Ex-Dividend | Payment Date | Dividend | Yield | Dividend Frequency |
---|---|---|---|---|
2025-09-15 | 2025-09-30 | 0.12 | 18.11 % | Monthly |
2025-08-15 | 2025-08-29 | 0.12 | 17.94 % | Monthly |
2025-07-15 | 2025-07-31 | 0.12 | 17.76 % | Monthly |
2025-06-16 | 2025-06-30 | 0.12 | 17.59 % | Monthly |
2025-05-15 | 2025-05-30 | 0.12 | 18.98 % | Monthly |
2025-04-15 | 2025-04-30 | 0.12 | 19.03 % | Monthly |
2025-03-14 | 2025-03-31 | 0.12 | 17.49 % | Monthly |
2025-02-14 | 2025-02-28 | 0.12 | 14.85 % | Monthly |
2025-01-15 | 2025-01-31 | 0.12 | 13.92 % | Monthly |
2024-12-16 | 2024-12-31 | 0.11 | 12.64 % | Monthly |
2024-11-15 | 2024-11-29 | 0.11 | 11.20 % | Monthly |
2024-10-15 | 2024-10-31 | 0.11 | 12.20 % | Monthly |
2024-09-16 | 2024-09-30 | 0.11 | 13.17 % | Monthly |
2024-08-15 | 2024-08-30 | 0.11 | 13.39 % | Monthly |
2024-07-15 | 2024-07-31 | 0.11 | 13.25 % | Monthly |
2024-06-14 | 2024-06-28 | 0.11 | 13.81 % | Monthly |
2024-05-15 | 2024-05-31 | 0.11 | 12.36 % | Monthly |
2024-04-15 | 2024-04-30 | 0.11 | 14.09 % | Monthly |
2024-03-15 | 2024-03-28 | 0.11 | 14.81 % | Monthly |
2024-02-15 | 2024-02-29 | 0.11 | 15.30 % | Monthly |
2023-10-16 | 2023-10-31 | 0.12 | 23.24 % | Monthly |
2023-09-15 | 2023-09-29 | 0.12 | 20.17 % | Monthly |
2023-08-15 | 2023-08-31 | 0.12 | 19.81 % | Monthly |
2023-07-14 | 2023-07-31 | 0.12 | 21.10 % | Monthly |
2023-06-15 | 2023-06-30 | 0.12 | 22.44 % | Monthly |
2023-05-15 | 2023-05-31 | 0.12 | 24.14 % | Monthly |
2023-04-14 | 2023-04-28 | 0.12 | 25.21 % | Monthly |
2023-03-15 | 2023-03-31 | 0.12 | 26.52 % | Monthly |
2023-02-15 | 2023-02-28 | 0.12 | 25.21 % | Monthly |
2023-01-17 | 2023-01-31 | 0.12 | 29.48 % | Monthly |
2022-12-15 | 2022-12-30 | 0.18 | 26.38 % | Monthly |
2022-11-15 | 2022-11-30 | 0.18 | 25.72 % | Monthly |
2022-10-14 | 2022-10-31 | 0.18 | 28.13 % | Monthly |
2022-12-15 | 2022-12-30 | 0.18 | 21.24 % | Monthly |
2022-08-15 | 2022-08-31 | 0.18 | 21.07 % | Monthly |
2022-12-15 | 2022-12-30 | 0.18 | 23.44 % | Monthly |
2022-06-10 | 2022-06-30 | 0.18 | 21.72 % | Monthly |
2022-05-16 | 2022-05-31 | 0.18 | 18.69 % | Monthly |
2022-04-11 | 2022-04-29 | 0.18 | 15.50 % | Monthly |
2022-06-15 | 2022-06-30 | 0.18 | 14.43 % | Monthly |
2022-06-15 | 2022-06-30 | 0.18 | 14.18 % | Monthly |
2022-01-14 | 2022-01-31 | 0.18 | 14.84 % | Monthly |
2021-12-15 | 2021-12-31 | 0.16 | 13.84 % | Monthly |
2021-11-15 | 2021-11-30 | 0.16 | 14.57 % | Monthly |
