Chasing the Yield

Investing for income through dividends and distributions

  • The Portfolio I’d Build at 25, Knowing What I Know Now

    The Portfolio I’d Build at 25, Knowing What I Know Now

    I was never comfortable with investing in the stock market. It always felt like gambling to me because I could not understand what caused a stock to go up or down. I was a fan of passbook savings accounts when I was a kid though. And while it wasn’t explained to me then, putting money…

  • Illinois Tool Works (ITW) increases dividend by 6.8%, its 63rd consecutive annual increase

    Illinois Tool Works (ITW) increases dividend by 6.8%, its 63rd consecutive annual increase

    Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a seven percent increase in the company’s regular annual cash dividend from $6.44 to $6.88 per share. The increase is effective with the fourth-quarter dividend of $1.72, which was declared today, and is payable on October 9, 2026, to holders…

  • Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) cuts dividend by 31%

    Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) cuts dividend by 31%

    Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE: CHCT) (the “Company”) today announced results for the three months ended June 30, 2026. The Company reported net income for the three months ended June 30, 2026 of approximately $2.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted common share. Funds from operations (“FFO”) and adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) for the three months ended June 30, 2026 totaled…

  • Clorox (CLX) increases dividend by 0.8%, its 49th consecutive annual increase

    Clorox (CLX) increases dividend by 0.8%, its 49th consecutive annual increase

    The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced today that its board of directors has declared an increase to its quarterly dividend from $1.24 to $1.25 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable August 28, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 12, 2026. Clorox has a…

  • Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) increases dividend by 23%, its 46th consecutive annual increas

    Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) increases dividend by 23%, its 46th consecutive annual increas

     On July 28, 2026, the Board of Directors of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTBI) increased its quarterly cash dividend to $0.65 per share beginning with the October 1, 2026 payment to shareholders of record on September 15, 2026. This represents an increase of 22.6% in the quarterly cash dividend. “We are pleased to have…

  • Energy Transfer (ET) increases dividend by 0.74%, its 19th consecutive annual increase

    Energy Transfer (ET) increases dividend by 0.74%, its 19th consecutive annual increase

    Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) today announced an increase in its quarterly cash distribution to $0.34 per Energy Transfer common unit ($1.36 on an annualized basis) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. This cash distribution per Energy Transfer common unit will be paid on August 19, 2026 to unitholders of record as of the close of business on August 7, 2026, and is an increase of…