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Historical Dividend Data

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Ex-Date Record Date Pay Date Declared Date Type Amount
Dec 03, 2021 Dec 02, 2021 Dec 03, 2021 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.638
Dec 03, 2021 Dec 02, 2021 Dec 03, 2021 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.9370
Dec 03, 2021 Dec 02, 2021 Dec 03, 2021 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0124
Dec 18, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.9828
Dec 18, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0208
Dec 18, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.8729
Dec 18, 2019 Dec 17, 2019 Dec 18, 2019 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.248
Dec 18, 2018 Dec 17, 2018 Dec 18, 2018 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0477
Dec 18, 2018 Dec 17, 2018 Dec 18, 2018 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0345
Dec 18, 2018 Dec 17, 2018 Dec 18, 2018 -- Long Term Capital Gains 3.200
Dec 19, 2017 Dec 18, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0371
Dec 19, 2017 Dec 18, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 -- Long Term Capital Gains 4.043
Dec 19, 2017 Dec 18, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.3619
Dec 20, 2016 Dec 19, 2016 Dec 20, 2016 -- Long Term Capital Gains 3.086
Dec 20, 2016 Dec 19, 2016 Dec 20, 2016 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.7000
Dec 18, 2015 Dec 17, 2015 Dec 18, 2015 -- Long Term Capital Gains 12.39
Dec 18, 2014 Dec 17, 2014 Dec 18, 2014 -- Long Term Capital Gains 3.262
Dec 18, 2013 Dec 17, 2013 Dec 18, 2013 -- Long Term Capital Gains 2.802
Dec 18, 2013 Dec 17, 2013 Dec 18, 2013 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.3954
Dec 18, 2012 Dec 17, 2012 Dec 18, 2012 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.2658
Dec 18, 2012 Dec 17, 2012 Dec 18, 2012 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.456
Dec 20, 2011 Dec 19, 2011 Dec 20, 2011 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.0574
Dec 18, 2009 Dec 17, 2009 Dec 18, 2009 -- Qualified 0.0268
Jun 18, 2008 Jun 17, 2008 Jun 18, 2008 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.7579
Dec 18, 2007 Dec 17, 2007 Dec 18, 2007 -- Long Term Capital Gains 2.380

Dividend Definition

Dividends are payments per share reported as of the ex-dividend date. Profits can be allocated to retained earnings or paid to shareholders as dividends or stock buybacks. Shareholders receive dividends proportional to their shares. Dividends vary by company growth stage; rapidly growing companies often reinvest profits rather than pay dividends, while steady growth companies typically offer small, consistent dividends. Dividends can be qualified or non-qualified. Qualified dividends are taxed at the lower capital gains rate, while non-qualified dividends are taxed as regular income.

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Dividend Range, Past 5 Years

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Dividend Excel Add-In Codes

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Metric Code: dividend
Latest Data Point: =YCP("M:BUFSX", "dividend")
Last 5 Data Points: =YCS("M:BUFSX", "dividend", -4)
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