Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about top dividends declared at publicly traded companies for the week ending Dec 2nd, 2011.

• Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc. (NASDAQ:DHIL) announced a dividend of $5 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-08. That’s a 61.54% reduction versus the previous dividend of $13. The new dividend yield is 18.1%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• White River Capital, Inc. (AMEX:RVR) announced a dividend of $4 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-06. That’s a 1500% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.25. The new dividend yield is 19.0%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE:LTD) announced a dividend of $2 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-08. That’s a 900% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.2. The new dividend yield is 4.2%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE:CM) announced a dividend of $0.9 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-23. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.9. The new dividend yield is 4.9%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) announced a dividend of $0.76 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-08. That’s a 1.33% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.75. The new dividend yield is 8.7%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:EPHC) announced a dividend of $0.75 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-20. That’s a 837.5% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.08. The new dividend yield is 4.3%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (AMEX:NEN) announced a dividend of $0.7 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-13. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.7. The new dividend yield is 3.9%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD) announced a dividend of $0.68 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2012-01-03. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.68. The new dividend yield is 3.7%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. (NYSE:MAA) announced a dividend of $0.66 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2012-01-11. That’s a 5.18% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.6275. The new dividend yield is 4.4%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) announced a dividend of $0.6 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-14. That’s a 50% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.4. The new dividend yield is 1.1%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

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