Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HE) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 19, 2013

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Referenced Stocks:D;HE;JKL;SO

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. ( HE ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 19, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.31 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 13, 2013. Shareholders who purchased HE stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 34th quarter that HE has paid the same dividend.

The previous trading day's last sale of HE was $27.83, representing a -4.82% decrease from the 52 week high of $29.24 and a 17.67% increase over the 52 week low of $23.65.

HE is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as Southern Company ( SO ) and Dominion Resources, Inc. ( D ). HE's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.65. Zacks Investment Research reports HE's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 12.08%, compared to an industry average of 3.7%.

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

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

• iShares Morningstar Small Value Index Fund ( JKL ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is JKL with an increase of 9.05% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of HE at 0.85%.