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Dividend Portfolio: 9/22/23 Weekly Update

Welcome back to the weekly Dividend Dollars portfolio review! This post is brought to you by Koyfin, a powerful analytical tool that I am proud to partner with. Their platform is entirely customizable for whatever investment data you want to look at. I wouldn’t use any other website to dive into a stock’s fundaments. Click the link above or picture below to get a special offer only for Dividend Dollar readers or go give my product review a read if you’re interested!

Here at Dividend Dollars, our investing approach is a dividend growth strategy with aspects of value investing and fundamental analysis. I am a young investor in my 20’s and by sticking to this strategy over the long term, the magical powers of compounding are on my side. This allows me to more easily build substantial positions in dividend paying stocks over time, which will one day help me reach the ultimate goal of being financially free through the sources of passive income they provide. You can read more about the strategy here. Let’s dive into the portfolio review!

Portfolio Value

To date, I have invested $18,325 into the account the total value of all positions plus any cash on hand is $18,630.98. That’s a total gain of 1.66%. The account is down $578.89 this week which is a -3.01% loss. We added $145 in cash to the account this week, trades made will be broken out below.

We started building this portfolio on 9/24/2021 and when compared to the S&P 500 we are outperforming the market so far! Within that same timeframe, the S&P 500 is down -3.04% which puts us 4.70% higher than the market!

Portfolio

Above is a dashboard of the portfolio that tracks annual dividend income, yield, beta, dividend growth, and more.

Below is a table of everything we are invested in so far. There you can see my number of shares, shares bought through dividend reinvestments, average cost, gains, and more. The tickers in green are positions that I bought shares in this week, the blue ones are positions that I reinvested dividends into, the yellow ones are positions that announced a dividend increase this week, and the red are positions that I trimmed. Our PADI decreased from $657 to $643! The decrease is because of the sale of my bond positions.

Dividends

Over the last week I received three dividends: $6.35 from $SMHB, $4.91 from $LMT, and $0.48 from $NSSC. $LMT & $NSSC were received on Friday and will be reinvested on Monday.

Dividends received for 2023: $388.35

Portfolio’s Lifetime Dividends: $798.75

Trades

This week we did our weekly $10 buys into our ETFs of $SPY, $SCHD, and $XYLG.

We added to $INTC on Tuesday after watching their innovation conference. The event featured the announcement of the Meteor Lake generation, a demo of the Lunar Lake system, road map to the Panther Lake system by 2025, showed off the world’s first working UCIe-enabled chiplet-based process, transitioning away from resin to glass, and announced the 288 core Xeon processor coming 2024. A lot of good stuff! However, the stock price slid after the event as the items showed didn’t capture imaginations or impress on the AI leaning products. I think the conference laid out an awesome road map of things coming, what they are, and when to expect them. This is key as it reinforces confidence in Intel and their execution which has previously been plagued by delays and issues that disappointed investors.

Next, we sold off our bond exposure position in $AGG. I think the thesis for a rate pause is still valid, and that intermediate-core bonds will do well in the next year or so. However, I wanted the cash free to buy into things this week and next week. Read the thesis for that trade here, and if you stay in the play without me, I wish you luck!

Next (and this isn’t a trade but just something to mention), $NVO under went a 2:1 split. This was done to increase share liquidity in their domestic market and for the ADR. This change is reflected in the portfolio.

Lastly, we added to a newer position in $IBP. The stock is down 15% in a month, mostly due to selling pressure on housing-related stocks due to rate concerns. Market cycles aside, this company has a strong track record of executing on beneficial M&As to grow their operations and efficiencies. Regardless of the macro, they’ll continue to do this in the long-term, making it a solid cyclical compounder for the portfolio.

Then, we had some dividend reinvestments and continue to monitor our turtle trade in $URNM which bounced back amazingly this week and reached a 22% gain! We are fully scaled in and have our stop set at $40.37, giving us a guaranteed 7.6% win so far. We continue to move the stop up as the 10 day low moves higher with the trend! If you want to learn more about the turtle trend strategy, I have published a full article on it which you can read here. The below table is a log of the trades taken under the strategy so far.

Below is a breakdown of the trades I made this week:

  • September 19th, 2023
    • Intel ($INTC) – added 2 shares at $37.03.
    • Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF ($SCHD) – weekly $10 buy for 0.136537 shares.
    • SPDR S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) – weekly $10 buy for 0.022655 shares.
    • Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF ($XYLG) – weekly $10 buy for 0.366032 shares.
  • September 21st, 2023
    • iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF ($AGG) – sold full position at $94.65.
  • September 22nd, 2023
    • $SMHB dividend reinvested.
    • Installed Building Products ($IBP) – added 1 share at $123.27

Summary

That is it for the update this week. These weeks are my favorite. Very little moves to report, but all of the right positions are progressing and keeping us above the market’s performance! Looking forward to future.

Let me know what you think of the progress so far, share with me your progress and questions, interact with me on Twitter and CommonStock as well as the other socials using the links below! Also, tune into the Games N Gains Twitch Stream every Thursday at 6PM MST. I play games, hang out, and chat with y’all about stocks, charts, fundamentals, and anything else you like! I hope to see you in there!

Thank you for reading! See you next week and stay safe!

Regards,

Dividend Dollars

This post is brought to you by Sharesight, a portfolio tracking tool that I am happy to partner with. Their platform makes tracking trading and dividend history, understanding your performance, and saving time a breeze. I wrote a review of the product that you can read here if you’re interested in learning more! Click the link above or the picture below to get a special offer only for Dividend Dollar readers!

