Total Portfolio Update

Hello everyone,

Once again, thank you for following along my investing journey.   I posted an update to my portfolio last week, but did not include my newer purchases for that week within the total.   I hadn’t made any large buys, but rather added small amounts to my existing holdings, such as Target Corp. (TGT), Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), Realty Income (O), the Walt Disney Company (DIS) and Wal-Mart (WMT).   As of today, my dividend growth portfolio of 21 companies sits at $22,536.98 and is churning out $768.36 annually in dividends.   As I detailed in last posting, XOM surpassed Apple Inc. (AAPL) as my largest holding after my latest purchase.   Furthermore, my 401k plan, the Thrift Savings Plan (a mixture of Index Funds), is currently valued at $71,892.   This brings my investment total to $94,428.36, which is knocking right on that six figure door!   I do have some cash reserve to make other purchases, along with mutual funds, but I’m not including those in this total, as I plan to liquidate those assets and merge into my dividend growth portfolio soon.   Well, just wanted to provide a quick update, as I’m nearing the 100k point, which is a goal I’ve been eager to hit.  

Weekly Investment Purchases, Dividends and Passive Income

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend thus far.   I have plans to simply hang out with my family and get outdoors, weather permitting, as it seems the rain keeps coming.  It's nice to spend good quality time with the family after a long work week.  It's amazing how fast the little ones are growing up, so I try to spend every second with them before 'daddy' isn't as cool anymore and they want to be with friends more and more.   This post will detail my weekly activity, as I had several small automatic purchases and a few other purchases to add to existing portfolio holdings, dividends received and, lastly, semi-passive income generated from my rental property.   Here is the breakdown:

Purchases:

Special Agent Dividend's Dividend Growth Portfolio

The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) $50

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) $50

Bank of America Corp. (BAC) $26.16 

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) $36

Total Purchases for the Week: $162.16

Dividends:

Target Corp. (TGT) $4.29

Unilever: (UL) $3.31

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) $14.99 (DRIP)

Total Dividends for the Week: $22.59

Other Income: 

Rental Property - Payment received for March rent, which netted $295 in positive cash flow.   

Another week in the books and I was able to add a little to my portfolio, as every dime helps!   I used $162.16 to add to existing holdings, received $22.59 in dividends and netted $295 in passive income from rental property.   Well, that's it for this short post, as I'm off to spend time with the family.   Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Small Milestone Hit - Portfolio

Hello everyone,

With the recent run-up in the overall market, especially in the energy sector, I hit a small milestone that brought a smile to my face.  I was about to update my portfolio on the blog and when I opened it up it had crossed over the 20k mark for the first time.  While nothing grand, it did make my portfolio seem legit for the first time, as I've been nickel and diming it to slowly accumulate wealth.   I'm pretty happy at where it is and how far it has came since that first stock purchase a little over a year and half ago.  With my Special Agent Dividend's non-top secret portfolio and my retirement accounts, I'm cruising right towards the six figure mark in investments!  I should be around 90k, plus or minus a tad, right now so well on the way of hitting that milestone soon.   While my portfolio has increased nicely with the market ride, my dividend income has taken a hit with three of my holdings, Kinder Morgan (KMI), ConocoPhillips (COP) and BHP Billiton (BBL) slashing dividends.   I don't plan to sell at the moment, as it was understandable in this market.  In any regard, it's a nice moment to hit a milestone, as it just gives you motivation to keep it going and improve each month.  If I hadn't started this journey, that 20k would have been wasted on something I'm sure and not generating $700 annually and compounding growth.  Well, thanks for stopping by and for the support!

Here is a snapshot of my portfolio:

Portfolio Update - First Half of 2015

Hi everyone,

 

As promised, I plan to update my portfolio, as I’ve kept busy plugging away with small purchases over the first half of the year.   As of today, my taxable account stands at $14,518.09, which is a long way from the 0 I started with less than a year ago.  The funny thing is, I honestly do not even miss that money used to invest, which would have simply been blown on something in years prior.  This amount is spread out over 19 different companies, as I’m slowly growing my position in each (with the exception of the spin-off South32).  Currently, my largest holding is Apple Inc. (AAPL), followed by BP.  My forward annual dividend income now stands at $517.29, which as mentioned in my last post, surpasses my first half of 2015 goal of $500!!  Of note, my newest holding is The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), along with the General Electric Company (GE) and Realty Income Corporation (O).  I’ve slowly added to these new positions and will continue adding on a monthly basis for the time being, along with my other core holdings.  In addition to my holdings, I have saved some cash reserve to be used to purchase additional stock in my taxable account and ROTH IRA account. 

 

My retirement accounts have been accumulating as well during this first half of the year.  My Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) now stands at approximately $58,000 and a separate retirement savings account is currently at $10,200.  With these accounts and my taxable portfolio, the investments total approximately $82,718.  This total does not include my investment property that is currently rented, but is substantial growth from where I started last year.   I’m hoping to hit the first big milestone soon on my journey, which is 100k!!  I’m really hoping to reach that mark by the end of the year and will actively be investing as much as possible to meet the goal. 

