August 2026 Stock Purchases/Sales

As I'm writing this blog post, it's currently Monday August 24th, 2026. The temperature here in Central Wisconsin is set to reach a high of 76 degrees Fahrenheit later today. Paired with a sunny forecast, this is the perfect day for me to get outside for a while.

With that out of the way, I will be getting into my stock purchases and sales for August 2026. Let's dig into it!

Stock Purchase #1: Accenture plc (ACN)

I added another eight shares of Accenture plc at an average price per share of $172.86. Interested readers can find my investment thesis for ACN in my August 2026 Stock Watch List blog post. This lifted my net annual forward dividends by $52.16, which is equivalent to a 3.77% net dividend yield.

Stock Purchase #2: Amazon.com (AMZN)

My next purchase was three more shares of Amazon.com at an average cost of $260.00 a share. Curious readers can peruse my investment thesis for AMZN in my August 2026 Stock Watch List blog post linked earlier.

Stock Purchase #3: Domino's Pizza (DPZ)

I also scooped up another three shares of Domino's Pizza at an average price of share of $339.75. Once again, readers can check out my investment thesis for DPZ in my August 2026 Stock Watch List blog post linked above. That raised my net annual forward dividends by $23.88, which equates to a 2.34% net dividend yield.

Stock Purchase #4: Hamilton Lane (HLNE)

After opening a 30 share starter position in HLNE earlier in the month (more on that in a moment), I added an additional 10 shares at an average cost of $99.00 per share. This increased my net annual forward dividends by $24.00, which works out to be a 2.42% net dividend yield.

Stock Purchase #5: NVIDIA (NVDA)

I also added five more shares of NVDA at an average price per share of $220.00. Curious readers can find my investment thesis in my August 2026 Stock Watch List blog post linked above. That added $5.00 to my net annual forward dividends, which is equivalent to a 0.45% net dividend yield.

Stock Sales: FedEx (FDX) and TJX Companies (TJX)

Due to valuation and the resulting impact on overall forward-looking total return potential, I opted to close my positions in FedEx and TJX Companies at triple-digit percentage long-term capital gains. I sold four shares of the former for $325.74 each and 11 shares of the latter at $158.54 apiece.

Together, these moves lowered my net annual forward dividends by $40.64.

Stock Purchase: Hamilton Lane (HLNE)

I redeployed all but $42.56 of the net proceeds into a 30 share starter position in Hamilton Lane at an average cost of $100.14 a share. Curious readers can find my investment thesis in my September 2026 Stock Watch List blog post. This move added $72.00 to my net annual forward dividends.

Concluding Thoughts:

In August 2026, I deployed $5,229.57 in net capital. My stock purchases and stock sales added $136.40 to my net annual forward dividends. That equates to a 2.61% net dividend yield.

If my two pending dividend raises play out as anticipated, my net annual forward dividends will have increased by $18.60 in August 2026. Along with upward revisions in ADR dividends from strength in the GBP and CAD, this would boost my net annual forward dividends from roughly $8,010 at the start of August 2026 to roughly $8,170 going into September 2026.

Discussion:

How was your capital deployment for the month?

Did you close any positions (as I did with FDX and TJX) or open any new positions (as I did with HLNE) in August 2026?

I appreciate your readership and welcome your comments below!