MFS Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE:MGF – Get Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, July 1st, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 16th will be given a dividend of 0.0198 per share on Wednesday, July 31st. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 16th. This is a positive change from MFS Government Markets Income Trust’s previous monthly dividend of $0.02.
MFS Government Markets Income Trust has increased its dividend payment by an average of 4.3% per year over the last three years.
MFS Government Markets Income Trust Trading Up 0.7 %
Shares of MGF stock opened at $3.09 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $3.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.13. MFS Government Markets Income Trust has a 1 year low of $2.91 and a 1 year high of $3.29.
About MFS Government Markets Income Trust
MFS Government Markets Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of United States. It primarily invests in investment grade debt instruments. The fund also invests in mortgage backed, U.S.
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