Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND (JOF) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
8y payment streak4y growth streakActiveMonthly
Forward Yield
9.92%
@ $11.56
TTM Yield
10.03%
Forward Annual
$1.15
Monthly
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.0956
Ex 2026-07-15
3y CAGR
33.2%
5y CAGR
0.7%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
2026-08-14
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-07-15.
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: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
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.
✓ OK
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.
⚠ Fired
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +2.5%
✓ 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 17 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.28%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
82%
14 of 17 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
1 – 9 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.23%
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 (24)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-09-15$0.0956Monthly2026-09-30recurring
2026-08-14$0.0956Monthly2026-08-31recurring
2026-07-15$0.0956Monthly2026-07-31recurring
2026-06-15$0.0887Monthly2026-06-30recurring
2026-05-15$0.0887Monthly2026-05-29recurring
2026-04-15$0.0887Monthly2026-04-30recurring
2026-03-16$0.0887Monthly2026-03-31recurring
2026-02-13$0.0887Monthly2026-02-27recurring
2026-01-15$0.0887Monthly2026-01-30recurring
2025-12-15$0.0887Monthly2025-12-31recurring
2025-11-14$0.0887Monthly2025-11-28recurring
2025-10-15$0.0887Monthly2025-10-31recurring
2025-09-15$0.0887Monthly2025-09-30recurring
2025-08-15$0.0887Monthly2025-08-29recurring
2025-07-15$0.0887Monthly2025-07-31recurring
2024-12-19$0.3118Annual2024-12-27recurring
2023-12-18$0.2655Annual2023-12-27recurring
2022-12-19$0.0461Annual2022-12-28recurring
2021-12-16$0.6061Annual2021-12-28recurring
2020-12-17$0.3441Annual2020-12-28recurring
2019-12-17$0.2703Annual2019-12-27recurring
2018-12-14$0.21262018-12-27unknown
2017-12-14$0.08782017-12-21unknown
2016-12-15$0.05682016-12-23unknown