Understanding Voya Global Equity's Ex-Dividend Date

Author: Benzinga Insights | May 28, 2021 10:26am

Voya Global Equity (NYSE:IGD) declared a dividend payable on June 15, 2021 to its shareholders as of May 17, 2021. It was also announced that shareholders of Voya Global Equity's stock as of June 2, 2021 are entitled to the dividend. The stock is expected to become ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. Voya Global Equity, which has a current dividend per share of $0.04, has an ex-dividend date scheduled for June 1, 2021. That equates to a dividend yield of 8.21% at current price levels.

What Is An Ex-Dividend Date?

An ex-dividend date signals when a company's shares cease to trade with its current dividend payout. There is a small intermission period before the company announces a new dividend. Usually, a company's ex-dividend date falls one business day before its record date. Investors should keep this in mind when purchasing stocks because buying them on or after ex-dividend dates does not qualify them to receive the declared payment. Newly declared dividends go to shareholders who have owned that stock before the ex-dividend date. Typically, companies will announce and implement new dividend yields on a quarterly basis.

Understanding Voya Global Equity's Dividend Performance

Over the past year, Voya Global Equity has seen its dividend payouts remain the same and its yields trend downward. Last year on February 1, 2021 the company's payout sat at $0.04, which has returned to its value today. Voya Global Equity's dividend yield last year was 8.87%, which has since decreased by 0.66%.
Companies use dividend yields in different strategic ways. Some companies may opt to not give yields altogether to reinvest in themselves. Other companies may opt to increase or decrease their yield amounts to control how their shares circulate throughout the stock market.

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