Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/30/19, Cboe Global Markets Inc (Symbol: CBOE), AGNC Investment Corp (Symbol: AGNC), and Colony Credit Real Estate Inc (Symbol: CLNC) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Cboe Global Markets Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.31 on 6/14/19, AGNC Investment Corp will pay its monthly dividend of $0.16 on 6/11/19, and Colony Credit Real Estate Inc will pay its monthly dividend of $0.145 on 6/10/19. As a percentage of CBOE's recent stock price of $106.01, this dividend works out to approximately 0.29%, so look for shares of Cboe Global Markets Inc to trade 0.29% lower — all else being equal — when CBOE shares open for trading on 5/30/19. Similarly, investors should look for AGNC to open 0.94% lower in price and for CLNC to open 0.92% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for CBOE, AGNC, and CLNC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Cboe Global Markets Inc (Symbol: CBOE):

AGNC Investment Corp (Symbol: AGNC):

Colony Credit Real Estate Inc (Symbol: CLNC):

In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 1.17% for Cboe Global Markets Inc, 11.24% for AGNC Investment Corp, and 10.98% for Colony Credit Real Estate Inc.
In Tuesday trading, Cboe Global Markets Inc shares are currently down about 0.9%, AGNC Investment Corp shares are up about 0.2%, and Colony Credit Real Estate Inc shares are off about 0.1% on the day.
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