Dividend Income Update – 2017 Q1

This quarter is very important and special for me. I have been dividend investing since 2015, but it's only the second time that I have been able to consistently save and add to my portfolio. Since, I have already written a post on my dividend income for March 2017, this post is mostly about my Quarter On Quarter (QOQ) performance.

2017 Q1 dividends (Vanguard):

Quarter On Quarter (QOQ):

Quarter	Dividend	% Change
2015 Q1	$18.78	0.0%
2016 Q1	$17.84	-5.01%
2017 Q1	$70.32	294.17%

A 300% increase pretty much means that I tripled my net worth. I have been very consistent in my saving and investing since 2016 Q3 (effects already visible in 2016 Q4). Whereas I am very happy with the huge jump in my dividends, I also understand that my starting point was very low. Still a long way to go before my dividends become reasonable in absolute terms.

Dividend Increase (QOQ):

Here is a quick look at the payout was between 2016 Q1 & 2017 Q1. The increase in dividend per share is most welcome.

Name	Ticker	2016 Q1	2017 Q1	% Change
Total Stock Market Index Fund	VTSMX	$0.22200	$0.24700	11.26%
Total International Stock Index Fund	VGTSX	$0.04400	$0.04800	9.09%
High Dividend Yield Index Fund	VHDYX	$0.18600	$0.20700	11.29%
Total Bond Market Index Fund	VBMFX	$0.06529	$0.0641	-1.88%

Dividend split

Forward dividends: 342.38$