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 Aug 22 here.
The following is a snapshot of two funds, two U.S. equities and one trust 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PSEC ) | U.S. Equity | Prospect Capital Corporation | $0.08 | $0.06 | -27.97% | 09/28/2017 |
| (DGAS) | U.S. Equity | Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. | $0.21 | $0.19 | -9.88% | 09/18/2017 |
| (NEA) | Fund | Nuveen Amt-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund | $0.06 | $0.06 | -6.45% | 09/14/2017 |
| (PPR ) | Trust | Voya Prime Rate Trust | $0.03 | $0.02 | -4.00% | 09/08/2017 |
| (EFF ) | Fund | Eaton Vance Floating Rate Income Plus Fund | $0.08 | $0.08 | -2.53% | 09/21/2017 |
| * 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 securities. 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 page.
