tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post9045037550854501191..comments2022-10-22T10:08:59.187+01:00Comments on The Dividend Drive: June 2015: Dividend Income, Trading Activity and Portfolio SnapshotAhren Lesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10131811751957847395noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-25771649397783805222015-07-08T12:49:18.729+01:002015-07-08T12:49:18.729+01:00Thanks, R to R.
Yes, my expenses are spectacular...Thanks, R to R. <br /><br />Yes, my expenses are spectacularly low at the moment. How long I can keep it up is unclear. I am fortunate in not having (or needing) a lot of the big recurring expenses at present. That will, sadly, change at some point. But I am making hay whilst the sun shines for now.<br /><br />I honestly thought I would struggle to drop it down from last year's total. Shows what can be done when you're focused!<br /><br />Look forward to seeing your around the blog in the future!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-30573844833592324592015-07-08T02:33:48.743+01:002015-07-08T02:33:48.743+01:00Dividend Drive,
I've seen you on a few blogs ...Dividend Drive,<br /><br />I've seen you on a few blogs I follow so I wanted to catch up on your progress.<br /><br />Your annual comparison is impressive! Also, congrats on your low monthly expenses, that is extremely low compared to what I'm used to seeing.<br /><br />Looking forward to following your progress.<br /><br />Red to Richeshttp://www.redtoriches.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-20200276720302319302015-07-04T21:21:24.247+01:002015-07-04T21:21:24.247+01:00Thanks, Tawcan.
Yes, I have made much more rapid...Thanks, Tawcan. <br /><br />Yes, I have made much more rapid progress this year than I had even hoped. I will be doing a half-yearly review shortly. I suspect strongly many of my goals--including total dividend income--will have to be revised upwards. A nice thing to have to do!<br /><br />I certainly hope that I can keep it up. Cross your fingers! It is looking good at present though!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-32134809617879669972015-07-04T20:04:39.130+01:002015-07-04T20:04:39.130+01:00Nice dividend income for the month of June! 69.65%...Nice dividend income for the month of June! 69.65% on your annual goal already? You're way ahead of the game. Keep up the great stuff.Tawcanhttp://www.tawcan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-33233159982721661522015-07-03T11:23:14.670+01:002015-07-03T11:23:14.670+01:00Thanks, Ryan. I am pretty happy with June. It is n...Thanks, Ryan. I am pretty happy with June. It is nice to have a month which "feels" a bit weaker but is actually a superb one. It shows how much progress is being made.<br /><br />I am glad you like how the updates look. I am constantly tweaking them so they are more fun for me to compile and for you all to read. Glad it seems to be working!<br /><br />I certainly will keep at it. Same to you. You had such a strong capital injection last month it is going to look excellent once those new dividends start coming in!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-29421187434842099732015-07-03T11:19:52.355+01:002015-07-03T11:19:52.355+01:00Thanks, Laura. Yes, it was a pretty solid one. loo...Thanks, Laura. Yes, it was a pretty solid one. look as though next month will be around the same lines.<br /><br />Yes, it certainly is good to reinvest. I am--as I hinted above--seriously thinking going to a more targeted rather than automatically reinvested approach sometime. Though I am in no rush at present. Quite a few investments don't provide enough income to buy a share with so I have the best of both worlds at present.<br /><br />Sounds like a couple of good buys. NG will be a bumpy ride for a while, I suspect until interest rates settle. But over the long-term it should do sterling work. If they continue at these prices I will seriously consider a top-up!<br /><br />Next June will be very different for you dividend wise. For a start, Legal & General should throw off their final dividend then. Be interesting to see whether July provides you with anything!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-4174292423479930532015-07-03T04:44:48.659+01:002015-07-03T04:44:48.659+01:00I'm really liking what I see, you had such a g...I'm really liking what I see, you had such a great a month. Thanks for sharing all the nice details, I'm a big fan of the look of your updates :) Keep at it my friend!My Dividend Growthhttp://www.mydividendgrowth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-61656693725771845392015-07-02T21:35:56.416+01:002015-07-02T21:35:56.416+01:00Nice dividend income for June! It is always good t...Nice dividend income for June! It is always good to reinvest this back into the stocks. I topped up National Grid in June and bought some Legal and General. Unfortunately I received no dividends.Laurahttp://www.ftse-market.