Happy Monday,
It’s Zach here with my latest monthly dividend portfolio update!
We just hit a huge milestone: an all-time high of $353,196! Over the past year alone, the accounts value grew by $104,946, and just last month it jumped by $24,243.
To put that into perspective, back in May 2020, this entire portfolio was worth $30,000. Today, it generates $12,600 in annual dividend income. It pays me nearly half of my initial starting balance every single year. That’s the long-term compounding "dividend snowball" in action.
Here is a quick look at where my positions stand and how I’m playing each one.
Today’s Topics:
Reviewing My Entire $353,196 Dividend Portfolio (Watch Here)
Microsoft Stock Analysis (Watch Here)
META Stock Analysis (Watch Here)
Amazon Stock Analysis (Watch Here)
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Monthly Portfolio Update
Reviewing My Entire $353,196 Dividend Portfolio
📈 Portfolio Breakdown & Strategy
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1. Hess Midstream ($HESM)
Portfolio Weight: 29.45%
Dividend Yield: 7.63%
Annual Income: $8,038 (Largest dividend payer)
My Plan: HOLD / DCA IN. It's been a hold after heavy buying over the past year, but I plan to dollar-cost average back in long-term. The yield remains attractive, dividend growth is steady every quarter, and it offers great risk-adjusted total returns.
2. Microsoft ($MSFT)
Portfolio Weight: 28.31%
Dividend Yield: 0.78%
Annual Income: $783
My Plan: BUY ON DIPS. This has been my biggest purchase of 2026. Even though the yield is low, earnings per share are up over 500% over the last decade. You can't forget growth when optimizing for long-term total return.
3. Alphabet ($GOOGL)
Portfolio Weight: ~16.00%
Dividend Yield: Ultra-low (New dividend payer)
Annual Income: $139
My Plan: BUY ON SELL-OFFS. Up 119% on this position. It’s one of the best cash-generating businesses in history. Operating cash flow grew nearly 39% year-over-year as they aggressively build out AI data centers.
4. Nvidia ($NVDA)
Portfolio Weight: New position (~$150/yr in dividends)
My Plan: HOLD (2-Year Horizon). Operating cash flow and free cash flow are exploding as tech giants pour massive capital into AI infrastructure. I'm riding this wave for the next 2–3 years before re-evaluating.
5. Altria Group ($MO)
Portfolio Weight: ~$26,000 value
Dividend Yield: 6.21%
Annual Income: $1,627
My Plan: HOLD / TRIMMED. Up 107% total return. It's a classic high-yield cash cow, but now that it's sitting around fair value, I’ve trimmed a bit to reallocate into faster growers like Microsoft and Nvidia.
6. MPLX LP ($MPLX)
Portfolio Weight: 5.50%
Dividend Yield: 7.37%
Annual Income: $1,421
My Plan: BUYING MORE. Offers a rare combo of a 7%+ yield and double-digit recent dividend raises. Reinvesting my upcoming payouts straight back into more shares.
7. Exxon Mobil ($XOM)
Portfolio Weight: ~$16,990 value
Dividend Yield: 2.65%
Annual Income: $450
My Plan: HOLD. Up 379% on this trade. The stock is currently sitting at its most expensive level in 10 years based on dividend yield, so I've trimmed slightly and am waiting for the next oil downturn before adding more.
🚀 The 30-Year Outlook
Using the forecasting tools on DividendData.com, modeling a conservative $2,000/month contribution and 7% dividend growth shows reaching $5 million in portfolio value and $10,000/month in dividend income by 2045.
The key is staying consistent, reinvesting payouts, and letting time do the heavy lifting.
MSFT Stock Analysis
Why I Invested $97,000 in Microsoft — MSFT Stock Analysis
📊 Research MSFT: DividendData.com/stocks/msft
Microsoft posted an 11.8% EPS beat, sparking a massive 16%+ single-day surge. It remains the largest purchase in my portfolio this year.
Azure Milestone: Intelligent Cloud grew 32% YoY to $39.3B, with Azure crossing $100B in annual revenue for the first time (+43% YoY).
Massive Commercial Backlog: Commercial remaining performance obligations (RPOs) surged 84% YoY to $678B, showing massive enterprise demand for AI infrastructure.
CapEx vs. Free Cash Flow: Full-year CapEx hit $115.9B (+79% YoY) as Microsoft doubles compute capacity. While this depresses near-term free cash flow, ROIC remains strong at 20.6%.
Valuation: Even after the pop, MSFT trades at ~26.3x trailing EPS—well below its 5-year median P/E of 34x (implying a ~$587 fair value).
Verdict: Cornerstone long-term holding. I am holding comfortably and looking to buy more on future dips.
META Stock Analysis
Why Meta Stock Is Selling Off — Is the Market Wrong? ($META)
📊 Research META: DividendData.com/stocks/meta
Meta dropped 7.3%+ after earnings. While Wall Street panicked over an EPS miss and rising CapEx, the underlying cash engine is stronger than ever.
The EPS Miss Explained: Q2 EPS fell to $6.18 (vs. $7.19 expected), but this includes $3.58B in one-time charges ($2.4B legal + $1.18B severance).
Ad Revenue Machine: TTM revenue hit $228B (+27.6% YoY). AI recommendation algorithms drove ad impressions up 14% YoY and average ad prices up 12% YoY, generating $130.3B in operating cash flow.
CapEx Expansion: 2026 CapEx guidance was raised to $130B–$145B. Unlike cloud peers, Meta lacks a public cloud to monetize AI centers immediately—driving short-term skepticism.
Compute Monetization Optionality: Meta targets 7 GW of AI capacity by year-end. Renting just 2 GW to AI labs could generate $30B–$40B in high-margin annual revenue.
Verdict: A temporary setback for a high-margin business. At 11.4x operating cash flow (vs. 17.3x 5-yr median), Meta offers an attractive entry point for long-term compounders.
AMZN Stock Analysis
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Amazon ($AMZN) surged 15.2% following its Q2 2026 earnings report. Despite free cash flow turning negative (-$11.63B over the TTM), investors cheered news that the company is dramatically ramping up capital expenditure to serve massive, unmet cloud demand.
Cloud Demand Outstrips Capacity: CEO Andy Jassy announced Amazon is raising 2026 CapEx guidance to $220 Billion (up from $200B). Even at that level, Amazon lacks the server capacity to satisfy customer demand this year or next.
AWS Re-accelerates: Amazon Web Services grew 36.7% YoY—its fastest growth rate in 18 quarters. Commercial cloud backlog reached $496 Billion.
AI & Custom Chips Surge: AWS's AI business and custom chip lineup (Trainium & Graviton) reached an annual revenue run rate of over $25 Billion, growing triple-digit percentages YoY.
Headline EPS Caveat: Q2 EPS blew past consensus at $5.75 vs. $1.82 expected (+215% beat). However, this included a $53.4 Billion pre-tax gain from Amazon's equity investment in Anthropic, which does not reflect core operating earnings.
Operating Cash Flow Machine: TTM operating cash flow reached $161.4 Billion (+33% YoY), demonstrating strong core cash generation beneath the heavy CapEx investments.
Summary & Verdict:
Amazon is intentionally sacrificing near-term free cash flow to build out infrastructure for a massive $496B backlog. Trading at 18.1x price-to-operating cash flow (below its 5-year median of 20.8x), Amazon remains a high-quality compounder trading at a fair-to-discounted valuation.
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