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Critical Facts You Need to Know About Preferred Stocks
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Every day, companies across the globe announce upcoming dividend payouts. You can find the complete list of dividend increases, decreases, initiations, suspensions, updates and regular dividend announcements for a given day in our Dividend Payout Changes and Announcements tool.
Check out which companies decreased dividends on December 5 here.
The following is a snapshot of three closed end funds, one U.S. equity and one ADR that saw a decrease in dividend last week. The latest regular payout is compared to the most recent regular payout to determine if there is a dividend decrease.
| Ticker | Security Type | Company | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Change* | Ex-Dividend Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (MXE) | Fund | Mexico Equity and Income Fund | $0.56 | $0.05 | -91.43% | 12/18/2017 |
| (NYRT) | REIT | New York REIT Inc | $2.07 | $1.00 | -51.69% | 12/15/2017 |
| (GE ) | Equity | General Electric Company | $0.24 | $0.12 | -50.00% | 12/26/2017 |
| (BTI ) | Equity | British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) | $0.75 | $0.58 | -22.38% | 12/28/2017 |
| (CMU) | DEBT | MFS High Yield Municipal Trust | $0.02 | $0.02 | 2.27% | 12/19/2017 |
*Numbers under the “Previous Payout” and “Next Payout” columns are rounded off. The % change is calculated from the actual dividend payout announced, which may have decimal points.
Disclaimer: Dividends declared by ETFs/ETNs depend on the distribution made by the underlying . As a result, there can be significant fluctuation in the payout figures. It is advisable that investors should investigate the actual composition of these securities to get a better picture of the overall dividend distribution. You can browse ETFdb.com to get the relevant details about ETFs/ETNs.
Check out stocks that increased dividends last week here.
You can also find the major securities going ex-dividend this week here.
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You also can find an updated list of companies that recently announced changes in their payout policies, along with their ex-dividend dates, in our Dividend Payout Changes and Announcements tool.
Stay up to date with the highest-yielding stocks and their latest ex-dividend dates on our High Dividend Stocks by Yield.
