Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 3/21/2012

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend on Wednesday, March 21st:

Asta Funding, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASFI) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share, or $0.08 annualized. The dividend will be payable on May 1, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 1 percent.
Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE: IVR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share, or $2.6 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 27, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 14.5 percent.
Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, or $1 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 27, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.9 percent.
CYS Investments (NYSE: CYS) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, or $2 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 18, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 14.7 percent.
Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, or $0.8 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 16, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.5 percent.
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. (NYSE: PNY) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, or $1.2 annualized. This is a 3.4% increase from the prior dividend of $0.29. This is the 34th consecutive year of dividend increases for the corporation. The dividend will be payable on April 13, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.7 percent. Also, at today's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, four members of the Board of Directors were re-elected: E. James Burton, John W. Harris, Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr., and David E. Shi.
Kimball Int'l (Nasdaq: KBAL) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share, or $0.2 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 13, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 3 percent.
Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3375 per share. The dividend will be payable on April 13, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012.
Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share, or $0.44 annualized. This is a 10% increase from the prior dividend of $0.10. The dividend will be payable on April 12, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.9 percent.
H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, or $1 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 10, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.9 percent.
Giant Interactive Group, Inc. (NYSE: GA) declared an annual dividend of $0.30 per share, or $0.3 annualized. This is a 66.7% increase from the prior dividend of $0.18. The dividend will be payable on April 9, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 6.5 percent.
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) has initiated a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, or $0.5 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 9, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.5 percent.
Flexsteel Industries (Nasdaq: FLXS) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, or $0.4 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 6, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.3 percent.
World Fuel Services Corp. (NYSE: INT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0375 per share, or $0.15 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 6, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.4 percent.
Hawkins, Inc. (Nasdaq: HWKN) declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.32 per share, or $0.64 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 6, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.6 percent.
WI-LAN (Nasdaq: WILN) declared a quarterly dividend of CDN $0.03 per share, or CDN $0.12 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 5, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.5 percent.
Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share, or $0.08 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 3, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.5 percent.
Glen Burnie Bancorp (Nasdaq: GLBZ) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, or $0.4 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 3, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 4 percent.
Alliance Financial Corp (Nasdaq: ALNC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, or $1.24 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 3, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 4.1 percent.
VSB BANCORP, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSBN) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share, or $0.24 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 2, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.3 percent.
Kinross Gold Corp. (NYSE: KGC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, or $0.32 annualized. This is a 33.3% increase from the prior dividend of $0.06. The dividend will be payable on March 31, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.1 percent.
Horizon Technology Finance Corp. (Nasdaq: HRZN) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share, or $1.8 annualized. The dividend will be payable on March 30, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 11 percent.
Salem Communications (Nasdaq: SALM) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.035 per share, or $0.14 annualized. The dividend will be payable on March 30, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 23, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 21, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 5.3 percent.... Read more