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Dividend Portfolio: 9/15/23 Weekly Update

Welcome back to the weekly Dividend Dollars portfolio review! This post is brought to you by Koyfin, a powerful analytical tool that I am proud to partner with. Their platform is entirely customizable for whatever investment data you want to look at. I wouldn’t use any other website to dive into a stock’s fundaments. Click the link above or picture below to get a special offer only for Dividend Dollar readers or go give my product review a read if you’re interested!

Here at Dividend Dollars, our investing approach is a dividend growth strategy with aspects of value investing and fundamental analysis. I am a young investor in my 20’s and by sticking to this strategy over the long term, the magical powers of compounding are on my side. This allows me to more easily build substantial positions in dividend paying stocks over time, which will one day help me reach the ultimate goal of being financially free through the sources of passive income they provide. You can read more about the strategy here. Let’s dive into the portfolio review!

Portfolio Value

To date, I have invested $18,180 into the account the total value of all positions plus any cash on hand is $19,060.11. That’s a total gain of 4.84%. The account is up $187.91 for the week which is a 0.99% gain. We added $145 in cash to the account this week, trades made will be broken out below.

We started building this portfolio on 9/24/2021 and when compared to the S&P 500 we are outperforming the market so far! Within that same timeframe, the S&P 500 is down -0.12% which puts us 4.96% higher than the market!

Portfolio

Above is a dashboard of the portfolio that tracks annual dividend income, yield, beta, dividend growth, and more.

Below is a table of everything we are invested in so far. There you can see my number of shares, shares bought through dividend reinvestments, average cost, gains, and more. The tickers in green are positions that I bought shares in this week, the blue ones are positions that I reinvested dividends into, the yellow ones are positions that announced a dividend increase this week, and the red are positions that I trimmed. Our PADI increased from $654 to $657!

Dividends

Over the last week I received four dividends: $12.47 from $MMM, $2.23 from $MSFT, $2.32 from $O, and $2.38 from $NEE. $O and $NEE were received on Friday and will be reinvested on Monday.

Dividends received for 2023: $376.60

Portfolio’s Lifetime Dividends: $787.00

Trades

This week we did our weekly $10 buys into our ETFs of $SPY, $SCHD, and $XYLG.

We added to our new position in $HLNE. I’ve did some more digging into the company since last month. Not enough to feel confident in a full position, but confident enough that I’d like to add! In addition to that, the price of the stock has been basing for over month since its last run up. Volatility is reaching a historical low, which typically precludes a push higher. Will be keeping my eye on this.

Aside from dividend reinvestments, that was our last move. We kept monitoring our turtle trade in $URNM which progressed amazingly this week and reached a 20% gain! We are fully scaled in and have our stop set at $38.75. Continue to move the stop up as the 10 day low moves higher with the trend! If you want to learn more about the turtle trend strategy, I have published a full article on it which you can read here. The below table is a log of the trades taken under the strategy so far.

Below is a breakdown of the trades I made this week:

  • September 12th, 2023
    • Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF ($SCHD) – weekly $10 buy for 0.135062 shares.
    • SPDR S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) – weekly $10 buy for 0.022303 shares.
    • Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF ($XYLG) – weekly $10 buy for 0.36075 shares.
    • Hamilton Lane Incorporated ($HLNE) – added 1 share at $92.56.
    • 3M ($MMM) – dividend reinvested.
  • September 14th, 2023
    • Microsoft ($MSFT) – dividend reinvested.

Summary

That is it for the update this week. These weeks are my favorite. Very little moves to report, but all of the right positions are progressing and keeping us above the market’s performance! Looking forward to future.

Let me know what you think of the progress so far, share with me your progress and questions, interact with me on Twitter and CommonStock as well as the other socials using the links below! Also, tune into the Games N Gains Twitch Stream every Thursday at 6PM MST. I play games, hang out, and chat with y’all about stocks, charts, fundamentals, and anything else you like! I hope to see you in there!

Thank you for reading! See you next week and stay safe!

Regards,

Dividend Dollars

This post is brought to you by Sharesight, a portfolio tracking tool that I am happy to partner with. Their platform makes tracking trading and dividend history, understanding your performance, and saving time a breeze. I wrote a review of the product that you can read here if you’re interested in learning more! Click the link above or the picture below to get a special offer only for Dividend Dollar readers!

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Dividend Portfolio: 9/8/23 Weekly Update

Welcome back to the weekly Dividend Dollars portfolio review! This post is brought to you by Koyfin, a powerful analytical tool that I am proud to partner with. Their platform is entirely customizable for whatever investment data you want to look at. I wouldn’t use any other website to dive into a stock’s fundaments. Click the link above or picture below to get a special offer only for Dividend Dollar readers or go give my product review a read if you’re interested!

Here at Dividend Dollars, our investing approach is a dividend growth strategy with aspects of value investing and fundamental analysis. I am a young investor in my 20’s and by sticking to this strategy over the long term, the magical powers of compounding are on my side. This allows me to more easily build substantial positions in dividend paying stocks over time, which will one day help me reach the ultimate goal of being financially free through the sources of passive income they provide. You can read more about the strategy here. Let’s dive into the portfolio review!

Portfolio Value

To date, I have invested $18,035 into the account the total value of all positions plus any cash on hand is $18,729.99. That’s a total gain of 3.85%. The account is down $98.32 for the week which is a 0.52% loss. We added $145 in cash to the account this week, trades made will be broken out below.

We started building this portfolio on 9/24/2021 and when compared to the S&P 500 we are outperforming the market so far! Within that same timeframe, the S&P 500 is up 0.05% which puts us 3.81% higher than the market!

