from prior month)
  • Roth IRA - $88,305.39 (Increased 0.96% from prior month)
  • 401(k) - $246,075.65 (Increased 3.03% from prior month)
    • Total market value increased 2.85% from prior month.
I'm not too concerned with the market value of my taxable brokerage accounts since the investment strategy with that is solely to generate a growing stream of dividend income.  As long as the dividends keep coming and are increasing, I'm not too worried.  Nevertheless, it's still interesting to see how it is performing.

You can see a schedule of the market values for my brokerage accounts, Roth IRA account, and 401(k) account as of the end of every month here.

Savings Rate
  • 63.13%
Savings rate was excellent for this month!  This is the highest so far year to date.  50% or more in savings rate is definitely a big achievement for me.

You can see a schedule of my savings rate by month here.

How did you do this month?

6 comments:

  1. That's some great results there! I was able to bring $499 in passive income this month not including my side jobs. How do you calculate your saving rate? Thanks!

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    1. Hi Capturando Dividendos,

      Thanks! $499 in passive income is very impressive! That's awesome.

      I calculate my savings rate by taking my net income (wages + interest income + rental income + other income - expenses) and dividing it by the income (wages + interest income + rental income + other income). I don't include dividend income in the calculation since all my dividends are reinvested. I also don't include the money I use to buy stocks in my taxable and Roth IRA accounts as expenses. Hope that helps.

      Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

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  2. Good job. MSFT a heavy hitter here wich will provide income for years. Good job.

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    1. Hi Doug,

      Thanks! I'm definitely overweight with MSFT, but this was a company that my parents bought for me when I was young, and I just held it over many years, which has resulted in such a large position due to dividend reinvestments and stock splits.

      Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

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  3. That's a healthy dividend income report for the month. A lot of solid names paying you with many in common in my own portfolio. Great savings rate too. That's a pretty high mark to achieve. Keep up the good work.

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    1. Hi Keith,

      Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm very happy with the progress of my dividend income and hopefully I'll be able to achieve financial freedom and retire sooner than I anticipated.

      Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

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