Vanguard Total Market ETF (VTI): $3
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM): $3
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): $3
Vanguard US REIT Fund (VNQ): $3
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): $3
Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU): $3
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): $3
iShares Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): $3
Schwab Dividend ETF (SCHD): $3
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And just like that, we turn another page on the calendar and enter into the fourth quarter of the year. We're starting to enter into season, which means that things will be kicking into high gear as the snowbirds start to make their return. The whole "downtime" thing didn't really play out this year, but it did make things a heck of a lot easier as far as cash flow was concerned. It was probably the easiest off-season to date on that front.
With another month starting, we continue the custom of looking back at the dividends of the month prior. This is a quarter end, which is usually the investors' peak month. It should be noted, that it's usually my weakest because my portfolio is bizarro. Still, I have had a good run of $30+ months the past few rounds, so we'll just have to see what happens. With that, let's get to it.
Kroger (KR): $1.33 (+$0.29 QoQ, +$0.21 YoY)
SJW Group (SJW): $0.39 (+$0.02 QoQ, +$0.07 YoY)
Intel (INTC): $0.01
JM Smucker (SJM): $0.06 (+$0.04 QoQ)
Pfizer (PFE): $0.80 (+$0.01 QoQ)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): $0.30 (+$0.08 QoQ, +$0.27 YoY)
Microsoft (MSFT): $0.01
AGNC: $0.45 (+$0.13 QoQ, +$0.31 YoY)
Exxon Mobil (XOM): $1.09 (+$0.08 QoQ)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN): $0.82 (+$0.26 QoQ, +$0.54 YoY)
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA): $0.99 (+$0.02 QoQ, +$0.52 YoY)
Chevron (CVX): $0.08 (+$0.04 QoQ)
IBM: $0.04
Yum! (YUM): $0.07 (+$0.03 QoQ)
Emerson (EMR): $0.18 (+$0.01 QoQ, +$0.14 YoY)
Target (TGT): $0.14 (+$0.04 QoQ)
3M (MMM): $0.25 (+$0.03 QoQ, +$0.21 YoY)
Global X Superdividend (SDIV): $0.04 (same as last quarter)
Realty Income (O): $1.10 (+$0.02 QoQ, +$0.11 YoY, same as last month)
Wendy's (WEN): $1.12 (+$0.29 QoQ, +$0.76 YoY)
ConEd (ED): $0.33 (+$0.03 QoQ)
STAG Industrial (STAG): $0.02 (+$0.01 QoQ)
McDonald's (MCD): $0.19 (+$0.01 QoQ, +$0.16 YoY)
Main Street Capital (MAIN): $0.02
VF Corp (VFC): $1.02 (+$0.01 QoQ, +$0.53 YoY)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM): $0.59 (+$0.07 QoQ, +$0.52 YoY)
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): $0.29 (+$0.05 QoQ)
Kraft-Heinz (KHC): $1.22 (+$0.41 QoQ)
Lockheed (LMT): $0.14 (+$0.08 QoQ)
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD): $0.06
Nasdaq Covered Call ETF (QYLD): $0.03 (same as last month)
Vanguard Total Market ETF (VTI): $0.26 (+$0.07 QoQ)
Vanguard US REIT Fund (VNQ): $0.35 (+$0.03 QoQ)
Wisdom Tree Midcap Dividend Fund (DON): $0.02 (same as last month and quarter)
That brings the sub-total in the taxable accounts to $13.81. That's +$0.82 from last quarter and +$8.38 from last year.
Only one fund in the 401K did anything this time around. The Baird Aggregate Bond fund threw in $0.92, bringing the grand total to $14.73.
All in all, not too shabby. It's down quite a bit from last quarter, but with two bi-annual payers sitting out, it's to be expected. Quite a bit of growth everywhere else, though. You can especially see it in the year over year numbers. The Robinhood buys are starting to add up and Kroger, Wendy's, and Walgreens brought dividend increases to the table.
Another $30 month would have been nice, especially with the DGI blogger community itching to break the $100K threshold. It kind of feels like I Yamcha'd it, but it's probably better to focus on the positive aspects of the month. December's numbers will be much better, I assure you.
Interest clocked in at $2.88. It's still less than it was last year,but I am noticing an upward trend in that number again. Could compound interest still be a thing after all? We'll just have to watch and see.
In addition to the Robinhood buys (which you can read about here, here, here, and here), I also made single share buys on E-Trade for Flowers Foods (FLO), Hormel (HRL), People's United Bank (PBCT), and SpartanNash (SPTN). We're only one month in, but that batch expansion is working out pretty nicely so far.
The portfolio has been updated accordingly.
The focus for Q4 is going to be to try to create as clean a slate for 2022 as possible. It's already looking like it's going to be a packed year, so any head start I can create will be a boon. Among other things, I'm really aiming to max out my IRA contributions by the end of December. From a mathematical standpoint, it might not make sense, as those are savings accounts with the expected interest rates. Still, there are tax perks to be had and starting the year without having to worry about catch up contributions will make things quite a bit smoother. We'll see if I can pull it off.
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