I was reviewing the Dividends section of my SGXCafe portfolio and was happy to see the dividends to be collected these few months from various stocks and ETFs. They are more than the amounts I collected the same time last year and I’m pleased with the progress we have made. Slow and steady but definitely on an upwards trend. Let’s have a look at the dividends we received in Feb 2017.

SGX

1. SPDR STI ETF (ES3): S$281
2. Parkway Life REIT (C2PU): S$24
3. CapitaCommercial Trust (C61U): S$155

Dividend income for Feb 2017: S$460

Last year in Feb 2016, our dividend income was S$431. Which means there has been an increase of about 6.73%. Not bad considering we have only increased our position in the SPDR STI ETF (ES3) via manual purchases and automatic investments (Maybank Kim Eng Monthly Investment Plan). It’s the end of the month and I will be ......