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As many of you know the Ultimate Sustainable dividend portfolio was built over a year ago as an attempt to slowly become financially free. It is the most important part of my passive income plan and in weeks like the past 2 ones where we start to see panic in the financial markets, it’s a good process for me to go back and see how the portfolio is doing.
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Without further wait, let’s get started. Here are the portfolio holdings as of last night:
| Ticker | Name | Shares | Oct 16 2014 Prices | Oct 16 Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | 32 | $66.16 | $2,117.12 |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 75 | $42.74 | $3,205.50 |
| JCI | Johnson Controls Inc | 43 | $40.69 | $1,749.67 |
| PEP | PepsiCo Inc/NC | 31 | $90.79 | $2,814.49 |
| ETN | Eaton Corp | 34 | $59.92 | $2,037.28 |
| DOV | Dover Corp | 27 | $73.44 | $1,982.88 |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc | 37 | $83.07 | $3,073.59 |
| XLNX | Xilinx Inc | 40 | $38.49 | $1,539.60 |
| SJM | JM Smucker Co/The | 22 | $97.88 | $2,153.36 |
| BLK | BlackRock Inc | 14 | $310.69 | $4,349.66 |
| TROW | T Rowe Price Group Inc | 32 | $75.43 | $2,413.76 |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corp | 25 | $86.44 | $2,161 |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corp | 22 | $90.60 | $1,993.20 |
| ADI | Analog Devices Inc | 47 | $44.60 | $2,096.20 |
| HAS | Hasbro Inc | 32 | $54.21 | $1,734.72 |
| MAT | Mattel Inc | 46 | $29.62 | $1,362.52 |
| AFL | Aflac | 32 | $55.86 | $1,787.52 |
| BAX | Baxter International | 27 | $68.18 | $1,840.86 |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd | 70 | $35.85 | $2,509.50 |
| CVX | Chevron | 21 | $111.06 | $2,332.26 |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Inc | 33 | $43.59 | $1,438.47 |
| VWO | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets | 74 | $40.63 | $3,006.62 |
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market | 36 | $82.97 | $2,986.92 |
| Cash | $2,401.53 | |||
| USDP | $55,088.23 | |||
| SPX | 17.0219547 | $3,395.03 | $57,790.05 |
Dividends Received
It has not happened much but this October will actually generate less money than October 2013 ($30.78 vs $41 last year). I’d have to check but I’d imagine it’s caused by a company moving its dividend dates a bit. Not a big deal but I’ll certainly continue to monitor.
Ultimate Sustainable Dividend Portfolio News
| Ticker | Name | News |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Inc | Dividend increase of 13.3% |
| VWO | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets | Dividend increase of 6.7% |
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market | Dividend increase of 3.8% |
Returns
Trades
In addition to the normal “dividend reinvestments”, I also decided to add a bit to our positions in 2 of the stocks that have paid dividends since the last USDP update:
-Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW) 6 shares – $500
-Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VWO) – 12 shares – $500