2021-10-15 | 2021-10-29 | 0.16 | 14.96 % | Monthly |
2021-09-15 | 2021-09-30 | 0.16 | 15.46 % | Monthly |
2021-08-16 | 2021-08-31 | 0.16 | 17.84 % | Monthly |
2021-07-15 | 2021-07-30 | 0.16 | 17.46 % | Monthly |
2021-06-15 | 2021-06-30 | 0.16 | 18.09 % | Monthly |
2021-05-14 | 2021-05-28 | 0.16 | 19.48 % | Monthly |
2021-04-12 | 2021-04-30 | 0.16 | 16.97 % | Monthly |
2021-03-15 | 2021-03-31 | 0.16 | 17.40 % | Monthly |
2021-02-16 | 2021-02-26 | 0.16 | 17.95 % | Monthly |
2021-01-15 | 2021-01-29 | 0.16 | 17.96 % | Monthly |
2020-12-15 | 2020-12-31 | 0.18 | 19.29 % | Monthly |
2020-11-16 | 2020-11-30 | 0.18 | 20.14 % | Monthly |
2020-10-15 | 2020-10-30 | 0.18 | 20.43 % | Monthly |
2020-09-15 | 2020-09-30 | 0.18 | 20.50 % | Monthly |
2020-08-14 | 2020-08-31 | 0.19 | 20.55 % | Monthly |
2020-07-15 | 2020-07-31 | 0.19 | 22.21 % | Monthly |
2020-06-15 | 2020-06-30 | 0.19 | 25.26 % | Monthly |
2020-05-15 | 2020-05-29 | 0.19 | 25.25 % | Monthly |
2020-04-15 | 2020-04-30 | 0.19 | 25.57 % | Monthly |
2020-03-16 | 2020-03-31 | 0.19 | 30.83 % | Monthly |
2020-02-14 | 2020-02-28 | 0.19 | 22.66 % | Monthly |
2020-01-15 | 2020-01-31 | 0.19 | 21.38 % | Monthly |
2019-12-16 | 2019-12-31 | 0.21 | 24.30 % | Monthly |
2019-11-15 | 2019-11-29 | 0.21 | 22.45 % | Monthly |
0.20 | 24.93 % | Monthly | ||
2019-09-16 | 2019-09-30 | 0.21 | 24.51 % | Monthly |
2019-08-15 | 2019-08-30 | 0.21 | 22.81 % | Monthly |
2019-07-15 | 2019-07-31 | 0.21 | 24.20 % | Monthly |
2019-06-14 | 2019-06-28 | 0.21 | 24.55 % | Monthly |
2019-05-15 | 2019-05-31 | 0.21 | 22.39 % | Monthly |
2019-04-15 | 2019-04-30 | 0.21 | 24.00 % | Monthly |
2019-03-15 | 2019-03-29 | 0.21 | 22.35 % | Monthly |
2019-02-15 | 2019-02-28 | 0.21 | 22.40 % | Monthly |
2019-01-15 | 2019-01-31 | 0.21 | 24.39 % | Monthly |
2018-12-14 | 2018-12-31 | 0.24 | 25.24 % | Monthly |
2018-11-15 | 2018-11-30 | 0.24 | 22.69 % | Monthly |
2018-10-15 | 2018-10-31 | 0.24 | 23.89 % | Monthly |
2018-09-14 | 2018-09-28 | 0.24 | 21.70 % | Monthly |
2018-08-17 | 2018-08-31 | 0.24 | 20.04 % | Monthly |
2018-07-16 | 2018-07-31 | 0.24 | 20.11 % | Monthly |
2018-06-15 | 2018-06-29 | 0.24 | 19.05 % | Monthly |
2018-05-15 | 2018-05-31 | 0.24 | 19.29 % | Monthly |
2018-04-13 | 2018-04-30 | 0.24 | 18.12 % | Monthly |
2018-03-15 | 2018-03-30 | 0.24 | 17.92 % | Monthly |
2018-02-15 | 2018-02-28 | 0.24 | 18.24 % | Monthly |
0.24 | 17.43 % | Monthly | ||
2017-12-15 | 2017-12-29 | 0.23 | 18.51 % | Monthly |
