It is set in stone, we miss the mark

Today we get our last slightly larger dividend for November, Hercules Capital, Inc. Common Stock (HTGC). In addition to a regular dividend of $0.4, they also distribute a special dividend of $0.08. HTGC has payment day today.

This is our last slightly larger dividend for November. After this distribution, the remaining total dividends for November are less than $150.

Our holdings in all our portfolios combined contain more than 70 different stocks. The size of each holding varies between 5 and 3000 shares. Assuming I didn't miss an announcement about a special or supplemental dividend for December, 2023 will not be our second best dividend year ever. We will miss the target by about $500.

However, 2023 will outperform 2022 despite the fact that the engine of 2022, NewtekOne, Inc. Common Stock ( NEWT ), changed both its business and dividend yield at the beginning of the year. All in all, with that in mind, I'm happy with the outcome for 2023.