Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Fidus Investment (FDUS) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Finance/Investors Services
10y payment streakDelayedQuarterly
Forward Yield
9.15%
@ $18.79
TTM Yield
4.58%
Forward Annual
$1.72
Quarterly
Market Cap
$0.7b
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
95%
Latest Amount
$0.4300
Ex 2025-09-18
3y CAGR
33.7%
5y CAGR
-0.9%
10y CAGR
—
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-16
Last recorded cut on or near 2020-06-11.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WarningYield Trap: Green2 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (5.85)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Elevated (21.1%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
3/9 (Weak)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
⚠ Fired
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -2.3%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 10 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-3.65%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
80%
8 of 10 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
42 days
18 – 58 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
2.24%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (39)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-16$0.4300Quarterly2026-06-29recurring
2026-03-20$0.0900—2026-03-30supplemental
2025-12-19$0.0700—2025-12-29supplemental
2025-09-18$0.4300Quarterly2025-09-25recurring
2025-06-13$0.4300Quarterly2025-06-25recurring
2025-03-20$0.1100—2025-03-27supplemental
2024-12-17$0.4300Quarterly2024-12-27recurring
2024-09-19$0.4300Quarterly2024-09-26recurring
2024-06-18$0.1600—2024-06-26supplemental
2024-03-19$0.2200—2024-03-27supplemental
2023-12-19$0.4300Quarterly2023-12-27recurring
2023-09-19$0.2100—2023-09-27supplemental
2023-06-20$0.1000—2023-06-28special
2023-03-21$0.1000—2023-03-29special
2022-12-01$0.3600Quarterly2022-12-16recurring
2022-09-08$0.0700—2022-09-23supplemental
2022-06-09$0.0700—2022-06-24special
2022-03-10$0.1700—2022-03-25special
2021-12-02$0.0400—2021-12-17supplemental
2021-06-11$0.0800—2021-06-28supplemental
2021-03-11$0.3100Quarterly2021-03-26recurring
2020-12-03$0.3000Quarterly2020-12-18recurring
2020-09-10$0.3000Quarterly2020-09-25recurring
2020-06-11$0.3000Quarterly2020-06-26recurring
2019-12-05$0.0400—2019-12-20special
2019-09-05$0.3900Quarterly2019-09-20recurring
2019-06-06$0.3900Quarterly2019-06-21recurring
2019-03-07$0.3900Quarterly2019-03-22recurring
2018-12-06$0.3900Quarterly2018-12-21recurring
2018-09-06$0.3900Quarterly2018-09-21recurring
2018-06-07$0.3900Quarterly2018-06-22recurring
2018-03-08$0.3900Quarterly2018-03-23recurring
2017-12-19$0.0400—2017-12-27special
2017-09-07$0.3900Quarterly2017-09-22recurring
2017-06-07$0.3900Quarterly2017-06-23recurring
2017-03-08$0.3900Quarterly2017-03-24recurring
2016-11-30$0.3900Quarterly2016-12-16recurring
2016-09-07$0.3900Quarterly2016-09-23recurring
2016-06-08$0.3900Quarterly2016-06-24recurring
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