Below we provide a list of firms that raised 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 use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header.

Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week

ALPS ETF Trust – ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG): now $0.3844 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3797.

Ameris Bancorp (ABCB): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Dave & Buster’s (PLAY): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

DTF Tax-Free Income (DTF): now $0.04 per share monthly dividend, was $0.035.

ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Farmers Bankshares (FBVA): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT): now $0.0825 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0735.

Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

IDACORP (IDA): now $0.67 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.63.

Ingredion (INGR): now $0.63 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.625.

International Bancshares (IBOC): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM): now $0.90 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.80.

Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund (BWG): now $0.065 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0615.

Mackinac Financial (MFNC): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Masco (MAS): now $0.135 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

McDonald’s (MCD): now $1.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.16.

Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR): now $0.034323841 per share monthly dividend, was $0.027032147.

Microsoft (MSFT): now $0.51 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.46.

Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL): now $0.044 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0206.

Realty Income (O): now $0.227 per share monthly dividend, was $0.2265.

State Street (STT): now $0.52 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.47.

TTEC Holdings (TTEC): now $0.32 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.30.

TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI): now $0.0837 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0825.

Texas Instruments (TXN): now $0.90 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.77.

US Bancorp (USB): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37.

US Bancorp Deposit Shs Repr Non-Cum Perpetual Pfd Shs Series B (USB.PH): now $0.2236 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2212.

Vivaldi Opp Shs Opportunities Fund (VAM): now $0.118 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1177.

Western Asset Global High Income Fund (EHI): now $0.0635 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0630 (Quarterly $0.1905 per share in three installments).

Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX): now $0.047 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0465.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO): now $0.03 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0295.

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI): now $0.0905 per share monthly dividend, was $0.089.

W.P. Carey (WPC): now $1.036 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.034.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

ALPS Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF (GRI): now $0.2705 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3726.

ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (EDOG): now $0.2729 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.366.

ALPS ETF Trust – ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL): now $0.3609 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4145.

ALPS ETF Trust – ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG): now $0.167 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.5016.

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (ANH): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now CAD 0.0795 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0875.

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT): now $0.0489 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0715.

Dividend Select 15 (DVVDF): now CAD 0.0583 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0617.

Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock (ONEQ): now $0.94 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.00.

First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (FPF): now $0.1325 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1425.

Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF): now $0.0852 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0858.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT): now $0.04 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0434.

PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT): now $0.07 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0701.

Storagevault Canada (SVAUF): now $0.00264 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.002627.

US Bancorp Deposit Shs Repr Non-Cum Perp Pfd Sh Seris A (USB.PA): now $8.9444 per share quarterly dividend, was $9.1423.

Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund (DMO): now $0.15 per share monthly dividend, was $0.16.

Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Trust (MNP): now $0.0525 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0575.

Western Asset Managed Municipals Portfolio (MMU): now $0.0505 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0580.

Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust (MTT): now $0.069 per share monthly dividend, was $0.079.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.