Portfolio

Above is a dashboard of the portfolio that tracks annual dividend income, yield, beta, dividend growth, and more.

Below is a table of everything we are invested in so far. There you can see my number of shares, shares bought through dividend reinvestments, average cost, gains, and more. The tickers in green are positions that I bought shares in this week, the blue ones are positions that I reinvested dividends into, the yellow ones are positions that announced a dividend increase this week, and the red are positions that I trimmed. Our PADI increased from $649 to $654!

Dividends

Over the last week I received two dividends: $5.25 from $CMI and $1.82 from $AGG

Dividends received for 2023: $357.19

Portfolio’s Lifetime Dividends: $767.59

Trades

This week we did our weekly $10 buys into our ETFs of $SPY, $SCHD, and $XYLG.

We added to out $LPLA position this week. MACD levels still indicate bullishness. The chart also shows a really nice inverse head and shoulders pattern with a neckline the $239 area. The neckline was broken, as the stock pushed higher to $242 on a really strong Friday showing! Great news for our position!

We added to our newer $IBL position on weakness this week and also hit our last scale into the $URNM turtle trade! We are now fully scaled in, and we just let it ride as high as it will take us without hitting the stop (10 day low or $38.27, whichever is higher)! If you want to learn more about the turtle trend strategy, I have published a full article on it which you can read here. The below table is a log of the trades taken under the strategy so far.

Below is a breakdown of the trades I made this week:

  • September 5th, 2023
    • Sprott Uranium Miners ETF ($URNM) – added 5 shares at $38.36, turtle trade final add!
    • Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF ($SCHD) – weekly $10 buy for 0.134752 shares.
    • SPDR S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) – weekly $10 buy for 0.022245 shares.
    • Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF ($XYLG) – weekly $10 buy for 0.3601 shares and dividend reinvested.
  • September 6th, 2023
    • Installed Building Products ($IBP) – added 1 share at $144.51.
  • September 7th, 2023
    • LPL Financial ($LPLA) – added 1 share at $236.38.
    • Cummins ($CMI) – dividend reinvested.

Summary

That is it for the update this week. Also, moving forward, there will be no more market recap articles. I may still decide to write an outlook here or there, because those are actually beneficial in my opinion. But the recap articles were too tedious, time consuming, and didn’t provide that much benefit to me or my readers. Macro’s don’t truly affect forever hold companies that much. So I’m stepping away from those effects in order to have more time to study and learn more about stock picking and fundamental analysis so I can bring that content to you!

Let me know what you think of the progress so far, share with me your progress and questions, interact with me on Twitter and CommonStock as well as the other socials using the links below! I have also started a Twitch Channel called Games N Gains! Every Thursday at 6PM MST I go live to hang out, play games, and chat with y’all about stocks, charts, fundamentals, and anything else you like! I hope to see you in there!

Thank you for reading! See you next week and stay safe!

Regards,

Dividend Dollars

This post is brought to you by Sharesight, a portfolio tracking tool that I am happy to partner with. Their platform makes tracking trading and dividend history, understanding your performance, and saving time a breeze. I wrote a review of the product that you can read here if you’re interested in learning more! Click the link above or the picture below to get a special offer only for Dividend Dollar readers!

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Dividend Portfolio: 9/1/23 Weekly Update

Welcome back to the weekly Dividend Dollars portfolio review! This post is brought to you by Sharesight, a portfolio tracking tool that I am happy to partner with. Their platform makes tracking trading and dividend history, understanding your performance, and saving time a breeze. I wrote a review of the product that you can read here if you’re interested in learning more! Click the link above or the picture below to get a special offer only for Dividend Dollar readers!

Here at Dividend Dollars, our investing approach is a dividend growth strategy with aspects of value investing and fundamental analysis. I am a young investor in my 20’s and by sticking to this strategy over the long term, the magical powers of compounding are on my side. This allows me to more easily build substantial positions in dividend paying stocks over time, which will one day help me reach the ultimate goal of being financially free through the sources of passive income they provide. You can read more about the strategy here. Let’s dive into the portfolio review!

Portfolio Value

To date, I have invested $17,890 into the account the total value of all positions plus any cash on hand is $18,696.64. That’s a total gain of 4.51%. The account is up $577.08 for the week which is a 3.19% gain. We added $120 in cash to the account this week, trades made will be broken out below.

We started building this portfolio on 9/24/2021 and when compared to the S&P 500 we are outperforming the market so far! Within that same timeframe, the S&P 500 is up 1.35% which puts us 3.16% higher than the market!

Portfolio

Above is a dashboard of the portfolio that tracks annual dividend income, yield, beta, dividend growth, and more.

Below is a table of everything we are invested in so far. There you can see my number of shares, shares bought through dividend reinvestments, average cost, gains, and more. The tickers in green are positions that I bought shares in this week, the blue ones are positions that I reinvested dividends into, the yellow ones are positions that announced a dividend increase this week, and the red are positions that I trimmed. Our PADI increased from $641 to $649!

Dividends

Over the last week I received three dividends: $1.87 from $NVO, $4.67 from $XYLG, and $4.76 from $INTC (will be reinvested Monday).

Dividends received for 2023: $350.12

Portfolio’s Lifetime Dividends: $760.52

Trades

This week we did our weekly $10 buys into our ETFs of $SPY, $SCHD, and $XYLG.

We added to our $NSSC position leading into their earnings report on Tuesday (I still need to read/listen to that and assess the situation with the misreported inventory and COGS).

