Saturday, September 18, 2010

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Sept 20 - Sept 24

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

Stock Symbol - Company Name - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date
American Capital Agency Corp.
19.44%
9/24/10
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund
10.74%
9/21/10
Provident Energy Trust (USA)
10.30%
9/22/10
E
Eni S.p.A. (ADR)
6.03%
9/20/10
Cogdell Spencer Inc.
5.93%
9/22/10
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
5.43%
9/20/10
Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. (ADR)
5.25%
9/20/10
Portland General Electric Company
5.10%
9/22/10
MLP & Strategic Equity Fund Inc
4.72%
9/20/10
Philip Morris International Inc.
4.61%
9/22/10
Xcel Energy Inc.
4.40%
9/21/10
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
3.99%
9/20/10
Federal Realty Inv. Trust
3.25%
9/21/10
American Eagle Outfitters
3.05%
9/23/10

Saturday, September 11, 2010

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Sept 13 - Sept 16

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

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

AINV Apollo Investment Corp. 10.79% 9/14/10


MO Altria Group, Inc. 6.38% 9/13/10

BXS BancorpSouth, Inc. 6.15% 9/13/10

BCE BCE Inc. (USA) 5.54% 9/13/10

EQY Equity One, Inc. 5.35% 9/13/10

LEG Leggett & Platt, Inc. 5.05% 9/13/10

DTE DTE Energy Company 4.72% 9/16/10

HUN Huntsman Corporation 4.22% 9/13/10

MRK Merck & Co., Inc. 4.15% 9/13/10

VTR Ventas, Inc. 4.10% 9/15/10

NYX NYSE Euronext 4.04% 9/13/10

Sunday, July 25, 2010

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Aug 3 - Aug 6

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

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

NRF

Northstar Realty Finance Corp.

12.38%

8/4/10

NMM

Navios Maritime Partners L.P.

9.00%

8/5/10

NGLS

Targa Resources Partners LP

7.80%

8/4/10

RRD

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company

6.16%

8/3/10

MMP

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

5.90%

8/4/10

FE

FirstEnergy Corp.

5.81%

8/4/10

HCBK

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

4.96%

8/3/10

PFE

Pfizer Inc.

4.94%

8/4/10

ISIL

Intersil Corporation

3.98%

8/6/10

CMS

CMS Energy Corporation

3.74%

8/4/10

PPG

PPG Industries, Inc.

3.25%

8/6/10

ETN

Eaton Corporation

3.00%

8/5/10

Friday, February 26, 2010

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend March 1 - 5

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

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

TNK

Teekay Tankers Ltd.

18.77%

3/4/10

FTR

Frontier Communications Corp

13.04%

3/5/10

IGD

ING Global Equity Divid.&Premium Opp-ETF

12.06%

3/1/10

FSC

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

10.68%

3/1/10

CIK

Credit Suisse AM Inc Fund Inc.

9.38%

3/5/10

PTNR

Partner Communications Company Ltd (ADR)

8.65%

3/3/10

CTL

CenturyTel, Inc.

8.08%

3/5/10

ACG

AllianceBernstein Income Fund Inc.

6.50%

3/3/10

WR

Westar Energy, Inc.

5.44%

3/5/10

VLY

Valley National Bancorp

5.29%

3/3/10

WRI

Weingarten Realty Investors

4.85%

3/4/10

RGC

Regal Entertainment Group

4.73%

3/2/10

CNK

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

4.49%

3/3/10

KMB

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

4.37%

3/3/10

GPC

Genuine Parts Company

4.07%

3/3/10

TRST

TrustCo Bank Corp NY

4.02%

3/3/10

RCI

Rogers Communications Inc. (USA)

3.71%

3/3/10

NVS

Novartis AG (ADR)

3.61%

3/2/10

RHHBY

Roche Holding Ltd. (ADR)

3.35%

3/4/10

VFC

V.F. Corporation

3.11%

3/5/10

HUB.B

Hubbell Incorporated

3.02%

3/4/10

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/