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AstraZeneca PLC Sees a 52% Decrease in Dividend

Shauvik Haldar Aug 08, 2018

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.

The following is a snapshot of eight equities and four funds 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.

Note: Market cap figures are as of market close on Monday, August 6.

Ticker	Security Type	Company	Market Cap ($ Bn)	Ex-Dividend Date	Previous Payout ($)	Next Payout ($)	Change *
(GSK )	Equity	GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR)	77.49	8/9/2018	0.53	0.5	-5.66%
(AZN )	Equity	AstraZeneca plc (ADR)	74.8	8/9/2018	0.93	0.44	-52.69%
(RIO )	Equity	Rio Tinto plc ADR Common Stock	72.93	8/9/2018	1.8	1.27	-29.19%
(ING )	Equity	ING Groep NV (ADR) ADR	49.55	8/10/2018	0.42	0.23	-45.32%
(UGP )	Equity	Ultrapar Participacoes SA (ADR)	25.43	8/10/2018	0.28	0.15	-46.01%
(CG )	Equity	The Carlyle Group LP	8.03	8/10/2018	0.27	0.22	-18.52%
(SBR )	Fund	Sabine Royalty Trust	0.67	8/14/2018	0.28	0.24	-14.59%
(ERC )	Fund	Wells Fargo Advantage Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.41	8/14/2018	0.11	0.11	-0.50%
(RRD )	Equity	RR Donnelley & Sons Co	0.35	8/14/2018	0.14	0.03	-78.57%
(EVF )	Fund	Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust	0.25	8/10/2018	0.03	0.03	-3.13%
(SDR )	Fund	SandRidge Mississippian Trust II	0.07	8/9/2018	0.06	0.05	-18.18%
(SDT )	Fund	Sandridge Mississippian Trust I	0.04	8/9/2018	0.05	0.05	-2.04%

*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 additional 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.

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