The Pocket Change Portfolio (PCP) was first introduced on September 13, 2008 as a real money dividend income portfolio funded by the "pocket change" earned from my various online endeavors. Each month I report on the portfolio's progress and update its holdings.Dividends Received
Total dividends received during the month were $190.22, consisting of:- $7.74 Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (BIV)
- $12.95 Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV)
- $5.15 PowerShares Emerging Mkt Debt (PCY)
- $69.72 AT&T, Inc. (T) | Analysis
- $9.36 Nucor Corporation (NUE)
- $15.90 Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) | Analysis
- $41.46 Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | Analysis
- $27.94 Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) | Analysis
Dividend Stock Purchases
The following securities were purchased during the month:- 26 Shares General Dynamics Corp. (GD) providing $43.68 in annual dividend income [Analysis]
- 44 Shares Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ASP) providing $59.84 in annual dividend income [Analysis]
Annualized Dividend Income
Including the above purchases, my annual PCP dividend income is now $2,186.66 at the current dividend rates. This is up $102.94 from last month's $2,083.72 amount. The PCP has never had a monthly decline in annualized dividend income.Portfolio Returns
- Month: 2.30%
- Year-to-date: 4.97%
- Life-to-date: 10.08% (annualized)
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