Hello everyone, in December 2020, we had the very busy and profitable month. In December, we were buying and selling some stocks preparing our portfolio for the new year 2021. In addition, we started to add more growth stocks to our portfolio since July 2020. Ideally, we wanted to bring our ratio 80/20 between dividend and growth stocks. However, our growth stocks were doing much better than our dividend stocks; therefore our ratio at the end of December 2020 was 60/40 between Dividend and Growth stocks.
In December 2020, there were total 25 transactions (8 sells and 17 buys). The total amount of the 8 Sell transactions were $53,938. The 17 buys cost us total amount of $123,053
We took profit of some dividend stocks (MCD, PEP, NPI).and deployed the profit to different stocks (AAPL, AVGO, NEE, ENGH). In addition, we also trimmed TD and deployed the money to different dividend growth stocks. TD was second largest in our dividend portfolio and we wanted to increase more shares of AAPL to our portfolio.
Finally, the total cash $73,709 was used to cover all transactions (Dividend and Growth stocks)in the month of December.
Dividend Growth Stock Transactions:
This month, the total amount $51,399 were used to purchase dividend growth stocks to increase our annual dividend come by $836.31. However, we sold total of $22,809 of dividend stocks and lost total of $756.71 dividend income. As the result, our total dividend increased by $79.60 in December 2020. For completion of our portfolio, please click the link to our Dividend Growth Portfolio.
See the list below for all Dividend Growth Stock transactions were made in December 2020:
| Date | Number of Share | Ticker | Amount | Dividend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dec 01/2020 |
Buy 100 |
TSE:VRE |
$3799.79 |
$175 |
|
Dec 01/2020 |
Buy 19 |
O |
$1163.29 |
$53.47 |
|
Dec 02/2020 |
Sell 112 |
TSE:TD |
-$7957.53 |
-$353.92 |
|
Dec 02/2020 |
Sell 31 |
PEP |
-$4452.05 |
-$126.79 |
|
Dec 02/2020 |
Sell 20 |
MCD |
-$4228.71 |
-$103.20 |
|
Dec06/2020 |
Buy 50 |
AAPL |
$6143.99
|
$41.00 |
|
Dec 07/2020 |
Buy 100 |
NEE |
$7319.99 |
$140 |
|
Dec 07/2020 |
Buy 3 |
AVGO |
$1220.00
|
$43.20 |
|
Dec 10/2020 |
Buy 140 |
ARKG |
$12,936.09 |
$108.64 |
|
Dec 15/2020 |
Sell 144 |
TSE:NPI |
-$6190.71
|
-$172.80 |
|
Dec 15/2020 |
Buy 100 |
TSE:ENGH |
$6379.99
|
$54.00 |
|
Dec 29/2020 |
Buy 100 |
ARKK |
$12436.79 |
$221.00 |
Growth Stock Transactions
This month we made many transactions in buy and sell growth stocks. We took profit of some stocks and added these gains to buy more growth stocks that we would do well in long term. The total amount $40,524 were used to purchase growth stocks. For completion of our Growth Portfolio, please check our portfolio.
See the list below for all Growth Stock transactions were made in December 2020:0
| Date | Number of Shares | Ticker | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dec 01/2020 |
Buy 07 |
SHOP |
$10,412.08 |
|
Dec 02/2020 |
Buy 100 |
PLTR |
$2201.00 |
|
Dec 04/2020 |
Buy 500 |
MGNI |
$9555.04 |
|
Dec 10/2020 |
Buy 300 |
IPOC |
$3516.00 |
|
Dec 15/2020 |
Buy 30 |
SE |
$5,290.14 |
|
Dec 21/2020 |
Buy 30 |
SQ |
$6,604.95 |
|
Dec 22/2020 |
Buy 250 |
MP |
$9,482.40 |
|
Dec 22/2020 |
Buy 300 |
MWK |
$4,594.95 |
|
Dec 23/2020 |
Sell 200 |
DKNG |
-$10,491.81 |
|
Dec 23/2020 |
Sell 200 |
RKT |
-$4,336.95 |
|
Dec 23/2020 |
Buy 100 |
CRWD |
$21,804.59 |
|
Dec 29/2020 |
Sell 200 |
SBE |
-$8124.00 |
|
Dec 29/2020 |
Sell 200 |
CELH |
-$8177.61 |
Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company, is an S&P 500 company dedicated to providing stockholders with dependable monthly income. The company is structured as a REIT, and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 6,500 real estate properties owned under long-term lease agreements with commercial tenants.
