Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 2/20/19, Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund (Symbol: FAX) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.035, payable on 2/28/19. As a percentage of FAX's recent stock price of $4.20, this dividend works out to approximately 0.83%, so look for shares of Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund to trade 0.83% lower - all else being equal - when FAX shares open for trading on 2/20/19.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from FAX is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 10.00% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward. The chart below shows the one year performance of FAX shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, FAX's low point in its 52 week range is $3.82 per share, with $4.85 as the 52 week high point - that compares with a last trade of $4.19.
In Tuesday trading, Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund shares are currently trading flat on the day.
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