November 2019 Dividend Income: Thanksdivving

So be good! For goodness' saaake, whoa-oh! Dividends are comin'!  Yes, another month has passed us by.  Crazy as it may sound, we are in the final month of 2019.  2020 looms over the horizon, but before we get to that, it's time (as we do) to log the dividends from November.  This is a mid-quarter month, which means there's quite a bit to cover, so let's get right to it.

AT&T (T): $1.07 Up $0.02 from last quarter due to reinvested dividends
Best Buy (BBY): $3.50, same as before, though it did throw another curveball in terms of timing.  I really do need to get this one straightened out.  The randomness is a little amusing, and it does make for a wild card, but having it be more consistent does seem kind of appealing in all honesty.

AGNC: $0.17 Up a penny!
Sprague Resources (SRLP): $7.86  This might be the biggest payment I've gotten from a single company to date. DRIP had a bit to do with this, but redirecting Barnes and Noble capital into this one is the big reason why this position spiked the way it did.

Senior Housing (SNH): $0.16  Up a penny!
Hormel (HRL): $0.43 Same as before
Kinder Morgan (KMI): $1.01 Up 26 cents from DRIP and a stock purchase
Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI): $2.16  Up $0.07 from DRIP
Realty Income: $0.71  As noted before, this one cent increase was due to a dividend increase, as well as DRIP
Tanger Factory Outlet (SKT): $1.45  Up $0.38 from DRIP and a stock purchase
Paychex (PAYX): $1.28  Up a penny!
Arconic (ARNC): $0.02  Same as last quarter
Bloomin Brands (BLMN): $0.30
Publix: $0.30

This brings the non-401K dividend total to $20.42.  This in and of itself is a milestone and a new record, but there are still a couple of more entries to note. 

Speaking of the 401K, Publix threw in another $1.21 to that account and one of the other funds added $0.52, up $0.24 and $0.08 respectively.

All in all, the grand total comes to $22.15, which is up $5.05 from last quarter.  Not too shabby all things considered.

Bank interest threw in $3.72, which is down a bit from last month.  To be fair, it wasn't my fault.  The online bank I use reduced the interest rates on their accounts, be it ever so slightly.

This was a light purchase month for me.  It's odd, as I had unintentionally created this pattern where I augment the heavy dividend month with an active buying month.  That wasn't the case here; as I only logged a single purchase, a share of VF Corp.  Like Pepsi, this is a company that's on the verge of dividend kinghood, with well over 40 years of dividend increases under their belt.    It's not a huge add as far as forward income, but it is a strong name that I was happy to bring to the portfolio. Besides, last month was pretty active, so I think it evens out.

All in all, I'm very pleased with how this month turned out.  A new threshold was broken, the growth rate was healthy, and a small, but strong addition was made to the portfolio.  I don't know if December can "top" this, but there are some factors that should make it an interesting entry to close out the year. 

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