Saturday, October 20, 2012

September 2012 Pocket Change Portfolio Performance

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 dividends earned.

Dividends Received

Total dividends received during the month were $944.20, consisting of:

- $ 69.30 AFLAC Inc. (AFL)
- $114.84 ConocoPhillips (COP)
- $ 76.85 CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL)
- $ 75.60 Chevron Corporation (CVX)
- $ 15.73 Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED)
- $ 83.20 Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)
- $134.55 Intel Corporation (INTC)
- $ 75.64 Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
- $ 30.00 Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)
- $ 30.00 Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC)
- $ 10.12 Owens & Minor Inc. (OMI)
- $ 27.95 Pepsico, Inc. (PEP)
- $132.84 Universal Health Realty (UHT)
- $ 67.58 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT)

Annualized Dividend Income

Including new purchases and dividend increases, my annual PCP dividend income is now $8,618.20 at the current dividend rates. This is up $264.52 from last month's $8,353.68 amount. The PCP has never experienced a monthly decline in annualized dividend income.

Portfolio Returns

- Year-to-date: 12.43%
- Life-to-date: 16.90% (annualized)

Full Disclosure: Long all the aforementioned securities. See a list of all my dividend growth income holdings here.

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