XYLD - My 9.5% Income Portfolio - Harvesting Dividends

2024-07-08 16:47:30 ET

Summary

• Like drops of delicious wine, in March 2014 came the dividends of the first ETFs I purchased, with which I began my adventure in the U.S. market.
• From the small sips of that portfolio to the current dividends/distributions, the trek has been a long one, and the stocks that have come and gone have been a multitude.
• Those that have remained, however, have ensured a steady flow of money, which has only rarely been reduced by temporary cuts.
• Let’s look in detail at the dividend history of the past five years for each security in my current portfolio, and from launch to present for those launched after 2019.

The Pearl of the Tuscan Archipelago

Giglio Island is a granite rock about 21 square kilometers in size that emerges from the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of the Tuscan Maremma. Bathed by crystal clear emerald waters, it has a picturesque landing point (Giglio Porto), a medieval settlement on the top of the island (Giglio Castello) and a tiny seaside resort on the opposite side (Giglio Campese). A single paved road connects the three resorts, inhabited year-round by just over a thousand people....

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