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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund Decreases Dividend by 18%
Shauvik Haldar Jan 16, 2019
Every day, companies and funds 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 funds that saw a decrease in dividend and are going ex-dividend this 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 Wednesday, January 9.
| Security Type | Ticker | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Ex-Dividend Date | Previous Payout ($) | Next Payout ($) | Change * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | (EXG ) | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund | 2.36 | 1/23/2019 | 0.08 | 0.06 | -18.42% |
| Fund | (ETW ) | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy Write Opportunities Fund | 1.05 | 1/23/2019 | 0.09 | 0.07 | -19.78% |
| Fund | (FFC ) | Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Securities Income Fund Inc | 0.78 | 1/23/2019 | 0.11 | 0.11 | -1.75% |
| Fund | (DFP ) | Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. | 0.42 | 1/23/2019 | 0.15 | 0.14 | -3.38% |
| Fund | (DMO ) | Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc | 0.22 | 1/17/2019 | 0.71 | 0.18 | -75.19% |
| Fund | (FLC ) | Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc | 0.18 | 1/23/2019 | 0.12 | 0.12 | -3.36% |
| Fund | (PFD ) | Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated | 0.14 | 1/23/2019 | 0.08 | 0.08 | -3.85% |
| Fund | (RIV ) | RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 0.09 | 1/17/2019 | 0.21 | 0.17 | -19.05% |
*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.
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You also can find an updated list of companies and funds 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 funds and their latest ex-dividend dates on our High Dividend Stocks by Yield.
