How Much Dividends I Received In November from My Dividend Growth Investing Portfolio

November hunger brings dividend checks! This month I received a total of $15.37 in dividend checks. For the year, I have received $369.53 in dividends. That is just barely enough to pay the yearly subscription cost for Netflix! Regardless, I am happy with myself and my wife for consistently investing this year, even with the big life events of a wedding and moving. Small wins matter. 

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) gave me the biggest paycheck of $6.09 and reinvested bought me 0.02 of a share. APD has had a rollercoaster of a year but has managed to increase its dividend by 8%. I’ll take 8%, you take 8%? That’s a good deal, damn good deal. 

The next biggest dividend paycheck was from Texas Instruments (TXN) with a payment of $5.77 and reinvested bought me 0.04 of a share. TXN has had a rollercoaster of a year. However, they have managed and recently increased their dividend by 7% this year. Interestingly, technology has blossomed this year, but TXN has severely underperformed. Why? I have no idea. Could be just a cycle, global supply chain risk issues, etc. You never really know, but TXN is a good semiconductor and technology company that has increased its dividend for the last 18 years despite a great depression in 2008-09. That said, I still only have it at 2%. 

Lowe’s Companies (LOW) paid me $5.49 this month and reinvested bought me 0.03 of a share. Following a similar theme, LOW has also seen the highs and the lows (no pun intended) as APD, TXN, and many other companies this year. Although their dividend increase was small this year (~5%), this is one of the best dividend growth companies out there for a few reasons. First, it has an enormous MOAT with limited competition other than Home Depot. Second, the company cautiously increases its dividend.  

Costco (COST) has absolutely destroyed it this year. Year to date (YTD), it is up +37.75%, which is a remarkable year. It gets better when you compare it to the S&P 500 (SPY), up +21.1%. Safe to say, it is definitely beating the golden standard! COST paid me a small $2.15 check and reinvested bought a small small fractional share of COST. However, this is not a company that will give you JEPI-like dividends but will give you incredible growth, small but nice dividend paychecks on the side, and a strong dividend growth rate record. 

Similar to COST, Apple (AAPL) is up YTD +54.29%! Their dividend increase was small this year, however, like COST this is a growth-oriented company with a small side of dividend paychecks. AAPL paid me $1.42 and reinvested bought me 0.01 of a fractional share. 

Lastly, is the wisdom tree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund ETF (DGRW). I am excited to have DGRW in my portfolio as it is similar to DGRO, the ETF focuses on increasing its dividend each year, and my favorite part is that it pays monthly. Although I will be getting a few bucks here and there, in 15-20 years this will be hundreds and help with bills once I hit early retirement. DGRW paid me $0.54 and reinvested bought 0.01 of a fraction share.  

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