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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Inland Real Estate, Starwood Property Trust and Boston Properties

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As a percentage of IRC's recent stock price of $10.87, this dividend works out to approximately 0.44%, so look for shares of Inland Real Estate Corp to trade 0.44% lower — all else being equal — when IRC shares open for trading on 3/27/15. Similarly, investors should look for STWD to open 1.96% lower in price and for BXP to open 0.45% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for IRC, STWD, and BXP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Inland Real Estate Corp (NYSE: IRC):

Starwood Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: STWD):

Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP):

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 5.24% for Inland Real Estate Corp, 7.85% for Starwood Property Trust Inc., and 1.80% for Boston Properties, Inc..


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In Wednesday trading, Inland Real Estate Corp shares are currently trading flat, Starwood Property Trust Inc. shares are up about 0.2%, and Boston Properties, Inc. shares are up about 0.2% on the day.