Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending September 20

Below we provide a list of firms that raised or lowered their dividends during the week ending September 20. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports, please click here (or use our ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header).

Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week

Air Industries Group (AIRI): now $0.125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0625.

Artesian Resources Corp (ARTNA): now $0.2088 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2057.

Covidien (COV): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

HopFed Bancorp (HFBC): now $0.04 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.02.

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

IDACORP (IDA): now $0.43 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38.

International Bancshares Corporation (IBOC): now $0.23 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.20.

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment (KYN): now $0.595 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.58.

McDonald's (MCD): now $0.81 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.77.

Microsoft (MSFT): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

New Residential Investment Corp (NRZ): now $0.175 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT): now $0.106268 per share monthly dividend, was $0.089.

Sanderson Farms (SAFM): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

Scholastic (SCHL): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.125.

Texas Instruments (TXN): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28.

The First of Long Island Corp (FLIC): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

W. P. Carey Inc (WPC): now $0.86 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.84.

Yum Brands (YUM): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.335.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

American Capital Mortgage Investment (MTGE): now $0.70 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.80.

Annaly Capital Management (NLY): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

Apollo Residential Mortgage (AMTG): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.70.

Armour Residential (ARR): now $0.02 per share monthly dividend, was $0.05.

Dynex Capital (DX): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29.

Hatteras Financial Corp (HTS): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.70.

Javelin Mortgage (JMI): now $0.08 per share monthly dividend, was $0.15.

KCAP Financial (KCAP): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28.

Pacholder High Yield Fund (PHF): now $0.0575 per share monthly dividend, was $0.065.

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