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Reminder - Fred's Inc. (FRED) Goes Ex-Dividend 8/31/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Monday, August 29, 10:02 AM ET
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On 8/31/11, Fred's Inc. (NASDAQ:FRED) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.05, payable on 9/15/11. As a percentage of FRED's recent stock price of $10.99, this dividend works out to approximately 0.45%.

Below is a dividend history chart for FRED, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.05 declared by Fred's Inc.:

FRED Dividend History
Date Div*
05/27/11 0.050
03/08/11 0.050
11/29/10 0.040
08/30/10 0.040
05/27/10 0.040
03/03/10 0.040
11/27/09 0.030
08/28/09 0.030
05/28/09 0.030
03/03/09 0.020
11/28/08 0.020
09/02/08 0.020
05/29/08 0.020
02/27/08 0.020
11/28/07 0.020
08/29/07 0.020
05/30/07 0.020
02/27/07 0.020
11/29/06 0.020
08/30/06 0.020
05/30/06 0.020
02/27/06 0.020
11/29/05 0.020
08/31/05 0.020
06/01/05 0.020
02/25/05 0.020
11/30/04 0.020
09/01/04 0.020
05/27/04 0.020
02/26/04 0.020
11/26/03 0.020
08/28/03 0.020
05/29/03 0.020
02/27/03 0.020
11/27/02 0.020
08/29/02 0.020
05/30/02 0.020
02/27/02 0.020
12/05/01 0.018
09/05/01 0.018
05/31/01 0.018
02/27/01 0.018
11/29/00 0.018
08/30/00 0.018
05/30/00 0.018
02/28/00 0.018
12/01/99 0.018
09/01/99 0.018
05/27/99 0.018
03/04/99 0.018
11/27/98 0.018
08/28/98 0.018
05/28/98 0.018
02/26/98 0.018
12/03/97 0.018
08/27/97 0.014
05/29/97 0.014
02/27/97 0.014
11/27/96 0.014
08/29/96 0.014
05/30/96 0.014
02/28/96 0.014
11/29/95 0.014
08/30/95 0.014
* 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 FRED is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.82% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, FRED makes up 1.44% of the Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF (AMEX:RZV) which is trading up by about 1.7% on the day Monday.

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FRED operates in the Department Stores sector, among companies like Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) which is up about 2.8% today, and Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) trading up by about 2.2%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of FRED, versus DLTR and JWN.

FRED,DLTR,JWN Relative Performance Chart

In Monday trading, Fred's Inc. shares are currently up about 1.9% on the day.


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