February 2017 Portfolio Summary

I did not post this back in March. So I am filling this post out today (Apr 12 2017) so that my future self can have records of my past months. This report will just contain data.

This is the snapshot of my portfolio as of March 1, 2017:

Name	Ticker	Sector	Value	Weight	Divies	Yield	S&P Fin	VL Fin	VL Safety
Altria Group Inc	MO	Staples	$49,578.75	16.15%	$1,600.80	3.2288%	A-	B+	2
Philip Morris International Inc	PM	Staples	$17,542.61	5.71%	$662.17	3.7746%	A	B++	2
Home Depot Inc	HD	Discret	$14,000.33	4.56%	$337.20	2.4085%	A	A++	1
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	Health	$12,159.37	3.96%	$314.32	2.5850%	AAA	A++	1
Realty Income Corp	O	REIT	$11,824.41	3.85%	$495.79	4.1929%	BBB+	A	2
Visa Inc	V	Financial	$11,220.37	3.65%	$83.40	0.7433%	A+	A++	1
Ross Stores Inc	ROST	Discret	$10,976.77	3.58%	$88.38	0.8051%	A-	A	2
Starbucks Corporation	SBUX	Discret	$10,563.35	3.44%	$166.50	1.5762%	A	A++	1
PepsiCo	PEP	Staples	$8,502.64	2.77%	$231.48	2.7225%	A	A++	1
Kraft Heinz Co	KHC	Staples	$8,466.07	2.76%	$222.06	2.6230%	BBB-	A	2
Kimberly-Clark	KMB	Staples	$8,393.97	2.73%	$243.69	2.9031%	A	A++	1
Becton Dickinson and Co	BDX	Health	$8,081.41	2.63%	$127.77	1.5810%	BBB+	A++	1
General Mills, Inc.	GIS	Staples	$7,845.84	2.56%	$248.05	3.1615%	BBB+	A+	1
McCormick & Company	MKC	Staples	$7,347.42	2.39%	$138.92	1.8908%	A-	A+	1
Church & Dwight	CHD	Staples	$7,018.63	2.29%	$101.37	1.4443%	BBB+	A+	1
3M Co	MMM	Industrial	$6,627.38	2.16%	$164.54	2.4827%	AA-	A++	1
Mastercard Inc	MA	Financial	$6,376.38	2.08%	$50.22	0.7875%	A	A++	1
The Coca-Cola Co	KO	Staples	$5,202.83	1.69%	$181.27	3.4840%	AA-	A++	1
Dominion Resources, Inc	D	Utilities	$4,546.79	1.48%	$179.35	3.9446%	BBB+	B++	2
Automatic Data Proc, Inc	ADP	Tech	$4,484.62	1.46%	$97.85	2.1818%	AA	A++	1
TJX Companies Inc	TJX	Discret	$4,258.23	1.39%	$56.19	1.3195%	A+	A++	1
McDonald's Corporation	MCD	Discret	$4,135.68	1.35%	$121.58	2.9398%	BBB+	A++	1
Xcel Energy Inc	XEL	Utilities	$3,964.75	1.29%	$130.59	3.2937%	A-	A+	1
NextEra Energy Inc	NEE	Utilities	$3,957.58	1.29%	$118.91	3.0046%	A-	A	2
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc	APD	Materials	$3,957.08	1.29%	$107.78	2.7236%	A	A+	1
Procter & Gamble Co	PG	Staples	$3,784.11	1.23%	$112.06	2.9613%	AA-	A++	1
Stryker Corporation	SYK	Health	$3,442.16	1.12%	$44.94	1.3057%	A	A++	1
AT&T Inc	T	Telecom	$3,121.86	1.02%	$145.65	4.6656%	BBB+	A++	1
Southern Co	SO	Utilities	$2,872.84	0.94%	$127.76	4.4471%	A-	A	2
Abbott Laboratories	ABT	Health	$2,723.02	0.89%	$63.79	2.3425%	BBB	A++	1
Colgate-Palmolive Co	CL	Staples	$2,623.52	0.85%	$55.61	2.1199%	AA-	A+	1
Medtronic plc	MDT	Health	$2,317.28	0.75%	$48.69	2.1011%	A	A++	1
Verizon Communications Inc	VZ	Telecom	$2,227.75	0.73%	$102.74	4.6117%	BBB+	A++	1
Clorox Co	CLX	Staples	$1,974.36	0.64%	$46.14	2.3371%	A-	B++	2
The J. M. Smucker Company	SJM	Staples	$1,937.41	0.63%	$41.37	2.1354%	BBB	A++	1
Bard (C.R.) Inc	BCR	Health	$1,778.63	0.58%	$7.53	0.4231%	A	A+	1
WEC Energy Group, Inc.	WEC	Utilities	$1,440.25	0.47%	$50.53	3.5082%	A-	A+	1
Aqua America Inc	WTR	Utilities	$989.62	0.32%	$24.08	2.4329%	A+	A	2
Misc	Type	………..	Partial Totals	Weight	Yrly Dividends	Avg Yield	…..832	…..9	…..82
Equity	Stocks		$272,266.07	88.68%	$7,141.04	2.6228%
Investable	US Dollars		$7,283.77	2.37%
House Savings Cash	US Dollars		$22,951.66	7.48%
Miscellaneous	Assets		$4,524.75	1.47%
.	..	…	Equity + Misc	Weight	…..2	…..	…..222	…..2222	…..223
Total			$307,026.25	100.00%

