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Dividend Investing 1 February 2026 - 30 June 2026

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) sinks as 6.4% yield and BT move come up against Starlink

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) sinks as 6.4% yield and BT move come up against Starlink

Verizon Communications Inc. started trading Tuesday in New York with investors focusing more on the company’s competitive risk than on its international deal with BT Group Plc. U.S. cash markets weren’t open yet in New York. The NYSE lists its core hours as 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern, with its next 2026 closure for Independence Day observed on July 3, not June 30. Nasdaq shows the same core hours and a pre-market period from 4 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Eastern.
30 June 2026
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Keurig Dr Pepper moves on dividend talk as volume climbs before split trial

Keurig Dr Pepper moves on dividend talk as volume climbs before split trial

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. shares don’t trade on Sundays, so Friday’s closing price is still the latest. Nasdaq’s regular session is Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern. The next market holiday for U.S. stocks comes up Friday, July 3, 2026. KDP stood out Friday. Shares finished at $33.40, up 3.44% on the day, with MarketWatch noting the outperformance even as the S&P 500 slipped 0.05% and the Dow dipped 0.09%.
28 June 2026
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Service Corporation International Stock In Focus After Slide, Dividend Hike and $600M Buyback

Service Corporation International Stock In Focus After Slide, Dividend Hike and $600M Buyback

Service Corporation International slid back into focus for investors after shares took another step down at the same time as a series of headlines on shareholder returns. SCI lost 3.9% to close at $73.96 on June 15, according to GuruFocus. The stock was trading at $74.82 Tuesday, recovering from the previous close, and moving between $73.90 and $75.02 through the session. Dividend growth is still the bright spot for SCI. In a June 16 piece, Kalkine Media pointed to the company’s new dividend increase and steady payout growth, which tracks with SCI’s funeral, cemetery and cremation businesses. SCI said back on May 6 that its board had hiked the quarterly cash dividend to $0.36 per share from $0.34, up 6%, with the payout going out June 30.
16 June 2026
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Realty Income Stock Dips Ahead of Jobs Data; Dividend Investors Eye Rates

Realty Income Stock Dips Ahead of Jobs Data; Dividend Investors Eye Rates

Realty Income Corp. finished Friday at $61.28, down from $62.02 the prior week, as the stock dropped into the weekend. The New York Stock Exchange was closed Monday for Memorial Day and shut for the weekend. Investors will face a four-day slide when markets reopen. Realty Income is in focus now since it's a favorite among income investors, and Friday was the record date for the company’s June dividend. The REIT’s annual dividend comes to $3.246, which is about a 5.3% yield based on Friday’s closing price. That puts Realty Income in the same conversation as bonds and other yield names.
31 May 2026
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Realty Income Falls Again; Next Week May Turn on Rates

Realty Income Faces Holiday-Week Check; Dividend Isn’t the Only Factor Traders Are Watching

Realty Income Corp. gave up some ground Friday in a quiet week, with the shares nudging lower in the holiday-shortened session. Investors are watching to see if the net-lease giant’s steady dividend is enough to balance the drag from high bond yields looking ahead. The stock finished Friday at $62.02, falling 0.34% after moving between $61.57 and $62.42. About 4.3 million shares changed hands. That's still up from $61.12 last week, a gain of roughly 1.5%. But the shares trailed a stronger market heading into Memorial Day weekend.
23 May 2026
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Enterprise Products Partners Stock Slides as Fresh 10-Q Puts Revenue Drop Against Payout

Enterprise Products Partners Stock Slides as Fresh 10-Q Puts Revenue Drop Against Payout

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. units slipped 1.4% to $37.19 on Friday after the company released its 10-Q on May 7. The filing revealed lower revenue for the first quarter, though earnings came in higher. Investors are digesting the numbers from one of the country's biggest midstream energy players. Timing is key here. With Enterprise’s first-quarter cash distribution just days away, the fresh filing offers investors a sharper read on whether those record volumes will make up for weaker commodity-linked marketing revenue. The company’s payout stands at $0.55 per common unit—annualized, that’s $2.20. Holders of record as of April 30 are set to receive the distribution on May 14, according to the company.
9 May 2026
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Why Arbor Realty Trust Stock Is Falling: Dividend Cut, Weak Q1 Earnings Put ABR Loan Book in Focus

Why Arbor Realty Trust Stock Is Falling: Dividend Cut, Weak Q1 Earnings Put ABR Loan Book in Focus

Shares of Arbor Realty Trust slid roughly 11% Friday, with the commercial mortgage REIT trimming its quarterly common dividend and posting first-quarter results that offered scant cushion for its credit cleanup efforts. The stock last traded at $7.29, after hitting a session low of $7.02. Uniondale, New York’s Arbor Realty Trust posted net income attributable to common stockholders of just $629,000 for the quarter, translating to $0.00 per diluted share. A year ago, the figure stood at $30.4 million, or $0.16 a share. The board kept its common dividend at $0.17 per share, with a payout scheduled for June 5 to shareholders on record as of May 22.
8 May 2026
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Glencore plc Stock Slips as Ex-Dividend Date Tests Its Copper-Led Rally

