Here is the dividend income report for May, 2021.
The monthly dividend income came out to $160.93. The yearly income total for 2021 through the end of the month was $2500.04.
The income for May, 2020 was $179.08, and the yearly income for 2020 through the end of May was $2450.65.
LAND paid out five cents more than it did last month. Because the price rose, the income was not quite enough to buy another share. It is another data point that is making me wonder if I will be eating dog food in the dark in my later years. I have some money in a taxable cash account at a broker. I might “put that money to work” as they say in the investing business. But I worry that I might need it for savings. I really really really really really hate my job, and sometimes think about just quitting. I would need that money. But I might need it more later. Who knows?
I have started to listen to earnings calls for another REIT. I am looking at STAG. I am tracking these in Org mode. Hopefully learning more Org mode will change my life.
Here is a table with the year-to-date amounts, the monthly amounts, and the three- and twelve-month moving averages for each May from 2011 through 2021:
| Month | YTD | Amount | 3MMA | 12MMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05 | $2500.04 | $160.93 | $742.94 | $882.58 |
| 2020-05 | $2450.65 | $179.08 | $747.49 | $909.85 |
| 2019-05 | $2006.71 | $150.95 | $592.51 | $638.08 |
| 2018-05 | $1321.55 | $44.66 | $398.51 | $542.66 |
| 2017-05 | $2346.62 | $531.68 | $553.90 | $530.30 |
| 2016-05 | $2059.52 | $436.85 | $479.79 | $477.37 |
| 2015-05 | $1803.11 | $361.99 | $411.92 | $402.51 |
| 2014-05 | $1411.19 | $280.01 | $304.77 | $306.30 |
| 2013-05 | $1141.24 | $242.65 | $260.91 | $288.11 |
| 2012-05 | $1268.97 | $258.15 | $257.13 | $270.51 |
| 2011-05 | $1114.84 | $266.55 | $233.03 | $194.61 |
Here are the securities and the income amounts for May, 2021:
- Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF: $129.89
- Vanguard Total International Bond ETF: $8.49
- Gladstone Land: $22.55
Big Jim is learning Org Mode to change his life.
“Horse Head” (1815) by Théodore Géricault (26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824), image from Wikipedia, assumed allowed under Fair Use.