Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending November 15. 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

Alerus Financial Corporation (ALRS): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP): now $0.195 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

ALPS ETF Trust – Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR): now $0.3496 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3123.

Automatic Data Processing (ADP): now $0.91 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.79.

Bancroft Fund (BCV): now $0.97 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Boyd Group Income Fund (BYD.CA): CAD 0.046 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.04.

Core-Mark Holding (CORE): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

D.R. Horton (DHI): now $0.175 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Dolby Laboratories (DLB): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

Ellsworth Fund (ECF): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

First Choice (FCBP): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

First National Financial (FNLIF): CAD 0.1625 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.15833.

Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT): now $0.305 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29.

Griffon (GFF): now $0.075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0725.

Hardwoods Distribution (HDIUF): now CAD 0.085 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.08.

HollyFrontier (HFC): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33.

HomeTrust Bancshares (HTBI): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

HP (HPQ): now $0.1762 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1602.

InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (IIPZF): now $0.0258 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0242.

Kansas City Southern (KSU): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36.

Lancaster Colony (LANC): now $0.70 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.65.

Magellan Aerospace (MALJF): now CAD 0.105 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.10.

Matthews (MATW): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

MDU Resources (MDU): now $0.2075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2025.

Morguard North American Residential REIT (MNARF): now CAD 0.0583 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0566.

Motorola Solutions (MSI): now $0.64 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.57.

Nike (NKE): now $0.245 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Roper (ROP): now $0.5125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.46.

Sysco (SYY): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.39.

United Bankshares (UBSI): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34.

Valvoline (VVV): now $0.113 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.106.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Barings Global Short (BGH): now $0.1408 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1482.

Ensign Energy Services (ESVIF): now CAD 0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.12.

First Trust Specialty Finance&Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB): now $0.135 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.175.

Garrison Capital (GARS): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund (NVG): now $0.0167 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0655.

Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL): now $0.01 per share monthly dividend, was $0.019.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.