35-Year-Old Making $2,500 Per Month in Dividends With a 29% Yield Portfolio Shares His Top 7 Stocks, ETFs

Investing slowly but consistently almost always produces positive results thanks to the power of compounding. But dividends redouble the impact of compounding. A report from Anchor Capital Advisors showed if you invested $100 in the S&P 500 Index in 2001 and reinvested all the dividends, you would have $350 by 2020.

Earlier in November, an investor shared his detailed income report and portfolio screenshots on r/Dividends – a thriving community of income investors on Reddit with over 620,000 members.

The portfolio screenshots shared by the investor, who said he was 35 in a different Reddit post, showed his total annual dividend income stood at about $30,043 annually or $2,503 per month. His total portfolio yield was 29%.

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Based on the portfolio details shared by the investor publicly, let's examine some of the important stock holdings in his portfolio:

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF 

Number of Shares: 312

The investor earning about $2,500 per month in dividends had 312 shares of JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF JEPI in his portfolio, valued at about $18,230 at the time of his post. The fund makes money by investing in some of the most notable large-cap U.S. stocks and selling call options. JEPI is ideal for those looking for exposure to defensive stocks. JEPI usually underperforms during bull markets and protects investors against huge losses during bear markets since most of its portfolio consists of large, defensive equities like Trane Technologies PLC TT, Southern Co SO, Progressive Corp PGR, among many others.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF

Number of Shares: 335

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF JEPQ is a high-yield covered call ETF that distributes monthly dividend income. The ETF invests in Nasdaq companies and generates extra income by selling call options. As of Nov. 21, JEPQ yields 9.6%. Over the past year, JEPQ has increased by about 16%.

Realty Income

Number of Shares: 307

Realty Income Corp O is perhaps one of the most popular monthly dividend stocks, with a 5.5% yield and 30 consecutive years of dividend growth. However, the stock has been taking it on the chin lately, losing about 9% in the past 30 days. Mizuho Securities recently downgraded Realty Income Corp O stock to Neutral from Outperform, citing the impact of a "higher for longer" interest rate environment. Analysts also expect possible tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump to impact Realty Income's biggest tenant, which imports products from China and other countries. 

YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF

Number of Shares: 1150

YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF CONY makes money by selling call options on Coinbase. The investor had 1,150 shares of the fund and his portfolio screenshots showed that his position was down about 11%. CONY is a risky investment since its upside potential is capped due to the covered call strategy and its performance is linked to a single company operating in the volatile crypto industry. The fund has a distribution rate of 155% and pays monthly. CONY is down 38% so far this year.

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YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF

Number of Shares: 1150

YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF TSLY is a popular dividend ETF for income investors seeking high yields. With a distribution rate of 49.7%, TSLY generates income by selling call options on Tesla shares. TSLY is up 20% over the past month, while Tesla shares have gained 31% in the same period.

Apple

Number of Shares: 60

The 35-year-old investor, who earned $2,500 in dividend income per month, had 60 Apple Inc AAPL shares in his portfolio. Apple has a dividend yield of 0.44% and has increased payouts for about 13 consecutive years. Apple shares have increased 21% in the past 12 months.

Arbor Realty Trust 

Number of Shares: 500

Arbor Realty Trust Inc. ABR is a mortgage REIT with a dividend yield of over 11%. The investor earning $2,500 per month in dividends had 500 ABR shares in his portfolio, valued at about $7,350 at the time of his post. ABR is up about 21% over the past year. The company posted better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter in early November. 

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