MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.42 per share in the first quarter of 2018. This represents a 1 percent increase over the prior period and marks the 9th consecutive year in a row of dividend increases.

The increased dividend will be paid on February 28, 2018 to stockholders of record ...

AvalonBay Communities (AVB) will raise its quarterly dividend by 3.5 percent to $1.47 per share in the first quarter of 2018. The REIT last announced a dividend increase in 2017, when the dividend was raised by 5.2 percent.

The dividend is payable on April 16, 2018 to common stockholders of record as ...

Apartment Investment and Management Company ( AIV) will raise its quarterly dividend by six percent to $0.38 per share in the first quarter of 2018. This follows a 9.1 percent dividend hike in 2017 by Aimco.

This dividend is payable on February 28, 2018, to stockholders of record on February 16, 2018. The new ...

Anthem Inc (ANTM) will raise its quarterly dividend by 7.1 percent to $0.75 per share in the first quarter of 2018. In 2017 Anthem hiked its dividend by 7.7 percent.

The first quarter dividend is payable on March 23, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 9 ...

SJW Group (SJW) will raise its quarterly dividend by 28.7 percent to $0.28 per share in the first quarter of 2018. The new dividend is payable on March 1, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 12, 2018.

"We are pleased that our commitment to delivering exceptional quality ...

Simon Property Group (SPG) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.4 precent to $1.95 per share in the first quarter of 2018. This follows a total dividend hike of 12.1 percent in 2017.

The dividend will be payable on February 28, 2018 to stockholders of record on February 14, 2018. The new ...

California Water Service Group (CWT) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.2 percent to $0.1875 per common share in the first quarter of 2018.

The new dividend will be payable on February 23, 2018, to stockholders of record on February 12, 2018 and yields 1.8%. This represents the company's 51st consecutive ...

Dividend Aristocrat Chevron Corporation (CVX) will increase its quarterly dividend by 3.7 percent to $1.12 per share in the first quarter of 2018. This is the first dividend increase since 2016.

The dividend is payable March 12, 2018, to all holders of common stock as shown on the transfer records of the Corporation ...

Dividend Aristocrat insurer Aflac (AFL) will raise its quarterly dividend by 15.6 percent to $0.52 per share in the first quarter of 2018. This follows a 4.7 percent dividend hike last year.

The first quarter dividend of $0.52 per share is payable on March 1, 2018, to shareholders of record at ...