Dividend Announcements
23 January 2025 I Indianapolis, IN The board of directors of Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.71 per common share, an increase of approximately 5% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.63. Payment of the dividend is expected in March 2025. For calendar year 2025, this marks the fifth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All five changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 6.2% compared with December 2024 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased,…
22 January 2025 I Lehigh Valley, PA The board of directors of Air Products (NYSE: APD) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.79 per common share, an increase of approximately 1.1% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.77. Payment of the dividend is expected in May 2025. For calendar year 2025, this marks the fourth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All four changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 6.5% compared with December 2024 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months,…
17 December 2024 I Houston, TX The board of directors of Waste Management (NYSE: WM) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.825 per common share, an increase of approximately 10% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Payment of the dividend is expected in March 2025. For calendar year 2025, this marks the third dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All three changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.4% compared with December 2024 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased,…
19 November 2024 I Rahway, NJ The board of directors of Merck (NYSE: MRK) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.81 per common share, an increase of approximately 5.2% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.77. Payment will be made on Jan. 8, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 16, 2024. For calendar year 2025, this marks the second dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. Both changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 7.6% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of…
6 November 2024 I Roseland, NJ The board of directors of ADP (NASDAQ: ADP) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.54 per common share, an increase of approximately 10% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.40. The new quarterly dividend rate of $1.54 per share will be distributed on January 1, 2025 to shareholders of record on December 13, 2024. For calendar year 2025, this marks the first dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had…
5 November 2024 I St. Louis, MO The board of directors of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.5275 per common share, an increase of approximately 0.5% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.525. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-ninth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-nine changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.06% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend. From…
3 October 2024 I Bethesda, MD The board of directors of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $3.30 per common share, an increase of approximately 4.7% from the previous quarterly dividend of $3.15. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-eighth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-eight changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.34% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend. From…
26 September 2024 I New York, NY The board of directors of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.48 per common share, an increase of approximately 15% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.29. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-seventh dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-seven changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.48% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend. From…
19 September 2024 I Dallas, TX The board of directors of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.36 per common share, an increase of approximately 4.6% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-sixth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-six changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.24% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend. From…
17 September 2024 I Redmond, WA The board of directors of Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: NYSE) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.83 per common share, an increase of approximately 10% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-fifth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-five changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.39% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend. From…
6 August 2024 I New York, NY The board of directors of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.88 per common share, an increase of approximately 10% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.80. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-fourth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-four changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.33% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change…
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