FHI Dividend History

FHI Dividend History shows the dividend history, ex-dividend date, dividend yield, payout ratio, and dividend growth rate for First Trust Strategic High Income. FHI pays a dividend of $0.38 per share quarterly or annual dividend of $1.52 per share. FHI's annual dividend yield is 2.49% with next dividend date (payout date) set for May 15, 2026 and ex-dividend date of May 8, 2026. FHI began paying dividends in 1998.

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FHI Dividend Yield

Company	First Trust Strategic High Income
Stock Symbol	FHI - NYSE
FHI Stock Price	$56.14
FHI Ex-Dividend Date	May 8, 2026
FHI Dividend Payout Date	May 15, 2026
FHI Dividend Record Date	May 8, 2026
FHI Dividend Declaration Date	April 30, 2026
FHI Dividend Period	Quarterly
FHI Dividend Payout	$0.38 Per Share
FHI Annual Dividend	$1.40 Per Share
FHI Dividend Payout Ratio	39.00%
FHI Dividend Yield	2.49%

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FHI Ex-dividend Date

Following is a table that shows the FHI dividend history, calendar, next dividend date (FHI Ex dividend Date), dividend payment date, dividend period, FHI dividend per share, and FHI dividend growth rate for each dividend period.

FHI Ex Dividend Date	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payout Date	Period	Dividend	Unadjusted	Change
05/08/2026	04/30/2026	05/08/2026	05/15/2026	Quarterly	$0.38000	$0.38000
02/06/2026	01/29/2026	02/06/2026	02/13/2026	Quarterly	$0.34000	$0.34000
11/07/2025	10/30/2025	11/07/2025	11/14/2025	Quarterly	$0.34000	$0.34000
08/08/2025	07/31/2025	08/08/2025	08/15/2025	Quarterly	$0.34000	$0.34000
05/08/2025	04/24/2025	05/08/2025	05/15/2025	Quarterly	$0.34000	$0.34000	+9.68%
02/07/2025	01/30/2025	02/07/2025	02/14/2025	Quarterly	$0.31000	$0.31000
11/08/2024	10/24/2024	11/08/2024	11/15/2024	Quarterly	$0.31000	$0.31000
08/08/2024	07/25/2024	08/08/2024	08/15/2024	Quarterly	$0.31000	$0.31000	-76.34%
05/07/2024	04/25/2024	05/08/2024	05/15/2024	Quarterly	$1.31000	$1.31000	+367.86%
02/07/2024	01/25/2024	02/08/2024	02/15/2024	Quarterly	$0.28000	$0.28000
11/07/2023	10/26/2023	11/08/2023	11/15/2023	Quarterly	$0.28000	$0.28000	+700.00%
09/21/2023	09/11/2023	09/22/2023	10/02/2023	Quarterly	$0.03500	$0.03500	-87.50%
08/07/2023	07/27/2023	08/08/2023	08/15/2023	Quarterly	$0.28000	$0.28000
05/05/2023	04/27/2023	05/08/2023	05/15/2023	Quarterly	$0.28000	$0.28000	+3.70%
02/07/2023	01/26/2023	02/08/2023	02/15/2023	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
11/07/2022	10/27/2022	11/08/2022	11/15/2022	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
08/05/2022	07/28/2022	08/08/2022	08/15/2022	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
05/05/2022	04/28/2022	05/06/2022	05/13/2022	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
02/07/2022	01/27/2022	02/08/2022	02/15/2022	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
11/05/2021	10/28/2021	11/08/2021	11/15/2021	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
08/05/2021	07/29/2021	08/06/2021	08/13/2021	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
05/06/2021	04/29/2021	05/07/2021	05/14/2021	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
02/04/2021	01/28/2021	02/05/2021	02/12/2021	Other	$0.27000	$0.27000	-78.74%
11/05/2020	10/29/2020	11/06/2020	11/13/2020	Quarterly	$1.27000	$1.27000	+370.37%
08/06/2020	07/30/2020	08/07/2020	08/14/2020	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000

