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Dividend Aristocrat Federal Realty’s Share Price Reverses Three-Year Loss into Double-Digit-Percentage One-Year Total Return (FRT)
Ned Piplovic | June 6, 2019
While maintaining its Dividend Aristocrat designation with continued annual dividend hikes, the Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) reversed a 35% share price drop over an 18-month period to combine with the trust’s dividend distributions for a double-digit-percentage total return over the past 12 months. Despite the pullback in 2017 and the first half of 2018, the share price performed well…

Dividend Aristocrat Cincinnati Financial Corporation Delivers 45% One-Year Total Return (CINF)
Ned Piplovic | June 6, 2019
In addition to nearly six decades of annual dividend hikes and a Dividend Aristocrat designation, Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CINF) delivered a combined total return of more than 45% over the trailing one-year period. Despite taking a pause in its steep growth trend and trading relatively flat for more than two years starting in June 2016, Cincinnati Financial Corporation’s share price…

Dividend Aristocrat ADP Rewards Shareholders with 21% One-Year Total Returns (ADP)
Ned Piplovic | June 6, 2019
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP) -- a Dividend Aristocrat with 43 consecutive annual dividend hikes -- rewarded its shareholders with a total return of more than 21% over the past 12 months. The exceptional rate of return on shareholders’ investment is a result of a steadily rising capital gains and a long streak of annual dividend boosts. While the company’s…
Athene Holding LTD 6.35% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares, Series A
Tim McPartland | June 5, 2019
Date Issued 6/5/2019 Shares Issued 30,000,000 Overallotment Shares 4,500,000 S&P Rating NR Moodys Rating NR Security Ticker Symbol ATH-A OTC Temp Ticker ATHDF Market Traded On NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 30th of March, June, September and December beginning 9/30/2019 Quarterly Dividend .397 Annual Dividend 1.588 On 6/30/2029 the Coupon Rate Floats. The rate will be 3 month libor…
Gabelli Dividend and Income Trust 5.375% Series H Cumulative Preferred Stock
Tim McPartland | June 4, 2019
Date Issued 6/4/2019 Shares Issued 2,000,000 Overallotment Shares 0 S&P Rating NR Moodys Rating Aa3 Security Ticker Symbol GDV-H OTC Grey Market Temp Ticker GDVVP Market Traded ON NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 26th of March, June, September and December beginning on 9/26/2019 Quarterly Dividend . 336 Annual Dividend 1.344 Securities may be redeemed,…