--- title: "Upcoming Dividend Run For DPG?" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279284994.md" description: "The Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund (NYSE: DPG) is set for an upcoming dividend of $0.07 per share, with an ex-dividend date of March 31, 2026. A \"Dividend Run Alert\" suggests that the stock may rise in anticipation of this dividend, as historically, DPG has shown capital gains exceeding dividend amounts prior to ex-dividend dates. Investors are encouraged to monitor DPG, which has an implied annualized yield of 5.87%." datetime: "2026-03-16T14:35:19.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279284994.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279284994.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279284994.md) --- # Upcoming Dividend Run For DPG? This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund (NYSE: DPG), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" anyway? This is an interesting concept which we first learned about at a past ValueForum conference. And to best explain the concept, we need to start with the expected behavior of a stock on its _ex-dividend_ date. For anyone unfamiliar with the term, the _ex-dividend date_ marks the trading day when any buyer of the stock is no longer entitled to the referenced dividend — in other words, to be eligible to receive the dividend in question, one would have had to purchase their shares _before_ the ex-dividend date. All else equal, the stock price would be expected to _drop by the dividend amount_ on that _ex-_date (remember, that's "all else equal" and naturally other factors will drive stocks higher/lower on any given day). But think about it: if a buyer is entitled to a 0.07 dividend _before_ ex-date, but no longer entitled to that amount _on or after_ ex-date, then this drop makes perfect sense! Because if the shares _didn't_ drop by that same 0.07 the next day, then _effectively_, buyers would effectively be paying 0.07 _more_ for the same share of stock. But now think about _this:_ if a stock is expected to _drop_ by the dividend amount (all else equal) _on_ ex-date, then in turn, shouldn't that stock be expected to _rise_ sometime _ahead_ of a dividend? After all, if a dividend-paying stock didn't ever rise and only fell on each and every ex-date, then eventually after enough dividend payments those shares would have fallen to zero. And _that_ wouldn't make _any_ sense for a company continually earning money and paying dividends. So indeed, "sometime" _before_ a given dividend, there should be sort of a built-in "pressure" for a stock to gradually rise in expectation of that next cash dividend... in other words: pressure for the stock to have a potential _Dividend Run_. And notice we put the word "sometime" in quotes in that last sentence, because there are differing views among different dividend investors about _timeframe_ when it comes to capturing Dividend Run effects. Some like to invest (and then also to sell) on specific target dates; others like to employ some form of dollar cost averaging. Some like to invest shortly before ex-div, hold for the dividend, and then sell on or after ex-date (having actually capturing the dividend / received the income). Others like to sell the day _before_ ex-date (the last possible day where the buyer of the shares will still be "paying for" the upcoming dividend) with the idea to try and maximize _capital gain_. In this capital-gain-focused scenario, one common timeframe we've seen discussed, is to buy about two weeks (ten trading days) prior to the targeted sale date. For example, consider the 0.07/share DPG dividend that went "ex-dividend" on 02/27/26. On the prior trading day — the last day where a seller knows that the buyer of their shares will be expecting that dividend amount — shares of DPG closed at 14.78. And two weeks (ten trading days) prior to _that_, on 02/11/26, shares closed at a price of 14.24. That means that in the final two-week run-up to the 0.07 dividend, DPG gained 0.54 in price. Looking back at the last four dividends paid by DPG, this strategy would have captured a capital gain in excess of the dividend 3 out of 4 times, with a "Divvy Run" total of +1.29 in capital gains. Incidentally, that _exceeds_ the sum total _dividend_ amounts across those last four dividends, of 0.28. Here's the data: Ex-Dividend ——Price 2 Weeks Prior—» ——Price 1 Day Prior—» Run Gain/Loss 02/27/26 0.07 02/11/26 14.24 02/26/26 14.78 **+0.54** 01/30/26 0.07 01/14/26 12.99 01/29/26 13.55 **+0.56** 12/31/25 0.07 12/15/25 12.61 12/30/25 12.85 **+0.24** 11/28/25 0.07 11/12/25 13.18 11/26/25 13.13 **\-0.05** Div Total: 0.28 "Divvy Run" Total: **+1.29** In about two weeks from now, Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund (NYSE: DPG) will go ex-dividend for its latest dividend of 0.07/share. Will Dividend Run history repeat itself? Upcoming Dividend: 0.07/share Ex-Div Date: 03/31/26 Payment Date: 04/10/26 Dividend Frequency: Monthly Full DPG Dividend History » As the saying goes, past performance is never a guarantee of future returns. But one thing's for sure: for those investors who count Dividend Runs among the tools in their arsenal, DPG is a good dividend stock to know about and have on your radar screen with its implied annualized yield of 5.87%. Stay tuned for future Dividend Run candidates, and if you'd like to receive email alerts right into your inbox, enroll in our free Dividend Alerts feature, courtesy of DividendChannel.com. ##### Also see: • Top Stocks Held By Seth Klarman • MVST Options Chain • Nelson Peltz Stock Picks The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. ### Related Stocks - [DPG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DPG.US.md) - [GLU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLU.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Crombie Reit Announces May 2026 Monthly Distribution | CROMF Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286603129.md) - [3 high-yielding dividend stocks that retirees can rely on for recurring income](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286804054.md) - [3 dividend kings to buy and hold for 20 years](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286946243.md) - [This High-Yield REIT Just Hiked Its Dividend By 7.1%. 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