Dividends Received

Do you know the only thing in life that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
John D. Rockefeller, Sr (1839-1937)

I am glad to say that dividends coming in is not the only thing in life that gives me pleasure. saying that, dividend return is at the heart of my portfolio and my investing goals. Consequently, I will be using this page to bring together the figures for my monthly income from dividends.

Each month will be provided with a fuller page which will break down more fully where the dividend income comes from. If you would like to see this break down in more detail, just visit the hyperlinked page.




  1. 2014 Monthly Breakdown: January (£0), February (£0), March (£21.60), April (£0), May (£11.10), June (£19.24), July (£19.90), August (£24.52), September (£63.40), October (£40.26), November (£19.28), December (£111.70). Monthly Average: £27.58.
  2. 2015 Monthly Breakdown: January (£35.91), February (£36.61), March (£92.03), April (£171.21), May (£150.37), June (£71.04), July (£72.68), August (£51.72), September (£155.04), October (£131.65), November (£52.97), December (£146.11). Monthly Average: £97.60 (Target: £66.67 £91.67). 
  3. 2016 Monthly Breakdown: January (£63.54).


Quarterly Returns

Here I include the quarterly dividend returns for the current calendar year. Those quarters marked with an * are not final totals yet.


Annual Returns

Below I have also provided a chart showing the total annual dividend income received by my portfolio. Years marked with an * are not finalised totals yet.

To see what I targeted to achieve in income for each year, view my Investment Goals page.





15 comments:

  1. Over £300 in dividends for your first year investing is a nice return. I am sure this will continue to grow and grow.

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    1. Thanks! I was pretty chuffed. I originally set a target of £200 and thought that would be a stretch. I was quite wrong with that!

      Hopefully, all things going to plan, I should easily reach my target of £800 in 2015. I may even hit £900. If so, three times the income from the previous year is pretty good going!

      Good luck with your journey. Progress is pretty rapid at the start which is great for everyone getting going!

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  2. Wow, it looks like your dividend income only go in one direction - UP! That's a true thriller to see the money coming into your account automatically each month. I think 200 pound is pretty doable as long as you have fresh capital coming in each month.

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    1. Thanks, Vivianne. I am amazed how quickly it has shifted towards the £200 mark. This month was something of a outlier with a good handful of special dividends coming in (as you will see when I get round to my monthly review). However, it can't be too long--as you highlight--before I am more consistently bringing in over £200 a month if I keep pushing capital into investments.

      Thanks for the words of encouragement. I will keep plugging away!

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  3. I love seeing dividends grow and it looks as if you are going to be getting some payment every month this year. I assume you reinvest your dividends straight back into the companies? I only have 2 dividend stocks so I need to work on getting more. I would love to be getting a dividend payment every month.

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    1. You're spot on. I will receive dividend payments every month of this year and hopefully every year from this point onwards as well.

      Currently I have my dividends automatically reinvested in the paying company. However, I am reviewing this policy at the moment. It may be that I switch to targeted reinvestment soon. In other words, pooling the cash together from dividends and then adding it to my fresh investment funds and investing it that way. There are good things to be said about both methods.

      Your portfolio will grow over time. It is really very exciting to see it grow. Enjoy the process! You will soon be at monthly dividends!

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  4. Very inpiring numbers. You are, definitely on the right track!
    Cheers from Portugal!

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    1. I am glad you find it inspiring! It is great to see the figures build up. It's a long journey but I am going along at quite some pace at the moment!

      Good luck with your journey over in sunny Portugal!

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  5. Great progress Dividend Drive. You had an excellent first year and it appears that the momentum has carried forth into this year. Keep up the great work. Best wishes and continued success on your personal journey! AFFJ

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    1. Thanks, AFFJ.

      I have been amazed at my progress so far as well. Really nice to be able to look back at just how far I have managed to travel in a short time. The new goal for 2015 of £1100 (about $1720) will be quite a challenge to hit (as it should be), but I am optimistic. I should certainly get close even if I fall a little short! We will see!

      Thanks for your good wishes. You're looking well on track for your $3,000 goal for this year. I look forward to seeing you cross that line!

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  6. Hey dude, whats the average dividend Yield of your portfolio? Congratulations for ur dividends.

    Im a brazilian investor and im in the same goal here in my country...

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    1. Thanks for the comment, Tidus.

      You can find my portfolio dividend yield over on my "Holdings" page. Right now it is sitting at a rather nice 4.03%.

      Glad to hear you're doing the same in Brazil. Good luck with your journey. It is a long but enjoyable one!

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    2. Ty mate! :))

      In Brazil we have some stocks with high Yields, like 8-10%, and we have Real Estate funds, also known as REITs, and we can get around 12% free from taxes. I guess there are REITS on ur country, u should take a look on it, maybe would increase your DY a lot...

      Good luck with your journey and keep increasing ur dividends!

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    3. My pleasure, Tidus.

      Your REIT yields are much higher than ours. The biggest REITs here are yielding about 3% I believe. Certainly attractive still. I hold one REIT (Hansteen Holdings) and would liek to top up at some point when funds allow!

      Same to you. Keep up the good work!

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  7. You're well on your way to crushing 2015's number! That is AWESOME and keep it up! That momentum is a beautiful thing!

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