2017-11-15 | 2017-11-30 | 0.23 | 19.10 % | Monthly |
2017-10-13 | 2017-10-31 | 0.23 | 21.24 % | Monthly |
0.23 | 20.46 % | Monthly | ||
0.23 | 20.83 % | Monthly | ||
2017-07-14 | 2017-07-31 | 0.23 | 20.97 % | Monthly |
2017-06-15 | 2017-06-30 | 0.23 | 19.92 % | Monthly |
2017-05-15 | 2017-05-31 | 0.23 | 20.51 % | Monthly |
2017-04-13 | 2017-04-28 | 0.23 | 19.61 % | Monthly |
2017-03-15 | 2017-03-31 | 0.23 | 20.29 % | Monthly |
2017-02-15 | 2017-02-28 | 0.23 | 21.57 % | Monthly |
2017-01-13 | 2017-01-31 | 0.23 | 22.32 % | Monthly |
2016-12-15 | 2016-12-30 | 0.28 | 22.44 % | Monthly |
0.28 | 23.03 % | Monthly | ||
2016-10-17 | 2016-10-31 | 0.28 | 25.11 % | Monthly |
2016-09-15 | 2016-09-30 | 0.28 | 22.66 % | Monthly |
2016-08-15 | 2016-08-31 | 0.28 | 24.39 % | Monthly |
2016-07-15 | 2016-07-29 | 0.28 | 22.77 % | Monthly |
2016-06-15 | 2016-06-30 | 0.28 | 24.18 % | Monthly |
2016-05-16 | 2016-05-31 | 0.28 | 26.91 % | Monthly |
2016-04-15 | 2016-04-29 | 0.28 | 26.12 % | Monthly |
2016-03-15 | 2016-03-31 | 0.28 | 29.66 % | Monthly |
2016-02-12 | 2016-02-29 | 0.28 | 36.61 % | Monthly |
2016-01-15 | 2016-01-29 | 0.28 | 29.41 % | Monthly |
2015-12-15 | 2015-12-31 | 0.37 | 30.99 % | Monthly |
2015-11-13 | 2015-11-30 | 0.37 | 25.90 % | Monthly |
2015-10-15 | 2015-10-30 | 0.37 | 27.06 % | Monthly |
2015-09-15 | 2015-09-30 | 0.37 | 28.60 % | Monthly |
2015-08-14 | 2015-08-31 | 0.37 | 24.35 % | Monthly |
2015-07-15 | 2015-07-31 | 0.37 | 21.42 % | Monthly |
2015-06-15 | 2015-06-30 | 0.37 | 21.43 % | Monthly |
2015-05-15 | 2015-05-29 | 0.37 | 20.17 % | Monthly |
2015-04-15 | 2015-04-30 | 0.37 | 21.10 % | Monthly |
2015-03-16 | 2015-03-31 | 0.37 | 21.46 % | Monthly |
2015-02-16 | 2015-02-27 | 0.37 | 24.09 % | Monthly |
2015-01-15 | 2015-01-30 | 0.37 | 22.79 % | Monthly |
2014-12-15 | 2014-12-19 | 0.10 | 24.98 % | Monthly |
2014-11-14 | 2014-11-28 | 0.10 | 22.84 % | Monthly |
2014-10-15 | 2014-10-31 | 0.10 | 23.53 % | Monthly |
2014-09-15 | 2014-09-30 | 0.10 | 20.89 % | Monthly |
2014-08-15 | 2014-08-29 | 0.10 | 19.31 % | Monthly |
2014-07-15 | 2014-07-31 | 0.10 | 21.33 % | Monthly |
2014-06-13 | 2014-06-30 | 0.10 | 21.01 % | Monthly |
2014-05-15 | 2014-05-30 | 0.10 | 19.07 % | Monthly |
2014-04-15 | 2014-04-30 | 0.10 | 20.50 % | Monthly |
2014-03-14 | 2014-03-31 | 0.10 | 20.09 % | Monthly |
2014-02-14 | 2014-02-28 | 0.10 | 19.03 % | Monthly |
2014-01-15 | 2014-01-31 | 0.10 | 18.71 % | Monthly |
