Ex-Dividend Reminder: American Campus Communities, Cohen & Steers and ARMOUR Residential REIT

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As a percentage of ACC's recent stock price of $48.66, this dividend works out to approximately 0.97%, so look for shares of American Campus Communities Inc to trade 0.97% lower — all else being equal — when ACC shares open for trading on 8/13/21. Similarly, investors should look for CNS to open 0.51% lower in price and for ARR to open 0.95% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for ACC, CNS, and ARR, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

American Campus Communities Inc (ACC):

Cohen & Steers Inc (NYSE:CNS):

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. (NYSE:ARR):

In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 3.86% for American Campus Communities Inc, 2.02% for Cohen & Steers Inc, and 11.36% for ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc..

In Wednesday trading, American Campus Communities Inc shares are currently up about 0.8%, Cohen & Steers Inc shares are up about 0.5%, and ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. shares are off about 0.4% on the day.