We started a new position in $LPLA this week based off of attractive MACD levels and am looking for a nice return in the next 3-6 months. The stock has been a terrific performer for the last few years. I have no plan to hold long term, though I do like their performance. We will see what comes of this one.

Lastly we added to our $URNM turtle trend trade twice this week, as the trend as continued to gain strength. We have one more add planned and then we let it ride as high as it will take us! If you want to learn more about the turtle trend strategy, I have published a full article on it which you can read here. The below table is a log of the trades taken under the strategy so far.

Below is a breakdown of the trades I made this week:

  • August 28th, 2023
    • NAPCO ($NSSC) – added 3 shares at $22.57.
  • August 29th, 2023
    • Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF ($SCHD) – weekly $10 buy for 0.134535 shares.
    • SPDR S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) – weekly $10 buy for 0.022303 shares.
    • Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF ($XYLG) – weekly $10 buy for 0.36075 shares and dividend reinvested.
  • August 30th, 2023
    • Sprott Uranium Miners ETF ($URNM) – added 5 shares at $38.36, turtle trade add.
  • September 1st, 2023
    • Sprott Uranium Miners ETF ($URNM) – added 3 shares at $39.27, turtle trade add.
    • LPL Financial ($LPLA) – added 1 share at $235.87

Summary

That is it for the update this week. The weekly market recap and next week’s outlook is prepared. Read those here.

Let me know what you think of the progress so far, share with me your progress and questions, interact with me on Twitter and CommonStock as well as the other socials using the links below! I have also started a Twitch Channel called Games N Gains! Every Thursday at 6PM MST I go live to hang out, play games, and chat with y’all about stocks, charts, fundamentals, and anything else you like! I hope to see you in there!

Thank you for reading! See you next week and stay safe!

Regards,

Dividend Dollars

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Dividend Portfolio: 8/25/23 Weekly Update

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Welcome back to the weekly Dividend Dollars portfolio review! This post is brought to you by Sharesight, a portfolio tracking tool that I am happy to partner with. Their platform makes tracking trading and dividend history, understanding your performance, and saving time a breeze. I wrote a review of the product that you can read here if you’re interested in learning more! Click the link above or the picture below to get a special offer only for Dividend Dollar readers!

Here at Dividend Dollars, our investing approach is a dividend growth strategy with aspects of value investing and fundamental analysis. I am a young investor in my 20’s and by sticking to this strategy over the long term, the magical powers of compounding are on my side. This allows me to more easily build substantial positions in dividend paying stocks over time, which will one day help me reach the ultimate goal of being financially free through the sources of passive income they provide. You can read more about the strategy here. Let’s dive into the portfolio review!

Portfolio Value

To date, I have invested $17,770 into the account the total value of all positions plus any cash on hand is $17,988.26. That’s a total gain of 1.23%. The account is down $19.20 for the week which is a 0.11% loss. We added $120 in cash to the account this week, trades made will be broken out below.

We started building this portfolio on 9/24/2021 and when compared to the S&P 500 we are outperforming the market so far! Within that same timeframe, the S&P 500 is down -1.12% which puts us 2.35% higher than the market!

Portfolio

Above is a dashboard of the portfolio that tracks annual dividend income, yield, beta, dividend growth, and more.

Below is a table of everything we are invested in so far. There you can see my number of shares, shares bought through dividend reinvestments, average cost, gains, and more. The tickers in green are positions that I bought shares in this week, the blue ones are positions that I reinvested dividends into, the yellow ones are positions that announced a dividend increase this week, and the red are positions that I trimmed. Our PADI stayed flat at $641!

Dividends

Over the last week I received three dividends: $2.50 from $GABC (not reinvested since we are out of that position), $3.02 from $SMHB, and $2.73 from $SBUX (will be reinvested Monday).

Dividends received for 2023: $338.82

Portfolio’s Lifetime Dividends: $746.49

Trades

This week we did our weekly $10 buys into our ETFs of $SPY, $SCHD, and $XYLG. We added to our bond position in $AGG which we started a few weeks ago based of the rate pause idea written about here. We started a new position in $NSSC. They’re down roughly 40% this week due to an accounting error that oversized their earnings for the last three quarters by around $10M. Regardless of the misstep, the company has been one of the best operators and growers in their sector by a wide margin. Insider ownership is still high and institutions have hardly sold their positions after the error, both green flags. This dip seems like a great time to get in, in my opinion.

Lastly we have started a new turtle trend trade position in $URNM. We hit two units this week and hope to see the trend continue. If you want to learn more about the turtle trend strategy, I have published a full article on it which you can read here. The below table is a log of the trades taken under the strategy so far.

Below is a breakdown of the trades I made this week:

  • August 21st, 2023
    • Sprott Uranium Miners ETF ($URNM) – added 14 shares at $36.43, new turtle trend trade.
    • ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Levered Small Cap ETN ($SMHB) – dividend reinvested.
  • August 22nd, 2023
    • Sprott Uranium Miners ETF ($URNM) – added 8 shares at $37.47, turtle trade add.
    • iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF ($AGG) – added 1 share at $95.30.
    • Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF ($SCHD) – weekly $10 buy for 0.136892 shares.
    • SPDR S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) – weekly $10 buy for 0.022815 shares.
    • Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF ($XYLG) – weekly $10 buy for 0.366972 shares.
  • August 24th, 2023
    • NAPCO ($NSSC) – added 3 shares at $22.70.

Summary

That is it for the update this week. Head on over to the market recap and outlook to prepare for the week ahead! Read it here.

