The outcome of the Two Harbors sale process will determine the future owner of a sizable mortgage servicing rights (MSR) portfolio and servicing platform. CrossCountry, the country's largest distributed retail mortgage lender by headcount, has been expanding its servicing and asset capabilities as lenders seek more fee-based and recurring revenue to offset volatile origination volumes.
Viper owns mineral and royalty interests, primarily in the Permian Basin. Royalty owners collect a percentage of production revenue from every barrel of oil, cubic foot of natural gas, and barrel of natural gas liquids produced on their acreage without bearing drilling costs or capital expenditures.
Gabelli Equity Trust has committed to paying at least 10% of its average net asset value annually since its inception in 1986, yielding roughly 10.5% at current prices. The fund's diversified equity portfolio includes significant holdings in companies like Berkshire Hathaway and American Express.
The fund holds roughly 3,900 stocks across developed markets outside the United States, collecting dividends from those companies and passing them through to fund holders quarterly. No options strategies, no leverage, no synthetic structures. The fund simply owns stocks and distributes what those stocks pay.
Diageo's dividend situation has deteriorated sharply, with a rebased interim payout of $0.20 per share and a new policy establishing a minimum annual floor of $0.50, indicating a focus on debt reduction over income.
The SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF ( NYSEARCA:SPTM) generates income by collecting dividends from its holdings and passing them through to investors. With 1,500 holdings spanning the entire U.S. market, SPTM offers broad exposure at an ultra-low 0.03% expense ratio. The fund yields 1.1%, modest compared to the 10-year Treasury at 4.16% - a dynamic we explored in today's Daily Profit newsletter - but the story is capital appreciation combined with steady income rather than yield chasing.
Meta Platforms just posted record results while generating massive free cash flow, setting the stage for potential dividend growth as the company balances aggressive AI investments with returning cash to investors. In Q4, Meta ( META) posted earnings of $8.88 per share on revenue of $59.9 billion, handily beating analyst expectations of $8.23 per share and $58.59 billion in sales. Revenue jumped 24% year-over-year, with advertising accounting for nearly 97% of the total haul at $58.1 billion.
Apple ( Nasdaq: AAPL) | AAPL Price Prediction just distributed $0.26 per share to shareholders on February 12, 2026, marking another quarterly payment in the company's uninterrupted dividend streak spanning over a decade. With a current yield of 0.38% and shares trading at $279.72, Apple's dividend profile reflects a company prioritizing capital appreciation and share buybacks over income generation. Here's how the tech giant's dividend stacks up across key sustainability metrics.
"2025 was a year of accelerated momentum, with strong operational and financial performance across Shell." He added, "In the fourth quarter, despite lower earnings in a softer macro (environment), cash delivery remained solid and today we announce a 4% increase in our dividend and 3.5 billion dollars share buyback, making this the 17th consecutive quarter of at least three billion dollars of buybacks."
