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 February 6 here.
The following is a snapshot of one prefered stock, one U.S equity and seven 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.
| Ticker | Security Type | Company | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Change* | Ex-Dividend Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SBI) | Fund | Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund | $0.034 | $0.030 | -13.24% | 03/22/2018 |
| (DMO ) | Fund | Western Asset Mrtg Defined Oppn Fund | $0.225 | $0.205 | -8.89% | 03/22/2018 |
| (GDO) | Fund | Western Asset Global Corp Defind Opp Fund | $0.114 | $0.109 | -4.41% | 03/22/2018 |
| (EHI ) | Fund | Western Asset Global High Income Fund | $0.064 | $0.061 | -3.94% | 03/22/2018 |
| (HIO) | Fund | Western Asst High Incm Opprtnty Fund | $0.028 | $0.027 | -3.64% | 03/22/2018 |
| (ARES ) | Equity | Ares Management LP | $0.410 | $0.400 | -2.44% | 02/23/2018 |
| (HYI) | Fund | Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund | $0.090 | $0.089 | -1.67% | 03/22/2018 |
| Liquid error: internal | Preferred Stock | SunTrust Banks, Inc. Dep Shs repstg 1/4000 Perpetual Pfd Stk Ser A | $0.253 | $0.250 | -1.11% | 02/27/2018 |
| (HIX ) | Fund | Western Asset High Income Fund II | $0.046 | $0.046 | -1.09% | 03/22/2018 |
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 this 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.
