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41Building monthly dividend income with Dividend Kings alongside TDIV, does this make sense?
I'm 28 years old and building out my dividend portfolio. My core holdings are $TDIV (+0,14%), $VWRL (+0,19%) , $EIMI (-0,44%) and $SMEA (+0,11%), but I noticed I have zero dividend income in January, February, May, August and November.
So I'm thinking about adding a few Dividend Kings to fill those gaps:
Coca-Cola ($KO (-0,02%)) → Jan / Apr / Jul / Oct
McDonald's ($MCD (+0,13%)) → Jan / Apr / Jul / Oct
Procter & Gamble ($PG (-0,29%)) → Feb / May / Aug / Nov
Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ (+0,08%)) → Feb / May / Aug / Nov
All four have raised their dividend for 50+ consecutive years, through the dot-com crash, 2008 and COVID without a single cut. Payout ratios sit between 50-75%, which I consider healthy.
My plan is to start with €1,000 per stock (€4,000 total) and gradually build up. The goal is a stable, growing dividend income every single month, even during a market crash. Because that crash is definitely coming. But when, nobody knows.
My questions for the community:
1️⃣ Do you hold any Dividend Kings? Which ones and why?
2️⃣ Are JNJ, KO, MCD and PG solid picks or are there better alternatives I'm missing?
3️⃣ Does it make sense to add individual dividend stocks alongside a dividend ETF like TDIV, or is that just unnecessary overlap?
Would love to hear your thoughts!

Investment strategy/depot allocation. Your opinion?
Hello everyone,
What do you think of the following investment strategy?
Global core (30% portfolio share)
$XDWD (+0,25%) Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS
Europe share (15% portfolio share)
$SMEA (+0,11%) iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
Emerging markets (10% portfolio share)
$XMME (-0,43%) Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Distributions (15% of the portfolio)
$TDIV (+0,14%) VanEck Morningstar DM Dividend Leaders ETF
The remaining 30% consists of 20% individual stocks (old market / tech) and 10% cash reserve.
Strategy: Growth focus with a small dividend component to generate additional capital for new investments, speculation and additional purchases while at the same time realizing the tax-free allowance.
I built my own All World ex-US ETF, and I've been rewarded
Everyone has long been recommending to put most of your 'foundational ETF' money in some sort of All World ETF . For years this has been a great approach, and for good reason. It's easy, low cost, low maintenance. But times have changed and I've been noticing a decoupling between the US and the rest of the world. The US is overpriced and slowing down and the USD/EUR valuation sucks. So late last year I changed my strategy and decided that I wanted to build my own All World ex-US ETF, because I've always learned to trade the market you have, not the market you want.
So I sold my $VWCE (+0,12%) position and compiled my own ETF pack. Europe to start with, $SMEA (+0,11%) and $ESIN (+0,16%) , then Emerging Markets, Asia and the Pacific ex-Japan consisting of $IEMA (-0,32%) and $VAPU (-0,6%) , and Japan $VJPB (+0,96%) . I've been distributing these more or less equally to what the FTSE All World would have looked like without the US. It needs some restructuring every now and then but to me it's more than worth it when you look at the rewards:
I currently made a YTD performance of about 16% with my "custom ex-US ETF", compared to only 4.3% if I kept the $VWCE (+0,12%) or $ACWI as my foundation.
”Never bet against the US” is valid, until it isn’t! That’s my opinion. Trade the market you have, not the market you want. And when times change again, I will act accordingly. But for now, I'm happy I made this decision 😁
For the record: this is a post about my ETFs and their performance, NOT about my portfolio as a whole as 47% consists of individual stocks that aren’t doing so well at the moment.
I'm keen to hear what your thoughts on this are!
Here we go!
Hello everyone,
I have just started trading! First transactions ever! Finally!
I really appreciate all the information available here. Great discussions! In only 3-4 days using the app, I have learned a lot! Although I am a beginner, I hope to contribute here as much as I can.
