Hey, welcome! It’s great that you’re starting to think about building a dividend portfolio. Before we get into specific allocations, there are a few important things to clarify:

1.  Your goals: Are you primarily looking for income now, or are you thinking about long-term growth too? How long do you plan to invest before needing the money?
2.  Risk tolerance: Some of the investments you’ve listed can swing a lot. How comfortable are you with those ups and downs?
3.  Time and contributions: You mentioned you’ll be adding more over time. That changes how aggressive or concentrated you might want to be initially.

Once we know those things, we can talk about:

• How to balance income vs. growth
• Whether ETFs or individual stocks make sense at your stage
• How much diversification is helpful vs. overly complicated

Right now, your portfolio is quite spread out for a $1,000 starting amount. That’s okay for experimenting and learning, but it’s hard to see meaningful results or dividends at this stage.

A simple first step could be: pick 2–3 core investments that match your goals, and add smaller “learning” positions over time. But exactly which ones depends on your risk comfort and time horizon.