Understanding Apollo Senior Floating's Ex-Dividend Date

Apollo Senior Floating AFT declared a dividend payable on July 30, 2021 to its shareholders as of July 9, 2021. It was also announced that shareholders of Apollo Senior Floating's stock as of July 19, 2021 are entitled to the dividend. The stock is expected to become ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. The ex-dividend date for Apollo Senior Floating is set for July 16, 2021. The company's current dividend payout sits at $0.08, equating to a dividend yield of 6.3% at current price levels.

What Are Ex-Dividend Dates?

An ex-dividend date signals when a company's shares cease to trade with its current dividend payout. There is a small intermission period before the company announces a new dividend. 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.

Apollo Senior Floating's Dividend History

Over the past year, Apollo Senior Floating has seen its dividend payouts and yields climb upward overall. Last year (March 17, 2021), the company's payout sat at $0.07, which has since increased by $0.01. Apollo Senior Floating's dividend yield last year was 6.12%, which has since grown by 0.18%.
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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