Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) To Go Ex-Dividend on January 24th

Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPTGet Free Report) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, January 8th,Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be paid a dividend of 0.026 per share by the investment management company on Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $0.31 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 24th.

Putnam Premier Income Trust has raised its dividend payment by an average of 33.9% per year over the last three years.

Putnam Premier Income Trust Stock Performance

NYSE:PPT opened at $3.56 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $3.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.62. Putnam Premier Income Trust has a fifty-two week low of $3.40 and a fifty-two week high of $3.74.

About Putnam Premier Income Trust

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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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