Let me know what you think of the progress so far, share with me your progress and questions, interact with me on Twitter and CommonStock as well as the other socials using the links below! I have also started a Twitch Channel called Games N Gains! Every Thursday at 6PM MST I go live to hang out, play games, and chat with y’all about stocks, charts, fundamentals, and anything else you like! I hope to see you in there!

Thank you for reading! See you next week and stay safe!

Regards, Dividend Dollars

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Dividend Portfolio: 8/18/23 Weekly Update  

Welcome back to the weekly Dividend Dollars portfolio review! This post is brought to you by Sharesight, a portfolio tracking tool that I am happy to partner with. Their platform makes tracking trading and dividend history, understanding your performance, and saving time a breeze. I wrote a review of the product that you can read here if you’re interested in learning more! Click the link above or the picture below to get a special offer only for Dividend Dollar readers!

Here at Dividend Dollars, our investing approach is a dividend growth strategy with aspects of value investing and fundamental analysis. I am a young investor in my 20’s and by sticking to this strategy over the long term, the magical powers of compounding are on my side. This allows me to more easily build substantial positions in dividend paying stocks over time, which will one day help me reach the ultimate goal of being financially free through the sources of passive income they provide. You can read more about the strategy here. Let’s dive into the portfolio review!

Portfolio Value

To date, I have invested $17,650 into the account the total value of all positions plus any cash on hand is $17,888.25. That’s a total gain of 1.35%. The account is down $437.86 for the week which is a 2.39% loss. We added $120 in cash to the account this week, trades made will be broken out below.

We started building this portfolio on 9/24/2021 and when compared to the S&P 500 we are outperforming the market so far! Within that same timeframe, the S&P 500 is down -1.93% which puts us 3.27% higher than the market!

Portfolio

Above is a dashboard of the portfolio that tracks annual dividend income, yield, beta, dividend growth, and more. Below is a table of everything we are invested in so far. There you can see my number of shares, shares bought through dividend reinvestments, average cost, gains, and more. The tickers in green are positions that I bought shares in this week, the blue ones are positions that I reinvested dividends into, the yellow ones are positions that announced a dividend increase this week, and the red are positions that I trimmed. Our PADI increased by $18 to $641!

Dividends

Over the last week I received three dividends: $2.42 from $APD, $2.31 from $O, and $1.88 from $TXN

Dividends received for 2023: $330.58

Portfolio’s Lifetime Dividends: $740.98

Trades

This week we did our weekly $10 buys into our ETFs of $SPY, $SCHD, and $XYLG, made some buys into new positions and existing ones, and closed a position! We averaged down a little bit into $BAC, $MMM, and $NEE. All three have approaching ex dividend dates that I wanted to build into. We also did an add to $AGG, our bond position we started a few weeks ago based of the rate pause idea written about here. We also sold out of our $JKHY position this week on account of the large drop in price following their earnings report. Got out at just under breakeven, not too worried about it as it was a short-term play for banking exposure which we got a win on with $GABC last week. Lastly, we added new positions in $HLNE and $IBP. Both stocks have experienced some wild growth, and their companies continue to grow capital, put that capital to use, and pay out conservative dividends. These are potentially great long term holds, I am just starting small here so I have time to analyze the companies before making it a full position.

Aside from that, I have been scouring the market for Turtle Trades but did not find one this week, we will try again next week! If you’re interested in learning more about the turtle trading strategy that is built into my portfolio, I have published a full article on it which you can read here. The below table is a log of the trades taken under the strategy so far.

Below is a breakdown of the trades I made this week:

  • August 14th, 2023
    • Air Products & Chemicals ($APD) – dividend reinvested.
  • August 15th, 2023
    • Bank of America ($BAC) – added 3 shares at $29.98
    • Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF ($SCHD) – weekly $10 buy for 0.13574 shares.
    • SPDR S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) – weekly $10 buy for 0.022517 shares.
    • Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF ($XYLG) – weekly $10 buy for 0.36049 shares.
    • Texas Instruments ($TXN) – dividend reinvested.
    • Realty Income ($O) – dividend reinvested.
  • August 16th, 2023
    • Jack Henry & Associates ($JKHY) – sold whole position at $156.03 for a 0.12% loss.
    • NextEra Energy ($NEE) – added 2 shares at $67.92.
  • August 17th, 2023
    • iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF ($AGG) – added 1 share at $95.30.
    • 3M ($MMM) – added 1 share at $102.59.
  • August 18th , 2023
    • Installed Building Products ($IBP) – added 1 share at $145.65.
    • Hamilton Lane ($HLNE) – added 1 share at $91.39.

Summary

That is it for the update this week. Head on over to the weekly market outlook and recap here to prepare for next week!

Let me know what you think of the progress so far, share with me your progress and questions, interact with me on Twitter and CommonStock as well as the other socials using the links below! I have also started a Twitch Channel called Games N Gains! Every Thursday at 6PM MST I go live to hang out, play games, and chat with y’all about stocks, charts, fundamentals, and anything else you like! I hope to see you in there!

Thank you for reading! See you next week and stay safe!

Regards, Dividend Dollars    

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Stock Market Recap & Outlook (8/11/23) – A Week of More Headwinds Than Tailwinds

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Dividend Dollars’ Outlook & Opinion

Last week’s call of neutral was pretty spot on for this week with the S&P 500 only down 0.3%. A pullback seemed needed for the market, now that we’ve been in one for two weeks what’s the outlook going forward? Let’s dive in!

This week we had two inflation readings with CPI and PPI. Neither headlines nor the core readings were big surprises in either direction, though reactions in the market were to the downside. Both The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite are trading near their one month lows. The recent slide in stocks may be due to bearish seasonality, bearish technical which we have been following, and a lack of bullish catalysts as earnings comes to a close.

