Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. Dividends | Yield & Payout

Dividend history and payout analysis for Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (FUND). Use the fiscal-year summary and the payout history table below to track dividend per share, dividend yield, and payout ratio changes over time, plus the key dates investors watch for dividend investing.

Dividend Performance Chart

Dividend Summary (FY)

36 years
Metric (FY)202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961994199319921991199019891988
Dividends per share (FY)$0.39$0.61$0.50$0.54$0.75$0.55$0.47$0.69$0.52$0.40$0.44$0.42$0.40$0.46$0.41$0.09$0.47$1.98$1.57$1.21$1.63$0.62$0.09$0.25$0.34$0.29$0.57$0.57$0.03$0.06$0.24$0.42$0.35$0.20$0.48$0.20
Dividend yield (FY) %N/A8.26%6.22%6.72%8.79%7.93%6.30%11.92%6.59%5.76%7.59%5.78%5.25%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Payout ratio (FY) %N/A921.20%54.08%-1977.90%43.33%122.64%22.58%-45.93%36.78%25.05%-49.22%2727.60%28.01%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Dividend Payout History

100 payments
Pay DateEx-DateRecord DateAmount
2025-09-29September 15, 252025-09-15$0.13
2025-06-30June 13, 252025-06-13$0.13
2025-03-28March 14, 252025-03-14$0.13
2024-12-30December 13, 242024-12-13$0.22
2024-09-30September 16, 242024-09-16$0.13
2024-07-01June 14, 242024-06-14$0.13
2024-03-28March 13, 242024-03-14$0.13
2023-12-28December 13, 232023-12-14$0.13
2023-09-29September 14, 232023-09-15$0.12
2023-06-27June 09, 232023-06-12$0.12
2023-03-24March 10, 232023-03-13$0.13
2022-12-22December 09, 222022-12-12$0.13
2022-09-23September 09, 222022-09-12$0.13
2022-06-24June 10, 222022-06-13$0.14
2022-03-25March 11, 222022-03-14$0.14
2021-12-23December 10, 212021-12-13$0.41
2021-09-24September 10, 212021-09-13$0.12
2021-06-25June 11, 212021-06-14$0.12
2021-03-26March 12, 212021-03-15$0.10
2020-12-23December 14, 202020-12-15$0.21
2020-09-25September 14, 202020-09-15$0.11
2020-06-26June 12, 202020-06-15$0.11
2020-03-27March 12, 202020-03-13$0.12
2019-12-27December 12, 192019-12-13$0.12
2019-09-27September 13, 192019-09-16$0.11
2019-06-28June 13, 192019-06-14$0.12
2019-03-29March 14, 192019-03-15$0.12
2018-12-28December 13, 182018-12-14$0.30
2018-09-28September 13, 182018-09-14$0.13
2018-06-28June 14, 182018-06-15$0.13
2018-03-28March 14, 182018-03-15$0.13
2017-12-28December 14, 172017-12-15$0.22
2017-09-26September 14, 172017-09-15$0.10
2017-06-28June 13, 172017-06-15$0.10
2017-03-28March 13, 172017-03-15$0.10
2016-12-28December 13, 162016-12-15$0.12
2016-09-26September 13, 162016-09-15$0.09
2016-06-28June 10, 162016-06-14$0.09
2016-03-28March 11, 162016-03-15$0.10
2015-12-28December 11, 152015-12-15$0.12
2015-09-28September 11, 152015-09-15$0.10
2015-06-29June 12, 152015-06-16$0.11
2015-05-28May 13, 152015-05-15$0.11
2014-12-26December 11, 142014-12-15$0.11
2014-09-26September 11, 142014-09-15$0.11
2014-06-27June 12, 142014-06-16$0.10
2014-03-25March 11, 142014-03-13$0.10
2013-12-27December 11, 132013-12-13$0.11
2013-09-27September 12, 132013-09-16$0.10
2013-06-27June 12, 132013-06-14$0.09
2013-03-25March 04, 132013-03-06$0.10
2012-12-24December 04, 122012-12-06$0.17
2012-09-24September 04, 122012-09-06$0.09
2012-06-25June 04, 122012-06-06$0.10
2012-03-23March 02, 122012-03-06$0.10
2011-12-23December 02, 112011-12-06$0.11
2011-09-23September 01, 112011-09-06$0.11
2011-06-23June 02, 112011-06-06$0.10
2011-03-23March 03, 112011-03-07$0.09
2009-03-23March 04, 092009-03-06$0.09
2008-12-23December 04, 082008-12-08$0.10
2008-09-23September 04, 082008-09-08$0.12
2008-06-23June 04, 082008-06-06$0.12
2008-03-24March 04, 082008-03-06$0.13
2007-12-24December 04, 072007-12-06$1.59
2007-09-24September 04, 072007-09-06$0.13
2007-06-25June 04, 072007-06-06$0.13
2007-03-23March 02, 072007-03-06$0.13
2006-12-26December 04, 062006-12-06$1.20
2006-09-25September 01, 062006-09-06$0.13
2006-06-23June 02, 062006-06-06$0.12
2006-03-23March 02, 062006-03-06$0.12
2005-12-23December 02, 052005-12-06$0.85
2005-09-23September 01, 052005-09-06$0.12
2005-06-23June 02, 052005-06-06$0.12
2005-03-23March 03, 052005-03-07$0.12
2004-12-23December 02, 042004-12-06$1.31
2004-09-23September 03, 042004-09-08$0.11
2004-06-23June 04, 042004-06-08$0.11
2004-03-23March 04, 042004-03-08$0.10
2003-12-23December 04, 032003-12-08$0.62
2002-12-23December 04, 022002-12-06$0.09
2001-12-24December 04, 012001-12-06$0.25
2000-12-26December 04, 002000-12-06$0.34
1999-12-23December 02, 991999-12-06$0.29
1998-12-23December 03, 981998-12-07$0.44
1998-03-23March 04, 981998-03-06$0.13
1997-12-23December 03, 971997-12-05$0.53
N/AJanuary 02, 97N/A$0.04
1996-01-22January 02, 961995-12-29$0.03
1994-07-11June 24, 941994-06-30$0.06
1993-04-20April 08, 931993-04-15$0.12
1993-01-18January 08, 931993-01-14$0.12
1992-10-16October 05, 921992-10-12$0.13
1992-07-15July 06, 921992-07-10$0.14
N/AApril 01, 92N/A$0.15
1992-01-16December 24, 911991-12-31$0.09
1991-09-09August 26, 911991-09-02$0.17
1991-07-18July 08, 911991-07-12$0.03
1991-01-28January 14, 911990-12-31$0.06

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sprott Focus Trust, Inc.'s current dividend yield and payout ratio?

The dividend yield shows how much Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. returns to shareholders relative to its stock price, while the payout ratio indicates how much of its earnings are distributed. Monitoring these metrics helps investors evaluate whether the dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings or cash flow.

How has Sprott Focus Trust, Inc.'s dividend changed over the last 5 years?

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Should I consider Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. dividends as part of my long-term investment strategy?

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