November 3rd, 2009 at 12:02 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, 11/3/09, I received notice of the following dividends paid in an IRA account for a total of $62.00:
|
Stock
|
Shares
|
Total Dividend
|
Div per Share
|
Basis per share
|
% on Basis
|
Annual % on Basis
|
|
BMY
|
200
|
62.00
|
0.31
|
19.13
|
1.62%
|
6.48%
|
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 be lower or higher than published yields for a stock.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:54 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.
Today, 11/2/09, I received notice of the following dividends paid in my Taxable Account and an IRA account for a total of $307.00:
|
Stock
|
Shares
|
Total Dividend
|
Div per Share
|
Basis per share
|
% on Basis
|
Annual % on Basis
|
|
RYL
|
200
|
6.00
|
0.03
|
32.96
|
0.09%
|
0.36%
|
|
MFA
|
100
|
25.00
|
0.25
|
9.55
|
2.62%
|
10.47%
|
|
NLY
|
400
|
276.00
|
0.69
|
11.41
|
6.05%
|
24.19%
|
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 be lower or higher than published yields for a stock.
October 27th, 2009 at 12:09 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, 10/27/09, I received the following dividends in five IRA accounts for a total of $100.00:
|
Stock
|
Shares
|
Total Dividend
|
Div per Share
|
Basis per share
|
% on Basis
|
Annual % on Basis
|
|
GE
|
200
|
20.00
|
0.10
|
10.90
|
0.92%
|
3.67%
|
|
GE
|
500
|
50.00
|
0.10
|
10.24
|
0.98%
|
3.91%
|
|
GE
|
100
|
10.00
|
0.10
|
8.95
|
1.12%
|
4.47%
|
|
GE
|
100
|
10.00
|
0.10
|
8.81
|
1.14%
|
4.54%
|
|
GE
|
100
|
10.00
|
0.10
|
8.79
|
1.14%
|
4.55%
|
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 be lower or higher than published yields for a stock.
