On 3/12/14, HSBC Holdings plc's Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F (Symbol: HUSI.PRF) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.2163, payable on 4/1/14. As a percentage of HUSI.PRF's recent share price of $20.30, this dividend works out to approximately 1.07%, so look for shares of HUSI.PRF to trade 1.07% lower - all else being equal - when HUSI.PRF shares open for trading on 3/12/14. On an annualized basis, the current yield is approximately 4.27%, which compares to an average yield of 6.26% in the "Banking & Savings" preferred stock category, according to Preferred Stock Channel . The chart below shows the one year performance of HUSI.PRF shares, versus HSBC:

Below is a dividend history chart for HUSI.PRF, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.2163 on HSBC Holdings plc's Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F:

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, HSBC Holdings plc (Symbol: HSBC) makes up 8.99% of the Bank and Brokerage ETF ( RKH ) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Monday.
In Monday trading, HSBC Holdings plc's Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F (Symbol: HUSI.PRF) is currently up about 0.2% on the day, while the common shares (Symbol: HSBC) are trading flat.
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