Dividend Stocks Portfolio (Update) - October 2015

Here is the recent update to our dividend stocks portfolio – October 2015.

SALES 

This past month we did not sell off any shares from our family's dividend stock portfolio.  But since we did not sell any shares throughout the month of September, that also means that our annual dividends did not decrease either. 

TOTAL VALUE OF ALL SALES: $0.00

OVERALL DECREASE TO ANNUAL DIVIDENDS: $0.00
  

PURCHASES

This past month was somewhat busy at work and home so we didn't have as much time to research and buy stocks.  We did set a few limit orders but only a few executed because others simply didn't reach our set buy price. I am still happy to report that we ended the month of September with 3 quality buys with a total of $1,403 in new capital put to work. October has historically provided investors with buying opportunities and the Feds may decide to raise interest rates for the first time this coming month.  Hoping for some short term bad news so we can put more capital to work.  As a long term investor with roughly a decade left, I definitely welcome the dips during our investing years. 

Since our purchases this month were all with companies with had already owned, the family dividend stocks portfolio remains the same with a total of 47 different companies/ETF that pay us a dividend.

Below are the actual buys that we made during the past month:

9/22/15
8 shares of EMR (Emerson Electric Co) at $44.24

• Total Spent: $354.00
• Estimated Annual Dividend Received: $15.04

9/28/15
14 shares of RDS.B (Royal Dutch Shell) at $46.00

• Total Spent: $644.00
• Estimated Annual Dividend Received: $52.64

9/29/15
15 shares of KMI (Kinder Morgan Inc) at $27.00

• Total Spent: $405.00
• Estimated Annual Dividend Received: $29.40

TOTAL SPENT ON NEW ACQUISITION: $1,403.00

OVERALL INCREASE TO ANNUAL DIVIDENDS: $97.08

With the additional $97.08 in dividends, our new estimated annual income is now $3,707 (including our Edward Jones account) or and average of approximately $308.91/month.

DIVIDENDS

During the past month,  our family received dividends from a total of 23 companies/ETFs/Partnerships!! The total dividends received from those 23 companies/ETFs/Partnerships was: $347.30. Woohoo! It was the third time this year we received more than $300 in dividends!!

Below is a breakdown of the dividends received this past month:

WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT ACCOUNT:
9/1/15 -  ENB (Enbridge Inc): $7.09
9/1/15 -  AFL (Aflac Inc): $13.65
9/4/15 -  BSBR (Banco Santander Brasil SA): $1.00
9/8/15 - WMT (Wal-Mart Store Inc): $8.33
9/8/15 - JNJ (Johnson & Johnson): $6.00
9/10/15 - TGT (Target Corp): $8.44
9/10/15 - IBM (Int'l Business Machine Corp): $3.90
9/10/15 - XOM (ExxonMobil Corp): $8.03
9/10/15 - EXC (Exelon Corp): $18.58
9/10/15 - EMR (Emerson Electric Co): $12.69
9/10/15 - CVX (Chevron Corp): $19.26
9/14/15 - MMM (3M Co): $3.08
9/15/15 - ORI (Old Republic Int'l Corp): $6.48
9/16/15 - MCD (McDonalds Corp): $5.10
9/18/15 - ESV (Ensco Plc): $15.75
9/21/15 - RDS.B (Royal Dutch Shell Plc): $8.46
9/23/15 - RIG (Transocean Ltd): $5.25
9/25/15 - NOV (National Oilwell Varco Inc): $20.70
9/29/15 - BBL (BHP Billiton Plc): $97.96
9/30/15 - BPY (Brookfield Property LP Partners): $.85
9/30/15 - UNP (Union Pacific Corp): $5.50
9/30/15 - EDIV (SPDR S&P Emerging ETF Markets Dividends): $31.76
9/30/15 - FTR (Frontier Communications Corp): $39.44

EDWARD JONES INVESTMENT ACCOUNT:
*No dividend were received in September from EJ Account

OVERALL DIVIDENDS TOTAL THIS MONTH: $347.30

In case you interested, our family's dividend stocks portfolio 
may be found by clicking on the link below:

Dividend Stocks Portfolio