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Blue Chip DRiP: October Dividend Income Update

Published Mon, 09 Nov 2020 22:55:23 -0500 on Seeking Alpha

Seeking AlphaDividend StrategyBlue Chip DRiP: October Dividend Income UpdateNov. 9, 2020 10:55 PM ET|| Includes: ABBV, AM, BPYU, CAH, CSCO, ET, INGR, IRM, KEY, KO, LAND, LYB, PBCT, PFE, PFF, RDS-B, T, VLO, XOMby: Blue Chip DRiPBlue Chip DRiP Long-term, Dividend Growth, CompoundingSummaryOctober dividend income was down -34% from the previous quarter. Much of this was due to stock liquidations to buy a home, but it still stings.
Five of our holdings announced dividend raises, and we received a combined $443.99 from 12 companies in October.  However, Energy Transfer slashed their dividend, which will set us back.
All-time dividends received are up to $20,771.68 since we began this portfolio in February 2019.
In addition to dividends, we accrued $508 in covered call premiums in October, bringing our 2020 YTD total up to $2,543.
The Pain is Real

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October 2020 marks the first month since the inception of this portfolio that we did not increase our dividend income from the previous quarter. This can be attributed to two factors:
A few of our holdings cut/froze their dividends & distributions during the Covid crisis. We liquidated $120k of assets in July to buy our home in cash. It took a few months for these factors to kick in, but now the repercussions to our passive income are coming to roost. We are definitely not out of the woods yet. A few of our Energy and REIT holdings are still in danger of reducing their distributions, and I'm sure a few surprises will pop up from other sectors as well.
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