October 2025 Stock Purchases

As I'm writing this blog post, it's Friday, October 17th. The temperature here in Central Wisconsin is set to reach a high of 74 degrees later today. Better yet, the forecast is partly sunny. Not surprisingly, I plan on getting outside soon.

With a couple of weeks left in the month, I don't anticipate any more stock purchases or any sales. As a result, I'll be turning my attention to my stock purchases in October 2025. Let's jump into it!

Stock Purchase #1: Amazon (AMZN)

Initially, I was going to open a position in MercadoLibre this month. The stock was on my October 2025 Stock Watch List blog post. However, as I noted in my November 2025 Stock Watch List blog post, fractional shares for non-S&P 500 index constituents aren't supported on Charles Schwab. 

This led me to buy more Amazon (AMZN) instead. I picked up five shares of AMZN at $219.28 apiece. Interested readers can check out my investment thesis in my September 2025 Stock Watch List Blog post and/or my recent Seeking Alpha article. 

Moving forward, I have found out that fractional shares are supported on Webull for MELI. That's how I plan to open a starter position in the stock in the months to come.

Stock Purchase #2: NextEra Energy (NEE)

I also added seven shares of NextEra Energy (NEE) at an average price per share of $77.88. Readers who want to know my investment thesis can peruse either my October 2025 Stock Watch List blog post linked earlier or this Seeking Alpha article. This purchase added $15.862 to my net annual forward dividends, which is a 2.91% net dividend yield.

Stock Purchase #3: ONEOK (OKE)

I purchased another 13 shares of ONEOK (OKE) at an average cost of $73.02 a share. Curious readers can find my investment thesis in the October 2025 Stock Watch List blog post linked earlier or this Seeking Alpha article. The move lifted my net annual forward dividends by $53.56, which equates to a 5.64% net yield.

Bonus Stock Purchase #1: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM)

I also added four shares of Brookfield Asset Management in my Fidelity IRA account at an average price per share of $56.49. Readers can find my investment thesis in my May 2025 Stock Watch List blog post or this Seeking Alpha article. This added $7 to my net annual forward dividends, which is a 3.10% net dividend yield.

Bonus Stock Purchase #2: Philip Morris International (PM)

Finally, I purchased two more shares of Philip Morris International (PM) at an average cost of $146.25 a share. After the 8.9% dividend raise last month, the impressive Q3 earnings results, and recent selloff, I have decided to up my weighting in PM once again. My purchase price represents a forward 12-month P/E ratio of 17.8. While that's slightly above the 10-year average P/E ratio of 17.3, PM's double-digit annual adjusted diluted EPS growth profile arguably justifies such a valuation. This transaction added $11.76 to my net annual forward dividends, which equates to a 4.02% net dividend yield.

Concluding Thoughts:

In October, I put $3,109.21 of capital to work. These transactions pushed my net annual forward dividends higher by $88.182, which works out to a 2.84% net dividend yield.

If my remaining dividend raises play out as anticipated, my net annual forward dividends would surge $48.548 higher. That would boost my net annual forward dividends from $6,375 at the start of the month to around $6,510 heading into November.

Discussion:

How was your capital deployment during the month?

Did you open any new positions in October 2025?

I appreciate your readership and welcome your comments below!