August 2025 Dividend Report

$3,991.11 Collected Without Lifting a Finger. Here’s the Breakdown

For the month of August, my dividend portfolio paid me $3,991.11 in dividend income. On a year-to-date basis, I’ve now collected over $28,000 in passive income with dividends. I aim to accumulate $100,000 annually in dividends and I want you to join me on the journey. This is money that I didn’t have to actively work for and doesn’t include capital earned through other business ventures.

• I didn’t need to sit in traffic.

• I didn’t need to report to a manager.

• Wakeup early.

• I didn’t even need to be awake.

Dividends are paid to me regardless of which direction the market is going. This is why I will always advocate that people invest a portion of their capital towards dividend-paying stocks. The issue is that people become impatient once they realize that it takes years of consistency to build a dividend portfolio. You need to actively invest capital every single month. Investing isn’t just a one-time thing.

Seeing my dividend income increase over the last few years has really changed a lot of my perspectives on life when it comes to money. I’ve become more generous, less frugal, and more optimistic about my money ambitions. Five years ago, I stressed about money on a daily basis because I was operating from a place of scarcity. I didn’t have much money so it felt harder to get. Ironically, the more money you accumulate, the easier it is to make money.

Looking at the chart below, we can see that my dividend income has maintained a positive upward momentum for 2025.

$3,911 in dividends can translate to my mortgage being paid for me.

$3,911 in dividends means that I can buy groceries for several months without worry.

$3,911 in dividends can be used to pay for my next vacation.

Get the idea?

Performance Snapshot

I’ve been able to structure my investments in a hybrid approach that delivers both capital appreciation and income generation. This has allowed me to outperform the market indexes over the last twelve months.

My Portfolio: 30.67%

US Stocks: 15.78%

Despite generating a large amount of dividend income, my portfolio is still heavily allocated towards technology companies. For reference, technology companies aren’t typically known for their ability to pay out large dividends, since these businesses usually choose to reinvest earnings back into their business.

Despite including many high-yield funds within the portfolio, my top individual holdings, excluding ETFs, are as follows:

1. Microsoft MSFT 0.00%↑

2. ASML Holdings ASML 0.00%↑

3. VICI Properties VICI 0.00%↑

4. Alphabet (Google) GOOG 0.00%↑

5. PepsiCo PEP 0.00%↑

6. Ares Capital ARCC 0.00%↑

7. Simon Property Group SPG 0.00%↑

8. Qualcomm QCOM 0.00%↑

9. Altria Group MO 0.00%↑

10. Procter & Gamble PG 0.00%↑

Dividend Income Goal: $100,000
Progress: $28,000 / $100,000
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✅ ETFs that actually pay WEEKLY and monthly, not quarterly
✅ Estimated yields commonly above 30%. Dividend yields can be as high as 100%.
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✅ Includes newer, high-yield option income funds from the YieldMax suite, Roundhill, NEOS, Kurv, and Goldman Sachs

Holdings That Paid Me In August

These are the holdings that issued a dividend to me in August. As you’ll see, this month’s income was primarily received from option ETFs.