My K.I.S.S. Dividend Growth Portfolio: 1st Quarter 2019 Update

Another good quarter for the stock market. Up over 14% over the past 3 months. And as would be expected during an up market, my dividend growth portfolio trailed the over-all return of the S&P. However, it still performed well, especially in terms of dividends produced and dividend growth. But I will go into the details of my returns and my dividends later. First, I’ll present my portfolio update and my transactions.
If you wish to review my previous quarterly updates, you can find them here:
My K.I.S.S. Dividend Portfolio: 1st Quarter 2018 Update My K.I.S.S. Dividend Portfolio: 2nd Quarter 2018 Update My K.I.S.S. Dividend Portfolio: 3rd Quarter 2018 Update My K.I.S.S. Dividend Portfolio: 4th Quarter 2018 Update Review of Third-Quarter Dividends and Contributions
These are the total dividends I received over the past three months and the comparison (in parentheses) to the same months during 2018:
Jan: $3,095.45 ($2,818.15) (+9.84%)
Feb: $5,419.46 ($5,019.33) (+7.97%)
Mar: $7,857.24 ($5,886.99) (+33.46%)
Total dividends collected in the fourth quarter of 2019: $16,372.15, an increase of 19.29% over the $13,742.47 I collected during the first quarter of 2018. $2,5323.87 of this was immediately reinvested through DRIP plans in my Charles Schwab accounts (See below for details).
In addition to dividends $1,500 was added to my portfolio as catch-up contributions.
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