WVS Financial (WVFC) Declares $0.10 Dividend

WVS Financial said on April 24, 2023 that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share ($0.40 annualized). Previously, the company paid $0.10 per share.

Shares must be purchased before the ex-div date of May 5, 2023 to qualify for the dividend. Shareholders of record as of May 8, 2023 will receive the payment on May 18, 2023.

At the current share price of $14.00 / share, the stock's dividend yield is 2.86%. Looking back five years and taking a sample every week, the average dividend yield has been 2.70%, the lowest has been 2.18%, and the highest has been 3.69%. The standard deviation of yields is 0.31 (n=181).

The current dividend yield is 0.50 standard deviations above the historical average.

The company's 3-Year dividend growth rate is -0.17%.

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What is the Fund Sentiment?

There are 14 funds or institutions reporting positions in WVS Financial. This is a decrease of 1 owner(s) or 6.67% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to WVFC is 0.04%, an increase of 5.41%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.54% to 175K shares.

What are Other Shareholders Doing?

Rodgers Brothers holds 133K shares representing 6.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 138K shares, representing a decrease of 4.14%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in WVFC by 9.44% over the last quarter.

BRSIX - Ultra-Small Company Market Fund Class N holds 17K shares representing 0.88% ownership of the company. No change in the last quarter.

DFSCX - U.s. Micro Cap Portfolio - Institutional Class holds 12K shares representing 0.63% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 12K shares, representing a decrease of 4.19%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in WVFC by 10.84% over the last quarter.

DFSTX - U.s. Small Cap Portfolio - Institutional Class holds 4K shares representing 0.23% ownership of the company. No change in the last quarter.

DFQTX - U.s. Core Equity 2 Portfolio - Institutional Class holds 2K shares representing 0.11% ownership of the company. No change in the last quarter.

WVS Financial Background Information
(This description is provided by the company.)

Since 1908, West View Savings Bank has been serving our customers and the community by providing quality banking services. We are proud of our continued growth and strength that has been a tradition for many years. West View Savings Bank is a Pennsylvania-chartered, FDIC-insured stock savings bank conducting business from six offices in the suburban North Hills of Pittsburgh. Originally organized in 1908 as West View Building & Loan Association, we changed our name to West View Savings and Loan Association in 1954. In June 1992, we converted to a Pennsylvania-chartered mutual savings bank. The Savings Bank then converted to the stock form of ownership in November 1993. WVS Financial Corp. is the parent holding company of West View Savings Bank, and holds 100% of the common stock of West View Savings Bank.

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