EasyResearch Weekly Dividends Update

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Instead of just spending on those stays, why not also consider benefiting from the bookings made?

McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Shopify, DraftKings, Moderna, Vertiv, Cisco, Coinbase, and Astera Labs Inc. will also be announcing earnings this week.

Special payouts and stock dividends are on the way for shareholders of Trencor Limited, Equinor ASA, and Southern Copper Corp.

• Trencor Limited will pay a special dividend exceeding 80% of the current share price at the time of writing.
• Equinor ASA has a history of paying special dividends alongside ordinary payouts.
• Southern Copper Corp typically pays a cash dividend, with investors also receiving additional shares.

Fixed Income & Monthly Payouts

The EasyGovBond (SAGB R2035) will be paying its first coupon payment for 2025. The last date to invest to qualify for this payout is this week. This bond, along with other South African government bonds (EasyGovBonds), is available in the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) and Retirement Annuity (RA) account.

The Prescient Income Provider Feeder AMETF (Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund) will pay its monthly dividend this week. The last trading date to qualify is also this week, and the AMETF is available in the TFSA.

In currency investments, ABSA’s NewWave ETNs (Exchange-Traded Notes), which offer exposure to the Dollar, Euro, and British Pound, are preparing to distribute cash to noteholders.

Here’s the full list for this week.

South Africa

Trencor Limited will be paying R7.30 per share. 

• Last trading date – 18 February 2025
• Payment date – 24 February 2025

AMETF

Prescient Income Provider Feeder AMETF will be paying R0.05 per share.

• Last trading date – 11 February 2025
• Payment date – 17 February 2025

United Kingdom

Shell PLC will be paying $0.35 per share.

• Last trading date - 12 February 2025
• Payment date - 24 March 2025

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd will be paying $0.16 per share.

• Last trading date - 12 February 2025
• Payment date - 21 March 2025

Smurfit Westrock PLC will be paying $0.43 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 18 March 2025

European 

Shell PLC will be paying $0.35 per share.

• Last trading date - 12 February 2025
• Payment date - 24 March 2025

Siemens AG will be paying €5.20 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 18 February 2025

American

ASML Holding NV will be paying €1.52 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 February 2025
• Payment date - 19 February 2025

Baker Hughes Company will be paying $0.23 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 February 2025
• Payment date - 21 February 2025

Southern Copper Corporation will be paying $0.70 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 February 2025
• Payment date - 27 February 2025

Visa Inc will be paying $0.59 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 February 2025
• Payment date - 03 March 2025

Target Corporation will be paying $1.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 February 2025
• Payment date - 01 March 2025

Exxon Mobil Corp will be paying $0.99 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 February 2025
• Payment date - 10 March 2025

Paccar Inc will be paying $0.33 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 February 2025
• Payment date - 05 March 2025

3M Company will be paying $0.73 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 12 March 2025

Cintas Corporation will be paying $0.39 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 14 March 2025

MSCI Inc will be paying $1.80 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 28 February 2025

Amgen Inc will be paying $2.38 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 07 March 2025

Gen Digital Inc. will be paying $0.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 12 March 2025

Shell PLC will be paying $0.71 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 24 March 2025

Eli Lilly & Co will be paying $1.50 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 10 March 2025

Starbucks Corp will be paying $0.61 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 28 February 2025

Otis Worldwide Corp will be paying 0.39 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 07 March 2025

Kroger Co will be paying $0.32 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 01 March 2025

Equinor ASA will be paying $0.70 ($0.35 Ordinary and $0.35 Special Dividend) per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 28 February 2025

Chevron Corporation will be paying $1.71 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 10 March 2025

ConocoPhillips will be paying $0.78 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 03 March 2025

Emerson Electric Co will be paying $0.52 per share.

• Last trading date - 13 February 2025
• Payment date - 10 March 2025

Government bonds offer a reliable way to earn fixed income by lending money to the government in exchange for regular interest payments. 

Last week, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) kept the repo rate at 8.25% for the seventh consecutive meeting in July 2024, as expected. Two policymakers favoured a 25 basis point cut. 

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