Saturday, March 21, 2026

Portfolio Returns for Mar 2026

I felt it would be good to track the returns of my portfolios regularly since they fluctuate frequently depending on the stock market.

Here are the movements for this month. The most significant drop is Crypto.





For the Robo-Advisors, all also dropped from all-time highs. 

                                            


Below are the time-weighted returns of the Income Funds. 





Additionally, I think it will be interesting to see the breakdown of my portfolios in percentages (below). 



Market trends from the last 30 days: 

  • The most significant event is that the US and Israel attacked Iran, which has huge implications for the world
  • US killed the Iranian Supreme Leader via missile strikes on 28th Feb 2026
  • Iran retaliated and launched missile strikes on US bases in the neighboring GCC countries
  • Israel also attacked Iranian oil fields, which resulted in Iran attacking Qatar's oil fields
  • Qatar has said the oil fields could take years to recover, which may result in a shortage of oil supply for years






   

Friday, March 13, 2026

Dividends for Feb 2026 - Towards 5k a month

Here are my dividends for Feb 2026:

                                    


So I collected $1,733.17 in dividends for this month. 
 
In case you are wondering, some stocks are repeated because I have 2 brokerage accounts.

Here are my monthly dividends over the last 6 years:



Oops! My dividends for Jan 2026 is lower than previous year's. I think this is because I sold off 2 chunks of my STI ETF, as well as some other stocks to collect more dry powder for a downturn anticipated this year. Time will tell whether this was the right decision.

Here are the dividends I collected every year until the current day:

                          



My total dividends collected from 2019 till now: $128,553

Here is the progress of my average monthly dividends over the years:




There is only 1 data point for 2026 so far, and the avg dividend for 2026 will likely change as the year progresses. 

I plan to first receive $2500 (achieved), then finally $5000 in dividends every month on average.

By simple projection of the above chart, I will only hit my target of 5k a month in dividends after 2027.

Additionally, I share the interest I received from the various banks for the deposits this month:

                                        



Also, in this month, I made $0 from my side hustle - GrabFood delivery. 

All in, I made $2,139.33 this month from dividends, interest, and food delivery.

Onwards!