This week was a good week for dividends received. Outside of that, there was not a whole lot of activity in the accounts this week. Let’s check it out.
Dividends
This week I received the following dividends in the Roth IRA:
- Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF (NUSI) $0.17
- Crown Castle International (CCI) $0.20
- Digital Realty Trust (DLR) $0.20
In the Traditional IRA I received the following dividends this week:
- Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) $50.33
- BP PLC (BP) $9.44
- Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund (VB) $2.85
- Broadcom (AVGO) $18.51
- Fidelity Government Money Market (SPAXX) $0.02
- iShares Momentum ETF (MTUM) $0.23
- iShares Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) $26.42
- Pepsico (PEP) $19.80
- Coca-Cola (KO) $8.69
The total amount of dividends received this week was $136.86. All were reinvested except the Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund (VB) distribution due to the fact I sold out of that position last week.
Buys/Sells
There was no buying or selling in the Roth IRA this week. In the Traditional IRA the following activity occurred:
- Kroger (KR) bought 10 shares
- iShares Momentum ETF (MTUM) sold out the position
My monthly contribution of $25 hit the taxable growth account in M1 Finance on April 1 and triggered the following buys:
- Deere & Co. (DE) $3.63
- Teladoc Health (TDOC) $2.51
- Flir Systems (FLIR) $2.74
- Baidu Inc. (BIDU) $2.74
- Roku (ROKU) $1.80
- Sea Limited (SE) $2.41
- Square (SQ) $1.17
- Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) $1.51
- PayPal Holdings $1.41
Overall there was not much activity on the buying and selling front this week.
Options Trading
It was also a slow week for options trading this week. Listed below are the transactions for the week:
- AT&T (T) sold a covered call at a strike price of $34 expiring on 5/21/21 for a premium of $8.50 after fees.
- Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) sold a covered call at a strike price of $11 expiring on 8/20/21 for a premium of $34.30 after fees.
A covered call for Verizon (VZ) expired out of the money on 4/1/21. Total options premium received this week was $42.80.
Account Updates
The Traditional IRA finished the week at $111,915 which is up $136 over last week.
The 401k finished the week at $6,432 which is up $40 over the previous week.
The Roth IRA finished the week at $353 which is up $3 over the previous week.
The taxable growth account with M1 Finance finished the week at $198. This is up $34 over last week but does include a contribution of $25. If you would like to see the holdings in this account you can here: https://m1.finance/MvvbI-KvPEe6 .
Wrap Up
The total combined dividends and options premium this week was $179.66. It is nice to a see a stream of income come into the accounts on a weekly basis. This “extra” money will be reinvested into the accounts to enable the accounts to grow. The growth account rebounded a little bit this week after being down quite a bit the past few weeks. Well, that’s about it for this week.
*Disclaimer – I am not a financial professional. The information shared here should not be considered financial advice. I am just a factory worker sharing my experience as I strive to achieve financial freedom. Before investing or making any financial decision do your own research and due diligence and consider seeking the advice of a financial and/or tax professional.
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