First week of February

We got off to a decent start in February, even though we expect the month to be quite weak compared to January and March. Due to some changes in our portfolio, we lost part of the dividend income that we used to receive in February in previous years, and we haven’t yet been able to find suitable replacements. It’s therefore possible that our February dividends will not reach last year’s level.
Still, the beginning of the month was encouraging. We received the following dividends:

• 1,39 € Interests from January
• 17,83 € from returns from withheld taxes
• 5,51 € from Eurocommercial Properties
• 17,92 € from Verizon 
• 8,15 € from Cibus Nordic
• 17,03 € Dynex Capital
• 28,97 € from AT&T

Total amount was 98,19 €. Now our total 2026 dividend income is 795,54 €

 

We had quite a lot of capital available for new purchases after recently increasing our investment loan. During the week, we made the following acquisitions.

• 5,7126 shares of Dynex Capital @13,96718 USD
• 1 share of Dynacor @5,95 CAD
• 3,1678 shares of Ares Capital @19,44883 USD
• 12,6349 shares of Transcontinental @23,59734 CAD
• 1000 shares of Waypoint REIT @2,4651 AUD
• 220 shares of Canadian Utilities @43,97582 CAD
• 100 shares of A&W food services of Canada @36,7078 CAD
• 86 shares of Kendrion N.V @15,12895 €
• 52,2779 shares of Realty Income @61,02368 USD
• 21,7006 shares of LTC Properties @36,65383 USD
• 20 shares of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce @129,043 CAD
• 255 shares of Washington H Soul Pattinson @38,192 AUD
• 110 shares of National Australia Bank @48,18727 AUD
• 84 shares of Orion @70,11905 €

These purchases will increase our 2026 dividend income by approximately €1,200.

 

Closing Out the First Month of the Year

Our final income for January ended up exceeding expectations. The main reason was a sizeable refund of previously withheld taxes, which gave the month a welcome boost. The actual new dividends came in almost exactly as forecast.With that, this became our best January ever in terms of dividend income.

 

Overall, our dividend income grew by 17.08% compared to last year — a solid increase in our view. After taxes, we received a total of €702.96, up from €600.39 during the same period last year.

Here’s what arrived in our account last week:

• 33,31 € in returned withheld taxes
• 18,53  € from MSC Industrial Direct
• 3,29 € from Gladstone Commercial Reit
• 5,72 € from Gladstone Investement Corp
• 4,20 € from Boston Pizza Royalties
• 12,09 € from LTC Properties
• 16,45 € from Canadian Net REIT

New investment loan 

This week we decided to take on a bit of leverage, as we had access to a very affordable loan. A total of €40,000 was transferred to our investment account, with an interest rate below 2.5%, which we consider quite reasonable. We haven’t deployed the full amount yet. The plan is to reopen some positions in Australia, strengthen our holdings in Canada, add a few European stocks, and allocate only a small portion to the US — most likely to complete one or two ongoing purchase plans

Although taking on debt always adds some risk, in our case the overall picture remains quite balanced. The borrowed amount is small compared to the total portfolio, and the new capital is being spread across several regions rather than concentrated into a single bet. Strengthening positions in Australia, Canada and Europe actually broadens our geographical mix, which helps smooth out volatility between markets that rarely move in perfect sync.

On the cash‑flow side, the structure is equally steady. Our existing dividends already cover the loan’s monthly costs, so the repayment doesn’t depend on quick wins or unusually high returns from the new investments. This keeps the financial pressure low and prevents the kind of forced decisions that usually make leverage dangerous.

Taken together, the loan nudges our risk level up only slightly, while the added diversification and stable cash flow help keep the overall strategy on solid ground

Purchases for the week 

As always, we kept building toward the future and made a few additions to the portfolio, even though most of the loan capital still sits untouched on our account. The most notable move was completing our Signify position: we bought 76.1255 shares @ €21.73639, bringing the total to an even 100 shares. The timing wasn’t ideal, as the share price dropped sharply after the earnings release, but that’s part of the game and nothing unusual in the long run.

The rest of the week’s purchases were:

• 76 shares of Neste @21,37211 €
• 16 shares of Orion A @69,2375 €
• 40 shares of Kone @61,05 €
• 1,3720 shares of Dynex Capital @13,98632 USD
• 201 shares of Cibus Nordic @154,70134 SEK

Based on current dividend levels, we expect these additions to lift our 2026 dividend income by roughly €400, giving a small but steady boost to our long‑term compounding.