2013-12-13 | 2013-12-31 | 0.10 | 21.71 % | Monthly |
2013-11-22 | 2013-11-29 | 0.10 | 17.44 % | Monthly |
2013-10-15 | 2013-10-31 | 0.10 | 18.86 % | Monthly |
2013-09-16 | 2013-09-30 | 0.10 | 19.00 % | Monthly |
2013-08-15 | 2013-08-30 | 0.10 | 17.62 % | Monthly |
2013-07-15 | 2013-07-31 | 0.10 | 19.14 % | Monthly |
2013-06-14 | 2013-06-28 | 0.10 | 17.77 % | Monthly |
2013-05-15 | 2013-05-31 | 0.10 | 17.73 % | Monthly |
2013-04-15 | 2013-04-30 | 0.10 | 19.33 % | Monthly |
2013-03-15 | 2013-03-28 | 0.10 | 18.94 % | Monthly |
2013-02-15 | 2013-02-28 | 0.10 | 19.07 % | Monthly |
2013-01-15 | 2013-01-31 | 0.10 | 19.66 % | Monthly |
2012-12-14 | 2012-12-31 | 0.11 | 21.66 % | Monthly |
2012-11-15 | 2012-11-30 | 0.11 | 19.78 % | Monthly |
2012-10-15 | 2012-10-31 | 0.11 | 19.28 % | Monthly |
2012-09-14 | 2012-09-28 | 0.11 | 18.32 % | Monthly |
2012-08-15 | 2012-08-31 | 0.11 | 19.39 % | Monthly |
2012-07-16 | 2012-07-31 | 0.11 | 21.34 % | Monthly |
2012-06-15 | 2012-06-29 | 0.11 | 20.78 % | Monthly |
2012-05-15 | 2012-05-31 | 0.11 | 18.58 % | Monthly |
2012-04-13 | 2012-04-30 | 0.11 | 18.97 % | Monthly |
2012-03-15 | 2012-03-30 | 0.11 | 19.62 % | Monthly |
2012-02-15 | 2012-02-29 | 0.11 | 19.76 % | Monthly |
2012-01-13 | 2012-01-31 | 0.11 | 24.26 % | Monthly |
2011-12-15 | 2011-12-30 | 0.13 | 21.42 % | Monthly |
2011-11-15 | 2011-11-30 | 0.13 | 17.89 % | Monthly |
2011-10-14 | 2011-10-31 | 0.13 | 18.89 % | Monthly |
2011-09-15 | 2011-09-30 | 0.13 | 16.81 % | Monthly |
2011-08-15 | 2011-08-31 | 0.13 | 19.16 % | Monthly |
2011-07-15 | 2011-07-29 | 0.13 | 15.45 % | Monthly |
2011-06-15 | 2011-06-30 | 0.13 | 15.43 % | Monthly |
2011-05-13 | 2011-05-31 | 0.13 | 16.34 % | Monthly |
2011-04-15 | 2011-04-29 | 0.13 | 15.50 % | Monthly |
2011-03-15 | 2011-03-31 | 0.13 | 16.18 % | Monthly |
2011-02-15 | 2011-02-28 | 0.13 | 16.56 % | Monthly |
2011-01-14 | 2011-01-31 | 0.13 | 18.45 % | Monthly |
2010-12-15 | 2010-12-31 | 0.14 | 19.40 % | Monthly |
2010-11-15 | 2010-11-30 | 0.14 | 17.53 % | Monthly |
2010-10-15 | 2010-10-29 | 0.14 | 14.92 % | Monthly |
2010-09-15 | 2010-09-30 | 0.14 | 16.20 % | Monthly |
2010-08-13 | 2010-08-31 | 0.14 | 17.73 % | Monthly |
2010-07-15 | 2010-07-30 | 0.14 | 16.69 % | Monthly |
2010-06-15 | 2010-06-30 | 0.14 | 19.12 % | Monthly |
2010-05-14 | 2010-05-28 | 0.14 | 17.50 % | Monthly |
2010-04-15 | 2010-04-30 | 0.14 | 15.08 % | Monthly |
2010-03-15 | 2010-03-31 | 0.14 | 17.21 % | Monthly |
