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There are many securities going ex-dividend this week starting Monday, October 12. For income investors looking to generate more income as part of a dividend capture strategy, a security must be purchased one day before the ex-dividend date to capture the dividend payout. This would make the individual a shareholder of record and would entitle the investor to be paid the dividend on the payable date.
Find key insights on the securities that went ex-dividend last week here.
Key Insights
There are 15 major securities going ex-dividend this week. You can find a complete explanation of the ex-dividend date, record date, payment date and declaration date here. This information can help to broaden your understanding of the dividend capture strategy.
With our Dividend Stock Screener tool, you can delve into securities going ex-dividend based on 16 parameters, such as ex-dividend date range, market cap, dividend frequency and our proprietary Dividend.com Rating, which can help you in your dividend capture strategy.
Note: Market Cap, dividend yield and % off from 52 week high figures are as of market close on Friday, October 9.
| Ticker | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Payout This Week ($) | Ex-dividend Date | Yield (%) | % Off From 52-Week High (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | 194.10 | 0.36 | 10/14/2020 | 1.33% | -3.98% |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | 154.78 | 1.18 | 10/14/2020 | 5.40% | -13.41% |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. ADR | 64.64 | 1.80 | 10/14/2020 | 10.56% | -34.30% |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group Inc. | 49.02 | 1.15 | 10/15/2020 | 3.95% | -28.62% |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corp. | 26.43 | 0.23 | 10/16/2020 | 1.89% | -7.57% |
| LEN | Lennar Corp. | 25.70 | 0.25 | 10/15/2020 | 1.19% | -1.75% |
| EOG | EOG Resources Inc. | 21.87 | 0.38 | 10/15/2020 | 3.98% | -58.05% |
| PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | 14.50 | 0.07 | 10/15/2020 | 0.22% | -0.15% |
| IEX | IDEX Corp. | 14.38 | 0.50 | 10/14/2020 | 1.06% | -0.50% |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. | 14.15 | 1.00 | 10/14/2020 | 3.20% | -16.94% |
| GGG | Graco Inc. | 10.76 | 0.18 | 10/16/2020 | 1.11% | -0.54% |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. Class B | 9.13 | 0.07 | 10/14/2020 | 4.80% | -14.07% |
| WSO | Watsco Inc. | 9.09 | 1.78 | 10/14/2020 | 3% | -4.87% |
| OC | Owens Corning | 8.10 | 0.24 | 10/19/2020 | 1.28% | -1.50% |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | 7.74 | 0.30 | 10/15/2020 | 0.71% | -0.78% |
Highest and Lowest Market-cap Securities
| Criteria | Ticker | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Annualized Payout ($) | Next Payout ($) | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield (%) | % Off From 52-Week High (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Market Cap | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | 194.10 | 1.44 | 0.36 | 10/14/2020 | 1.33% | -3.98% |
| Lowest Market Cap | CAC | Camden National Corp. | 0.49 | 1.32 | 0.33 | 10/14/2020 | 4.00% | -32.92% |
Highest and Lowest Dividend Yield Securities
| Criteria | Ticker | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Annualized Payout ($) | Next Payout ($) | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield (%) | % Off From 52-Week High (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Dividend Yield | JQC | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund | 0.84 | 1.07 | 0.08 | 10/14/2020 | 16.04% | -20.28% |
| Lowest Dividend Yield | PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | 14.50 | 0.28 | 0.07 | 10/15/2020 | 0.22% | -0.15% |
Best and Worst 52-Week Performance Securities
| Criteria | Ticker | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Annualized Payout ($) | Next Payout ($) | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield (%) | % Off From 52-Week High (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest % Off 52-Week High | EOG | EOG Resources Inc. | 21.87 | 1.50 | 0.38 | 10/15/2020 | 3.98% | -58.05% |
| Lowest % Off 52-Week High | PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | 14.50 | 0.28 | 0.07 | 10/15/2020 | 0.22% | -0.15% |
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