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 and 11 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, March 6.
| Security Type | Ticker | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Ex-Dividend Date | Previous Payout ($) | Next Payout ($) | Change * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | (GAB) | Gabelli Equity Trust, Inc. | 1.50 | 3/14/2019 | 0.19 | 0.15 | -21.05% |
| Fund | (BXMX) | Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund | 1.40 | 3/14/2019 | 0.25 | 0.23 | -4.90% |
| Equity | (TUP ) | Tupperware Brands Corporation | 1.36 | 3/19/2019 | 0.68 | 0.27 | -60.29% |
| Fund | (QQQX) | Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund | 0.85 | 3/14/2019 | 0.42 | 0.39 | -7.14% |
| Fund | (DIAX) | Nuveen Dow 30SM Dynamic Overwrite Fund | 0.65 | 3/14/2019 | 0.31 | 0.30 | -4.84% |
| Fund | (JHB ) | Nuveen High Income November 2021 Target Term Fund | 0.55 | 3/14/2019 | 0.05 | 0.04 | -12.77% |
| Fund | (JGH) | Nuveen Global High Income Fund | 0.40 | 3/14/2019 | 0.11 | 0.10 | -4.67% |
| Equity | (NEWT ) | Newtek Business Services Corp. | 0.38 | 3/14/2019 | 0.50 | 0.40 | -20.00% |
| Fund | (MEN) | Blackrock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. | 0.34 | 3/14/2019 | 0.05 | 0.04 | -8.33% |
| Equity | (OMI) | Owens & Minor, Inc. | 0.29 | 3/14/2019 | 0.08 | 0.00 | -96.67% |
| Equity | (MAXR ) | Maxar Technologies Inc. | 0.29 | 3/14/2019 | 0.28 | 0.01 | -97.11% |
| Fund | (JRS ) | Nuveen Real Estate Fund | 0.25 | 3/14/2019 | 0.21 | 0.19 | -7.32% |
| Fund | (JDD ) | Nuveen Diversified Dividend and Income Fund | 0.23 | 3/14/2019 | 0.24 | 0.22 | -9.17% |
| Fund | (JCE) | Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund | 0.23 | 3/14/2019 | 0.28 | 0.25 | -10.07% |
| Fund | (MUS ) | Blackrock MuniHoldings Quality Fund | 0.17 | 3/14/2019 | 0.05 | 0.05 | -11.76% |
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 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.
