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Citigroup Inc. or Citi (stylized as citi) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company based in New York City. The company was formed in 1998 by the merger of Citicorp, the bank holding company for Citibank , and Travelers ; Travelers was spun off from the company in 2002.
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The dividend yield or dividend–price ratio of a share is the dividend per share divided by the price per share. [1] It is also a company's total annual dividend payments divided by its market capitalization, assuming the number of shares is constant. It is often expressed as a percentage.
The dividend frequency is the number of dividend payments within a single business year. [14] The most usual dividend frequencies are yearly, semi-annually, quarterly and monthly. Some common dividend frequencies are quarterly in the US, semi-annually in Japan, UK and Australia and annually in Germany.
The markets surprised to the upside this year, with the Nasdaq up 24% since the start of 2023, and the S&P 500 15% higher during the same period.The Dow Industrial Average is up 8% year to date.
Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL) was removed from the list due to its acquisition by Merck Group. In 2014, Bemis (BMS) was removed from the S&P 500 index and therefore removed from the index. In 2013, Pitney Bowes (PBI) was removed after slashing the dividend from 37.5c to 18.75c per quarter per share. In 2012, CenturyLink (CTL) was removed from the index.
From 1954 to 1984, a dividend income exemption was introduced that initially started at $50, and a 4% tax credit for dividends above the exemption. The tax credit was reduced to 2% for tax year 1964 and removed for 1965 and later. From 1985 to 2002, dividends were fully taxed under ordinary income rates, without any exemption. [1]
United Kingdom: In the financial year beginning 6 April 2024, dividends in the UK are taxed at a rate of 8.75% for basic rate taxpayers, 33.75% for higher rate taxpayers, and 39.35% for additional rate taxpayers. There is also a dividend allowance of £500 per year, which means that dividends up to £500 are tax-free.