Does the dividend pay once a year or month???

Question

Whenever I do research on stocks and it talks about yield, do i get that dividend paid every month or is that yield or every year to my account??

Answer 1

Some money market or bond mutual funds pay monthly dividends.

Yield is similar to the interest you get with a bank savings account. It is basically income earning expressed as a percentage of the NAV (for funds). Bonds state a coupon rate (like interest) and a payment schedule depending on the bond.

Some companies pay stock dividends which are paid quarterly or annually as everyone else said. Sometimes because of a really profitable quarter they may pay out some dividends arbitrarily or twice at years (fiscal or calender) end. Stock dividends can become "qualified dividends" which means they are taxed as capital gains (i.e. 5% or 15%) instead of at regular income tax rates.

With all dividends you can get a check mailed to you or direct deposit or have them automatically reinvested to buy more shares. My $0.02

Answer 2

As far as pay cycles, most US stocks pay dividends quarterly, I know of one that pays monthly. Many foreign stocks pay dividends twice per year. Most mutual funds pay annually.

As fury-kid said, dividend yields are stated as an annual percentage.
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Answer 3

You should just visit the authority on dividends www.DividendInvestor.com . They have some free tools and info to learn about dividend stocks.

Answer 4

Yield, in most circumstances, refers to annual period

Answer 5

Quarterly or yearly. (Each company is diferent)