Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 24. 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                         

Acer (ACEYY): now NT$1.50 per share dividend.

AGF Management Limited (AGF.B:CA): now CAD 0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.10.

Aimia Inc. CUM RT PFD SER 3 (AIM.PRC:CA): now CAD 0.3757 per share quarterly dividend.

Aimia Inc. PFD-1 (AIM.PRA:CA): now CAD 0.3001 per share quarterly dividend.

Alvopetro Energy (ALVOF): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd. (BDGI:CA): now CAD 0.1725 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.1650.

BRP (DOOO): now CAD 0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.16.

CareTrust REIT (CTRE): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.275.

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT): now $0.1792 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1146.

Hugoton Royalty Trust (HGTXU): now $0.1201 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0909.

Itau Unibanco (ITUB): now $0.0374 per share dividend, was $0.0034.

Melcor Developments (MODVF): now CAD 0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.15.

Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR): now $0.1118 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0997.

Novo Nordisk (NVO): now $1.188 per share dividend, was $0.411.

Oxford Industries (OXM): now $0.65 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.55.

Pearson (PSO): now final dividend of 14.9 pence, was $0.081.

Presidio Property Trust (SQFT): now $0.022 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.021.

Prudential (PUK): now $0.1304 per share second interim dividend, was $0.0574.

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT): now $0.4097 per share monthly dividend, was $0.2498.

Sempra Energy (SRE): now $1.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.15.

Sibanye-Stillwater (SBSW): now $0.2698/ADS final dividend, was $0.26.

TE Connectivity (TEL): now $0.59 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.56.

ZTO Express (ZTO): now $0.37 per share special dividend, was $0.25.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                                            

AIP Realty Trust (AIP.U:CA): now $0.02 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.04.

Builders Capital Mortgage (BCF:CA): now $0.1972 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2016.

Cadiz 8.875% DEP PFD A (CDZIP): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.56.

Centamin (CELTF): now $0.025 per share final dividend, was $0.05.

Dream Impact Trust (MPCT.UN:CA): now CAD 0.0133 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0333.

Elysee Development Corp. (ELC:CA): now CAD 0.01 per share dividend, was CAD 0.02.

Income Financial Trust (INC.UN:CA): now CAD 0.0987 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0994.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT): now $0.0236 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0413.

TDb Split (TSX.XTD:CA): now CAD 0.0438 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0500.

US Financial 15 Split Corp 2012 PFD SHS (FTU.PRB:CA): now CAD 0.0586 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0588.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital (WMC): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.