As I'm writing this blog post, it's Friday, March 29th. The high temperature is going to reach 47 degrees Fahrenheit today here in Central Wisconsin. However, there is rain and sleet in the forecast as well. Needless to say, I'm not going to be outside much if at all today.
With the month just about complete, I'll be taking a moment to go over my dividend stock purchases in March 2025. Without further ado, let's jump into it!
Dividend Stock Purchase #1: Alphabet (GOOGL)
The first stock that I purchased in March 2025 was another four shares of Alphabet at an average price of $161.46 a share. Interested readers can find my buying rationale in my March 2025 Dividend Stock Watch List blog post. This transaction added $3.20 to my net annual forward dividends, which equates to a 0.50% net dividend yield.
Dividend Stock Purchase #2: Realty Income (O)
The next stock that I bought during the month was another 15 shares of Realty Income at an average cost per share of $56.36. The gist of my investment thesis can be found in my March 2025 Dividend Stock Watch List blog post linked above. This purchase raised my net annual forward dividends by $48.24, which works out to a 5.71% net dividend yield.
Dividend Stock Purchase #3: UnitedHealth Group (UNH)
The third stock that I purchased in March 2025 was an additional share of UnitedHealth Group at an average price of $482.98 a share. Again, my investment thesis can be perused in my March 2025 Dividend Stock Watch List blog post linked earlier. This transaction lifted my net annual forward dividends by $8.40, which is equivalent to a 1.74% net dividend yield.
Concluding Thoughts:
I deployed $1,974.27 in fresh capital to dividend stock purchases in March 2025. Against the $59.84 in net dividends that were added from these buys, this is a weighted average net dividend yield of 3.03%.
My net annual forward dividends were also lifted by $11.808 across five dividend raises in March 2025. These factors raised my net annual forward dividends from about $5,690 at the start of the month to just over $5,765 to close out the month.
Discussion:
How was your capital deployment in March 2025?
Did you start any new positions during the month?
I appreciate your readership and look forward to your comments below!
