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American Homes 4 Rent 6.25% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares
Tim McPartland | September 15, 2018
Date Issued 9/12/2018 Shares Issued 4.000,000 Overallotment Shares 600,000 S&P Rating BB Moodys Rating Ba1 Security Ticker Symbol AMH-H OTC Grey Market AMHRP Market Traded ON NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the last day of March, June, September and December beginning on 12/31/2018 Quarterly Dividend .391 Annual Dividend 1.563 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 09/19/2023 the…
QVC 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2067
Tim McPartland | September 15, 2018
Date Issued 9/10/2018 Shares Issued 9,000,000 Overallotment Shares 1,350,000 S&P Rating BBB- Moodys Rating Ba2 Security Ticker Symbol QVCD Market Traded ON NYSE Interest Payment Paid the 15th of March, June, September and December beginning on 12/15/2018 Quarterly Interest .398 Annual Interest 1.594 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 9/13/2023 for a redemption price of $25/share plus accrued interest Payments…
AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund 5.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares
Tim McPartland | September 14, 2018
Date Issued 9/13/2018 Shares Sold 4,000,000 Overallotment 0 S&P Rating NR Moodys Rating NR Fitch AAA Security Ticker Symbol NCV-A Market Traded ON NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the last day of March, June, September and December beginning on 10/1/2018 Quarterly Dividend .35 Annual Dividend 1.406 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 9/20/2023 for a…

5 Large-Cap Stocks with a High Dividend Payout Ratio
Ned Piplovic | September 14, 2018
Income-seeking investors generally hunt for equities with the highest yields to maximize their dividend income flow. However, because high yields often represent outsized risks or financial troubles, investors also should consider other measures of financial performance, such as the Dividend Payout Ratio. The dividend payout ratio represents the total amount of dividend distributions paid to shareholders relative to the company’s…

Royal Caribbean Offers a 16.7% Quarterly Dividend Hike (RCL)
Ned Piplovic | September 14, 2018
Featured Image Source: Company Website Later this month, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) will mark its sixth consecutive annual dividend hike by boosting its quarterly dividend payout 16.7%. After more than a decade of dividend payments, Royal Caribbean suspended distributions in 2009 and did not resume them until the third quarter of 2011. However, since restarting regular quarterly dividend payouts…