Putnam Premier Income Trust Plans Monthly Dividend of $0.03 (NYSE:PPT)

Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPTGet Free Report) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, December 10th,Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd will be given a dividend of 0.026 per share by the investment management company on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.31 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 23rd.

Putnam Premier Income Trust has decreased its dividend by an average of 1.8% per year over the last three years.

Putnam Premier Income Trust Stock Performance

Shares of PPT stock traded up $0.01 on Wednesday, reaching $3.62. The stock had a trading volume of 26,149 shares, compared to its average volume of 151,086. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $3.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $3.61. Putnam Premier Income Trust has a 1 year low of $3.40 and a 1 year high of $3.74.

Putnam Premier Income Trust Company Profile

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Putnam Premier Income Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Putnam Investments Limited. It invests in the public fixed income markets across the globe. The fund primarily invests in U.S. high-grade and high-yield bonds with an average credit quality of BBB by S&P Corporation.

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