Chasing the Yield

Investing for income through dividends and distributions

  • By Now, Regret Later: The trap of easy credit

    By Now, Regret Later: The trap of easy credit

    A full-size mattress. Groceries. Haircuts. Eyelash extensions. Botox. These aren’t luxuries, they’re everyday purchases now being financed at interest rates that can soar above 30%. And young Americans, are turning to Buy Now, Pay Later (“BNPL”) services like Affirm and Klarna in droves. It starts small: $20 here, $50 there, until it snowballs into thousands…

  • Illinois Tool Works (ITW) increases dividend by 7.3%, its 53rd consecutive annual increase

    Illinois Tool Works (ITW) increases dividend by 7.3%, its 53rd consecutive annual increase

    The Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) authorized a seven percent increase to the dividend payout to shareholders, representing a quarterly increase of $0.11 per share – or $0.44 per share annually – versus the current dividend rate. The Board also declared a dividend on the company’s common stock of $1.61…

  • Clorox (CLX) increases dividend by 1.6%, its 48th consecutive annual increase

    Clorox (CLX) increases dividend by 1.6%, its 48th consecutive annual increase

    The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced today that its board of directors has declared an increase to its quarterly dividend from $1.22 to $1.24 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable August 29, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 13, 2025. Clorox has a…

  • Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) increases dividend by 0.53%

    Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) increases dividend by 0.53%

    Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE: CHCT) today announced that its Board of Directors has increased its common stock cash dividend for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. This dividend, in the amount of $0.4725 per share, is payable on August 22, 2025 to shareholders of record on August 8, 2025. This dividend rate equates to an annualized dividend of $1.89 per share. Community…

  • Energy Transfer LP (ET) increases dividend by 0.76%

    Energy Transfer LP (ET) increases dividend by 0.76%

    Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) today announced an increase in its quarterly cash distribution to $0.33 per Energy Transfer common unit ($1.32 on an annualized basis) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. This cash distribution per Energy Transfer common unit will be paid on August 19, 2025 to unitholders of record as of the close of business on August 8, 2025, and…

  • Arrow Financial (AROW) declares $0.29 per share special dividend

    Arrow Financial (AROW) declares $0.29 per share special dividend

    Arrow Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS® – AROW) (“Arrow” or “the Company”) announced financial results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2025. Reported net income for the second quarter of 2025 was $10.8 million and fully diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $0.65, versus net income of $6.3 million and EPS of $0.38 for the first…