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Ex-Dividend Reminder: MetLife, Ameriprise Financial and Aspen Insurance Holdings

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/5/16, MetLife Inc (NYSE: MET), Ameriprise Financial Inc (NYSE: AMP), and Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd (NYSE: AHL) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. MetLife Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.40 on 6/13/16, Ameriprise Financial Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.75 on 5/20/16, and Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.22 on 5/25/16.

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As a percentage of MET's recent stock price of $44.66, this dividend works out to approximately 0.90%, so look for shares of MetLife Inc to trade 0.90% lower — all else being equal — when MET shares open for trading on 5/5/16. Similarly, investors should look for AMP to open 0.79% lower in price and for AHL to open 0.47% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for MET, AMP, and AHL, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

MetLife Inc (NYSE: MET):

Ameriprise Financial Inc (NYSE: AMP):

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd (NYSE: AHL):

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 3.58% for MetLife Inc, 3.15% for Ameriprise Financial Inc, and 1.88% for Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.


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In Tuesday trading, MetLife Inc shares are currently down about 2.6%, Ameriprise Financial Inc shares are down about 2.5%, and Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd shares are off about 0.5% on the day.