Friday, December 18, 2009

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Dec 21 - 24

(*Apr 11, 2016 - Mortgage REIT Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) said that it plans to buy fellow mortgage REIT Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE: HTS) in a cash and stock deal valued at $1.5 billion.)

Yields > 3% only, ave daily vol > 300,000
HTS
Hatteras Financial Corp.
15.86%
12/23/09
KCAP
Kohlberg Capital Corp.
15.78%
12/23/09
PNNT
PennantPark Investment Corp.
11.16%
12/22/09
CINF
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
6.11%
12/21/09
POR
Portland General Electric Company
4.95%
12/23/09
PM
Philip Morris International Inc.
4.71%
12/23/09
XEL
Xcel Energy Inc.
4.60%
12/22/09
AMB
AMB Property Corporation
4.41%
12/21/09
PNY
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
4.15%
12/23/09
ACET
Aceto Corporation
3.99%
12/22/09
REV
Revlon, Inc.
3.55%
12/23/09
BT
BT Group plc (ADR)
3.36%
12/24/09



Monday, December 14, 2009

12/14 buy : Philip Morris (PM) @ $50.05

Dividend Yield 4.64%
Declared Dividend 0.58
Ex-Dividend Date 12/23/09
Dividend Payable Date 1/11/10
Philip Morris International Inc. is an international tobacco company. The Company is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries and affiliates and their licensees, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products in markets outside the United States. Its products are sold in over 160 countries. The Company divides its markets into four geographic regions: European Union; Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa; Asia, and Latin America. PMI's portfolio comprises international and local brands. In September 2009, Swedish Match AB sold its South African operation, Swedish Match South Africa (Proprietary) Limited (SMSA) to Philip Morris International Inc.


Company Contact
Headquarters:120 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017-5592
Web Address:http://www.philipmorrisinternational.com/

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Nov 16 - 20

Yields > 3% only, ave daily vol > 300,000

Stock Symbol - Company Name - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date

WAC

Walter Investment Management Corp.

14.66%

11/16/09

Q

Qwest Communications International Inc.

8.65%

11/18/09

PBI

Pitney Bowes Inc.

5.77%

11/18/09

ED

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

5.59%

11/16/09

REG

Regency Centers Corporation

5.37%

11/16/09

MCHP

Microchip Technology Inc.

5.21%

11/16/09

MXIM

Maxim Integrated Products Inc.

4.48%

11/18/09

AEA

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers

4.36%

11/20/09

AWK

American Water Works Co., Inc.

4.10%

11/16/09

DBD

Diebold Incorporated

3.76%

11/18/09

RCI

Rogers Communications Inc. (USA)

3.55%

11/18/09

CVX

Chevron Corporation

3.50%

11/16/09

TRI

Thomson Reuters Corporation (USA)

3.43%

11/18/09

JNJ

Johnson & Johnson

3.23%

11/20/09

HON

Honeywell International Inc.

3.15%

11/18/09

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Nov 9 - 11

Yields > 3% only, ave daily vol > 300,000

Stock Symbol - Company Name - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date

UVE

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

8.71%

11/12/09

HME

Home Properties, Inc.

6.86%

11/9/09

DLX

Deluxe Corporation

6.80%

11/12/09

HE

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

6.75%

11/12/09

VVC

Vectren Corporation

6.15%

11/10/09

DUK

Duke Energy Corporation

6.11%

11/10/09

CNP

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

6.09%

11/12/09

BKH

Black Hills Corporation

6.01%

11/13/09

HIW

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

5.96%

11/12/09

DRE

Duke Realty Corporation

5.88%

11/10/09

LLY

Eli Lilly & Co.

5.84%

11/10/09

BP

BP plc (ADR)

5.84%

11/10/09

TE

TECO Energy, Inc.

5.59%

11/12/09

GIM

Templeton Global Income Fund

5.39%

11/10/09

AF

Astoria Financial Corporation

5.34%

11/12/09

TOT

TOTAL S.A. (ADR)

5.31%

11/9/09

SE

Spectra Energy Corp.

5.18%

11/10/09

UNTD

United Online, Inc.

5.13%

11/10/09

PLD

ProLogis

5.10%

11/12/09

DD

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

5.04%

11/10/09

RRD

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company

5.01%

11/9/09

AGL

AGL Resources Inc.

4.90%

11/10/09

BKT

BlackRock Income Trust

4.56%

11/10/09

EXC

Exelon Corporation

4.56%

11/10/09

GFIG

GFI Group Inc.

4.43%

11/10/09

DPL

DPL Inc.

4.40%

11/10/09

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Today's buy : Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (ANH) @ $7.77

ex-dividend date 10/28/09
dividend $0.28 (Yield 14.40%)
payable 11/19/09
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (Anworth) is engaged in the business of investing in United States agency mortgage-backed securities (Agency MBS). The Company seeks long-term investment returns by investing its equity capital and borrowed funds in such securities and other mortgage-related assets. As of December 31, 2008, the Company's portfolio consisted of Agency MBS and Non-Agency mortgage-backed securities (Non-Agency MBS). As of December 31, 2008, approximately 99.9% of its total portfolio was Agency MBS. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had total assets of $5.48 billion. Its Agency MBS portfolio, consisting of $5.3 billion, was distributed as 15% agency adjustable-rate MBS, 65% agency hybrid adjustable-rate MBS, 20% agency fixed-rate MBS and less than 1% agency floating-rate collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). Its Non-Agency MBS portfolio consisted of approximately $7.3 million of floating-rate CMOs.

Company Contact
Headquarters:1299 Ocean Avenue
2nd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Web Address:
http://www.anworth.com

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend October 26 - 30

Yields > 3% only, ave daily vol > 300,000

Stock Symbol - Company Name - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date

ANH

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation

14.51%

10/28/09

CPNO

Copano Energy, L.L.C.

11.79%

10/29/09

PWE

Penn West Energy Trust (USA)

10.38%

10/28/09

PGH

Pengrowth Energy Trust (USA)

8.05%

10/28/09

EPD

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

7.45%

10/28/09

O

Realty Income Corp

7.38%

10/29/09

NNN

National Retail Properties, Inc.

7.38%

10/28/09

PAA

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

7.22%

10/30/09

NI

NiSource Inc.

6.67%

10/28/09

FAX

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

6.47%

10/28/09

ZNT

Zenith National Insurance Corp.

6.45%

10/28/09

FSP

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

6.22%

10/28/09

LNT

Alliant Energy Corporation

5.37%

10/28/09

BTE

Baytex Energy Trust (USA)

5.32%

10/28/09

SO

The Southern Company

5.27%

10/29/09

PAYX

Paychex, Inc.

4.34%

10/29/09

OKE

ONEOK, Inc.

4.31%

10/28/09

COP

ConocoPhillips

3.78%

10/28/09

PBCT

People's United Financial, Inc.

3.68%

10/28/09

CAG

Conagra Foods, Inc.

3.62%

10/28/09

CLX

The Clorox Company

3.44%

10/26/09