 

Without further ado, here is my current holdings in the taxable portfolio. 

 

Taxable Portfolio as of July 4, 2015

Company	Shares	Market Value	Market Weight	Yield	Quarterly Dividend / Share	Annual Dividend
AAPL	21.758	$2,751.08	18.95%	1.65%	0.52	$45.26
TGT	7.2976	$600.37	4.14%	2.72%	0.56	$16.35
KO	13.9513	$550.66	3.79%	3.34%	0.33	$18.42
GE	8	$214.16	1.48%	3.44%	0.23	$7.36
WMT	3.2775	$235.49	1.62%	2.73%	0.49	$6.42
MCD	4.1472	$398.75	2.75%	3.54%	0.85	$14.10
LMT	3.9135	$732.96	5.05%	3.20%	1.5	$23.48
COP	11.249317	$680.58	4.69%	4.83%	0.73	$32.85
VZ	12.868944	$607.03	4.18%	4.66%	0.55	$28.31
XOM	12.166682	$1,011.42	6.97%	3.51%	0.73	$35.53
PG	8.026034	$641.36	4.42%	3.32%	0.6629	$21.28
DIS	7.694	$884.35	6.09%	1.15%	0.33	$10.16
F	52.381	$778.91	5.37%	4.03%	0.15	$31.43
BP	38.062	$1,571.96	10.83%	5.81%	0.6	$91.35
UL	9.9683	$428.14	2.95%	2.97%	0.319	$12.72
BBL	21.594	$860.74	5.93%	6.22%	0.62	$53.55
BNS	21	$1,061.76	7.31%	4.33%	0.5468	$45.93
O	10	$453.90	3.13%	5.02%	0.57	$22.80
SOUHY	8	$54.48	0.38%	0.00%	0	$0.00
Total Value		$14,518.09		3.56%	Est Annual Dividend	$517.29

 

As noted in my last post, I plan on updating this blog regularly now that I have additional time after I had to take a hiatus for the first part of the year.  Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment, question or suggestion.  Happy 4th of July! 

Special Agent Dividend

Portfolio and Addition of Portfolio Page

Hi everyone,

At the suggestion of  Write Your Own Reality, I’m planning on creating a portfolio page.  This page will be updated at the first of the month (or when I find some time near the first).  Of course, I will be documenting all my purchases on a weekly basis through postings on agentdividend.com.  The portfolio will only include my individual stocks that I hold, and will not include my Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and other mutual funds.  It is a work in progress, as I’m trying to build from scratch after I began this long journey three months ago.  I welcome any comments, suggestions or critiques, as that is what I love about our investing community.  We are all here on the same journey and I’d love to help others achieve their goals and welcome the opinion of others to assist me on my way. 

As of today, the value of the Non-Top Secret Portfolio stands at $9,265.17.  It consists of seventeen (17) companies, which are all in the phase of me building a full position.  My largest holding is Apple Inc. (AAPL), as it was the first individual stock purchase I made when I began the journey.  While it is not a stereotypical dividend investor’s stock, per se, I believe the growth of the dividend will rise dramatically, along with capital gains.   In addition, I’ve been adding some energy/oil based companies of late, as I find them to be at the best value at the moment in this bull market.  Here is my current portfolio, as of November 26, 2014:

Non-Top Secret Portfolio

Company	Shares	Market Value	Market Weight	Yield	Quarterly Dividend	Annual Dividend
AAPL	21.4762	$2,553.52	27.56%	1.58%	0.47	$40.38
TGT	6.831	$491.76	5.31%	2.89%	0.52	$14.21
KO	10.878	$481.03	5.19%	2.76%	0.305	$13.27
DPS	1.409	$102.77	1.11%	2.25%	0.41	$2.31
WMT	2.2551	$191.41	2.07%	2.26%	0.48	$4.33
MCD	4.0454	$389.33	4.20%	3.53%	0.85	$13.75
LMT	1.791737	$338.76	3.66%	3.28%	1.55	$11.11
COP	3.621294	$258.20	2.79%	4.10%	0.73	$10.57
VZ	4.709731	$234.73	2.53%	4.41%	0.55	$10.36
XOM	5.482361	$520.61	5.62%	2.91%	0.69	$15.13
INTC	0.8934	$32.87	0.35%	2.45%	0.225	$0.80
PG	3.798822	$337.15	3.64%	2.90%	0.6436	$9.78
DIS	3.5071	$321.95	3.47%	0.94%	0.215	$3.02
F	51	$797.64	8.61%	3.20%	0.125	$25.50
BP	22	$917.40	9.90%	5.76%	0.6	$52.80
UL	5.4777	$227.98	2.46%	3.48%	0.3625	$7.94
BBL	21	$1,068.06	11.53%	4.88%	0.62	$52.08
Total Value		$9,265.17		3.10%	Est Annual Dividend	$287.35

I’ll be adding a page of my blog with this information later today.  Thank you again for all the support. 

Special Agent Dividend