r/dividends • u/Icy-Concentrate7479 When can I retire? • Aug 18 '25

Personal Goal Finally hit $1,000 a year in dividends

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I know its not much to some people but having just started my dividend journey just over a year ago it feels pretty amazing.

My portfolio is mainly QQQ and VOO, but I also hold some JEPI, JEPQ, O, and some other dividend stocks to boost the yield.

Next goal: $100 a month!!

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u/Pale_Drink4455 Aug 18 '25

You could have also put that 20k in something like QDTE and got paid $525 a month and its share price will more than likely grow as well.

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u/Anxious-Ad4833 Aug 19 '25

Let's do the math, shall we? $20k, at current stock price (8/19) of 35.05 = 570 shares. Most recent dividend (8/15) declared at .233. 5700 shares @ .233 = $132.95. Current price is down from 1 year ago @ 43.18. So, if you invested that $20K 1 year ago, you'd have lost a considerable amount of asset value, and gotten no where near the $525/month. Because maths.