To date, the company has declared 601 consecutive common stock monthly dividends throughout its 51-year operating history and increased the dividend 107 times since Realty Income’s public listing in 1994 (NYSE: O). Realty Income is paying $2.81 or 4.78% annually for the current year. It has a 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate of 4.6% as of today. Patiently waiting and when the stock dropped below $60/share, we added another 19 shares to our existing holdings. Annually, this purchase increased our dividend income by $53.39. We will continue to monitor this company because we still want to add more shares of the Monthly Dividend Income.
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. It also sells various related services. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, HomePod, iPod touch, and other Apple-branded and third-party accessories
AAPL is paying $0.82 dividend or 0.61% for the current year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year.. We added 50 shares of AAPL from the money we sold our TD shares to our existing shares. Our dividend income increased by $41.00 annually. We invested in Apple for capital appreciation and steady dividend income.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns two electric companies in Florida: Florida Power & Light Company, which serves more than 5 million customer accounts in Florida and is the largest rate-regulated electric utility in the United States as measured by retail electricity produced and sold; and Gulf Power Company, which serves approximately 470,000 customers in eight counties throughout northwest Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive clean energy business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage.
NextEra Energy has paid dividends for over 15 years to its shareholders. In February 2020, NextEra Energy announced a 12 % increase to the dividend, increasing the quarterly dividend to $0.35 (or $1.40 before split). This translates into $1.40 dividend per share on an annualized basis for 2020. During the past ten-year period, the first annual payment was $0.125 in 2010 (After Split 4:1), compared to $0.35 this year. Dividends per share have grown at approximately 10.20% per year over this time.
We believed the Renewable Energy Investing and NEE is our top Renewable Energy Stock to hold for the next decades. As a result, we added another 100 shares of NEE to our Dividend Growth Portfolio that would increase our dividend income by $140.00 annually.
Enghouse Systems Limited develops enterprise software solutions worldwide. It operates through two segments, Interactive Management Group and Asset Management Group.
The bank has increased dividends for over 14 years to its shareholders. In May 2020, Enghouse announced a 26.74% increase to its dividend per share, increasing the quarterly dividend to $0.135. This translates into $0.54 dividend per share on an annualized basis for 2020. Over the past 5 years, the dividend has grown at an average compound annual growth rate of 20.30%.
We liked the technology of ENGH and their dividend growth. As a result, we added another 100 shares of ENGH to our Dividend Growth Portfolio that would increase our dividend income by $54.00 annually. In addition to the quarterly dividend, ENGH is paying a special dividend $1.50 a share in Feb, 2021.
Broadcom Inc. designs, develops, and supplies a range of semiconductor devices with a focus on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor based devices and analog III-V based products worldwide.
The company has paid dividends for over 9 years to its shareholders. In December 2019, AVGO announced a 16% increase to our dividend per share, increasing the quarterly dividend to $3.25. This translates into $13.00 dividend per share on an annualized basis for 2020. Over the past 5 years, the dividend has grown at an average compound annual growth rate of 60%. was $1.64 in 2015, compared to $13.00 in 2020.
We like the growth of AVGO especially in the 5G Play. Also, this is our forever stock that represents the core of our holding. As a result, we added another 3 shares of AVGO to our existing holdings that would increase our dividend income by $43.20 annually.
