RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc. Dividend History | Yield & Payout Insights

For RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc. (RIV), the latest fiscal-year data shows a dividend yield of 12.56% and a payout ratio of 93.05%. Together, these metrics help you judge how much earnings are returned as dividends and whether the payout looks supported. Review the FY summary and payout history tables below to see the trend over time.

Dividend Performance Chart

Dividend Summary (FY)

10 years
Metric (FY)2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share (FY)$1.56$1.56$1.56$2.04$2.28$2.16$2.04$2.52$2.03$2.46
Dividend yield (FY) %12.56%12.62%15.14%15.46%11.36%14.09%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Payout ratio (FY) %93.05%76.24%200.64%-239.45%60.77%-1013.66%N/AN/AN/AN/A

Dividend Payout History

100 payments
Pay DateEx-DateRecord DateAmount
2025-12-31December 15, 252025-12-15$0.13
2025-11-28November 14, 252025-11-14$0.13
2025-10-31October 15, 252025-10-15$0.13
2025-09-30September 15, 252025-09-15$0.13
2025-08-29August 15, 252025-08-15$0.13
2025-07-31July 15, 252025-07-15$0.13
2025-06-30June 13, 252025-06-13$0.13
2025-05-30May 15, 252025-05-15$0.13
2025-04-30April 15, 252025-04-15$0.13
2025-03-31March 14, 252025-03-14$0.13
2025-02-28February 14, 252025-02-14$0.13
2025-01-31January 15, 252025-01-15$0.13
2024-12-31December 13, 242024-12-13$0.13
2024-11-29November 15, 242024-11-15$0.13
2024-10-31October 15, 242024-10-15$0.13
2024-09-30September 13, 242024-09-13$0.13
2024-08-30August 15, 242024-08-15$0.13
2024-07-31July 15, 242024-07-15$0.13
2024-06-28June 14, 242024-06-14$0.13
2024-05-31May 14, 242024-05-15$0.13
2024-04-30April 12, 242024-04-15$0.13
2024-03-28March 14, 242024-03-15$0.13
2024-02-29February 14, 242024-02-15$0.13
2024-01-31January 12, 242024-01-16$0.13
2023-12-29December 14, 232023-12-15$0.13
2023-11-30November 14, 232023-11-15$0.13
2023-10-31October 12, 232023-10-13$0.13
2023-09-29September 14, 232023-09-15$0.13
2023-08-31August 14, 232023-08-15$0.13
2023-07-31July 13, 232023-07-14$0.13
2023-06-30June 14, 232023-06-15$0.13
2023-05-31May 12, 232023-05-15$0.13
2023-04-28April 13, 232023-04-14$0.13
2023-03-31March 14, 232023-03-15$0.13
2023-02-28February 14, 232023-02-15$0.13
2023-01-31January 12, 232023-01-13$0.13
2022-12-30December 14, 222022-12-15$0.17
2022-11-30November 18, 222022-11-21$0.17
2022-10-31October 13, 222022-10-14$0.17
2022-09-30September 15, 222022-09-16$0.17
2022-08-31August 16, 222022-08-17$0.17
2022-07-29July 14, 222022-07-15$0.17
2022-06-30June 15, 222022-06-16$0.17
2022-05-31May 12, 222022-05-13$0.17
2022-04-29April 13, 222022-04-14$0.17
2022-03-31March 16, 222022-03-17$0.17
2022-02-28February 10, 222022-02-11$0.17
2022-01-31January 13, 222022-01-14$0.17
2021-12-31December 15, 212021-12-16$0.41
2021-11-30November 15, 212021-11-16$0.17
2021-10-29October 14, 212021-10-15$0.17
2021-09-30September 15, 212021-09-16$0.17
2021-08-31August 16, 212021-08-17$0.17
2021-07-30July 15, 212021-07-16$0.17
2021-06-30June 15, 212021-06-16$0.17
2021-05-28May 13, 212021-05-14$0.17
2021-04-30April 15, 212021-04-16$0.17
2021-03-31March 16, 212021-03-17$0.17
2021-02-26February 10, 212021-02-11$0.17
2021-01-29January 14, 212021-01-15$0.17
2020-12-31December 16, 202020-12-17$0.18
2020-11-30November 12, 202020-11-13$0.18
2020-10-30October 15, 202020-10-16$0.18
2020-09-30September 15, 202020-09-16$0.18
2020-08-31August 13, 202020-08-14$0.18
2020-07-31July 16, 202020-07-17$0.18
2020-06-30June 15, 202020-06-16$0.18
2020-05-29May 14, 202020-05-15$0.18
2020-04-30April 15, 202020-04-16$0.18
2020-03-31March 16, 202020-03-17$0.18
2020-02-28February 13, 202020-02-14$0.18
2020-01-31January 16, 202020-01-17$0.18
2019-12-31December 16, 192019-12-17$0.17
2019-11-29November 14, 192019-11-15$0.17
2019-10-31October 11, 192019-10-15$0.17
2019-09-30September 16, 192019-09-17$0.17
2019-08-30August 14, 192019-08-15$0.17
2019-07-31July 16, 192019-07-17$0.17
2019-06-28June 13, 192019-06-14$0.17
2019-05-31May 16, 192019-05-17$0.17
2019-04-30April 17, 192019-04-18$0.17
2019-03-29March 14, 192019-03-15$0.17
2019-02-28February 14, 192019-02-15$0.17
2019-01-31January 17, 192019-01-18$0.17
2018-12-31December 17, 182018-12-18$0.21
2018-11-30November 15, 182018-11-16$0.21
2018-10-31October 16, 182018-10-17$0.21
2018-09-28September 13, 182018-09-14$0.21
2018-08-31August 16, 182018-08-17$0.21
2018-07-26July 16, 182018-07-17$0.21
2018-06-28June 18, 182018-06-19$0.21
2018-05-31May 21, 182018-05-22$0.21
2018-04-26April 12, 182018-04-13$0.21
2018-03-29March 15, 182018-03-16$0.21
2018-02-28February 15, 182018-02-16$0.21
2018-01-25January 11, 182018-01-12$0.21
2017-12-28December 14, 172017-12-15$0.21
2017-11-30November 16, 172017-11-17$0.21
2017-10-26October 12, 172017-10-13$0.21
2017-09-28September 14, 172017-09-15$0.21

Frequently Asked Questions

What is RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.'s current dividend yield and payout ratio?

The dividend yield shows how much RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, 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 RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.'s dividend changed over the last 5 years?

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