Dividend Increases: March 14-20, 2020

This weekly article series covers dividend increase announcements.
A summary table provides relevant data and key statistics.
As a bonus, I include ex-dividend dates for the next two weeks.

I monitor dividend increases for stocks in the Dividend Champions List [CCC list].
The CCC list is separated into three categories based on how long companies have maintained their streak of annually increasing dividends: Champions (25+ years), Contenders (10- 24 years), and Challengers (5-9 years).
In the past week, 4 companies in the CCC list announced dividend increases, including one of the stocks I hold in my portfolio. The following table presents a summary.
The table is sorted into sections for Champions, Contenders, and Challengers, and then by the percentage increase, %Incr. Dividends are annualized and in US$, unless otherwise indicated. Yield is the new dividend yield for the market close Price on the date listed. Yrs are years of consecutive dividend increases, while 5-yr DGR is the compound annual growth rate of the dividend over a 5-year period.
Some companies increase their dividends more than once a year, so the last column (1-yr %Incr) indicates the percentage increase from the year-ago dividend.
Summary of Dividend Increases: March 14-20, 2020

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The following dividend increase data are sorted alphabetically by ticker.
Realty Income (O)
Known as The Monthly Dividend Company, O is an equity REIT that invests in commercial real estate markets in the United States. The company earns income from more than 5,000 properties under long-term lease agreements with commercial tenants. O was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
On Mar 17, O declared a monthly dividend of 23.3¢ per share. This is an increase of 0.2% from the prior dividend of 23.25¢. Payable Apr 15, to shareholders of record on Apr 1; ex-div: Mar 31. Independence (IHC)
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