dividends

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Both AvalonBay and Equity Residential are structured as real-estate investment trusts, which are legally required to pay at least 90% of taxable income to shareholders in the form of dividends.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

And for China, as the crisis continues in the Strait of Hormuz, its own gamble on Russian energy appears to be paying dividends.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

With few signs of new drilling in the American oil patch, a continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz signals even bigger profits and dividends in the months ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

To that end, stocks in the fund grew their dividends by 15% annually over the past three years, on average, compared with 12% for the S&P 500, he notes.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

But he did own it, and as a matter of fact drew most of his dividends from that source, so they were able to get three beds between the five of them.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White