Dividend yield is simply the annualized dividend divided by the current stock price. Yield is an easy way to assess the cash return you get from owning a dividend paying stock. Absolute yield is only ...

As regular readers are no doubt well aware, it is not unusual for a closed-end fund to have a significantly higher yield than the indices that track similar asset classes to what the fund is invested ...

The recent surge in the 10-Year Treasury yield vs. the dividend payout rate for US equities (S&P 500) looks attractive, at least compared to recent history. The estimated S&P 500 dividend yield is ...

Shareholder yield. Total payout. Total yield. These different labels represent the same thing—return of capital to shareholders. There are nuanced definitions to each, but the common thread is ...