April showers bring May flowers, and there certainly was plenty of April rain here in the Pacific Northwest (they don’t call it WASHington state for nothing). The stock market wavered a little over the month, but it seemed the market’s mood was generally upbeat. So how was my dividend earnings for the month of April? Well, let’s do the numbers and see

AWP $ 55.00
BGY $ 33.80*
CHW $ 21.00*
CIK $ 22.50*
CLM $ 41.06
CODI $144.00
DHY $ 33.25
DMF $ 10.50
DSM $ 19.25
EAD $ 9.50
EDF $ 45.00*
EHI $ 24.80
EXG $ 92.40*
NCV $ 45.50
NRZ $160.00
PFN $ 36.00
PNNT $ 81.00
RA $ 69.85
VFL $ 15.00
ZTR $ 33.90
TOTAL $993.31

* Includes Return of Capital

While $993.31 is certainly nice, I was hoping for another $1K month, and missed it by a mere $6.69. Arrrghhh!! Sooooo close! If not for the first quarter’s dividend cuts, I certainly would have had my fourth $1K month. <sigh>

As for April’s dividend cuts, it wasn’t too bad. EAD cut its dividend for the second time this year, dropping from a monthly 5.98 cents per share to 5.94 cents (a -0.67% or -$0.07 cut). It’s a tiny imperceptible nick, but still a cut.

Other than the slightly disappointing dividend total, April was a solid month and I’m happy with that.

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