Glencore plc Stock Slips as Ex-Dividend Date Tests Its Copper-Led Rally

Glencore plc slipped 0.4% to 566.6 pence in London Thursday, with the stock going ex-dividend after a strong run higher. The shares had closed Wednesday at 568.9 pence, according to market data. The timing is key here. Glencore shares have hovered close to their highs lately, buoyed by first-quarter results that revealed higher copper output and a marketing arm that, according to management, might surpass its profit target for the year.
7 May 2026
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SCHD vs DGRO vs VIG: The May 2026 Dividend ETF Fight Investors Are Watching

SCHD vs DGRO vs VIG: The May 2026 Dividend ETF Fight Investors Are Watching

Dividend-focused U.S. investors face a clearer fork in the road this May: Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF serves up the biggest yield, iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF blends income with the prospect of growth, and Vanguard’s Dividend Appreciation ETF stands out for its rock-bottom fee. TipRanks’ Shalu Saraf calls SCHD the top pick for raw income; DGRO gets pegged as the compromise choice, with VIG coming off as the more cautious play. Money is flowing into dividend funds again, putting the debate front and center. U.S. dividend income funds pulled in $24.1 billion during the first quarter—the biggest Q1 inflow they’ve seen in four years, according to LSEG Lipper data cited by Reuters. Jun Li of EY, who leads global and Americas wealth and asset management, said investors are turning to dividend strategies as they look to combine income with market exposure.
4 May 2026
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SCHD Draws Fresh Attention After New Dividend and 2026 Reconstitution

SCHD Draws Fresh Attention After New Dividend and 2026 Reconstitution

NEW YORK, April 6, 2026, 11:17 AM EDT The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF is back in focus, with a new quarterly payout and a March reshuffling of its holdings putting dividend strategies back in the spotlight during uncertain times. SCHD hovered near $30.57 late Monday morning in New York.
6 April 2026
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SCHD ETF Rebalance Adds Abbott, UnitedHealth as Dividend Fund Inflows Hit 4-Year High

SCHD ETF Rebalance Adds Abbott, UnitedHealth as Dividend Fund Inflows Hit 4-Year High

NEW YORK, March 30, 2026, 4:56 PM EDT Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF, with $83.9 billion in assets, pushed further into health care during its annual portfolio shake-up. Abbott Laboratories and UnitedHealth Group are now among its largest holdings, as cash continues to pour into dividend-focused funds.
30 March 2026
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CenterPoint Energy Stock Draws Fresh Focus on Dividend Yield, Nordea Stake and Houston Power Demand

CenterPoint Energy Stock Draws Fresh Focus on Dividend Yield, Nordea Stake and Houston Power Demand

CenterPoint Energy ended Thursday at $42.33, drawing renewed focus after MarketBeat highlighted Nordea Investment Management’s latest stake increase just a day earlier. The Houston utility’s shares come with a 23-cent quarterly dividend—annualized, that’s a roughly 2.2% yield based on Thursday’s finish. Investors hoping for stability didn’t find it, as U.S. stocks closed out a turbulent session. The Nasdaq dropped 2.38%, putting it officially into correction territory—a decline of at least 10% from its recent peak. Utilities ended up as one of just two S&P 500 sectors in the green. “The ‘fog of war’ is prompting people to pull back on risk,” said Doug Beath, global equity strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute.
27 March 2026
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Why SCHD ETF Is Back in Focus After Schwab’s March Rebalance and New Dividend

Why SCHD ETF Is Back in Focus After Schwab’s March Rebalance and New Dividend

SCHD—the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF—hit its ex-dividend date Wednesday. So, anyone buying in now won’t get the March 30 payout. The $84.1 billion fund is back in focus after its yearly March holdings shakeup. Motley Fool and TipRanks, both publishing within the last two days, highlighted that this low-fee dividend ETF remains attractive for income-focused investors and those favoring less volatile sectors. That’s become more relevant as investors hunt for portfolio buffers amid oil-fueled inflation jitters and stock market swings. On Tuesday, U.S. equities slipped, pressured by rising crude prices, a jump in bond yields, and weak business activity numbers. Schwab reports SCHD’s 30-day SEC yield at 3.42% as of March 23—a standard measure tracking recent fund income.
25 March 2026
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SSE share price rises after £600m capital securities call — what investors watch next

SSE share price rises after £600m capital securities call — what investors watch next

London, Feb 24, 2026, 09:38 GMT — Regular session SSE PLC climbed 1.7% to 2,623.2 pence as of 0938 GMT on Tuesday, reacting to news that the UK utility plans to redeem £600 million in capital securities. Shares moved within a 2,591 to 2,638 pence band, up from Monday’s close at 2,580 pence. The stock now sits just shy of its 52-week peak at 2,667 pence.
24 February 2026
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