DDMP [DDMPR 6.60; 300% avgVol] [link] declared a Q4/22 dividend of P0.0226599, payable on May 31 to shareholders of record as of May 5.

The dividend has an annualized yield of 6.76% based on the previous closing price, which is 17% smaller than DDMPRs pre-dividend annualized yield of 8.14%.

Relative to DDMPRs IPO price, the dividend increased DDMPRs total stock and dividend return to -30.25%, up from its pre-dividend total return of -31.26%.

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And then there were two; only the Villar-owned REITs, VREIT and PREIT have yet to declare and schedule payment of their respective Q4 dividends. While DDMPR has now declared, shareholders are not going to be excited by that smaller dividend.

It breaks DDMPRs streak of 6 consecutive quarterly dividends of at least P0.027/share. Is this just a momentary misstep, or a sign of things to come?

DDMPR and DD have been frustratingly quiet about whats in store for the REIT since the news broke a while back that Jollibee [JFC 217.00 1.2%; 64% avgVol] and DD would be working together on the countrys first industrial REIT, focused on warehouses and logistics.

But its not like weve heard very much about that plan, either.

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