With earnings season roughly 90% done, S&P 500 companies have beat on revenue and EPS expectations roughly 58% and 79% of the time, respectively, per FactSet. Next week will have some high-profile reports to watch with $HD, $TGT, $CSCO, $WMT, $DE, and others.

From a technical perspective, this pullback was alluded to with the bearish divergence in price action compared to RSI, though I didn’t make note of this at the time. Price kept hitting higher highs but RSI was making lower highs.

Unfortunately, the channel we were watching in the below chart broke. So what have we got to look at this week?

Lucky for us, I have three SPX charts today, so we have plenty of coverage! This below chart is probably the chart we look at the most. We have a Fibonacci retracement from the highs of January 2022 to the lows of October 2022 providing us with many key levels. In addition, we also have key SMAs in place with the 50, 100, and 200 day lines. And lastly, we also have a key level near 4,450 that we mentioned last week (shorter white line). Last week, we said that key 4,450 level will need to be broken before the fib level sitting at 4,310 becomes a target. This week, $SPX ended almost right on that line. Below is our comment last week on that level.

The 50 day SMA also rose to sit right at that line as well. This spot will be a key level of support going into next week, however bearish momentum is strong, so this support could turn into resistance very quickly on Monday if we have a poor open.

With mixed economic data this, some key earnings reports next week, and not too heavy of a data week next week, price action should largely be driven by technicals and yields. With the markets sitting at support, and yields approaching highs, a timely retreat in yields paired with the market’s support could provide us with a relief rally. However, if yields don’t play ball, more selling could come. Technicals point to bounce, but yields aim higher, therefore my outlook for next week will be neutral again. Whichever direction we head, I think it will be steady throughout the week, meaning I expect a +/- 1% but am not confident in direction.

Weekly Market Review

Monday: Not much action today. Most of the moves came at the open, after that the broader market fought to keep and add to gains. Monday was a buy-the-dip kind of day that favored blue chips and value plays. This created a nice day for the $DIA, which saw only 10% of its number ending the day red.  

The only data for the day was the June Consumer Credit Report, which came in at a $17.9B increase in credit, compared to an expected $13B. This was driven by an increase in nonrevolving credit. On the other hand, revolving credit saw its first decline since April 2021.    

Tuesday: Tuesday was a big red day! It could have been much worse, but the indices recovered from their worst levels and ended the day near a ~-0.5% loss. Losses were driven by what seemed to be a consolidation effort, as weakness was broad-based.  

Concerns on global growth created an excuse for selling efforts. These concerns came from a weaker than expected trade data out of China for July. It showed a 14.5% YoY decline in exports and 12.4% decline in imports. Adding to the concerns, $UPS issued a disappointing FY 23 outlook, citing weaking commerce demand. Weak bank stocks also contributed to this sad day after Moody’s downgraded 10 smaller sized banks and put a few other larger banks on watch.  

Economic data for the day included the NFIB Small Business Optimism Survey and the June Trade Balance report.  

The Small Business Optimism Survey came in at 91.9 for July, just under the expected 92.1 but over the prior 91.0. This is the highest level in 8 months and inflation concerns fell to the lowest level in nearly 2 years.      

The Trade Balance report came in at -$65.5B compared to an expected -$65.1B. The lack of growth in exports and imports in this report is indicative of weaker demand overall, at home and abroad.  

Wednesday: Wednesday was another losing day, especially with the sharp turn lower at the end of the day. The downside was wide, with many stocks taking hits, but mega cap losses had an outsized impact on the indices. $RSP closed at -0.3% and $MGK was down -1.1%.  

Economic data for the day was only the MBA Mortgage Applications Index. The index was down 3.1% last week. Purchases were down 3% and refinances were down 4%.    

Thursday: The indices started on a strong note, but closed flattish in another tight trading session. Solid buying interest came right out the gate, fueled by buy-the-dip mentality and good data from CPI and jobless claims.  

However, that green start fell apart as mega caps faded from their highs and the 10-year note yield climbed above 4% after a bond auction. This pushed the indices to close near their lows for the day.

Data for the day included the CPI and the Jobless Claims Report.  

Total CPI was up 0.2% MoM in July, as expected, and core CPI was also up 0.2% MoM, as expected. These figures were up 3.2% and 4.7% on a YoY basis, respectively, compared to 3.0% and 4.8% readings in June. There were no bearish surprises here, as both were spot on with the estimates. The shelter index accounted for more than 90% of the increase in the all-items index. Less shelter, the all-items index was up just 1% YoY.  

Initial jobless claims for last week increased by 21k to 248k, compared to the expected 230k. Continuing claims decreased by 8k to 1.684M. Though job levels are still dramatically low levels that indicate a recession, they did move in a direction that shows some softening this last week. This is what the Fed expects, and probably hopes, to see.  

Friday: Friday had us close the first full week of August on a mixed note. Rates jumped in response to a slightly hotter than expected PPI reading, which created a reason for more consolidation/risk-off mentalities from investors.  

The 2-year T yield rose to 4.89%, the 10-year hit 4.17%! These moves created obvious pressure, as mega caps dragged and pulled down the indices with them. Market breadth also was mixed as winners lead losers at the NYSE but losers lead winners at the Nasdaq.  

Economic data for the day included the PPI report and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Reading.  

The July PPI came in at +0.3%, compared to an expected +0.2% and a prior flat reading. The core PPI was also +0.3%, compared to an expected +0.2% and a prior -0.1%. The takeaway here is that wholesale inflation has come down since its peak in 2022, but the recent increase in energy costs are causing some concern that further improvement in inflation is going to be delayed.    

