June 29th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Many of the stocks that I own and write Covered Calls upon also pay dividends. Dividends happen on a regular basis and add significantly to my annual investment income.
Today week, I received the following dividends in my taxable account and an IRA account for a total of $5.36:
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Stock
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Shares
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Total Dividend
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Div per Share
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Basis per share
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% on Basis
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Annual % on Basis
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BAC
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536
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5.36
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0.01
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53.91
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0.0185%
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0.0742%
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This is a pretty poor dividend. BAC had been paying .64 per quarter last Sep08, then .32 in Dec08 and finally .01 in Mar09. I am confident that the dividend will return and that I will one day wish that I had bought more at the current stock price around the $12 level. BAC is currently trading at about 12.96 at the time of this writing.
I use my basis per share, excluding dividends, to determine the simple and annualized percentage return because I feel that it gives me a better representation of the value of the dividends as they relate to my portfolio. My basis may be above or below the market price which causes my return to lower or higher than published yields for a stock.
June 23rd, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Many of the stocks that I own and write Covered Calls upon also pay dividends. Dividends happen on a regular basis and add significantly to my annual investment income.
Last week, I received the following dividends in an IRA account for a total of $30.00:
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Stock
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Shares
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Total Dividend
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Div per Share
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Basis per share
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% on Basis
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Annual % on Basis
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VLO
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200
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30.00
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0.15
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53.91
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0.2782%
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1.1130%
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I use my basis per share, excluding dividends, to determine the simple and annualized percentage return because I feel that it gives me a better representation of the value of the dividends as they relate to my portfolio. My basis may be above or below the market price which causes my return to lower or higher than published yields for a stock.
May 20th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Many of the stocks that I own and write Covered Calls upon also pay dividends. Dividends happen on a regular basis and add significantly to my annual investment income.
This week, I received the following dividends in various IRA accounts for a total of $103.80:
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Stock
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Shares
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Total Dividend
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Div per Share
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Basis per share
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% on Basis
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Annual % on Basis
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ANH
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346
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103.80
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0.30
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11.78
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2.5467%
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10.1868%
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I use my basis per share, excluding dividends, to determine the simple and annualized percentage return because I feel that it gives me a better representation of the value of the dividends as they relate to my portfolio. My basis may be above or below the market price which causes my return to lower or higher than published yields for a stock.
