Swiss Helvetia Fund Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Swiss Helvetia Fund is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.56% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
5.6%
Dividend yield
34%
Payout ratio
| Industry average yield | 2.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.498 |
| Earnings per share | US$1.45 |
| Dividend yield forecast | n/a |
Recent dividend updates
Recent updates
Swiss Helvetia Fund: High Yield, Quality Swiss Stocks At A Discount To Net Asset Value
May 03Swiss Helvetia Fund: A Pricey Play On A Region Poised For Near-Term Underperformance
Jan 28Swiss Helvetia Fund declines dividend by 26.2% to $0.1229
Dec 12Swiss Helvetia Fund declares $0.1665 dividend
Sep 08Swiss Helvetia Fund declares $0.13755 dividend
Nov 25Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: SWZ's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SWZ's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Swiss Helvetia Fund Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (SWZ) | 5.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.3% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.1% |
| Analyst forecast (SWZ) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: SWZ's dividend (5.56%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: SWZ's dividend (5.56%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.31%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (34.3%), SWZ's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (77.6%), SWZ's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.