SDIV Dividend

Is SDIV a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

• !Yield is far above the marketAt 9.45%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.92% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
• ·Payout ratio does not applyThis is a fund. It distributes income received from its holdings rather than paying out of its own earnings, so a payout ratio is not a meaningful measure.
• !Dividend has been cut 5 timesAcross 15 complete years, the annual total fell in 2020, 2023, 2024 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2024.
• ·Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.

SDIV dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2011 to 2025.

Recent dividend payments

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