Dividend Roundup: Wells Fargo, IBM, Visa, Occidental Petroleum, and more

This week’s dividend activity included increased payouts from Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and Clorox (CLX) as well as declarations from companies such as Visa (NYSE:V) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY).

Additionally, looking towards next week, industry players such as IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Citigroup (C) will see the ex-dividend dates for their upcoming dividend payments.

See a breakdown below of some of the highlights of this week, along with some upcoming activity on the dividend front.

Dividend Increases

Here are some companies that have announced a dividend increase in the past week:

Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC)

• Dividend declared: July 29
• New dividend amount: $0.45
• Previous amount: $0.40
• Increase: 12.5%

Cintas (CTAS)

• Dividend declared: July 29
• New dividend amount: $0.45
• Previous amount: $o.39
• Increase: 15.4%

Clorox (CLX)

• Dividend declared: July 30
• New dividend amount: $1.44
• Previous amount: $1.22
• Increase: 1.6%

Dividend Declarations

Here are some companies that have announced a dividend in the past week:

Visa (NYSE:V)

• Dividend declared: July 30
• Dividend amount: $0.59

Kraft Heinz (KHC)

• Dividend declared: July 30
• Dividend amount: $0.40

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY)

• Dividend declared: July 30
• Dividend amount: $0.24

Alcoa (AA)

• Dividend declared: July 30
• Dividend amount: $0.10

Upcoming Dividend Calendar

Here are some companies that have an ex-dividend date coming next week:

Citigroup (C)

• Ex-dividend date: August 4
• Payout date: August 22

Las Vegas Sands (LVS)

• Ex-dividend date: August 5
• Payout date: August 13

MetLife (MET)

• Ex-dividend date: August 5
• Payout date: September 9

IBM (NYSE:IBM)

• Ex-dividend date: August 8
• Payout date: September 10

Additional Dividend Information

For investors looking to gain further access to the dividend space, listed below are some popular dividend-focused ETFs that can be further analyzed:

Dividend ETFs: (NYSEARCA:VIG), (NYSEARCA:SCHD), VYM), (NYSEARCA:DGRO), (NYSEARCA:SDY), (NASDAQ:DVY), (NASDAQ:DGRW), (BATS:NOBL), (NYSEARCA:HDV), (NASDAQ:RDVY), (NASDAQ:VIGI), and (NASDAQ:SDVY).