Welcome to our Financial Journey Dividend Income Update. We started the journey to Financial Independence in 2019 and paid off $60,000 in consumer debt. We got excited, and since July 2020, we’ve been tracking and sharing our journey to Financial Independence. Let’s take a look and see the dividend income received in March 2021.
Journey to Financial Independence – Dividends breakdown
In March 2021, we have received dividends from the following companies:
Ticker | Name | $ |
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VEE.TO | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap Index ETF | 4.04 |
REI-UN.TO | RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust | 19.12 |
VRE.TO | Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF | 2.37 |
CU.TO | Canadian Utilities Limited Class A | 281.91 |
ENB.TO | Enbridge Inc | 400.80 |
MFC.TO | Manulife Financial Corporation | 257.04 |
XEI.TO | iShares S&P TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF Units | 0.83 |
QYLD | Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | 118.50 |
ITOT | iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF | 121.52 |
MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 18.09 |
WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | 89.76 |
Total | 1,313.98 |
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2021 Retire Early Dividend Income Summary
We are -3.16% since last quarter (Dec 2020). As you can see from the graphic, this is the quarter we receive the fewer dividend payments. This is a result of our asset allocation optimization, where we sold a few positions, including KO and IBM.
Year to date, we’ve received $4.214,05. Our goal is to become financially independent in 2028, receiving $40,000 per year in dividends.
Our Passive Income Strategy
Let’s examine some of the moves we’ve made with our portfolio (comparing with the last quarter – Dec 2020):
- Canadian Utilities [CU.TO]: We increased our position by 109 shares. This move represents an 18% increase in dividends received;
- Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap Index ETF [VEE.TO]: This is the first time we’ve received dividends from VEE. Actually, VEE.TO and VIU.TO are the ETFs we’ve decided to invest in our international allocation. Still a small position, but growing over time;
- Enbridge [ENB.TO]: We still owe the same number of shares (480). However, Enbridge increased its dividends last year. This increase represents a 3% increase;
- RioCan [REI-UN.TO]: On the opposite side, RioCan decreased its dividends… and what a pay cut! We did not sell the position and hope the dividends will increase again. Since last quarter, we’ve got three more shares (dripped). With the three more shares, it is still a -48% reduction in our dividends from RioCan (last quarter we received $28.32);
- iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF [ITOT]: This is one area of optimization in our portfolio. As you recall above, we sold a few U.S. positions and the profit was all invested in ITOT. We own 410 shares, and comparing with our last quarter, it is a 95% increase.
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Hello! Love your breakdown and great month. Congratulations. Hopefully Riocan recovers and they increase their dividends again. The good news is that I am up 3.15% on my REI.UN average.
Out of curiosity, do you also have a different portfolio for savings or growth stocks?
Thank you 🙂 For growth, not individual stocks, but total market ETFs. We might add two or three individual stocks along the journey, hopefully in the next years 🙂
Excellent report! The breakdown is great. Congrats on the haul of dividend income you received in March! Your year-to-date numbers are adding up. We both received dividends from Riocan and Enbridge this month. Looks like you are well on your way to meeting your 2028 goal. Keep it up!
Thank you and congrats to you as well 🙂 thanks for letting us be part of your journey!
Greetings from the US. Thank you for sharing your dividend income report. I am not familiar with the Canadian companies. It seems that you have some broad based funds and also concentration on Enbridge. I wonder why such a concentration. Do you have a high conviction there. That company seems to be in many people’s portfolios as well.
Also curious why you sold KO and IBM.