American Campus Communities Inc (ACC) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 06, 2013

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Referenced Stocks:ACC;AMT;BTAL;MOM;REZ;SCHH;SPG;VBR

American Campus Communities Inc ( ACC ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 06, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.3375 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 22, 2013. Shareholders who purchased ACC stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 33rd quarter that ACC has paid the same dividend.

The previous trading day's last sale of ACC was $46.95, representing a -3.18% decrease from the 52 week high of $48.49 and a 17.08% increase over the 52 week low of $40.10.

ACC is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ) and American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ). ACC's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.64. Zacks Investment Research reports ACC's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 5.41%, compared to an industry average of 8%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ACC Dividend History page.

Interested in gaining exposure to ACC through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have ACC as a top-10 holding:

• iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential Index Fund ( REZ )
• Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF ( VBR )
• Schwab U.S. REIT ETF ( SCHH )
• QuantShares U.S. Market Neutral Anti Beta Fund ETF ( BTAL )
• QuantShares U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund ETF ( MOM ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is VBR with an increase of 8.66% over the last 100 days. REZ has the highest percent weighting of ACC at 3.53%.