Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 6. 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

Agree Realty (ADC): now $0.585 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.57.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $1.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.00.

Bank of Montreal (BMO): now CAD 1.06 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 1.03.

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

Buckle (BKE): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW): now $0.51 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50.

Colombia Property Trust (CXP): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Community Bankers Trust (ESXB): now $0.04 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.03.

Culp (CULP): now $0.105 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend & Income Fund (DEX): now $0.0916 per share monthly dividend, was $0.75.

Delaware Investments Dividend & Income Fund (DDF): now $0.0911 per share monthly dividend, was $0.090.

Diversified Royalty (BEVFF): now CAD 0.01917 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.01854.

Douglas Emmett (DEI): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

Eastman Chemical (EMN): now $0.66 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.62.

Ecolab (ECL): now $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.46.         

Graco (GGG): now $0.175 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Hanover Insurance (THG): now $0.65 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.60.

Hillenbrand (HI): now $0.2125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.

Hooker Furniture (HOFT): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Isabella Bank (ISBA): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS): now $0.2197 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1550.

John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI): now $0.3274 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3246.

Laurentian Bank of Canada (LRCDF): now CAD 0.67 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.66.

Mastercard (MA): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33.

Medifast (MED): now $1.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.75.

Meridian Interstate (EBSB): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07.

MFS High Income Municipal Trust (CXE): now $0.021 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0205.

MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (CMU): now $0.01850 per share monthly dividend, was $0.018.

MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust (CXH): now $0.036 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0355.

MFS Special Value Trust (MFV): now $0.0468 per share monthly dividend, was $0.4639.

Morningstar (MORN): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28.

National Bank of Canada (NTIOF): now CAD 0.71 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.68.

NetEase (NTES): now $4.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.04.

Nordic American Tankers (NAT): now $0.02 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.01.

Owens Corning (OC): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

PNM Resources (PNM): now $0.3075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29.

PulteGroup (PHM): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

Rent-A-Center (RCII): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Royce Global Value Trust (RGT): now $0.06 per share annual dividend, was $0.04.

SL Green Realty (SLG): now $0.885 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.85.

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure (SOI): now $0.105 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Sprott Focus Trust Inc (FUND): now $0.1163 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1121.

Stryker Corporation (SYK): now $0.575 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.52.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF): now $1.1793 per share annual dividend, was $0.7808.

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (TEI): now $0.0711 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0542.

Templeton Global Income Fund (GIM): now $0.0414 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0245.

Toro (TTC): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.225.

Trinity (TRN): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

Universal Health REIT (UHT): now $0.685 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.68.

Waterloo Brewing (BIBLF): now $0.02625 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.025.

WEC Energy (WEC): now $0.6325 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.59.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Athene Holding Dep Sh 1/1000^th Int in 6.35% Fixed-to-Floating Rt Pptl Non-Cum Pfd Sh Series A (ATH.PA): now $0.396875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.48507.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund (MHD): now $0.0605 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0635.

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust (BBF): now $0.0505 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0540.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF): now $0.0335 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0355.

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC): now S/0.36 per share annual dividend, was S/0.377.

Eaton Vance National Municipal Opportunities Trust (EOT): now $0.0717 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0759.

Greif (GEF.B): now $0.65 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.66.

MFS Charter Income Trust (MCR): now $0.05963 per share monthly dividend, was $0.06.

MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF): now $0.028680 per share monthly dividend, was $0.028950.

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF): now $0.02026 per share monthly dividend, was $0.02028.

MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN): now $0.028410 per share monthly dividend, was $0.28640.

MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT): now $0.04231 per share monthly dividend, was $0.04244.

Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund (NUW): now $0.0390 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0470.

Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund 2 (NCB): now $0.039 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0425.

Nuveen High Income 2020 Target Term Fund (JHY): now $0.016 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0263.

Nuveen Missouri Quality Municipal Income Fund (NOM): now $0.0405 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0430.

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NZF): now $0.0625 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0660.

Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund (NJV): now $0.0375 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0410.

Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund (NXJ): now $0.0515 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0545.

Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund (NNY): now $0.028 per share monthly dividend, was $0.03.

Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund 2 (NYV): now $0.034 per share monthly dividend, was $0.036.

Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund (JSD): now $0.0915 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0965.

Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund (NBB): now $0.0925 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0975.

Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

Royce Value Trust (RVT): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR): now $0.1226 per share monthly dividend, was $0.3225.

Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR): now $0.0232 per share monthly dividend, was $0.025.

Watford Holdings Ltd. 8.5% Cum Red Pref Sh (WTREP): now $0.5525 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.5678.

 

 

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

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