Dividends received in January 2019

Another pretty overdue post as I realised that I haven't posted about the dividends received in January 2019.

So for during January 2019, I recieved dividends from Singtel and Nikko AM STI ETF.




I received $34 from Singtel and $18.85 from Nikko AM STI ETF.

This bring my total dividends received in January 2019 to be $52.85.

Comparing to 2018 in January, where I received about $18.85 which was only from my Nikko AM STI ETF.

So with the addition of Singtel to my portfolio, I have increased my dividends received.




However, with the drop of Singtel share price, my overall profit for Singtel is still in the red.

But I would still be holding onto it.

For upcoming February 2019, I should be expected to received dividends from First REIT, STI ETF, SGX and Capitaland Retail China Trust.

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Dividends collected in 2018

A late update on the total amount of dividends I have received in 2018. So in 2018, drum roll..........I received a total of............



$273.05 of dividends from my portfolio.

Not much but of course this was the year I entered the stock market and so I am pretty happy to see some dividends coming in even though my portfolio is still in the red.



I have read many articles mentioning that you should first build up a substantial amount of money first or to increase your income before getting into the market to prevent commission charges from eating up your profits.

And I do find that somewhat true so for 2019, I would be making transactions in bigger amounts to make the commission charges more worth it.

So I recently also started working and have a DBS multiplier account so for the year 2018, you can see that I did not receive dividends for the month of May and September.




However with the recent transaction of Far East HTrust, the dividends might be in May and September it depends meaning that it would help in achieving of the criteria for investments for the DBS multiplier.

Read more: January 2019 Portfolio review - Added Far East Hospitality Trust and Nikko AM STI ETF into my portfolio

Definitely, I would like to increase my dividends every year. For 2019, my projected dividends according to SGXcafe is around $470.

This increase is mainly due to Singtel being added late last year and also Far East HTrust added just last month.

Read more: Portfolio updates (MAY 2018): 2 buy transactions

Read more: Singtel - rollercoaster ride and portfolio updates.

Hoping to grow my portfolio much more this year but of course, only when the time and prices are what I think is fair.

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Portfolio updates - adding on STI ETF

I have added 3 lots of STI ETF at $3.28 to my portfolio. So my current holdings of STI ETF (ES3) is at 5 lots. Right now, the average price is down to $3.302 per one share.

Current portfolio as of Aug 2018:

Singtel - rollercoaster ride and portfolio updates.

I purchased Singtel last month and whew, its been a ride for the stock so far. It reached a low of $3.02 on the 3rd of July 2018 before going up to $3.33 on 23rd July and on 27th July 2018 it is at $3.18. I came across this article by Sgwealthbuilder on Singtel share prices would be destined to drop after its ex-dividend date of 26th July. He also mentioned that it is not about if the prices will drop but more about how much it will drop.

Taken from Yahoo Finance

Read more: Portfolio updates (MAY 2018): 2 buy transactions 

I like that Singtel has aggressively expanded globally and not focus so much in Singapore.

 I am looking to increase REITs proportions in my portfolio and to include banks. But for now, no changes in my portfolio would be happening.  Coming August, I would receive $75.00 in dividends from Singtel and First Reit. 

August would be a rather month for me as I have a lot of assignments and tests coming up. As I enter my last semester of my university life, I am having a lot on my mind and hope to be able to end it well.