As in the past, half of that growth will derive from new positions (see My stock investments in 2016) and the other half is expected to come
from organic dividend growth and dividend reinvestments (see Passive Income review 2016 and Outlook).
Not exact matches
The payout ratio is something each DGI has to have an eye on in order to benefit
from solid
organic dividend growth.
USD 25 of the YoY - increase is due to the acquisition of Heineken stocks in 2016 (that business provided me with total
dividend amount of around USD 60 in 2017) and around USD 15 came
from organic growth (
dividend hikes) and
dividend reinvestments in Banco Santander.
Combined
organic dividend growth from Aflac has amounted to 48.6 % over that time.
Yes, I was particularily pleased by the
organic growth which is tremendously important as one day, I want my portfolio to be kind of «self - propelling» which means that it should grow «organically» and through
dividend reinvestments and not require additional funds (savings)
from my side.