Today’s Investing and Dividend Update

Today I received a few dividends from the ETFs I hold:

• In Freetrade:

  • £0.68 from VUSA

  • £1.70 from VFEM

  • £1.29 from VHYL

I’ve left these dividends uninvested for now, as there isn’t enough in the account to make a purchase yet.

• In Trading 212:

  • £1.93 from VUKE

I used this to buy a fractional share in the City of London Investment Trust.

Aside from dividends, I also put some of my own funds to work:

• Added £50 to my emergency fund

• Topped up my new SIPP with £50, which will also earn £12.50 in tax relief over the next few weeks

• Deposited £100 into my eToro account

With the eToro funds, I opened two new positions in stocks I’ve been watching for a while:

• 9 shares in Grab, an Asian competitor to Uber

• 0.17 shares in S&P Global

Both of these companies have strong buy ratings and give me different types of market exposure.

I don’t usually just pull money out of my account and invest spontaneously, but today was one of those days that felt like it was dragging on forever at work. I thought: Why not do something that brings me closer to financial freedom?