Here is the dividend income report for September, 2016.
The monthly dividend income came out to $720.86. The yearly income total for 2016 through the end of the month was $4260.70.
The income for September, 2015 was $659.59, and the yearly income for 2015 through the end of September was $3744.49.
Since September is a “C” month, the income was pretty high. Still not enough to cover the rent. Sometimes I wonder when this dividend investing will be enough to cover my expenses.
Questar (STR) was acquired by Dominion Resources. All STR shreholders got cash (at least I did) and a final dividend. I have been thinking about buying some more stock, and now I have to in order to keep getting the $12/quarter I was getting from STR.
I bought 50 shares of STR on 2011-03-02 at $17.34. By the time I was bought out on 2016-09-20, I had 59.367 shares. All the new shares were from dividend reinvestments, not from actual purchases. The first dividend from STR was paid on 2011-06-13, for $7.63, with a payout of $0.1530/share, which bought 0.442 shares at a price of $17.60, while the last regular dividend was on 2016-09-12; I got $12.95, with a payout of $0.22/share, which bought 0.517 shares at a price of $25.03. That is an increase of about 70% in dividend income over five years. (There was also another dividend on the day of the buyout of about $.07/share.)
Here is a table with the year-to-date amounts, the monthly amounts, and the three- and twelve-month moving averages for each September from 2011 through 2016:
| Month | YTD | Amount | 3MMA | 12MMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09 | $4260.70 | $720.86 | $505.47 | $499.02 |
| 2015-09 | $3744.49 | $659.59 | $443.06 | $432.46 |
| 2014-09 | $2993.02 | $536.75 | $353.04 | $335.39 |
| 2013-09 | $2374.05 | $395.65 | $293.78 | $294.44 |
| 2012-09 | $2425.78 | $315.21 | $283.66 | $283.00 |
| 2011-09 | $2121.78 | $243.26 | $256.81 | $233.01 |
Here are the stocks and the income amounts for September, 2016:
- AFLAC Inc: $44.72
- American States Water Co: $25.61
- Black Hills Corp: $15.62
- Bemis Co Inc: $30.58
- Vectren Corp: $24.27
- Johnson & Johnson: $82.45
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Co: $35.79
- Emerson Electric Co: $51.00
- Honeywell International: $60.14
- Sonoco Products Co: $49.22
- Exxon Mobil Corp: $87.81
- Chevron: $26.44
- 3M Co: $15.37
- Questar Corp: $12.95
- Walgreen Co: $22.03
- Dover Corp: $10.43
- Consolidated Edison Inc: $21.51
- Kellogg Company: $55.50
- Valspar Corp: $19.71
- RLI Corp: $25.54
- Questar Corp: $4.17
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Nice dividend paycheck there