2010-02-12 | 2010-02-26 | 0.14 | 17.65 % | Monthly |
2010-01-15 | 2010-01-29 | 0.14 | 16.06 % | Monthly |
2009-12-15 | 2009-12-31 | 0.17 | 20.53 % | Monthly |
2009-11-13 | 2009-11-30 | 0.17 | 17.67 % | Monthly |
2009-10-15 | 2009-10-30 | 0.17 | 18.33 % | Monthly |
2009-09-15 | 2009-09-30 | 0.17 | 22.85 % | Monthly |
2009-08-14 | 2009-08-31 | 0.17 | 21.52 % | Monthly |
2009-07-15 | 2009-07-31 | 0.17 | 28.27 % | Monthly |
2009-06-15 | 2009-06-30 | 0.17 | 33.35 % | Monthly |
2009-05-15 | 2009-05-29 | 0.17 | 32.99 % | Monthly |
2009-04-15 | 2009-04-30 | 0.17 | 44.87 % | Monthly |
2009-03-13 | 2009-03-31 | 0.17 | 60.25 % | Monthly |
2009-02-13 | 2009-02-27 | 0.17 | 43.55 % | Monthly |
2009-01-15 | 2009-01-30 | 0.17 | 42.71 % | Monthly |
2008-12-15 | 2008-12-19 | 0.09 | 61.46 % | Monthly |
2008-11-14 | 2008-11-28 | 0.09 | 51.22 % | Monthly |
2008-10-15 | 2008-10-31 | 0.09 | 61.57 % | Monthly |
2008-09-15 | 2008-09-30 | 0.09 | 36.67 % | Monthly |
2008-08-15 | 2008-08-29 | 0.09 | 20.23 % | Monthly |
2008-07-15 | 2008-07-31 | 0.09 | 20.11 % | Monthly |
2008-06-13 | 2008-06-30 | 0.09 | 17.14 % | Monthly |
2008-05-15 | 2008-05-30 | 0.09 | 17.00 % | Monthly |
2008-04-15 | 2008-04-30 | 0.09 | 18.96 % | Monthly |
2008-03-14 | 2008-03-31 | 0.09 | 20.86 % | Monthly |
2008-02-15 | 2008-02-29 | 0.09 | 18.78 % | Monthly |
2008-01-15 | 2008-01-31 | 0.09 | 20.71 % | Monthly |
2007-12-14 | 2007-12-31 | 0.09 | 19.22 % | Monthly |
2007-11-15 | 2007-11-30 | 0.09 | 17.26 % | Monthly |
2007-10-15 | 2007-10-31 | 0.09 | 15.73 % | Monthly |
2007-09-14 | 2007-09-28 | 0.09 | 15.00 % | Monthly |
2007-08-15 | 2007-08-31 | 0.09 | 13.62 % | Monthly |
2007-07-13 | 2007-07-31 | 0.09 | 12.75 % | Monthly |
2007-06-15 | 2007-06-29 | 0.09 | 11.83 % | Monthly |
2007-05-15 | 2007-05-31 | 0.09 | 11.67 % | Monthly |
2007-04-13 | 2007-04-30 | 0.09 | 13.18 % | Monthly |
2007-03-15 | 2007-03-30 | 0.09 | 12.51 % | Monthly |
2007-02-15 | 2007-02-28 | 0.09 | 12.74 % | Monthly |
2007-01-15 | 2007-01-31 | 0.09 | 13.46 % | Monthly |
2006-12-15 | 2006-12-29 | 0.09 | 12.99 % | Monthly |
2006-11-15 | 2006-11-30 | 0.09 | 13.07 % | Monthly |
2006-10-13 | 2006-10-31 | 0.09 | 13.81 % | Monthly |
2006-09-15 | 2006-09-29 | 0.09 | 13.03 % | Monthly |
2006-08-15 | 2006-08-31 | 0.09 | 15.28 % | Monthly |
2006-07-14 | 2006-07-31 | 0.09 | 15.49 % | Monthly |
2006-06-15 | 2006-06-30 | 0.09 | 14.75 % | Monthly |
2006-05-15 | 2006-05-31 | 0.09 | 16.07 % | Monthly |
