Image Source: PixabayRTX (RTX) increased its quarterly dividend by 6.78%, from 59¢ to 63¢ per share.The dividend will be paid on 13 June to shareholders of record on 17 May. The ex-dividend date is 16 May.RTX’s contribution to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will increase by $16 to $252.I own 100 shares of RTX at an average cost basis of $62.36 per share. Following this increase, my yield on cost is 4.04%. (RTX’s forward yield is 2.49% at $101.33 per share). Since I opened my RTX position in April 2020, the stock has produced annualized total returns of 23%, including $712.80 in dividend income. RTX became DivGro’s 13th Home Run stock in February 2018, when the stock doubled my original capital outlay.5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 • 2024 $1.8502 $1.8875 $2.0050 $2.1600 $2.3200 ? $2.4800? 3.70% 2.02% 6.22% 7.73% 7.41% ? 6.90% 5-year DGR: 5.39% ? 6.03%

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