Chasing the Yield

Investing for income through dividends and distributions

  • Fastenal Company (FAST) announces special dividend of $0.38 per share

    Fastenal Company (FAST) announces special dividend of $0.38 per share

    Fastenal Company (Nasdaq:FAST) reported its board of directors declared a special one-time dividend of $0.38 per share to be paid in cash on December 20, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 6, 2023. Except for share and per share information, dollar amounts are stated in millions. Fastenal Company

  • Matthews International (MATW) increases dividend by 4.3%, its 30th consecutive annual increase

    Matthews International (MATW) increases dividend by 4.3%, its 30th consecutive annual increase

    Matthews International Corporation (NASDAQ GSM: MATW) announced that its Board of Directors declared, at its regularly scheduled meeting today, a dividend of $0.24 per share on the Company’s common stock, representing an increase to the Company’s quarterly dividend rate. Joseph C. Bartolacci, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated: “We continue to maintain a strong cash flow…

  • Oaktree Specialty Lending declares special dividend of $0.07 per share

    Oaktree Specialty Lending declares special dividend of $0.07 per share

  • Blue Owl Capital Corp (OBDC) increases dividend by 6.1%

    Blue Owl Capital Corp (OBDC) increases dividend by 6.1%

    Also announced is a higher supplemental dividend of $0.08 per share. The Company’s Board of Directors has declared a fourth quarter 2023 dividend of $0.35 per share for stockholders of record as of December 29, 2023, payable on or before January 12, 2024 and a third quarter 2023 supplemental dividend of $0.08 per share for…

  • Artesian Resources (ARTNA) announces 2% dividend increase

    Artesian Resources (ARTNA) announces 2% dividend increase

    Artesian Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 2% increase in the quarterly common stock dividend.  This increase will raise the quarterly dividend to $0.2897 per share on the company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock, lifting the annualized dividend rate to $1.1588 per share payable November…

  • Main Street Capital declares special dividend of $0.275 per share

    Main Street Capital declares special dividend of $0.275 per share

    In addition to the regular monthly dividends for the first quarter of 2024, the Board of Directors declared a supplemental cash dividend of $0.275 per share payable in December 2023. This supplemental cash dividend, which will be payable as set forth in the table below, will be paid out of Main Street’s undistributed taxable income…