2006-04-13 | 2006-04-28 | 0.09 | 14.89 % | Monthly |
2006-03-15 | 2006-03-31 | 0.09 | 14.50 % | Monthly |
2006-02-15 | 2006-02-28 | 0.09 | 14.36 % | Monthly |
2006-01-13 | 2006-01-31 | 0.09 | 15.39 % | Monthly |
2005-12-15 | 2005-12-30 | 0.09 | 14.32 % | Monthly |
2005-11-15 | 2005-11-30 | 0.09 | 16.02 % | Monthly |
2005-10-14 | 2005-10-31 | 0.09 | 16.20 % | Monthly |
2005-09-15 | 2005-09-30 | 0.09 | 13.47 % | Monthly |
2005-08-15 | 2005-08-31 | 0.09 | 15.26 % | Monthly |
2005-07-15 | 2005-07-29 | 0.09 | 14.32 % | Monthly |
2005-06-15 | 2005-06-30 | 0.09 | 14.50 % | Monthly |
2005-05-13 | 2005-05-31 | 0.09 | 18.21 % | Monthly |
2005-04-15 | 2005-04-29 | 0.09 | 14.89 % | Monthly |
2005-03-15 | 2005-03-31 | 0.09 | 14.34 % | Monthly |
2005-02-15 | 2005-02-28 | 0.09 | 11.93 % | Monthly |
2005-01-14 | 2005-01-31 | 0.09 | 12.06 % | Monthly |
2004-12-15 | 2004-12-31 | 0.09 | 12.40 % | Monthly |
2004-11-15 | 2004-11-30 | 0.09 | 12.46 % | Monthly |
2004-10-15 | 2004-10-29 | 0.09 | 12.38 % | Monthly |
2004-09-15 | 2004-09-30 | 0.09 | 12.39 % | Monthly |
2004-08-13 | 2004-08-31 | 0.09 | 12.66 % | Monthly |
2004-07-15 | 2004-07-30 | 0.09 | 12.51 % | Monthly |
2004-06-09 | 2004-06-16 | 0.09 | 12.58 % | Monthly |
2004-05-14 | 2004-05-21 | 0.09 | 12.00 % | Monthly |
2004-04-15 | 2004-04-30 | 0.09 | 11.56 % | Monthly |
2004-03-15 | 2004-03-31 | 0.09 | 12.59 % | Monthly |
2004-02-13 | 2004-02-27 | 0.09 | 11.36 % | Monthly |
2004-01-15 | 2004-01-30 | 0.09 | 10.82 % | Monthly |
2003-12-15 | 2003-12-31 | 0.09 | 12.28 % | Monthly |
2003-11-14 | 2003-11-28 | 0.08 | 12.71 % | Monthly |
2003-10-15 | 2003-10-31 | 0.08 | 15.91 % | Monthly |
2003-09-15 | 2003-09-30 | 0.08 | 17.06 % | Monthly |
2003-08-15 | 2003-08-29 | 0.08 | 15.54 % | Monthly |
2003-07-15 | 2003-07-31 | 0.08 | 15.08 % | Monthly |
2003-06-13 | 2003-06-30 | 0.08 | 14.53 % | Monthly |
2003-05-15 | 2003-05-30 | 0.08 | 14.64 % | Monthly |
2003-04-15 | 2003-04-30 | 0.08 | 14.17 % | Monthly |
2003-03-14 | 2003-03-31 | 0.08 | 13.47 % | Monthly |
2003-02-14 | 2003-02-28 | 0.08 | 11.97 % | Monthly |
2003-01-15 | 2003-01-31 | 0.08 | 9.35 % | Monthly |
2002-12-13 | 2002-12-31 | 0.08 | 8.80 % | Monthly |
2002-11-15 | 2002-11-29 | 0.08 | 7.26 % | Monthly |
2002-10-21 | 2002-10-31 | 0.25 | 5.76 % | Monthly |
2002-09-16 | 2002-09-30 | 0.08 | 1.39 % | Monthly |
2002-08-15 | 2002-08-30 | 0.08 | 1.40 % | Monthly |
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