65 Firms going Ex-Dividend next week, led by Amgen

There are several well known large cap stocks going ex-dividend next week including the following 17 Top 100 Dividend Stocks: Amgen, Anheuser-Busch, Target, Marathan Petroleum, Consolidated Edison, Microsoft, Walgreens, Starbucks, Chevron, United Technologies, Duke Energy, L Brands, Southern, Cummins, AmerisourceBergen, Prudential Financial, and Valero Energy.

Ex-dividend dates are important to dividend investors because one must own a stock on its ex-dividend date in order to be eligible to receive its next dividend. Any stock ranked by our team as a Top 100 Dividend Stock is tagged.

Company Name	Symbol	Div. Yield	Curr. Price	Ex. Div. Date	Record Date	Pay Date	Market Cap (Bill)
Amgen	AMGN	2.64%	151.57	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/8/2016	109.9
Anheuser-Busch InBev	BUD	4.24%	108.5	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/8/2016	218.1
Simon Property Group	SPG	3.62%	182.29	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	11/30/2016	58.05
Target	TGT	3.40%	70.54	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/10/2016	40.85
Aflac	AFL	2.35%	73.25	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/1/2016	29.71
Archer Daniels Midland Co.	ADM	2.66%	45.18	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/7/2016	24.24
Equinix, Inc.	EQIX	2.12%	330.8	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/14/2016	23.32
Marathon Petroleum Corp.	MPC	3.29%	43.82	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/12/2016	22.77
Consolidated Edison	ED	3.79%	70.69	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/15/2016	21.66
Marathon Oil	MRO	1.32%	15.14	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/12/2016	12.28
Church & Dwight	CHD	1.64%	43.39	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/1/2016	11.31
CenterPoint Energy	CNP	4.46%	23.12	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/9/2016	9.99
Autoliv Inc.	ALV	2.41%	96.15	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/1/2016	8.59
Duke Realty	DRE	3.21%	23.65	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	11/30/2016	8.41
Zions Bancorp	ZION	0.87%	36.6	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	11/23/2016	7.43
Regency Centers	REG	2.93%	68.16	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	11/30/2016	7.31
Aqua America Inc.	WTR	2.67%	28.67	11/14/2016	11/16/2016	12/1/2016	5.17
Microsoft	MSFT	2.66%	58.7	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/8/2016	455.9
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.	WBA	1.85%	80.87	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/12/2016	87.03
Starbucks	SBUX	1.87%	53.57	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/2/2016	77.99
Telefonica	TEF	0.00%	14.51	11/15/2016	11/16/2016	N/A	45.00
Phillips 66	PSX	3.03%	83.09	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/1/2016	42.79
Thomson Reuters	TRI	3.25%	41.8	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/15/2016	30.58
Corning Inc.	GLW	2.33%	23.19	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/15/2016	22.14
Expedia	EXPE	0.84%	123.63	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/8/2016	18.45
Skyworks Solutions Inc	SWKS	1.48%	75.91	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/8/2016	14.14
CA Inc.	CA	3.20%	31.89	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/6/2016	13.39
L-3 Communications Holdings	LLL	1.86%	150.62	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/15/2016	11.60
Wynn Resorts	WYNN	2.34%	85.3	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	11/29/2016	8.56
Carlisle Co.	CSL	1.25%	112.02	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/1/2016	7.24
Chevron Corp	CVX	4.01%	107.79	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/12/2016	200.1
Visa	V	0.81%	81.87	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/6/2016	194.8
3M	MMM	2.55%	174.28	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/12/2016	104.6
United Technologies	UTX	2.44%	108.41	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/10/2016	88.32
Honeywell	HON	2.35%	113.19	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/9/2016	86.33
Duke Energy	DUK	4.55%	75.16	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/16/2016	51.94
Cohen & Steers Global Inc Builder Inc	INB	10.85%	8.52	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	11/30/2016	40.58
Sherwin Williams	SHW	1.27%	265.01	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/2/2016	24.57
Paccar Inc.	PCAR	1.59%	60.33	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/2/2016	20.72
L Brands Inc.	LB	3.52%	68.13	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/2/2016	19.44
Linear Technology	LLTC	2.14%	59.8	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	11/30/2016	14.43
Harris Corp	HRS	2.06%	102.81	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/6/2016	12.89
Whirlpool	WHR	2.42%	165	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/15/2016	12.31
Snap-On	SNA	1.70%	166.64	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/9/2016	9.70
Bunge Ltd.	BG	2.49%	67.36	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/2/2016	9.03
Apartment Investment & Mngt Co.	AIV	3.12%	42.28	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	11/30/2016	6.72
ClearBridge American Energy MLP	CBA	9.20%	8.7	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	11/25/2016	6.03
VimpelCom Ltd. ADR	VIP	0.23%	11.47	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/7/2016	5.85
Gildan Activewear	GIL	1.24%	25.24	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/12/2016	5.84
Reliance Steel	RS	2.18%	78.03	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/16/2016	5.59
Westpac Banking	WBK	6.02%	23.66	11/17/2016	11/21/2016	1/2/2017	79.80
Southern Company	SO	4.68%	47.91	11/17/2016	11/21/2016	12/6/2016	47.06
Cummins Inc.	CMI	2.98%	137.81	11/17/2016	11/21/2016	12/1/2016	23.04
Moody’s Corp	MCO	1.48%	100.27	11/17/2016	11/21/2016	12/12/2016	19.14
AmerisourceBergen Corp	ABC	1.83%	79.59	11/17/2016	11/21/2016	12/5/2016	17.12
Symantec Corporation	SYMC	1.20%	25.05	11/17/2016	11/21/2016	12/14/2016	15.58
Microchip Technology	MCHP	2.31%	62.44	11/17/2016	11/21/2016	12/5/2016	13.56
WestRock Company	WRK	3.31%	48.38	11/17/2016	11/21/2016	11/30/2016	12.02
B/E Aerospace Inc	BEAV	1.43%	58.77	11/17/2016	11/21/2016	12/16/2016	5.97
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	2.68%	119.54	11/18/2016	11/22/2016	12/6/2016	324.23
Prudential Financial	PRU	2.86%	97.74	11/18/2016	11/22/2016	12/15/2016	42.43
Manulife Financial	MFC	3.38%	16.25	11/18/2016	11/22/2016	12/19/2016	31.76
Valero Energy Corporation	VLO	3.81%	62.96	11/18/2016	11/22/2016	12/15/2016	28.52
Nielsen Holdings N.V.	NLSN	2.76%	44.87	11/18/2016	11/22/2016	12/6/2016	15.83
Mattel	MAT	4.95%	30.69	11/18/2016	11/22/2016	12/9/2016	10.41