dividends

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All returns include reinvested dividends and capital-gain distributions and are net of expenses.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Wealthy individuals piled into private-credit funds—known as business-development companies, or BDCs—which invest in high-interest loans to midsize companies and distribute most of the income they collect to shareholders via dividends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

State Street’s fund is technically set up as an unit investment trust, which pays dividends quarterly.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The 28-year-old, who celebrates his birthday on Tuesday, played aggressively from the baseline and it almost paid dividends as he looked to break for 5-4.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The amount was initially for only a few dollars, but over time, as more oil was tapped, the dividends grew into the hundreds, then the thousands.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann