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| Year | Invested ($) | Dividend (Pre-Tax) | Dividend (Post-Tax) | Yield on Cost (%) | Portfolio Value ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 106,000 | 4000 | 3200 | 3.77 | 114,660 |
| 2 | 112,000 | 4862 | 3889 | 4.34 | 130,777 |
| 3 | 118,000 | 5878 | 4702 | 4.98 | 148,553 |
| 4 | 124,000 | 7077 | 5662 | 5.71 | 168,225 |
| 5 | 130,000 | 8495 | 6796 | 6.53 | 190,072 |
| 6 | 136,000 | 10174 | 8140 | 7.48 | 214,423 |
| 7 | 142,000 | 12167 | 9733 | 8.57 | 241,664 |
| 8 | 148,000 | 14535 | 11628 | 9.82 | 272,256 |
| 9 | 154,000 | 17357 | 13886 | 11.27 | 306,749 |
| 10 | 160,000 | 20730 | 16584 | 12.96 | 345,800 |
| 11 | 166,000 | 24771 | 19817 | 14.92 | 390,197 |
| 12 | 172,000 | 29628 | 23703 | 17.23 | 440,895 |
| 13 | 178,000 | 35487 | 28389 | 19.94 | 499,049 |
| 14 | 184,000 | 42577 | 34062 | 23.14 | 566,066 |
| 15 | 190,000 | 51193 | 40954 | 26.94 | 643,671 |
| 16 | 196,000 | 61704 | 49363 | 31.48 | 733,986 |
| 17 | 202,000 | 74583 | 59667 | 36.92 | 839,635 |
| 18 | 208,000 | 90438 | 72350 | 43.48 | 963,885 |
| 19 | 214,000 | 110050 | 88040 | 51.43 | 1,110,821 |
| 20 | 220,000 | 134436 | 107549 | 61.11 | 1,285,589 |
| 21 | 226,000 | 164922 | 131938 | 72.97 | 1,494,703 |
| 22 | 232,000 | 203253 | 162603 | 87.61 | 1,746,471 |
| 23 | 238,000 | 251739 | 201391 | 105.77 | 2,051,555 |
| 24 | 244,000 | 313457 | 250766 | 128.47 | 2,423,737 |
| 25 | 250,000 | 392542 | 314034 | 157.02 | 2,880,959 |
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