MaxDividends Mission: Helping & Supporting Everyone in Building a Growing Passive Income, Retiring Early, and Living Off Dividends.
We’re dedicated to building the best app in the world for dividend investors—helping everyone retire early, live off dividends, and grow their passive income.
Intro
I use the MaxDividends app all the time because I love knowing exactly what’s going on with my portfolio—where I stand today and what’s coming next. Which companies are paying me dividends this month? Am I staying right on track with my plan? How much have I already collected in dividends?
The app makes it super easy with a dedicated Dividends tab, and honestly—it’s awesome. So today, let’s walk through it together and break down the analytics blocks inside and how they work. Let’s dive in!
1) Annual Dividends
This shows the total dividends your portfolio is expected to generate over the next 12 months, based on the current or recently announced regular dividend payments from the companies you own.
Example 1: Company A pays $1 per share per year. You own 10 shares.
Annual Dividends = 10 × $1 = $10
Average Monthly Dividends = $10 ÷ 12 = $0.83
Average Daily Dividends = $10 ÷ 365 ≈ $0.027
Example 2: Company B pays $4 per share per year, quarterly ($1 each quarter). They announce a dividend increase to $2 per quarter starting next quarter. You own 10 shares.
Annual Dividends after the increase = $2 × 4 = $8 per share
For 10 shares = 10 × $8 = $80 per year
Average Monthly Dividends = $80 ÷ 12 ≈ $6.66
Average Daily Dividends = $80 ÷ 365 ≈ $0.219
2) Top 3 Payers
This shows the three companies that paid you the most in dividends over the past 12 months — both regular and special dividends.
We calculate this by:
Looking at all the dividends each company paid over the last 12 months.
Checking how many shares you owned on each ex-dividend date.
Adding it all up for each company.
The top three total payers take the spotlight here.
3) Dividend Yield
Forward Dividend Yield (FWD): Your expected dividend yield one year from now, factoring in your portfolio’s average historical dividend growth over the past 3–5–10 years.Example: Current yield is 10%, average dividend growth is 20% per year → Next year’s projected yield = 10% + 20% = 12%.
Dividend Yield on Cost: Your dividend yield based on your original investment.Example: Invested $100 three years ago, stock paid $5/year back then → Yield on Cost was 5%. Now it pays $10/year → Yield on Cost is 10%.
Dividend Yield TTM: The yield you’d get if you bought your current portfolio today at today’s prices.
4) 10Y / 5Y / YTD Annual Dividend Growth
10Y Annual Dividend Growth: The average annual growth rate of your portfolio’s dividends over the past 10 years.Example: 10 years ago, $5/year → today $15/year = +300% total, ≈ +12% per year.
5Y Annual Dividend Growth: Same as above but for the past 5 years.
YTD Dividend Growth: How much a company’s dividend payments have grown this year.Example: January = $1, April = $2 → +100% growth YTD.
5) Monthly Income
Shows both actual and projected monthly dividends:
Past month: Actual dividends received (after record dates, before taxes).
Current month: Actual + already declared upcoming payments.
Future months: Based on declared dividends and forecasts from past payment history, your share count, and purchase dates.
6) Average Annual Dividend Growth
Average dividend growth in your portfolio for the selected period (1, 5, or 10 years).
Example: Same as the 10Y example above — $5/year → $15/year over 10 years = ≈ +12% annual growth.
This section breaks it down by each company you own.
7) Dividend Income by Industries
Shows your expected 12-month dividend income, broken down by industry using the GICS classification system.
We:
Take the past 12 months of dividend payments for each company you own.
Add them up (regular + special).
Group by industry and show your top 10 sectors as both a list and a chart.
8) Payouts History
The full history of all dividend payments you’ve received since creating your portfolio — regular + special, before taxes.
9) Monthly Income Growth over Years
Total dividends per year (regular + special, before taxes), compared year-over-year for the past three full calendar years.
10) Dividend Growth by Industries (TTM)
Shows dividend growth in your portfolio by industry over the past 12 months:
Compare average dividend per share now vs. one year ago for each company.
Factor in your share count and portfolio weighting.
Group results by industry and show overall growth rates.
Bottom Line
With the MaxDividends app, I’m mapping out my investment journey to reach my long-term goal on schedule.
I use it to choose the companies where I invest my savings and to track the status of my portfolio and growing dividend income.
The MaxDividends app is both my roadmap and my compass—guiding me toward a life funded by dividends and helping me build a rising stream of passive income from great companies.