Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 4. 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

American Financial (AFG): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

Bank OZK (OZK): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK): now $0.0676 per share monthly dividend, was $0.06.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT): now $0.0779 per share monthly dividend, was $0.072.

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV (BTZ): now $0.0839 per share monthly dividend, was $0.067.

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU): now $0.0711 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0685.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA): now $0.0788 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0695.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT): now $0.0764 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0668.

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW): now $0.0981 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0795.

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT): now $0.1237 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1167.

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY): now $0.046 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0445.

Calavo Growers (CVGW): now $1.10 per share annual dividend, was $1.00.

Delaware Investments Dividend&Income Fund (DDF): now $0.0908 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0903.

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund (EFF): now $0.085 per share monthly dividend, was $0.082.

Eaton Vance Floating Rate Income Trust (EFT): now $0.084 per share monthly dividend, was $0.077.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund (EFR): now $0.084 per share monthly dividend, was $0.077.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (EVF): now $0.038 per share monthly dividend, was $0.035.

Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund (VTA): now $0.075 per share monthly dividend, was $0.065.

Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ): now $0.0489 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0517.

Invesco Senior Income Trust (VVR): now $0.024 per share monthly dividend, was $0.023.

MFS Charter Income Trust (MCR): now $0.06038 per share monthly dividend, was $0.06019.

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF): now $0.02038 per share monthly dividend, was $0.02024.

MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT): now $0.042650 per share monthly dividend, was $0.04251.

MFS Special Value Trust (MFV): now $0.046770 per share monthly dividend, was $0.04620.

Northwest Natural Holding (NWN): now $0.4775 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.475.

Nuveen Ohio Quality Income Municipal Fund (NUO): now $0.0440 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0418.

RPM (RPM): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term (FINS): now $0.1178 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1181.

BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund (MNE): now $0.036 per share monthly dividend, was $0.04.

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT): now $0.3348 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.5510.

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend&Income Fund (DEX): now $0.0915 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0914.

Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund (EVM): now $0.0366 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0395.

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate 2022 Target Term Trust (EFL): now $0.045 per share monthly dividend, was $0.046.

Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund (ENX): now $0.039 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0415.

Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV): now $0.043 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0481.

Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI): now $0.0487 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0516.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI): now $0.1235 per share monthly dividend, was $0.14.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF): now $0.1235 per share monthly dividend, was $0.14.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS): now $0.11 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1222.

MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF): now $0.0291 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0293.

MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN): now $0.02876 per share monthly dividend, was $0.02893.

MV Oil Trust (MVO): now $0.215 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.305.

Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR): now $0.2388 per share monthly dividend, was $0.2413.

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (TEI): now $0.0419 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0568.

Templeton Global Income Fund (GIM): now $0.022 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0276.

Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR): now $0.0245 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0260.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.