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-1449247561053256202015-07-02T14:43:38.934+01:002015-07-02T14:43:38.934+01:00I know, M, I love reading (and writing) them as we...I know, M, I love reading (and writing) them as well! Gives you a nice boost as you can see how progress is being made and how you can do it too!<br /><br />That is a solid month's income. June is a bit of an odd one for dividend income. I had quite a few payments as you can see but all but one were the smaller interim payments. Carillion being the exception. Next year I would also receive Legal & General's final dividend payment which should make a nice contribution to a growing total! Here's to June 2016!<br /><br />Yes, we have a surprising number of companies shared between us. Hopefully we are both right!<br /><br />PS: Welcome back! Great to see you not only back on There's Value but over here!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-60885559568458164212015-07-02T14:04:54.892+01:002015-07-02T14:04:54.892+01:00Another great month D2, always love reading these ...Another great month D2, always love reading these types of updates! We had a similar month, with £53.70 coming into the account we blog about on There's Value. We own a fair few of the same companies too!<br /><br />CheersM from There's Valuehttp://theresvalue.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-11182805950447084072015-07-02T12:43:01.623+01:002015-07-02T12:43:01.623+01:00Firstly, welcome to the blog. Hope you've enjo...Firstly, welcome to the blog. Hope you've enjoyed reading some of the content.<br /><br />I am with iWeb (which I plan to publish a fuller review of at some point). They have an automatic dividend reinvestment service as do most. However, some are better than others.<br /><br />In iWeb's case they charge 2% per reinvestment in broker fees (quite high) but they do not have a minimum charge and so, for me, it is pretty reasonable to allow them to do that.<br /><br />I know that some brokers have a lower fee, say 1%, but have a minimum charge, say £1, which would of course make such a reinvestment uneconomical.<br /><br />I am increasingly of the mind that targeted reinvestment rather than automatic reinvestment is the best way to go. However, I have not yet made the switch!<br /><br />Do check what you broker's reinvestment charge is, though. If it is pretty nice like iWeb's you should definitely consider trying it out depending on how your portfolio looks.Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-31167741597152625162015-07-02T12:32:30.343+01:002015-07-02T12:32:30.343+01:00Hi,
I am new to your blog.
I would be interested t...Hi,<br />I am new to your blog.<br />I would be interested to know how you purchase extra shares with the dividends that you receive. My platform charge me £5.95 per deal and so it would not be possible for me to purchase 1 extra Barclays share, for example, with the £4.10 dividend that you received.<br />Thanks.<br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-88817478350769898542015-07-01T12:16:02.619+01:002015-07-01T12:16:02.619+01:00Thanks for the comments, Stalflare!
I know. I had...Thanks for the comments, Stalflare!<br /><br />I know. I had the same feeling when I started. However, if you keep at it your portfolio soon gains its own momentum and you can't really stop the rise! It is a great feeling. It is quite amazing to be thinking that a £70+ monthly income as a modest one. Last year that would have been my second largest monthly income total!<br /><br />Yes, my portfolio is showing a capital loss at present as well (after the Greek issue). Although, with dividends included it is a gain. This does not surprise me, however, as I have loaded up on "distressed" companies at present for the long-term as I have a many decades investing horizon. Hence the likes of BHP Billiton, GSK, AstraZeneca, Shell and BP feature strongly. In there are most of my biggest capital losers at present. I'm optimistic that over the long-term they should start throwing me into the green!<br /><br />That is right. The yield column is based on the historic dividend payment last year not the predicted dividend or the entire dividend income returned since I opened the position. <br /><br />The yield figure is also on price and not on cost.<br /><br />At present, my portfolio's yield (if analyst predictions of dividend yields are correct) will rise about 5.3% on the figure above. Not bad. <br /><br />Keep up the good work. You will soon be pulling together similar dividend income figures I am sure!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-71783786238651762272015-07-01T11:58:51.444+01:002015-07-01T11:58:51.444+01:00Ciao DD,
Great review, I am waiting for some divid...Ciao DD,<br />Great review, I am waiting for some dividends to be paid to my account to do my review on June, but I am always amazed at seeing you "older than me" Drippers posting figures always on the rise. Having started 6 months ago and after what happened recently I only see the "festival of red returns" from shares... :)<br /><br />The "Yield" column takes into account only this year dividend or is it a summary of the position since it started?<br /><br />Cia ociao<br /><br />Stalflare Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com