Each week, stocks, funds and REITs announce upcoming dividend payouts. Track how your portfolio’s dividend income changes when stocks like Wells Fargo increase or decrease their dividend by using our Free Dividend Assistant tool.
Below, we present an analysis of 15 major securities that announced an increase in dividends and are going ex-dividend this week. The latest payout is compared to the most recent payout before the dividend increase. If investors simply purchase the security prior to the ex-dividend date and then sell it either on the ex-dividend date or at some point afterward, they will be able to receive the dividend in their account.
To apply this strategy, you need to know when securities go ex-dividend. You can find the latest ex-dividend dates for the securities that interest you in our Ex-Dividend Date Search tool. Get a complete explanation of the ex-dividend date, record date, payment date and declaration date here. This will help to broaden your understanding of the dividend capture strategy.
Find out which securities went ex-dividend with increased payout on July 30 here.
Note: Market Cap, dividend yield and % off from 52 week high figures are as of market close on Friday, August 2.
| Ticker | Security Type | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Annual Pay ($) | Prev Pay ($) | Next Pay ($) | Change (%) | Ex-Div Date | Yield (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WFC | Equity | Wells Fargo & Co. | 209.58 | 2.04 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 13.33% | 8/8/2019 | 4.33% |
| BBT | Equity | BB&T Corp. | 37.80 | 1.80 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 11.11% | 8/13/2019 | 3.63% |
| PPG | Equity | PPG Industries, Inc. | 26.98 | 2.04 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 6.25% | 8/9/2019 | 1.79% |
| RGA | Equity | Reinsurance Group of America Inc. | 9.50 | 2.80 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 16.67% | 8/7/2019 | 1.84% |
| UGI | Equity | UGI Corp. | 8.92 | 1.30 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 8.33% | 8/8/2019 | 2.54% |
| LSTR | Equity | Landstar System, Inc. | 4.36 | 0.74 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 12.12% | 8/9/2019 | 0.67% |
| VNOM | MLP | Viper Energy Partners LP. | 4.27 | 1.88 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 23.68% | 8/13/2019 | 5.83% |
| PAG | Equity | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 3.80 | 1.60 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 2.56% | 8/8/2019 | 3.53% |
| WAFD | Equity | Washington Federal Inc. | 2.80 | 0.84 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 5.00% | 8/8/2019 | 2.28% |
| SSB | Equity | South State Corp. | 2.64 | 1.72 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 7.50% | 8/8/2019 | 2.04% |
| CAKE | Equity | Cheesecake Factory Inc. | 1.92 | 1.44 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 9.09% | 8/13/2019 | 3.06% |
| HTLF | Equity | Heartland Financial USA Inc. | 1.70 | 0.72 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 12.50% | 8/8/2019 | 1.55% |
| MWA | Equity | Mueller Water Products, Inc. | 1.58 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 5.00% | 8/8/2019 | 2.11% |
| RUSHA | Equity | Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A | 1.39 | 0.52 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 8.33% | 8/8/2019 | 1.38% |
| HFWA | Equity | Heritage Financial Corp. | 1.00 | 0.76 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 5.56% | 8/7/2019 | 2.80% |
Highest and Lowest Market-Cap Securities
| Criteria | Ticker | Security Type | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Annualized Payout ($) | Prev Pay ($) | Next Pay ($) | Ex-div Date | Yield (%) | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Market Cap | WFC | Equity | Wells Fargo & Co. | 209.58 | 2.04 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 8/8/2019 | 4.33% | -20.34% |
| Lowest Market Cap | SBBX | Equity | SB One Bancorp | 0.21 | 0.34 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 8/12/2019 | 1.31% | -22.23% |
Highest and Lowest Dividend Yield Securities
| Criteria | Ticker | Security Type | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Annualized Payout ($) | Prev Pay ($) | Next Pay ($) | Ex-div Date | Yield (%) | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Dividend Yield | WLKP | Equity | Westlake Chemical Partners LP. | 0.82 | 1.83 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 8/9/2019 | 7.58% | -15.75% |
| Lowest Dividend Yield | LSTR | Equity | Landstar System, Inc. | 4.36 | 0.74 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 8/9/2019 | 0.67% | -14.42% |
Best and Worst 52-Week Performance Securities
| Criteria | Ticker | Security Type | Name | Market Cap ($ Bn) | Annualized Payout ($) | Prev Pay ($) | Next Pay ($) | Ex-div Date | Yield (%) | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest % Off 52-Week High | VNOM | MLP | Viper Energy Partners LP. | 4.27 | 1.88 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 8/13/2019 | 5.83% | -28.20% |
| Lowest % Off 52-Week High | WAFD | Equity | Washington Federal Inc. | 2.80 | 0.84 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 8/8/2019 | 2.28% | -5.21% |
Stay up to Date
Find all the companies that have increased their dividends for more than 25 consecutive years in our 25-Year Dividend-Increasing Stocks page, and all companies that have increased their dividends for more than 10 consecutive years in our 10-Year Dividend-Increasing Stocks page.
Use our Dividend Payout Changes and Announcements tool to find out all of the dividend increases, decreases, initiations, suspensions, updates and regular dividend announcements for a given day.