The preliminary august consumer sentiment reading came in at 71.2, above the expected 70.9 but just below the prior reading of 71.6. The report showed little move in sentiment, due largely in part to steady inflation expectations. The year ahead and five-year ahead expectations fell by 10 basis points each. Will be interesting to see how this moves in the next quarter with the deceleration in inflation appearing to slow this last month.  

That’s it for my recap! If you would like to see how I am building my dividend portfolio using my predictions/strategy written here, you can read about my buys in my weekly portfolio update on this link.

And if you like updates like this, follow my Twitter or my CommonStock page where I post updates on the economic data throughout the week. I have also started a Twitch Channel called Games N Gains! Every Thursday at 6PM MST I go live to hang out, play games, and chat with y’all about stocks, charts, fundamentals, and anything else you like! I hope to see you there!

Regards, Dividend Dollars

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Dividend Portfolio: 8/11/23 Weekly Update

Welcome back to the weekly Dividend Dollars portfolio review! This post is brought to you by Sharesight, a portfolio tracking tool that I am happy to partner with. Their platform makes tracking trading and dividend history, understanding your performance, and saving time a breeze. I wrote a review of the product that you can read here if you’re interested in learning more! Click the link above or the picture below to get a special offer only for Dividend Dollar readers!

Here at Dividend Dollars, our investing approach is a dividend growth strategy with aspects of value investing and fundamental analysis. I am a young investor in my 20’s and by sticking to this strategy over the long term, the magical powers of compounding are on my side. This allows me to more easily build substantial positions in dividend paying stocks over time, which will one day help me reach the ultimate goal of being financially free through the sources of passive income they provide. You can read more about the strategy here. Let’s dive into the portfolio review!

Portfolio Value

To date, I have invested $17,530 into the account the total value of all positions plus any cash on hand is $18,203.87. That’s a total gain of 3.84%. The account is up $76.72 for the week which is a 0.42% gain. We added $120 in cash to the account this week, trades made will be broken out below.

We started building this portfolio on 9/24/2021 and when compared to the S&P 500 we are outperforming the market so far! Within that same timeframe, the S&P 500 is up 0.19% which puts us 3.65% higher than the market!

Portfolio

Above is a dashboard of the portfolio that tracks annual dividend income, yield, beta, dividend growth, and more.

Below is a table of everything we are invested in so far. There you can see my number of shares, shares bought through dividend reinvestments, average cost, gains, and more. The tickers in green are positions that I bought shares in this week, the blue ones are positions that I reinvested dividends into, the yellow ones are positions that announced a dividend increase this week, and the red are positions that I trimmed. Our PADI decreased by $34 to $623, that’s due to sales of positions that have dropped off the chart below. So continue reading for the trade breakdown!

Dividends

Over the last week I received no dividends.

Dividends received for 2023: $323.97

Portfolio’s Lifetime Dividends: $734.37

Trades

This week we did our weekly $10 buys into our ETFs of $SPY, $SCHD, and $XYLG, started a new macro-focused swing position on $RCRUY (read this special short article for the logic of this trade), added to $TXN, all turtle trade stops were hit, and we took gains on $GABC. $TXN was an add for me as the recent analyst bearishness seems overplayed. The stock received massive institutional buys last quarter, pushing institutional ownership to 84%. Also, the divergence in price and on-balance volume is a bullish indicator. All good reasons to build the position!

Aside from that, we are now out of the $XLC & $COPX turtle trades and will keep our eyes open for a new entry into something else next week! If you’re interested in learning more about the turtle trading strategy that is built into my portfolio, I have published a full article on it which you can read here. The below table is a log of the trades taken under the strategy so far.

Below is a breakdown of the trades I made this week:

  • August 8th, 2023
    • Global X Copper Miners ETF ($COPX) – sold 21 share position at 38.65 for a 5.6% loss, turtle trade stop hit for a loss.
    • Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF ($SCHD) – weekly $10 buy for 0.134625 shares.
    • SPDR S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) – weekly $10 buy for 0.022387 shares.
    • Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF ($XYLG) – weekly $10 buy for 0.35868 shares.
  • August 9th, 2023
    • German American Bank ($GABC) – sold 10 share position at $30.47 for a 12.4% gain.
    • Recruit Holding CO. ($RCRUY) – added 50 shares at $6.65.
  • August 10th, 2023
    • Texas Instruments ($TXN) – added 1.535 shares at $168.88.
  • August 11th, 2023
    • Communication Services Sector ($SLC) – sold 23.037638 share position at $66.83 for 10.4% gain, turtle trade stop hit.

Summary

That is it for the update this week. Go check out the weekly market recap and outlook to prepare for the week ahead!

Let me know what you think of the progress so far, share with me your progress and questions, interact with me on Twitter and CommonStock as well as the other socials using the links below! I have also started a Twitch Channel called Games N Gains! Every Thursday at 6PM MST I go live to hang out, play games, and chat with y’all about stocks, charts, fundamentals, and anything else you like! I hope to see you in there! Thank you for reading! See you next week and stay safe!

Regards, Dividend Dollars

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Dividend Stocks Due Diligence Economics

New Play for Japanese Exposure: Recruit Holdings Co.

Today, I added 50 shares of the ADR to Recruit Holding Co. at $6.65 and wanted to do this impromptu article to explain my reasoning.

$RCRUY Is the ADR for Japanese company Recruit Holdings Co. With Japan having a fundamental shift in macro conditions this year, their market is performing better than most as you can see in the chart below.

