On 11 June, WR Berkley (WRB) increased its dividend by 12.5%, from 8¢ to 9¢ per share.
The dividend is payable on 30 June to shareholders of record on 23
June.
WRB also declared a special cash dividend of 50¢, payable on 30
June.
WRB’s forward yield is 0.50% at $72.39 per share.
I own 110 WRB shares at an average cost of $70.78 per share. WRB’s contribution
to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will increase by $4.40 to
$39.60.
My yield on cost is now 0.51%.
Since I opened my position in October 2024, the stock has generated a total return of 2%, including $191.85 in
dividend income.
5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | • | 2025 |
| $0.209 | $0.227 | $0.258 | $0.287 | $0.313 | ⬆ | $0.350✝ |
| 9.30% | 8.51% | 13.73% | 11.21% | 9.30% | ⬆ | 11.70% |
| 5-year DGR: | 10.39% | ⬆ | 10.87% | |||
✝projected, assuming no further changes
WRB’s special dividend will be a one-time payout of $55 to my DivGro
portfolio.
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