Recent buy: PM

I added 31 shares of Philip Morris (PM) today. That is around $3379 invested which adds $128 annually in dividend income. I am investing in PM based on my belief in the success of the new iQOS and HeatSticks Marlboro brand which is in line with the upcoming generation's focus towards healthier alternatives. People who smoke want to still smoke, but they don't want the tar and chemicals associated with burning tobacco. iQOS provides the satisfaction of nicotine delivery from traditional smoking without the harmful effects associated with burning. If people can have a healthier alternative, smokers will be more likely to continue smoking.

PM has also absorbed most of the shock from the increase in the dollar from 2014-2016. PM compared to MO is supposed to be the higher growth company with the lower yield. Right now PM still yields higher than MO and I believe in the future, as the dollar strength becomes overshadowed by the continuous growth in PM's earnings, that PM will have a lower yield than MO.

MO and PM are getting expensive so I will likely no longer be adding more after these two buys unless earnings and dividend increases are high. Any Trump policies enacted to improve corporate taxes and repatriation of foreign cash will help MO and PM (PM being the one that has international operations). I am feeling that some changes will happen in regards to corporate taxes or repatriation before the end of this year, which will help American businesses.

For additional invest-able cash coming in a week and a half, I am considering Realty Income (O) with a 4.18% yield in my 401k and General Mills (GIS) yielding 3.15% in my taxable account.


-YD

February 2017 Dividends Received

Another month. More cash, around $300 was deployed on more stock. There was less this month than other months because February is a light month since I don't hold many companies that pay in Feb. Below are my payouts for February 2017.

Ticker	Total	Taxable	Roth IRA	401k
GIS	$61.54	$48.48		$13.06
SBUX	$46.09	$37.84		$8.25
O	$41.14		$33.77	$7.37
T	$35.99	$35.99
VZ	$25.39		$25.39
APD	$24.24	$24.24
Interest	$20.12	$20.12
PG	$17.82	$17.82
ABT	$15.85	$15.85
CL	$13.82	$13.82
MA	$12.53	$2.17		$10.36
CLX	$11.46	$11.46
BCR	$1.88	$1.88
	$327.87	$229.67	$59.16	$39.04

For March I am expecting $630 in dividends, and April I am expecting a large $800 check in dividends.