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Reminder - Redwood Trust Inc. (RWT) Goes Ex-Dividend 6/28/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, June 24, 11:12 AM ET

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On 6/28/11, Redwood Trust Inc. (NYSE:RWT) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.25, payable on 7/21/11. As a percentage of RWT's recent stock price of $15.17, this dividend works out to approximately 1.65%.

Below is a dividend history chart for RWT, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.25 declared by Redwood Trust Inc.:

RWT Dividend History
Date	Div^*
03/29/11	0.250
12/29/10	0.250
09/28/10	0.250
06/28/10	0.250
03/29/10	0.250
12/29/09	0.250
09/28/09	0.250
06/26/09	0.250
03/27/09	0.250
12/29/08	0.750
09/26/08	0.750
06/26/08	0.750
03/27/08	0.750
12/27/07	0.750
09/26/07	0.750
06/27/07	0.750
03/28/07	0.750
12/27/06	0.700
11/22/06	3.000
09/27/06	0.700
06/28/06	0.700
03/29/06	0.700
12/28/05	0.700
11/22/05	3.000
09/28/05	0.700
06/28/05	0.700
03/29/05	0.700
12/29/04	0.670
11/26/04	5.500
09/28/04	0.670
06/28/04	0.670
03/29/04	1.170
12/29/03	0.650
11/25/03	4.750
09/26/03	0.650
06/26/03	0.650
03/27/03	0.650
12/27/02	0.755
09/26/02	0.755
06/26/02	0.755
03/26/02	0.620
12/27/01	0.600
11/13/01	0.150
09/26/01	0.570
08/16/01	0.180
06/27/01	0.550
03/28/01	0.500
12/27/00	0.440
09/27/00	0.420
06/28/00	0.400
03/29/00	0.350
12/29/99	0.250
11/04/99	0.150
08/04/98	0.010
05/05/98	0.455
12/29/97	0.538
09/26/97	0.552
06/26/97	0.452
03/26/97	0.452
12/27/96	0.368
09/26/96	0.380
06/26/96	0.330
03/27/96	0.115
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from RWT is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 6.59% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, RWT makes up 1.94% of the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund ETF (AMEX:REM) which is trading lower by about 0.1% on the day Friday.

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RWT operates in the REITs sector, among companies like Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR) which is up about 0.6% today, and Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:HR) trading up by about 0.4%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of RWT, versus IVR and HR.

RWT,IVR,HR Relative Performance Chart In Friday trading, Redwood Trust Inc. shares are currently up about 0.4% on the day.

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