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What Is Dividend Yield?
By Seedly  •  January 27, 2020
In this series, we demystify investing terms for beginners. Previously, we explored what a REIT means. Now, let’s find out what dividend yield is.
Source: giphyDividend yield is a company’s annual dividend payment to shareholders expressed as a percentage of its share price. Investors use dividend yields to judge whether it’s worth investing in a particular stock. For REITs, dividends are known as distributions, while dividend yield is called distribution yield.

Dividends are payments from a company’s profits distributed to its shareholders.

Annual dividend is the addition of all the dividend declared for the past 12 months. Some companies pay every quarter, some pay every half-yearly, while some only pay once at the end of their financial year. The formula for dividend yield is: Dividend yield = (annual dividend / stock price) * 100%   Let’s use the formula above on real
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Launched in 2016, Seedly helps users make smarter financial decisions with its budgeting app which allows its 40,000 users to sync up their financial accounts and better manage their cash-flow. Last year, we introduced a new community feature which allows users to crowdsource knowledge from peers before making a financial decision.
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