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 two equities and six funds that saw a decrease in dividend and are going ex-dividend this week. 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 Wednesday, December 5.
| Security Type | Ticker | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Ex-Dividend Date | Previous Payout ($) | Next Payout ($) | Change * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity | (ITRN ) | Ituran Location and Control Ltd. | 0.81 | 12/24/2018 | 0.24 | 0.23 | -4.17% |
| Fund | (DMO ) | Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc | 0.23 | 12/20/2018 | 0.19 | 0.18 | -7.89% |
| Fund | (BWG) | BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund | 0.22 | 12/20/2018 | 0.08 | 0.06 | -18.42% |
| Fund | (SBI) | Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc | 0.12 | 12/20/2018 | 0.03 | 0.03 | -10.00% |
| Fund | (EIV) | Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund II | 0.12 | 12/21/2018 | 0.04 | 0.04 | -9.40% |
| Fund | (EMJ) | Eaton Vance Insured New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund | 0.03 | 12/21/2018 | 0.05 | 0.04 | -10.18% |
| Equity | (HIHO ) | Highway Holdings Limited | 0.01 | 12/21/2018 | 0.10 | 0.05 | -50.00% |
| Fund | (EOT) | Eaton Vance National Municipal Opportunities Trust | 0.00 | 12/21/2018 | 0.11 | 0.09 | -20.02% |
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 securities 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 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.