Shopify Inc., a commerce company, provides a cloud-based multi-channel commerce platform for small and medium-sized businesses in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and internationally. It is a commerce platform that allows anyone to easily sell online, at a retail location, and everywhere in between.
The growth for Shopify revenue is enormous since 2016:
- For the quarter ending June 30, 2020 Shopify revenue was $0.714B, a 97.34% increase year-over-year.
- For the twelve months ending June 30, 2020 Shopify revenue was $2.080B, a 60.45% increase year-over-year.
- Annual revenue for 2019 was $1.578B, a 47.05% increase from 2018.
- Annual revenue for 2018 was $1.073B, a 59.4% increase from 2017.
- Annual revenue for 2017 was $0.673B, a 72.94% increase from 2016.
We are very with bullish the growth with Shopify. Because of the stock has a great run this year, we are buying only 7 share this month at the cost of $10,412.08. We will continue to add more positions in the future.
Palantir Technologies Inc. builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community in the United States.
Palantir is the leader in big data analyis. The company is a potential strong growth in a demanding market. This was a speculative buy for us. Therefore, we bought a new position 100 shares of Palantir to our portfolio.
Square, Inc. (Square) is a commerce ecosystem. It combines software with hardware to enable sellers to turn mobile devices and computing devices into payments and point-of-sale solutions.
With its offering, a seller can accept payments in person via magnetic stripe (a swipe), Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) (a dip), or Near Field Communication (NFC) (a tap); or online via Square Invoices, Square Virtual Terminal, or the seller’s Website. and Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance.
On the consumer (buyer) side, Square Cash offers individuals access to a way to send and receive money.
Over the past 5 years, Square has the 5-Year Revenue Growth of 454.41%. The 5-Year Earning Growth is 115.74%. These growth numbers are very impressive.
We believed this company has tremendous potential to disrupt the financial sector. Therefore, we added additional 30 shares of SQ to our growth portfolio.
Sea Limited engages in the digital entertainment, e-commerce, and digital financial service businesses in Southeast Asia, Latin America, rest of Asia, and internationally.
Sea Limited‘s massive 7.5-times revenue growth over just the past five years.
We believed this company has tremendous potential to leader in e-Commerce. Therefore, we added additional 30 shares of SE to our portfolio.
MP Materials Corp. owns and operates integrated rare earth mining and processing facilities. It owns and operates the Mountain Pass facility located in the Western Hemisphere.
This is a speculative play with the believe that this company would be a major supplier of rare earth mineral . Therefore, we bought 250 shares of MP for long term holding.
Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology-enabled consumer products company in the United States and internationally. The company provides home and kitchen appliances; kitchenware; environmental appliances, such as dehumidifiers and air conditioners; beauty related products; and consumer electronics under the hOmeLabs, Vremi, Xtava, and RIF6 brands. It primarily serves individual online consumers through Amazon and other e-commerce platforms, as well as through its owned and operated websites and other marketplaces.
This is a speculative play with the believe that it would be growth to a bigger company. Therefore, we bought 300 shares of MWK for long term holding.
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. provides cloud-delivered solutions for next-generation endpoint protection in the United States, Australia, Germany, India, Romania, and the United Kingdom. It offers 11 cloud modules on its Falcon platform through a software as a service subscription-based model that covers various security markets, such as endpoint security, security and IT operations, and threat intelligence to deliver comprehensive breach protection even against today’s most sophisticated attacks.
We like the growth of CRWD especially in the Cyber Security Play. Also, this is our long term holding stock that represents the core of our growth holding. As a result, we added 100 shares of CRWD to our growth portfolio .
Conclusion
In December, we spent total of $69,115 . To sum up, we bought total of $28,591 of dividend stocks comparing to $40,524 spent to buy growth stocks. We are still keeping the plan of using the profit from growth stocks to buy more dividend stocks for income. With all the selling and buying, we were able to increase our dividend income by $79.60. For the next few months, we will concentrate on increasing our dividend income.
Thanks for reading. How was your December? Did you buy anything?
Sam