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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

WR Berkley Dividend Increase

On 11 June, WR Berkley (WRB) increased its dividend by 12.5%, from 8¢ to 9¢ per share.

The dividend is payable on 30 June to shareholders of record on 23 June. 

WRB also declared a special cash dividend of 50¢, payable on 30 June. 

WRB's forward yield is 0.50% at $72.39 per share.

I own 110 WRB shares at an average cost of $70.78 per share. WRB's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $4.40 to $39.60. 

My yield on cost is now 0.51%.

Since I opened my position in October 2024, the stock has generated a total return of 2%, including $191.85 in dividend income. 

5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
$0.209 $0.227 $0.258 $0.287 $0.313 $0.350
9.30% 8.51% 13.73% 11.21% 9.30% 11.70%
5-year DGR: 10.39% 10.87%

projected, assuming no further changes

WRB's special dividend will be a one-time payout of $55 to my DivGro portfolio. 

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