I have decided to invest 25 euros weekly, distributed across 5 positions. I believe this is a good way to learn more about trading in general - I am not focused on earnings right now, but on gaining knowledge and experience. My current plan is to hold around 10 positions: 70% long-term and 30% higher-risk short-term.
This week, I opened the following positions:
Sounds good?!
Btw, I would be happy to be accepted as a follower to try to learn closely from others.
Wishing everyone successful trading!
Cheers!
Bagana
My momentum strategy year 1
Thanks to the inspiration from @Epi and a few months of reflection, I have built up my individual momentum all-world strategy and would like to refine it further for 2026 over the next few weeks.
Start allocation as of 11.07.2025:
50% ACWI $SPP1 (+0,39%)
15% Europe$SMEA (+0,11%)
10% SPYTIPS-Cool S&P500x2 $DBPG (+0,4%)
10% EM $EIMI (-0,44%)
10% Gold 2x $LBUL (+3,03%)
5% Bitcoin $BITC (+0,62%)
Cash Management
Cash investment: $XEON (+0%)
Basically, I check my positions at the end of the month (30/31/1) using the SMA or SPYTIPPSCooldown (Discord, thanks @SemiGrowth).
50% SPDR MSCI All Country World UCITS ETF EUR Hdg Acc (currency-hedged) $SPP1 (+0,39%)
- Buy/Sell: SMA200
Currency hedging rule:
- Condition: USD/EUR above SMA200 of the currency pair
Action: Switch to $NTSG (+0,24%)
15% iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF $SMEA (+0,11%)
- Buy/Sell: SMA200
10% SPYTIPS-Cool = S&P 500 2x Leveraged $DBPG (+0,4%)
Buy conditions (all must be met):
- S&P 500 (SPX) via SMA150
- iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) above SMA200
- At least 15 days since last sell
Sell conditions (one is enough):
- SPX below SMA150 OR
- TIP below SMA200
Waiting period: 15 days after sale before new buy test Review15 days after purchase, then daily
10% iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF $EIMI (-0,44%)
- Buy/Sell: SMA200
10% Gold 2x Leveraged $LBUL (+3,03%)
- Buy/Sell: SMA200
5% CoinShares Physical Bitcoin ETP $BITC (+0,62%)
- Buy/Sell: SMA150
Cash Management
Cash investment: $XEON (+0%)
Sounds like a bit of effort at first, in fact I currently need max. 10 minutes a month for the audit itself.
Bitcoin left here at the beginning of December. I am currently invested in the rest. Due to the fact that silver (as a momentum commodity) convinced me in conjunction with @Multibagger (thank you), I added two shares on 23.10.25 and a further two shares on 22.12.25
WisdomTree Silver 3x Daily Leveraged $3LSI were added to my portfolio. The purchase was FOMO, yes of course, emotion, yes too. I'm being completely honest with you here. However, I am more interested in finding a solution for implementing certain assets in my strategy in a certain percentage (up to max. 5%) depending on momentum and risk. (A rotational modification of the 3xGTAA)
For silver $3LSI I currently follow the following trading principle:
- Test every Friday: SMA200
- SMA200 rises visibly
- Stop/Limit set
@Epi
@Multibagger
@Tenbagger2024 and of course all others too!
(1.) For silver (3x) I would like your advice on which stop/limit or which trailing stop might be a good fit.
(2.) Gold (2x) currently stands at +62.66% for approx. 40% of my profits. Now the question arises for me: Is a simple monthly check still sufficient in my momentum strategy or should I use an additional stop/limit/trailing stop to limit the downside in addition to rebalancing?
(3.) I can invest the same amount of money in the portfolio again today, i.e. double the investment amount. How would you proceed here? Invest the full amount directly and carry out the rebalancing?
(4.) With the 50% SPDR MSCI All Country World UCITS ETF EUR Hdg Acc (currency-hedged) $SPP1 (+0,39%) I am currently considering whether the Amundi MSCI World (2x) Leveraged UCITS ETF Acc $LVWC (+0,54%) might be a (better) fit for this strategy. I am aware of the increase in risk and a tightening of the rules for this position would be necessary. Due to the tendency for the USD to weaken next year as well, I am torn as to which makes more sense.
