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Utility Split Trust (TSX:UST.PR.B.PFD) Dividend Yield % : 3.93% (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Utility Split Trust Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-16), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Utility Split Trust is 3.93%.

Warning Sign:

Utility Split Trust stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Utility Split Trust's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:UST.PR.B.PFD' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.89   Med: 4.46   Max: 5.59
Current: 3.93

During the past 8 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Utility Split Trust was 5.59%. The lowest was 2.89%. And the median was 4.46%.

TSX:UST.PR.B.PFD's Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 5.52 vs TSX:UST.PR.B.PFD: 3.93

Utility Split Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Jun. 2016 was 0.00.

Warning Sign:

If a company dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Utility Split Trust is 0.82, which seems too high.

During the past 8 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Utility Split Trust was 0.54. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.25.

As of today (2024-05-16), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Utility Split Trust is 5.24%.

Utility Split Trust's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Jun. 2016 was C$0.00.

During the past 12 months, Utility Split Trust's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -8.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -1.40% per year.

During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Utility Split Trust was 10.10% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was 0.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Utility Split Trust Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Utility Split Trust's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of Utility Split Trust's Dividend Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Utility Split Trust's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

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Utility Split Trust's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Utility Split Trust's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Utility Split Trust Dividend Yield % Calculation

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


Utility Split Trust  (TSX:UST.PR.B.PFD) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Utility Split Trust (TSX:UST.PR.B.PFD) Business Description

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Utility Split Trust was formed on October 24, 2006 and is domiciled in Canada. It is a close ended equity mutual fund of fund launched by First Asset Fund Inc. The fund is managed by First Asset Investment Management Inc. It invests in funds investing in the public equity markets. The fund also makes direct investments in the public equity markets. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies engaged in the utilities sector.

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