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 March 20 here.
The following is a snapshot of one equity, two ETNs and five 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/Fund | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Change* | Ex-Dividend Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (FSP ) | Equity | Franklin Street Properties Corp. | $0.19 | $0.09 | -52.63% | 04/19/2018 |
| (BDCL) | ETN | UBS E-TRACS 2x Leveraged Long Wells Fargo Business Development Company ETN | $0.68 | $0.56 | -17.32% | 04/12/2018 |
| (DVYL) | ETN | UBS E-TRACS Monthly Pay 2x Leveraged Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETN | $0.61 | $0.51 | -16.45% | 04/12/2018 |
| (CCA) | Fund | MFS California Municipal Fund | $0.04 | $0.04 | -2.44% | 04/17/2018 |
| (DEX) | Fund | Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend And Income Fund | $0.11 | $0.11 | -1.10% | 04/12/2018 |
| (DDF ) | Fund | Delaware Investments Dividend And Income Fund | $0.10 | $0.10 | -0.90% | 04/12/2018 |
| (MCR ) | Fund | MFS Charter Income Trust | $0.06 | $0.06 | -0.83% | 04/17/2018 |
| (MGF) | Fund | MFS Government Markets Income Trust | $0.03 | $0.03 | -0.34% | 04/17/2018 |
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.
