We move one step closer to the end of 2022. In fact, we enter the final stretch as the fourth quarter of the year begins. For most investors, the quarter end is the highlight month for dividends. Historically for me, that hasn't been the case, but things can always change and 2022 has been pretty crazy, so an upheaval wouldn't be that surprising. Will it turn out to be the case? Let's find out, shall we?
Kroger (KR): $1.74
SJW: $3.52
Intel (INTC): $0.28
Unilever (UL): $0.17
JM Smucker (SJM): $0.19
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): $0.61
Pfizer (PFE): $1.25
Microsoft (MSFT): $0.03
Emerson (EMR): $0.33
Exxon Mobil (XOM): $7.81
Yum (YUM): $0.17
Lumen (LUMN): $1.44
Walgreen’s Boots Alliance (WBA): $1.04
AGNC: $1.27
Target (TGT): $0.41
Chevron (CVX): $0.41
3M (MMM): $0.47
GlobalXSuperdividend (SDIV): $0.14
Realty Income (O): $3.54
Wendy’s (WEN): $1.32
ConEd (ED): $0.57
Main Street Capital (MAIN): $0.13
Stag Industrial (STAG): $0.10
NextEra Energy (NEE): $2.61
Hershey’s (HSY): $2.07
Home Depot (HD): $3.80
McDonald’s (MCD): $0.34
Flowers Foods (FLO): $1.46
VF Corp (VFC): $1.69
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Fund (VIG): $0.50
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Fund (VYM): $5.45
Kraft Heinz (KHC): $1.75
Invesco High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD): $0.11
Lockheed Martin (LMT): $0.40
Schwab US Dividend Equity Fund (SCHD): $4.89
Main Street Capital (MAIN): $0.06
Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD): $0.19
Vanguard Total Market ETF (VTI): $4.48
Vanguard REIT Fund (VNQ): $0.95
Wisdom Tree (DON): $0.05
Schwab US Dividend Equity fund (SCHD): $4.46
T.Rowe Price (TROW): $4.80
That brings the sub-total to a whopping $67. This does include IRA dividends as well. I'll need to figure out a way to separate those at some point. So, no, that's not a taxable sub-total. Still a pretty hefty chunk of change, especially in comparison to last quarter and last year.
The 401K also threw in a little bit
Baird Aggregate Bond fund: $2.08
DFA US Small Cap: $1.63
That sub-total comes to $3.71
All in all, dividends clocked in at $70.71. That is how you end a quarter. It even beat the most recent mid-quarter total. Those IRA buys clearly made a difference and set things right, allowing the quarter end to reclaim its throne.... well for now anyway. In the meantime, though, I'm really looking forward to seeing what sort of numbers December ends up presenting. Considering the humdigger last year's was, this one should be quite a bit of fun. Admittedly, I was hyped before, but with these IRA moves, it just makes it that much more enticing.
Interest clocked in at $1.21. Yeah, the contrast between saving and investing is pretty stark. Still, it's better than nothing and Current is starting to pick up steam. I'm at semi-daily payments now. Sure, it's just a penny here and there, but momentum is momentum.
I welcome any positive movement, especially as the balance sheet got clobbered this past month. Diminished assets and higher liabilities; no bueno. This coming month is going to be even worse on that front. I'm going to do what I can to cushion the blow, but it'll still be pretty fugly.
Will still be investing what I can, of course. These downturns are a bit of a gut-punch, and it can be frustrating to work and invest only to see the numbers shrink, but you just have to think of that fiscal zenkai boost that'll come when the market does bounce back.
Speaking of investing, that acts as a nice segue to the next portion of the post.
In addition to the buys on Robinhood (which you can read about here, here, here, and here) I also made single share purchases of Paramount Global (PARA), AT&T (T), and Walgreen's Boots Alliance (WBA) over on E-Trade.
Over in the IRA's, I bought 6 shares of Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), 7 shares of Schwab's US Dividend Equity Fund (SCHD), 8 shares of JP Morgan ETF Trust (JEPI), 4 shares of Kimberly Clark (KMB), 12 shares of Scott's Miracle Gro (SMG), and 12 shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO).
I also sold off my position in Store Capital (STOR) after hearing that they were being sold. I don't think I ended up getting a dividend from them, which is a shame (especially since they announced one last dividend increase shortly after,) but the announcement did drive the price up, so I got a pretty good return on that front. That did help pay for one of those buys, though I honestly don't remember which one off the top of my head.
That marks the last of the IRA capital. It's sad. I'm not going to lie, that was fun. Now all I can do is wait for the dividends to replenish the cash supply until it hits a point where I can make a substantial buy. I mean, technically, now that I have a working printer, I can put money in, but truth be told, I'll be firing money in so many directions over the next year or so that I don't mind putting that on hold for a little while. At least that prevents me from having to set up another account either on E-trade or somewhere else.
The portfolio has been updated accordingly.
September was an interesting month overall. There's still one quarter left to go. Plenty of time to move the needle and set the stage for 2023.
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