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

ABM Industries (ABM): now $0.185 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.180.

ALPS Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF (GRI): now $0.5113 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2705.

ALPS ETF Trust – ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL): now $0.4789 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3609.

ALPS ETF Trust – ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG): now $0.5014 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.167.

ALPS ETF Trust – Alps Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG): now $0.4196 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3844.

Balchem (BCPC): now $0.52 per share annual dividend, was $0.47.

Boston Properties (BXP); now $0.98 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.95.

Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares (TYCB): now $0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Camden National (CAC): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now CAD 0.0886 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0864.

Cantel Medical (CMD): now $0.105 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.100.

China Fund (CHN): now $1.3843 per share annual dividend, was $0.5401.

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT): now $0.0838 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0621.

Dividend Select 15 (DVVDF): now CAD 0.0624 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0608.

Duff&Phelps Utility&Corporate Bond Trust (DUC): now $0.05 per share monthly dividend, was $0.035.

Eli Lily (LLY): now $0.74 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.645.

Ensign (ENSG): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0475.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

First Farmers Financial (FFMR): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund (FAM): now $0.08 per share monthly dividend, was $0.077.

FMC (FMC): now $0.44 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

Granite Real Estate Investment (GRP.U): now CAD 0.242 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.233.

Guaranty Federal Bancshares (GFED): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13.

HEICO (HEI): now $0.08 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.07.

InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF (PFFR): now $0.14 per share monthly dividend, was $0.12.

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

Lamb Weston (LW): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL): now $0.018 per share monthly dividend, was $0.01.

PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT): now $0.0506 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0373.

Pfizer (PFE): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36.

PSB Holdings (PSBQ): now $0.20 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.18.

Storagevault Canada (SVAUF): now CAD 0.0027 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.0026.

Sunstone Hotel (SHO): now $0.59 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.57.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM): now NT$2.50 per share quarterly dividend, was NT$2.00.

TFI International (TFIFF): now CAD 0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.24.

Urstadt Biddle Properties (UBA): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.275.

Virtus Infracap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFFA): now $0.55 per share monthly dividend, was $0.19.

Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR): now $0.0233 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0232.

W.P. Carey (WPC): now $1.038 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.036.

Waste Management (WM): now $0.545 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.5125.

Yamana Gold (AUY): now $0.0125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.01.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (EDOG): now $0.1723 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2729.

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (ANH): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Blackstone/GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund (BGX): now $0.115 per share monthly dividend, was $0.119.

Blackstone/GSO Strategic Credit Fund (BGB): now $0.105 per share monthly dividend, was $0.111.

Blackstone GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (BSL): now $0.101 per share monthly dividend, was $0.107.

Cohen & Steers MLP Income and Energy Opportunity Fund (MIE): now $0.06 per share monthly dividend, was $0.077 (quarterly $0.18 per share in three installments).

Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock (ONEQ): now $0.88 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.94.

Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF): now $0.0832 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0839.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT): now $0.038889 per share monthly dividend, was $0.038987.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.