Ex-Dividend Date Insight: XAI Octagon FR & Alt

On May 3, 2021, XAI Octagon FR & Alt XFLT announced shareholders can expect to receive a dividend payable on June 1, 2021. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. The ex-dividend date for XAI Octagon FR & Alt is set for May 17, 2021. The company's current dividend payout sits at $0.07, equating to a dividend yield of 9.78% at current price levels.

What Are Ex-Dividend Dates?

Ex-dividend dates are when company shares stop trading with their current dividend payouts in preparation for those companies to announce new ones. Usually, a company's ex-dividend date falls one business day before its record date. Investors should keep this in mind when purchasing stocks because buying them on or after ex-dividend dates does not qualify them to receive the declared payment. Newly declared dividends go to shareholders who have owned that stock before the ex-dividend date. Most ex-dividend dates operate on a quarterly basis.

XAI Octagon FR & Alt's Dividend Payouts And Yields

Over the past year, XAI Octagon FR & Alt has experienced no change regarding its dividend payouts and a downward trend regarding its yields. Last year on January 14, 2021 the company's payout was $0.07, which has returned to its value today. XAI Octagon FR & Alt's dividend yield last year was 11.68%, which has since decreased by 1.9%.
Companies use dividend yields in different strategic ways. Some companies may opt to not give yields altogether to reinvest in themselves. Other companies may opt to increase or decrease their yield amounts to control how their shares circulate throughout the stock market.

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