DBEF Dividend History & Yield Analysis
DBEF has 29 recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.
Yield & Payout Metrics
Yields calculated against a market price of $56.30.
Annual Dividend History
- 2025$2.672 pmts
- 2024$0.53302 pmts
- 2023$1.793 pmts
- 2022$4.972 pmts
- 2021$0.89502 pmts
- 2020$0.81102 pmts
- 2019$1.022 pmts
- 2018$0.89702 pmts
- 2017$0.94702 pmts
- 2016$0.71702 pmts
- 2015$1.002 pmts
- 2014$1.372 pmts
- 2013$0.40601 pmt
- 2012$4.082 pmts
- 2011$0.09501 pmt
DBEF Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates
| Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount / share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-19 | $1.25 |
| 2025-06-01 | 2025-06-20 | $1.42 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2024-12-20 | $0.2970 |
| 2024-06-01 | 2024-06-21 | $0.2360 |
| 2023-12-01 | 2023-12-15 | $0.0340 |
| 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-23 | $1.61 |
| 2023-01-01 | 2022-12-16 | $0.1400 |
| 2022-12-01 | 2022-12-07 | $4.47 |
| 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-24 | $0.5000 |
| 2021-12-01 | 2021-12-17 | $0.2390 |
| 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-25 | $0.6560 |
| 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-18 | $0.4390 |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-26 | $0.3720 |
| 2019-12-01 | 2019-12-18 | $0.3450 |
| 2019-06-01 | 2019-06-28 | $0.6780 |
| 2018-12-01 | 2018-12-19 | $0.5980 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2018-06-20 | $0.2990 |
| 2017-12-01 | 2017-12-19 | $0.3810 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2017-06-21 | $0.5660 |
| 2016-12-01 | 2016-12-21 | $0.0330 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2016-06-21 | $0.6840 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2015-12-16 | $0.2220 |
| 2015-06-01 | 2015-06-24 | $0.7820 |
| 2014-12-01 | 2014-12-19 | $1.00 |
| 2014-06-01 | 2014-06-27 | $0.3730 |
| 2013-06-01 | 2013-06-27 | $0.4060 |
| 2012-12-01 | 2012-12-19 | $2.70 |
| 2012-06-01 | 2012-06-21 | $1.38 |
| 2011-12-01 | 2011-12-20 | $0.0950 |
Does DBEF pay dividends?
Yes. DBEF pays on a annual schedule, most recently $1.25 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.
How the DBEF yield is calculated
The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($1.25) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 1 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the DBEF DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.