Adjustments for 2026 that are currently on my plan:
- [ ] Refine exit strategy for leveraged commodities/products
- [ ] First pool for rotation conversion for the 5% position (silver, bitcoin, etc...)
- [ ] S&P500 (2x) - increase SPYTIPPS-Cool in the allocation to 20% (+10%) and reduce the ACWI by 10%. I deliberately wanted to start with a lower level in the SPYTIPPS-Cool in the first year.
- [ ] ACWI position determination of which product(s) to continue investing in.
Finally: The portfolio itself stands at +17.38% from 11.07.25 to 31.12.2025.
Getquin gives me the following additional parameters:
Internal rate of return: 37.05
True time-weighted rate of return: 16.54 %
PS: THANK YOU ALL for your active participation! And a happy new year!
Building it at 19 years old
Big positions right now in $NVDA (+0,64%) and $ASML (-0,63%) I want to grow my portfolio by adding $SIE (+0,05%) , $TSM (-0,21%) , $IFX (+0,8%) and $MSFT (-0,07%) when the stock prices will be down. My focus is long term growth.
Any recommendations?
$NOVO B (+1,53%)
$ASML (-0,63%)
$NVDA (+0,64%)
$1211 (-0,32%)
$VWRL (+0,19%)
$SMEA (+0,11%)
$VUSA (+0,13%)
#portfoliofeedback
#beginnerinvestors
Existing training, vacation ETF?
What I had planned to do:
- ETF ->
Besides the $VWCE (+0,12%) which is my largest position in the portfolio so far, the ETF's $SMEA (+0,11%) & $AEJ (-0,55%) with a higher savings rate.
This approach is going according to plan. Due to a significantly higher salary as a result of completing my training, I am only changing the size of the savings plan here.
I just want to achieve the same buy-in here. However, to be honest, this is only for an optical reason.
- Individual shares ->
Some shares have clearly exceeded the 10% limit.
I have been saving large amounts of money in the stock itself since November 24. At least until I started thinking about portfolio management and investment strategies.
As a result, Apple was the top position in my portfolio during the slump.
It is now in second place with 20% of the portfolio. But that doesn't look so good due to the red figures.
I have set up a savings plan for this, which I pay into weekly with a small amount.
The aim is to reduce my buy-in and this has worked well so far, from over 12% down to 8% down.
The share has been in my portfolio for some time, but has been in the red for a long time.
I had decided to $MSFT (-0,07%) & $SIE (+0,05%) to sell. Both shares have generated good returns and I have been happy with them so far. So I thought "why not?".
I reinvested this money and wanted to reduce my buy-in of the Telekom share. Let's see how that goes.
I don't have much to say about the rest of the individual stocks. You can take a look at the portfolio yourself and ask any questions you may have.
- Addition
Just a few months ago, I decided to split my salary at the end of the month on a percentage basis. This means that part of it goes into the custody account, part into the vacation account and part into the reserve account.
As I said, I was never taught how to handle money. This approach didn't work out at all.
Money came in -> money was divided up -> I ran out of money -> money was transferred back.
That sucks.
The only thing I never touch is the deposit. The custody account reminds me to grow financially and what my actual goals are. In addition, there are fees when selling, or the red numbers of the course: "if I sell now I have the amount "XY" REALLY made a loss.
Hence the attempt:
To put the portion of my vacation money into the Gerd Kommer ETF every month. $GERD (+0,09%) every month.
If the money is invested. I can't blow it. Even if the attempt fails and I go down 10%. In the end, it's still more than nothing.
In an emergency, I can also sell a single share and buy or sell it afterwards at a good price. If the timing is bad for a partial sale.
Overall, I can't get rid of the feeling that I should at least give it a try. I've been thinking about it for a while now.
I'm just still unsure whether the accumulating ETF was the wiser decision.
