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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/6/26, Kimco Realty Corp (Symbol: KIM), First Merchants Corp (Symbol: FRME), and Bank of America Corp (Symbol: BAC) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Kimco Realty Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.26 on 3/19/26, First Merchants Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.36 on 3/20/26, and Bank of America Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.28 on 3/27/26. As a percentage of KIM's recent stock price of $23.53, this dividend works out to approximately 1.10%, so look for shares of Kimco Realty Corp to trade 1.10% lower — all else being equal — when KIM shares open for trading on 3/6/26. Similarly, investors should look for FRME to open 0.92% lower in price and for BAC to open 0.56% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for KIM, FRME, and BAC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Kimco Realty Corp (Symbol: KIM):

First Merchants Corp (Symbol: FRME):

Bank of America Corp (Symbol: BAC):

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 4.42% for Kimco Realty Corp, 3.68% for First Merchants Corp, and 2.24% for Bank of America Corp.

In Wednesday trading, Kimco Realty Corp shares are currently down about 0.1%, First Merchants Corp shares are down about 0.6%, and Bank of America Corp shares are up about 0.3% on the day.

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