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By Dividend Channel Staff, Wednesday, November 9, 3:17 PM ET

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In trading on Wednesday, shares of Chemical Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CHFC) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.80), with the stock changing hands as low as $19.13 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) back on 5/31/2000 � you would have paid $78.27 per share. Fast forward to 5/31/2011 and each share was worth $80.78 on that date, a mere $2.51 or 3.2% increase over eleven years. But now consider that you collected a whopping $9.69 per share in dividends over the same period, increasing your return to 20.27%. Even with dividends reinvested, that only amounts to an average annual total return of about 1.7%; so by comparison collecting a yield above 4% would appear considerably attractive if that yield is sustainable. Chemical Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CHFC) is a member of the Russell 3000, giving it special status as one of the largest 3000 companies on the U.S. stock markets.

In general, dividend amounts are not always predictable and tend to follow the ups and downs of profitability at each company. In the case of Chemical Financial Corp., looking at the history chart for CHFC below can help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue, and in turn whether it is a reasonable expectation to expect a 4% annual yield.

CHFC Dividend History
Date	Div^*
08/31/11	0.200
06/01/11	0.200
03/02/11	0.200
12/01/10	0.200
09/01/10	0.200
06/02/10	0.200
03/03/10	0.200
12/02/09	0.295
09/02/09	0.295
06/03/09	0.295
03/04/09	0.295
12/03/08	0.295
09/03/08	0.295
06/04/08	0.295
02/27/08	0.295
11/28/07	0.285
08/29/07	0.285
05/30/07	0.285
02/28/07	0.285
11/29/06	0.275
08/30/06	0.275
05/31/06	0.275
03/01/06	0.275
11/30/05	0.265
08/31/05	0.265
06/01/05	0.265
03/02/05	0.265
01/06/05	0.265
12/01/04	0.265
09/01/04	0.265
06/02/04	0.265
03/03/04	0.265
12/03/03	0.250
09/03/03	0.250
06/04/03	0.250
03/05/03	0.250
12/04/02	0.229
09/04/02	0.229
06/05/02	0.229
02/27/02	0.229
11/14/01	0.218
09/05/01	0.218
05/30/01	0.218
02/28/01	0.218
11/29/00	0.200
08/30/00	0.200
05/31/00	0.200
03/01/00	0.200
01/05/00	0.181
12/01/99	0.181
09/01/99	0.181
06/02/99	0.181
03/03/99	0.181
11/10/98	0.166
09/02/98	0.166
06/03/98	0.166
03/04/98	0.166
11/28/97	0.151
09/03/97	0.151
06/04/97	0.138
03/05/97	0.138
12/13/96	0.125
11/27/96	0.125
09/04/96	0.125
06/05/96	0.125
02/28/96	0.125
11/29/95	0.113
08/30/95	0.113
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, CHFC makes up 3.14% of the Dynamic Banking Portfolio ETF (AMEX:PJB) which is trading lower by about 2.5% on the day Wednesday.

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CHFC operates in the Banking & Savings sector, among companies like Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) which is off about 10.1% today, and State Street Corp. (NYSE:STT) trading lower by about 4.9%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of CHFC, versus BCS and STT.

CHFC,BCS,STT Relative Performance Chart

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