Global Dividends Surge Higher

Global dividends jumped 12.9% year-on-year in the second quarter to $497.4 billion, comfortably hitting a new record, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index (JHGDI). Payments rose in almost every region of the world in headline terms. Records were broken in 12 countries, including France, Japan and the United States, some of the largest contributors to global income. The JHGDI ended the quarter at a new record 182.0, meaning that global dividends have risen by more than four-fifths since 2009.

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