I plan on recording my monthly dividend payments on this blog for you all to see. I earned £9.88 in the whole of 2013, £590.33 in 2014, and I have a goal to earn £2,000 in Dividends for 2015. This post will collate all of the dividends I've received this month and how I'm tracking against my Dividend Goals. I will reveal which companies have paid, and how much they've contributed.
I have two accounts where I'm currently earning Dividends from - I have a NISA account with H&L, and a taxable share account with iWeb.
| March Dividend Payments: | |
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| NISA | |
| BHP Billiton | £30.67 |
| BP | £16.07 |
| Catlin Group | £43.78 |
| Newton Asian Income Fund | £3.43 |
| Royal Dutch Shell B | £24.02 |
| SSE | £16.76 |
| Unilever | £10.67 |
| Loyalty Bonus | £0.07 |
| Total | £145.47 |
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| Taxable Account | |
| BHP Billiton | £26.89 |
| Total | £26.89 |
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| Combined Total | £172.36 |
March's dividends were the highest I've ever received! - £172.36. My biggest payout previous to this month was back in September 2014 where I received £124.19.
Over the course of 2014, my dividends averaged £49.19 per month. I received a dividend payment in every month last year, so I can now make a Year-on-Year comparison for every month. In March last year I received £5.64. This represents a 2,956% increase Year on Year. I mentioned last month that these ridiculous % increases are due to continue into April too.
In order to be on track with my 2015 Dividend Income Goal, I need to bring in £167 per month. My dividend income is very sporadic so I'm not expecting to hit that amount every month, but it's useful to know what I need as a guide.
| Dividends - 2015 |
| January | £83.47 |
| February | £56.22 |
| March | £172.36 |
| April | - |
| May | - |
| June | - |
| July | - |
| August | - |
| September | - |
| October | - |
| November | - |
| December | - |
| 2015 Total | £312.05 |
| 2015 Average | £104.02 |
My monthly average is now at £104.02 after 3 months. My average last month was £69.85, so it's heading in the right direction, but I still have some work to do. I'm due to have a drop in April, but May and June should be beastly payouts! I'm relying on these big payouts to boost my average closer to the £167 Target.
How was March for you? How are you getting on with your targets now we've past the first Quarter?
Labels: Dividend Income
