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As a percentage of MS's recent stock price of $71.97, this dividend works out to approximately 1.18%, so look for shares of Morgan Stanley to trade 1.18% lower — all else being equal — when MS shares open for trading on 10/30/23. Similarly, investors should look for VRTS to open 1.10% lower in price and for EPR to open 0.67% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for MS, VRTS, and EPR, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS):

Virtus Investment Partners Inc (NYSE:VRTS):

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR):

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 4.72% for Morgan Stanley, 4.42% for Virtus Investment Partners Inc, and 8.07% for EPR Properties.

In Thursday trading, Morgan Stanley shares are currently up about 0.8%, Virtus Investment Partners Inc shares are up about 0.6%, and EPR Properties shares are up about 0.8% on the day.