Dividends
Competing Yields
Friday, November 28, 2008
Investors seeking high yielding investments don't have to avoid the stock market. The Dow Jones Select Dividend Index measures the performance of leading dividend-yielding stocks in the U.S. Returns for periods longer than one year are annualized.
TOTAL RETURN (%)
YTD
% return
Index Yield After-tax yield 1-day 1-yr 3-yr 5-yr
-29.80 DJ Select Dividend 5.31   4.51 1.78 -32.00 -7.60 0.60
-38.50 DJ Wilshire 5000 2.89   2.46 1.03 -38.80 -9.10 -1.20
14.02 Ryan 10-year Treasury 2.959   1.923 0.36 14.37 8.53 6.68
Source: WSJ Market Data Group
Dividend Declarations
Friday, November 28, 2008
AMOUNT
Company Symbol % Yield New Old Period Payable Record Ex-Div Notes
INCREASED
McCormick&Co Vtg ... 3.23 .24  .22  2009-01-16  12-31 12-29  
REDUCED
None
INITIAL
None
REGULAR
Center Bancorp CNBC 4.30 .09    2009-02-02  01-15 01-13  
Stage Stores SSI 3.46 .05    2008-12-24  12-09 12-05  
IRREGULAR
Beacon Fed Bcp BFED ... .04    2008-12-22  12-12 12-10  
FUNDS, INVESTMENT COS
Calamos Conv Opp CHI 15.07 .095    2008-12-11  12-08 12-04  
Calamos GlbTotRt CGO 14.12 .10    2008-12-11  12-08 12-04  
Calamos StrTotRt CSQ 16.67 .075    2008-12-11  12-08 12-04  
CalamosConvHiInc CHY 14.80 .085    2008-12-11  12-08 12-04  
CalamosGlbDynInc CHW 18.60 .08    2008-12-11  12-08 12-04  
EatonVnce CA MIT CEV 7.54 .0572    2008-12-17  12-10 12-08  
EatonVnce MA MIT MMV 7.51 .0558    2008-12-17  12-10 12-08  
EatonVnce MI MIT EMI 7.83 .0517    2008-12-17  12-10 12-08  
EatonVnce MIT EVN 9.94 .07    2008-12-17  12-10 12-08  
EatonVnce NJ MIT EVJ 7.88 .0558    2008-12-17  12-10 12-08  
EatonVnce NtlMun FEV 9.13 .058    2008-12-17  12-10 12-08  
EatonVnce NY MIT EVY 9.37 .062    2008-12-17  12-10 12-08  
EatonVnce OH MIT EVO 7.72 .0551    2008-12-17  12-10 12-08  
EatonVnce PA MIT EVP 7.08 .0571    2008-12-17  12-10 12-08  
EatonVnceIns NY ENX 8.03 .0588    2008-12-31  12-24 12-22  
EatonVnceInsCA EVM 8.75 .0603    2008-12-31  12-24 12-22  
EatonVnceInsCA2 EIA 8.24 .0584    2008-12-31  12-24 12-22  
EatonVnceInsMA MAB 6.46 .0569    2008-12-31  12-24 12-22  
EatonVnceInsMI MIW 7.77 .0565    2008-12-31  12-24 12-22  
EatonVnceInsMn2 EIV 8.60 .065    2008-12-31  12-24 12-22  
EatonVnceInsMun EIM 8.74 .0651    2008-12-31  12-24 12-22  
EatonVnceInsNJ EMJ 6.43 .0613    2008-12-31  12-24 12-22  
EatonVnceInsNY2 NYH 8.42 .0589    2008-12-31  12-24 12-22  
EatonVnceInsOH EIO 6.60 .0535    2008-12-31  12-24 12-22  
EatonVnceInsPA EIP 6.73 .0592    2008-12-31  12-24 12-22  
Enerplus Res un ERF ... b .38    2008-12-10  12-08 12-04  
Gabelli GlGldRsA ... 8.02 .4141    2008-12-26  12-18 12-16  
ING Prime Rate PPR 13.46 .034    2008-12-22  12-10 12-08  
Mkt2000+Hldr MKH MKH ... .0114   ...   2009-01-06  12-05 12-03  
Oil Svc HldrsOIH OIH ... .0396   ...   2008-12-30  12-03 12-01  
Pharma Hldrs PPH PPH ... .0836   ...   2009-01-06  12-05 12-03  
Pioneer FltngRt PHD 20.00 n .115    2008-11-28  11-14 11-12 This dividend has been postponed by the company effective 11/26/08.  
Semi Hldrs SMH SMH ... .012   ...   2008-12-29  12-05 12-03  
STOCKS
None
FOREIGN
None
SPECIAL
None
EXTRA
None
OMITTED
None
SUSPENDED
None
DEFERRED
None
Source: WSJ Market Data Group
Stocks Ex-Dividend
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (I), Dow Jones Transportation Average (T) or Dow Jones Utility Average (U) are so identified.
Company Symbol % Yield Amount Period Index Notes
Arcelor Mittl MT 4.77 .375 Q ...  
Avista Corp AVA 4.07 .18 Q ...  
Banco Bradesco BBD ... t  .00538 ... ...  
Banco Santr SA STD 11.83 t  .1838 Q ...  
Bob Evans Farms BOBE 3.82 .16 Q ...  
Brinker Int'l EAT 6.63 .11 Q ...  
Camden Property CPT 10.58 .70 Q ...  
CBS Corp A ... 16.17 .27 Q ...  
CBS Corp B CBS 16.22 .27 Q ...  
Home Depot HD 3.89 .225 Q I  
Mkt2000+Hldr MKH MKH ... .009 ... ...  
Retail Hldrs RTH RTH ... .09 ... ...  
Royce Focus pfA ... 7.56 .375 Q ...  
Source: WSJ Market Data Group
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