While we are talking about monthly buying frequency… I do have a minimum amount of trades that I’ll make a month. Because of the way Interactive Brokers structures their “you’re not our target customer fees” (less than 100k in your account), I get a “we haven’t made enough commissions off you fee” if I don’t make at least 10 trades (or a total of $10 in commissions – I pay $1 a trade). So, I’ve told myself that I will make at least 2 buys a month. That’s the equivalent to $10 – $14 in total trading fees if I were to make 2 trades with most other online brokers. I’ll still get an $8 fee from IB, but it keeps my head in the game even when there aren’t glaring deals to be had.
Here are the Dividend Growth Stocks I’ve purchased – March 2016.
March 2016 Dividend Growth Stock Purchases
| Symbol | Company Name | Date/Time | Quantity | Buy Price | Comm/Fee | Total Cost | Yield | Income | Y Div | Q Div |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | 3/15/2016 | 7 | 29.54 | -1.00 | 207.27 | 4.06% | 8.40 | 1.20 | 0.3 |
| POT | Port of Tauranga Ltd | 3/23/2016 | 10 | 17.86 | -1.00 | 178.60 | 5.60% | 10.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corp | 3/29/20016 | 4 | 78.41 | -1.00 | 313.64 | 2.81% | 8.80 | 2.20 | 0.55 |
| TOTAL | 21 | -3.00 | 699.51 | 4.16% | 27.20 |
2 Comments
Great buys Blake! I’m thinking of adding to my UNP position at these levels. Have a great April.
Ken
Hi Ken,
Thanks! I wish I would have added more while UNP was in the high 60s… Hindsight right?
Thanks for stopping by!