On August 2, 2021, Highland Income Fund HFRO announced shareholders can expect to receive a dividend payable on August 31, 2021. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. The ex-dividend date for Highland Income Fund is set for August 23, 2021. The company's current dividend payout sits at $0.08, equating to a dividend yield of 9.05% at current price levels.
Understanding 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.
Understanding Highland Income Fund's Dividend Payouts And Yields
Over the past year, Highland Income Fund has seen its dividend payouts remain the same and its yields climb upward overall. Last year on April 22, 2021 the company's payout sat at $0.08, which has returned to its value today. Highland Income Fund's dividend yield last year was 8.33%, which has since grown by 0.72%.
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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