Dividend Roundup: Wells Fargo, General Motors, Citigroup, Comcast, and more

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This week's dividend activity included increased payouts from General Motors (GM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GM]) and Kimberly-Clark (KMB [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/KMB]) as well as declarations from companies such as Wells Fargo (WFC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WFC]) and Comcast (CMCSA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CMCSA]).

Additionally, looking towards next week, industry players such as Citigroup (C [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/C]) and Valero (VLO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VLO]) will see the ex-dividend dates for their upcoming dividend payments.

See a breakdown below of some of the highlights of this week, along with some upcoming activity on the dividend front.

DIVIDEND INCREASES

Here are some companies that have announced a dividend increase in the past week:

GENERAL MOTORS (GM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GM])

* Dividend declared: January 27
* New dividend amount: $0.18
* Previous amount: $0.15
* Increase: 20%

KIMBERLY CLARK (KMB [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/KMB])

* Dividend declared: January 27
* New dividend amount: $1.28
* Previous amount: $1.26
* Increase: 1.6%

SUNOCO LP (SUN [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SUN])

* Dividend declared: January 28
* New dividend amount: $0.9317
* Previous amount: $0.9202
* Increase: 1.2%

DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS

Here are some companies that have announced a dividend in the past week:

WELLS FARGO (WFC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WFC])

* Dividend declared: January 27
* Dividend amount: $0.45

NORFOLK SOUTHERN (NSC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NSC])

* Dividend declared: January 27
* Dividend amount: $1.35

COMCAST (CMCSA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CMCSA])

* Dividend declared: January 29
* Dividend amount: $0.33

NASDAQ (NDAQ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NDAQ])

* Dividend declared: January 29
* Dividend amount: $0.27

UPCOMING DIVIDEND CALENDAR

Here are some companies that have an ex-dividend date coming next week:

CITIGROUP (C [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/C])

* Ex-dividend date: February 2
* Payout date: February 27

METLIFE (MET [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MET])

* Ex-dividend date: February 3
* Payout date: March 10

VALERO (VLO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VLO])

* Ex-dividend date: February 5
* Payout date: March 9

JB HUNT (JBHT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/JBHT])

* Ex-dividend date: February 6
* Payout date: February 20

ADDITIONAL DIVIDEND INFORMATION

For investors looking to gain further access to the dividend space, listed below are some popular dividend-focused ETFs that can be further analyzed:

DIVIDEND ETFS: (VIG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VIG]), (SCHD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SCHD]), (VYM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VYM]), (DGRO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DGRO]), (SDY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SDY]), (DVY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DVY]), (IDV [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IDV]), (DGRW [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DGRW]), (NOBL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NOBL]), (HDV [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HDV]), (RDVY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RDVY]), (VIGI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VIGI]), and (SDVY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SDVY]).

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