Analysts expect their GDP growth to outperform. Even with recent gains, Japanese valuations are still more attractive than most established economies and offer better opportunities for positions with yields and buy-backs at cheaper valuations.

My thinking for $RCRUY specifically is that working age populations are falling in many key markets, especially Japan. As Japan’s economy reopens and labor markets remain tight in key areas, HR solutions & tech that Recruit offers (Indeed, Glassdoor, etc.) will be very important.

But $RCRUY isn’t primarily tied to Japan, as their products are global and roughly 70% revenues come from outside the country. So why look for a Japanese company if it’s not even focused in the country? Having exposure to the trend in Japan and the trend in the labor market seems like a winning combination to me, that’s why!

Many Japanese companies are experiencing a sea change in how they manage and operate due to changing governance rules. Companies have been encouraged to pay more attention to their P/B, buybacks and attractive dividend yields are tools they can use to prop up valuations.

This is huge news, especially in a country that already has a strong investing culture. Capital inflows into Japan have been growing. Hell, it even caught Buffett’s eye! He’s been growing his Japanese positions substantially.

$RCRUY is positioned like a growth stock, so it’s valuations may be higher than what others are looking for when they stock pick in Japan. Though $RCRUY has higher valuations than most, their valuations are not close to average valuations they have seen prior to the pandemic. Volume and chart seems indicative of price appreciation and the marco trends should prove to be additional winds in their sails.

I will be swinging this around the 6-12 month time frame as macros progress. I am open to adding to the position on potential downsides.

That’s all! I’ll catch you guys tomorrow for the Games N Gains twitch stream!

Regards,

Dividend Dollars

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Dividend Portfolio: 8/4/23 Weekly Update

Welcome back to the weekly Dividend Dollars portfolio review! This post is brought to you by Sharesight, a portfolio tracking tool that I am happy to partner with. Their platform makes tracking trading and dividend history, understanding your performance, and saving time a breeze. I wrote a review of the product that you can read here if you’re interested in learning more! Click the link above or the picture below to get a special offer only for Dividend Dollar readers!

Here at Dividend Dollars, our investing approach is a dividend growth strategy with aspects of value investing and fundamental analysis. I am a young investor in my 20’s and by sticking to this strategy over the long term, the magical powers of compounding are on my side. This allows me to more easily build substantial positions in dividend paying stocks over time, which will one day help me reach the ultimate goal of being financially free through the sources of passive income they provide. You can read more about the strategy here. Let’s dive into the portfolio review!

Portfolio Value

To date, I have invested $17,410 into the account the total value of all positions plus any cash on hand is $18,021.38. That’s a total gain of 3.51%. The account is down $458.42 for the week which is a 2.48% loss. We added $120 in cash to the account this week, trades made will be broken out below.

We started building this portfolio on 9/24/2021 and when compared to the S&P 500 we are outperforming the market so far! Within that same timeframe, the S&P 500 is up 0.51% which puts us 3.01% higher than the market!

Portfolio

Above is a dashboard of the portfolio that tracks annual dividend income, yield, beta, dividend growth, and more.

Below is a table of everything we are invested in so far. There you can see my number of shares, shares bought through dividend reinvestments, average cost, gains, and more. The tickers in green are positions that I bought shares in this week, the blue ones are positions that I reinvested dividends into, the yellow ones are positions that announced a dividend increase this week, and the red are positions that I trimmed. Our PADI increased $25 to $657.

Dividends

Over the last week I received three dividends: $1.69 from $SPY, $3.43 from $XYLG, and $31.95 from $T.

Dividends received for 2023: $323.97

Portfolio’s Lifetime Dividends: $734.37

Trades

This week we did our weekly $10 buys into our ETFs of $SPY, $SCHD, and $XYLG, had three dividend reinvestments, one turtle trade add, and one new use of cash in the portfolio. The use of cash is the new position in $AGG. As you read in my article yesterday, with futures expecting that the July rate hike was the last of the cycle, this benefits bond prices over the coming year or two. Therefore, I’ve elected to hold my cash in $AGG and will add and subtract to it as I normally manage my portfolio. Read that article here for more information on this macro-play.

Aside from that, our turtle trades are still alive. $XLC still has not hit its stop and $COPX is hovering right above its stop after pushing higher for an add early this week! If you’re interested in learning more about the turtle trading strategy that is built into my portfolio, I have published a full article on it which you can read here. The below table is a log of the trades taken under the strategy so far.

Below is a breakdown of the trades I made this week:

  • July 31st, 2023
    • Global X Copper Miners ETF ($COPX) – added 8 shares at $41.52, turtle trade unit 2 add.
    • $SPY dividend reinvested.
  • August 1st, 2023
    • Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF ($SCHD) – weekly $10 buy for 0.132943 shares.
    • SPDR S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) – weekly $10 buy for 0.021918.
    • Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF ($XYLG) – weekly $10 buy for 0.353481 shares.
    • $T dividend reinvested.
    • $XYLG dividend reinvested.
  • August 2nd, 2023
    • iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF ($AGG) – added 5 shares at $96.48.

Summary

That is it for the update this week. Also check out this week’s stock market review and outlook for next week! Lots of data and charts to go over!

Let me know what you think of the progress so far, share with me your progress and questions, interact with me on Twitter and CommonStock as well as the other socials using the links below! I have also started a Twitch Channel called Games N Gains! Every Thursday at 6PM MST I go live to hang out, play games, and chat with y’all about stocks, charts, fundamentals, and anything else you like! I hope to see you in there! Thank you for reading! See you next week and stay safe!

Regards, Dividend Dollars