Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Dividend History | Yield & Payout Insights

Dividend history and payout analysis for Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA). 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)

39 years
Metric (FY)202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987
Dividends per share (FY)$0.67$0.71$0.61$0.69$0.81$0.63$0.66$0.68$0.56$0.48$0.51$0.39$0.35$0.32$0.34$0.31$0.31$0.65$0.90$0.88$0.64$0.89$0.78$0.88$1.20$1.42$1.39$1.40$1.33$1.12$1.04$1.00$1.07$1.07$1.02$0.90$0.95$0.64$1.18
Dividend yield (FY) %N/A10.22%9.65%12.11%9.57%9.01%9.62%12.47%8.78%9.30%9.53%6.52%5.86%6.71%N/AN/AN/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/A78.02%41.78%-42.86%47.45%56.77%39.52%-223.60%42.49%104.55%-397.28%73.39%19.66%47.28%N/AN/AN/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
2026-01-02November 14, 252025-11-14$0.17
2025-09-02July 18, 252025-07-18$0.18
2025-06-02April 17, 252025-04-17$0.15
2025-03-10January 24, 252025-01-24$0.17
2025-01-02November 15, 242024-11-15$0.18
2024-09-03July 19, 242024-07-19$0.18
2024-06-03April 18, 242024-04-19$0.18
2024-03-04January 18, 242024-01-19$0.17
2024-01-02November 16, 232023-11-17$0.15
2023-09-05July 20, 232023-07-21$0.16
2023-06-05April 20, 232023-04-21$0.15
2023-03-06January 19, 232023-01-20$0.15
2023-01-03November 17, 222022-11-18$0.15
2022-09-06July 21, 222022-07-22$0.16
2022-06-06April 21, 222022-04-22$0.18
2022-03-07January 20, 222022-01-21$0.20
2022-01-03November 18, 212021-11-19$0.21
2021-09-07July 22, 212021-07-23$0.21
2021-06-07April 22, 212021-04-23$0.20
2021-03-08January 21, 212021-01-22$0.19
2021-01-04November 12, 202020-11-13$0.16
2020-09-08July 23, 202020-07-24$0.16
2020-06-08April 23, 202020-04-24$0.14
2020-03-09January 23, 202020-01-24$0.17
2020-01-02November 14, 192019-11-15$0.17
2019-09-09July 25, 192019-07-26$0.17
2019-06-10April 25, 192019-04-26$0.17
2019-03-11January 24, 192019-01-25$0.15
2019-01-02November 15, 182018-11-16$0.16
2018-09-10July 26, 182018-07-27$0.17
2018-06-11April 26, 182018-04-27$0.17
2018-03-12January 25, 182018-01-26$0.18
2018-01-02November 16, 172017-11-17$0.17
2017-09-11July 26, 172017-07-28$0.13
2017-06-12April 26, 172017-04-28$0.13
2017-03-06February 15, 172017-02-17$0.13
2017-01-03October 26, 162016-10-28$0.12
2016-09-12July 27, 162016-07-29$0.12
2016-06-13April 27, 162016-04-29$0.12
2016-03-07January 20, 162016-01-22$0.12
2016-01-04October 28, 152015-10-30$0.13
2015-09-14July 29, 152015-07-31$0.14
2015-06-15April 29, 152015-05-01$0.14
2015-03-09January 21, 152015-01-23$0.10
2015-01-02October 29, 142014-10-31$0.09
2014-09-15July 30, 142014-08-01$0.10
2014-06-16April 30, 142014-05-02$0.10
2014-03-10January 22, 142014-01-24$0.10
2014-01-02October 30, 132013-11-01$0.10
2013-09-16July 31, 132013-08-02$0.09
2013-06-17May 01, 132013-05-03$0.08
2013-03-11January 23, 132013-01-25$0.08
2013-01-02October 31, 122012-11-02$0.08
2012-09-17August 01, 122012-08-03$0.08
2012-06-11May 23, 122012-05-25$0.08
2012-03-12February 22, 122012-02-24$0.08
2012-01-03December 14, 112011-12-16$0.08
2011-09-12August 24, 112011-08-26$0.08
2011-06-13May 25, 112011-05-27$0.09
2011-03-14February 23, 112011-02-25$0.09
2011-01-03December 15, 102010-12-17$0.08
2010-09-13August 25, 102010-08-27$0.07
2010-06-14May 26, 102010-05-28$0.08
2010-03-15February 24, 102010-02-26$0.08
2010-01-04December 16, 092009-12-18$0.08
2009-09-14August 26, 092009-08-28$0.07
2009-06-22May 06, 092009-05-08$0.06
2009-03-16January 28, 092009-01-30$0.10
2009-01-02December 10, 082008-12-12$0.10
2008-09-15August 27, 082008-08-29$0.17
2008-06-16May 28, 082008-05-30$0.19
2008-03-17February 27, 082008-02-29$0.19
2008-01-02November 07, 072007-11-09$0.22
2007-09-24August 08, 072007-08-10$0.22
2007-06-25May 09, 072007-05-11$0.23
2007-03-19February 28, 072007-03-02$0.23
2007-01-02November 08, 062006-11-10$0.22
2006-09-18August 30, 062006-09-01$0.21
2006-06-19May 31, 062006-06-02$0.22
2006-03-20March 01, 062006-03-03$0.23
2006-01-03November 08, 052005-11-10$0.21
2005-06-27May 11, 052005-05-13$0.21
2005-03-21February 02, 052005-02-04$0.22
2005-01-03November 09, 042004-11-12$0.22
2004-10-04August 11, 042004-08-13$0.21
2004-06-28May 12, 042004-05-14$0.22
2004-03-22February 25, 042004-02-27$0.24
2004-01-02November 12, 032003-11-14$0.22
2003-10-06August 13, 032003-08-15$0.20
2003-06-30May 14, 032003-05-16$0.19
2003-03-17February 26, 032003-02-28$0.17
2003-01-02November 13, 022002-11-15$0.19
2002-09-16August 28, 022002-08-30$0.20
2002-07-01May 15, 022002-05-17$0.24
2002-03-18February 27, 022002-03-01$0.25
2002-01-02November 14, 012001-11-16$0.25
2001-10-09August 15, 012001-08-17$0.31
2001-07-02May 16, 012001-05-18$0.31
2001-03-19February 28, 012001-03-02$0.33
2001-01-02November 15, 002000-11-17$0.36

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's current dividend yield and payout ratio?

The dividend yield shows how much Liberty All-Star Equity Fund 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 Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's dividend changed over the last 5 years?

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Is Liberty All-Star Equity Fund a high-yield stock compared to its industry peers?

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Can Liberty All-Star Equity Fund maintain its dividend during market downturns?

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Should I consider Liberty All-Star Equity Fund dividends as part of my long-term investment strategy?

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