Dividend Roundup: Exxon Mobil, Apple, 3M, IBM, and more

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This week's dividend activity included increased payouts from Exxon Mobil (XOM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XOM]) and Capital One FInancial (COF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/COF]) as well as declarations from companies such as 3M (MMM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MMM]) and Occidental Petroleum (OXY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OXY]).

Additionally, looking towards next week, industry players such as Apple (AAPL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AAPL]) and IBM (IBM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IBM]) 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:

EXXON MOBIL (XOM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XOM])

* Dividend declared: November 3
* New dividend amount: $1.03
* Previous amount: $0.99
* Increase: 4%

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL (COF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/COF])

* Dividend declared: November 4
* New dividend amount: $0.80
* Previous amount: $0.60
* Increase: 33.3%

CONOCOPHILLIPS (COP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/COP])

* Dividend declared: November 6
* New dividend amount: $0.84
* Previous amount: $0.78
* Increase: 9.9%

DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS

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

3M (MMM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MMM])

* Dividend declared: November 4
* Dividend amount: $0.73

H&R BLOCK (HRB [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HRB])

* Dividend declared: November 4
* Dividend amount: $0.42

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM (OXY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OXY])

* Dividend declared: November 5
* Dividend amount: $0.24

UPS (UPS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/UPS])

* Dividend declared: November 6
* Dividend amount: $1.64

UPCOMING DIVIDEND CALENDAR

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

APPLE (AAPL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AAPL])

* Ex-dividend date: November 10
* Payout date: November 13

IBM (IBM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IBM])

* Ex-dividend date: November 10
* Payout date: December 10

VISA (V [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/V])

* Ex-dividend date: November 12
* Payout date: December 1

TJX COMPANIES (TJX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TJX])

* Ex-dividend date: November 13
* Payout date: December 4

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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