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By Dividend Channel Staff, Monday, August 8, 10:29 AM ET

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On 8/10/11, Wisconsin Energy Corp. (NYSE:WEC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.26, payable on 9/1/11. As a percentage of WEC's recent stock price of $29.52, this dividend works out to approximately 0.88%.

Below is a dividend history chart for WEC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.26 declared by Wisconsin Energy Corp.:

WEC Dividend History
Date	Div^*
05/11/11	0.260
02/10/11	0.260
11/09/10	0.200
08/11/10	0.200
05/12/10	0.200
02/10/10	0.200
11/10/09	0.169
08/12/09	0.169
05/12/09	0.169
02/11/09	0.169
11/12/08	0.135
08/12/08	0.135
05/12/08	0.135
02/12/08	0.135
11/09/07	0.125
08/10/07	0.125
05/10/07	0.125
02/12/07	0.125
11/10/06	0.115
08/10/06	0.115
05/10/06	0.115
02/10/06	0.115
11/08/05	0.110
08/10/05	0.110
05/11/05	0.110
02/09/05	0.110
11/09/04	0.105
08/11/04	0.105
05/12/04	0.105
02/11/04	0.100
11/12/03	0.100
08/12/03	0.100
05/12/03	0.100
02/12/03	0.100
11/12/02	0.100
08/12/02	0.100
05/10/02	0.100
02/12/02	0.100
11/09/01	0.100
08/10/01	0.100
05/10/01	0.100
02/12/01	0.100
11/10/00	0.100
08/10/00	0.195
05/10/00	0.195
02/10/00	0.195
11/09/99	0.195
08/10/99	0.195
05/10/99	0.195
02/10/99	0.195
11/09/98	0.195
08/10/98	0.195
05/08/98	0.195
02/10/98	0.193
11/10/97	0.193
08/11/97	0.193
05/09/97	0.193
02/11/97	0.190
11/08/96	0.190
08/09/96	0.190
05/09/96	0.190
02/09/96	0.184
11/06/95	0.184
08/04/95	0.184
* 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 WEC is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 3.52% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, WEC makes up 1.79% of the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (AMEX:XLU) which is trading lower by about 0.7% on the day Monday.

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WEC operates in the Electric Utilities sector, among companies like Tennessee Valley Authority (NYSE:TVE) which is off about 0.2% today, and Progress Energy, Inc. (PGN) trading lower by about 0.6%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of WEC, versus TVE and PGN.

WEC,TVE,PGN Relative Performance Chart In Monday trading, Wisconsin Energy Corp. shares are currently down about 0.3% on the day.

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