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As a percentage of MFC's recent stock price of $24.26, this dividend works out to approximately 1.65%, so look for shares of Manulife Financial Corp to trade 1.65% lower — all else being equal — when MFC shares open for trading on 2/27/24. Similarly, investors should look for EIG to open 0.60% lower in price and for SLF to open 1.42% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for MFC, EIG, and SLF, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Manulife Financial Corp (NYSE:MFC):

Employers Holdings Inc (NYSE:EIG):

Sun Life Financial Inc (NYSE:SLF):

In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 6.60% for Manulife Financial Corp, 2.42% for Employers Holdings Inc, and 5.70% for Sun Life Financial Inc.

In Friday trading, Manulife Financial Corp shares are currently up about 1.1%, Employers Holdings Inc shares are up about 2%, and Sun Life Financial Inc shares are up about 1.9% on the day.