Thanks for reading and for your attention :)
Another question: you need vacation money at a certain point in time (logically when you go on vacation)... So why invest in shares that could fall by 30/-40% in the worst case? Why not invest in bonds that are relatively stable in value and where you can cash out when you go on vacation without having to accept large losses? $XEON e.g.
Presentation of my portfolio
Hi Getquin Community,
Here is my portfolio as a student. I started in September 2022, but only really started in 2023 and 2024. Happy to rate on a friendly level.
About my savings plans:
- $D6RM (-0,08%) Deka DividenenStrategie - €100 per month.
- $CSPX (+0,13%) Ishares S&P 500 - 50 €/month
- $VWCE (+0,12%) Vanduard FTSE All World - 50 €/month
- $BRK.B (+0,03%) Berkshire Hathaway B - €50/month
- $SMEA (+0,11%) Ishares MSCI Europe 50 €/month
- $VHYL (+0,33%) Vanguard FTSE High Div. - €25/month
Further Deka savings plans have been capped, as I no longer wish to save in my Deka investments in the long term (possibly complete sale).
I would like to reduce my portfolio in the future. In other words, I want to divest myself of assets at the lower end. In return, I want to keep the ETFs and individual other stocks (e.g. $MUV2 (+0,71%) , $AMZN (+0,44%) , $AAPL (+0,01%) ) should continue to grow.
I am also toying with the idea of investing in an emerging markets ETF. My choice would have been the classic $EIMI (-0,44%) would have been the classic choice.
I have already invested in a crypto-boker (Bitavo - please give me your opinion) and will buy at the next opportunity (under USD 100,000). $BTC (+0,48%) buy.
Should be removed from the portfolio:
- $TGT (+0%) Target
- $NKE (+0,41%) Nike
- $D6RF (+0,11%) Deka Umweltinvest
- $DEDG (+0,24%) Deka Artificial Intelligence
My main trading brokers are TradeRepublic, Scalable and Deka.
I would be very happy about constructive criticism, suggestions and of course praise ;)
Portfolio for early retirement?
Dear Community,
I've been a silent reader here on getquin for a while now and enjoy looking at the posts here. But now I would like to get your opinion on my investment approach.
First of all, my situation:
I am 21 years old and a dual student in the public sector. I earn a pretty solid salary for a trainee. I'm currently still living at home, which of course drastically reduces my living costs. Despite a savings rate of just under 50 percent, I can afford to go out to eat with friends, take short vacations or treat myself to the occasional treat. But that's all within reason, of course. So I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything, but I also don't feel like I'm simply wasting my money.
I started investing in mid-2022 with very small amounts, which were financed from my part-time job alongside my A-levels. At the time, I was rather skeptical about the stock market but still keen to experiment, which unfortunately led to losses right at the beginning. I gradually accumulated more and more knowledge and adapted my strategy accordingly.
I follow the following strategy: Buy & Hold
What do I invest in each month?
- $IWDA (+0,21%) 234€ per month
- $EIMI (-0,44%) 90€ monthly
- $SMEA (+0,11%) 70€ monthly
- $EWG2 (+1,42%) 65€ monthly
- $BTC (+0,48%) : 42€
I also save through VL benefits:
- $VHYG (+0,33%) 35€ per month (13.29 AG share)
All dividends from all securities are reinvested in $TDIV (+0,14%) .
This brings me to a total of €536. A crooked figure, that's true, but it works best for me.
The individual stocks have almost always been one-off purchases, when more capital has flowed into my hands through other income such as gifts or similar.
My savings plans have also changed a lot over time, but the setup I have now looks like a solid foundation to me.
I'd be interested to hear your opinion on this in the comments!
$IWDA and $EIMI is a solid basis for a portfolio :)
$SMEA You can do it, but you don't have to. If you want to actively overweight Europe it's ok :)
The only point of criticism for me are the positions below 100€. Especially if you only bought them as a one-off purchase and didn't actively continue to save. What do you want with 78€ in McDonald's if the portfolio is worth more? I would sell them all or continue to save them if you want to keep them.
