Welcome to My 2nd Quarter 2019 Dividend Report. This Report is dedicated to tracking my quarterly dividend income. Many of you already know I love Growth and Income stocks as a great way to beat inflation while companies pay you to wait while they execute there growth plans. My Goal is to average $5,000/month or $15,000/quarter in dividend income.
2nd Quarter 2019 Dividend Income
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Money Sense With Kyle Quarterly Dividend Income By Year
My dividend income is devised of investments in Altria (MO) in the Tobacco Industry and Blackstone Group (BX) in the Asset Management Industry. Blackstone Group current stock price $45.65 and dividend yield 5.0 % (.57/share $2.28/year) pays a fluctuating dividend based on company results. Altria’s current stock price $50.53 and dividend yield 6.33 % (.80/share $3.20/year) pays a consistent dividend and has raised the dividend 53 times the past 49 years.
2nd Quarter 2019 Blackstone Group paid .48 / share or $2,880 vs .58 / share $3,480 the 1st Quarter 2019 based on 6,000 shares owned. Blackstone Group announced that it has held the final close of its inaugural fundraising phase for Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (BIP). Together with previously announced commitments, this closing brings total commitments for BIP to $14 billion. BIP is a permanent capital vehicle focused on investing across all infrastructure sectors, including transportation, energy (utilities, midstream and renewables), communications and water and waste. BIP was formed in 2017 with a $20 billion long-term matching anchor commitment from the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
2nd Quarter 2019 Altria Group paid .80 / share or $8,259.07 based on 10,323.838 shares owned. With legislation signed this week in both New York and Ohio, today more than 50 percent of the U.S. population lives in states that have raised the legal age of purchase for all tobacco products to 21.
In response, Howard Willard, chairman and chief executive officer of Altria Group, Inc. said: “Now is the time to move to 21, which is by far the best way to stop the rise in underage e-vapor use and is supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. Taking this step will reduce underage access to these products. It will also pave the way for e-vapor products to realize their enormous harm reduction potential for millions of adult smokers 21 and older.”
Also, Altria Group announces that it has entered into definitive agreements with the shareholders of Burger Söhne Holding AG (the “Burger Group”), based in Switzerland, to acquire 80% ownership of certain companies of the Burger Group that will commercialize on! products worldwide. on! is an oral tobacco-derived nicotine (TDN) pouch product.
This is why Growth and Dividend stocks make good Money Sense. I will see you next quarter and report news and distribution.
