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 four equities, three funds, one REIT and four trusts that are going ex-dividend this week with a decreased payout. 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 Thursday, August 23.
| Security Type | Ticker | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Ex-Dividend Date | Previous Payout ($) | Next Payout ($) | Change * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity | (SU ) | Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) | 66.83 | 8/31/2018 | 0.28 | 0.28 | -0.36% |
| Equity | (FANH ) | Fanhua Inc. (FANH) | 1.57 | 9/4/2018 | 0.25 | 0.25 | -2.00% |
| REIT | (MTGE) | MTGE Investment Corp. (MTGE) | 0.93 | 8/30/2018 | 0.50 | 0.38 | -24.00% |
| Fund | (FEI) | First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund (FEI) | 0.61 | 9/4/2018 | 0.12 | 0.10 | -15.25% |
| Trust | (PBT) | Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) | 0.42 | 8/30/2018 | 0.06 | 0.04 | -31.58% |
| Equity | (ORC ) | Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC) | 0.41 | 8/30/2018 | 0.09 | 0.08 | -11.11% |
| Fund | (FPL) | First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund (FPL) | 0.26 | 9/4/2018 | 0.11 | 0.08 | -28.57% |
| Fund | (FTF ) | Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF) | 0.26 | 8/30/2018 | 0.10 | 0.10 | -0.61% |
| Equity | (NOA ) | North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA) | 0.18 | 8/30/2018 | 0.02 | 0.02 | -6.25% |
| Trust | (PRT ) | PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT) | 0.18 | 8/30/2018 | 0.13 | 0.09 | -27.91% |
| Trust | (CRT) | Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT) | 0.10 | 8/30/2018 | 0.13 | 0.11 | -13.60% |
| Trust | (MARPS ) | Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS) | 0.01 | 8/30/2018 | 0.09 | 0.09 | -3.10% |
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 and are going ex-dividend 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 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.
