Dividend Investor Making $6,000/Month Shares Portfolio; Bought More on Recent 'Bloody Day' Selloff — 'Keep Grinding Until We Don't Have To' - Blackstone Secured (NYSE:BXSL), Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC)

Dividend stocks are gaining attention as investors crave certainty and downsize protection following market volatility triggered by President Donald Trump's tariff announcement on April 2. Dividend stocks have proven their resilience in the past. The S&P 500 High Dividend Index outperformed the S&P 500 in the dot-com bubble and COVID-19 market crash, according to an S&P Global research report.

Earlier this month, a dividend investor shared his portfolio and income details on r/Dividends — a Reddit discussion board with over 700,000 followers. The portfolio screenshots shared by the investor on the social platform showed his monthly dividend income stood at $6,027.

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The investor said he had been waiting to buy stocks on a pullback, and his chance finally came following the recent market selloff.

"What a bloody day today but it did hit the price target I have been waiting for. Now that I reached $6,000, now I am going to use this money to start buying more VOO and discounted tech stocks like Google, Amazon Microsoft, Broadcom, etc."

The investor said dividend investing is not a "get rich quick" scheme and it took him 20 years to reach this income milestone. He urged investors to "keep grinding until we don't have to."

"As long as you are consistent with your investment, you will also get there," he added.

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The investor's portfolio had a total worth of about $1.1 million. Let's take a look at some of his biggest holdings.

Enterprise Products Partners

Number of Shares: 5,357

Enterprise Products Partners LP EPD was the biggest holding of the investor, accounting for about 16% of his total portfolio. He had 5,357 shares of the energy company, according to the portfolio screenshots he shared on Reddit. The stock has a dividend yield of over 7%.

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

Number of Shares: 2,648

The Redditor earning $6,000 a month in dividends had a $146,000 stake in JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF JEPI. The fund invests in some of the most notable large-cap U.S. stocks and generates income by selling call options. Visa V, Mastercard MA, Southern Co SO and Progressive Corp PGR are among the fund's top holdings.

Ares Capital

Number of Shares: 2,501

Ares Capital ARCC a business development company, was one of the top stocks in the investor’s portfolio. The stock has a dividend yield of over 9%.

Blackstone Secured Lending

Number of Shares: 2,501

Blackstone Secured Lending BXSL is a business development company mainly investing in private U.S. companies’ first-lien senior secured debt. The company has a dividend yield of about 11%. The stock is down 14% so far this year.

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Realty Income

Number of Shares: 850

Realty Income O is one of the most popular monthly dividend stocks among Redditors. The REIT has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Last month, Realty Income raised its dividend by 0.2%.

Medical Properties

Number of Shares: 6,769

Medical Properties MPW is an Alabama-based REIT focused on hospital facilities. It has a dividend yield of about 6%. The investor had 6,769 shares of the company in his portfolio. The stock is up 32% over the past year.

Enbridge

Number of Shares: 761

Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge Inc ENB has a dividend yield of 6.2%. The company has consistently raised its dividends for about three decades now.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF

Number of Shares: 662

The investor had 662 JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF JEPQ shares in his portfolio. 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. It yields about 10%.

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