GDL Fund (GDL Fund) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 1.40% (As of Dec. 2023)

Competitive Comparison of GDL Fund's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Asset Management subindustry, GDL Fund's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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GDL Fund's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, GDL Fund's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GDL Fund's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.

GDL Fund 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

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GDL Fund  (NYSE:GDL) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

GDL Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of GDL Fund was 2.00. The lowest was 0.42. And the median was 0.88.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of GDL Fund is 0.89, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

GDL Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

GDL Fund's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Current Share Price is $7.82.
GDL Fund's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.48.

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Yield of GDL Fund was 6.25%. The lowest was 1.01%. And the median was 5.10%.

Good Sign:

GDL Fund stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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