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Ex-Div Reminder for MasterCard Inc (MA)

By Dividend Channel Staff, Tuesday, July 3, 10:02 AM ET
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On 7/5/12, MasterCard Inc (NYSE:MA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.30, payable on 8/9/12. As a percentage of MA's recent stock price of $437.61, this dividend works out to approximately 0.07%.

Below is a dividend history chart for MA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.30 declared by MasterCard Inc:

MA Dividend History
Date Div*
04/04/12 0.300
01/05/12 0.150
10/05/11 0.150
07/06/11 0.150
04/06/11 0.150
01/06/11 0.150
10/07/10 0.150
07/01/10 0.150
04/07/10 0.150
01/06/10 0.150
10/07/09 0.150
07/08/09 0.150
04/08/09 0.150
01/07/09 0.150
10/08/08 0.150
07/09/08 0.150
04/07/08 0.150
01/09/08 0.150
10/17/07 0.150
06/29/07 0.150
04/04/07 0.150
01/10/07 0.090
10/05/06 0.090
* 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 MA is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 0.27% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.


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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MA makes up 3.64% of the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services Index Fund ETF (AMEX:IYG) which is trading lower by about 0.3% on the day Tuesday.

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In Tuesday trading, MasterCard Inc shares are currently off about 0.5% on the day.

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