Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending August 21. 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 $2.00 per share annual dividend, was $1.80.

APTIV PFD A 5.5% (APTV.PA): now $1.4208 per share quarterly dividend.

Atrion (ATRI): now $1.75 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.55.

Banco Santander, S.A. GTD PFD SECS 6 (SAN.PB): now $0.2639 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2556.

Brighthouse Financial PFDs (BHFAO): now $0.5953/ADS quarterly dividend.

Community Bank System (CBU): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT): now $0.0379 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0323.

Dividend Select 15 (DVVDF): now CAD 0.05217 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.05142.

Embotelladora Andina (AKO.A): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.145.

Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF): now $0.0765 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0764.

Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Trust (GRX): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB): now $0.095 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

Itau Unibanco (ITUB): now $0.007 per share monthly dividend, was $0.002.

Lowe’s (LOW): now $0.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.55.

MetLife Fltg Rate Non Cum Preferred Stock Series A (MET.PA): now $0.2556 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2528.

National Storage Affiliates (NSA): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33.

NetSTREIT (NTST): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend.

Orchid Island Capital (ORC): now $0.065 per share monthly dividend, was $0.060.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT): now $0.0088 per share monthly dividend, was $0.005702.

QIWI plc (QIWI): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

Qurate A (QRTEA): now $1.50 per share special dividend.

Seacoast Commerce Banc Holdings (SCBH): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

SS&C (SSNC): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.125.

Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH): now $0.49 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

Tekla Life Sciences (HQL): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34.

Ubiquiti (UI): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Virtus Investment (VRTS): now $0.82 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.67.

Winnebago (WGO): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                  

BHP (BHP): now $1.10/ADS final dividend, was $1.30.

Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now CAD 0.0534 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0537.

Customers Bancorp Non-Cum Perp Pfd Shs Series C (CUBI.PC): now $0.3578 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4375.

Fomento Economico Mexicano (FMX): now $0.675 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.741.

La-Z-Boy (LZB): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS): now $0.0445 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1038.

Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PHI): now Php 38 per share interim dividend, was $0.519.

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT): skips August monthly distribution, was $0.0043.

Westpac Banking (WBK): now scraps its interim dividend, was AUD 0.94.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.