05/08/2020	04/30/2020	05/11/2020	05/15/2020	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
02/06/2020	01/30/2020	02/07/2020	02/14/2020	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
11/07/2019	10/24/2019	11/08/2019	11/15/2019	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
08/07/2019	07/25/2019	08/08/2019	08/15/2019	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
05/07/2019	04/25/2019	05/08/2019	05/15/2019	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
02/07/2019	01/24/2019	02/08/2019	02/15/2019	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
11/07/2018	10/25/2018	11/08/2018	11/15/2018	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
08/07/2018	07/26/2018	08/08/2018	08/15/2018	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000
05/07/2018	04/26/2018	05/08/2018	05/15/2018	Quarterly	$0.27000	$0.27000	+8.00%
02/07/2018	01/25/2018	02/08/2018	02/15/2018	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
11/07/2017	10/26/2017	11/08/2017	11/15/2017	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
08/04/2017	07/27/2017	08/08/2017	08/15/2017	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
05/04/2017	04/27/2017	05/08/2017	05/15/2017	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
02/06/2017	01/26/2017	02/08/2017	02/15/2017	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000	-80.00%
11/04/2016	10/27/2016	11/08/2016	11/15/2016	Quarterly	$1.25000	$1.25000	+400.00%
08/04/2016	07/28/2016	08/08/2016	08/15/2016	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
05/04/2016	04/28/2016	05/06/2016	05/13/2016	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
02/04/2016	01/28/2016	02/08/2016	02/12/2016	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
11/04/2015	10/22/2015	11/06/2015	11/13/2015	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
08/05/2015	07/23/2015	08/07/2015	08/14/2015	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
05/06/2015	04/23/2015	05/08/2015	05/15/2015	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
02/04/2015	01/22/2015	02/06/2015	02/13/2015	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
11/05/2014	10/23/2014	11/07/2014	11/14/2014	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
08/06/2014	07/24/2014	08/08/2014	08/15/2014	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
05/06/2014	04/24/2014	05/08/2014	05/15/2014	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
02/05/2014	01/23/2014	02/07/2014	02/14/2014	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
11/06/2013	10/24/2013	11/08/2013	11/15/2013	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000
08/06/2013	07/25/2013	08/08/2013	08/15/2013	Quarterly	$0.25000	$0.25000	+4.17%
05/06/2013	04/25/2013	05/08/2013	05/15/2013	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
02/06/2013	01/24/2013	02/08/2013	02/15/2013	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000	-86.29%
11/06/2012	10/25/2012	11/08/2012	11/15/2012	Quarterly	$1.75000	$1.75000	+629.17%
08/06/2012	07/26/2012	08/08/2012	08/15/2012	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
05/04/2012	04/26/2012	05/08/2012	05/15/2012	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
02/06/2012	01/26/2012	02/08/2012	02/15/2012	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
11/04/2011	10/27/2011	11/08/2011	11/15/2011	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
08/04/2011	07/28/2011	08/08/2011	08/15/2011	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
05/04/2011	04/29/2011	05/06/2011	05/13/2011	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
02/04/2011	01/27/2011	02/08/2011	02/15/2011	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
11/04/2010	10/28/2010	11/08/2010	11/15/2010	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
08/04/2010	07/22/2010	08/06/2010	08/13/2010	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
05/05/2010	04/22/2010	05/07/2010	05/14/2010	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000	-84.00%
02/03/2010	01/28/2010	02/05/2010	02/12/2010	Quarterly	$1.50000	$1.50000	+525.00%
11/05/2009	10/22/2009	11/09/2009	11/13/2009	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
08/06/2009	07/23/2009	08/10/2009	08/14/2009	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
05/06/2009	04/23/2009	05/08/2009	05/15/2009	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
02/04/2009	01/22/2009	02/06/2009	02/13/2009	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
11/05/2008	10/23/2008	11/07/2008	11/14/2008	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000	-91.30%
09/05/2008	08/19/2008	09/09/2008	09/15/2008	Other	$2.76000	$2.76000
08/06/2008	07/24/2008	08/08/2008	08/15/2008	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000
05/06/2008	04/24/2008	05/08/2008	05/15/2008	Quarterly	$0.24000	$0.24000	+14.29%
02/06/2008	01/24/2008	02/08/2008	02/15/2008	Quarterly	$0.21000	$0.21000
11/06/2007	10/25/2007	11/08/2007	11/15/2007	Quarterly	$0.21000	$0.21000
08/06/2007	07/26/2007	08/08/2007	08/15/2007	Quarterly	$0.21000	$0.21000
05/04/2007	04/26/2007	05/08/2007	05/15/2007	Quarterly	$0.21000	$0.21000	+16.67%
02/06/2007	01/26/2007	02/08/2007	02/15/2007	Quarterly	$0.18000	$0.18000
11/06/2006	10/26/2006	11/08/2006	11/15/2006	Quarterly	$0.18000	$0.18000
08/04/2006	07/28/2006	08/08/2006	08/15/2006	Quarterly	$0.18000	$0.18000
05/04/2006	04/27/2006	05/08/2006	05/15/2006	Quarterly	$0.18000	$0.18000	+20.00%
02/06/2006	01/26/2006	02/08/2006	02/15/2006	Quarterly	$0.15000	$0.15000
11/04/2005	10/28/2005	11/08/2005	11/15/2005	Quarterly	$0.15000	$0.15000
08/04/2005	07/29/2005	08/08/2005	08/15/2005	Quarterly	$0.15000	$0.15000
05/05/2005	04/29/2005	05/09/2005	05/13/2005	Quarterly	$0.15000	$0.15000	+20.00%
02/16/2005	02/03/2005	02/18/2005	02/28/2005	Quarterly	$0.12500	$0.12500
11/04/2004	10/28/2004	11/08/2004	11/15/2004	Quarterly	$0.12500	$0.12500	+22.55%
08/04/2004	07/26/2004	08/06/2004	08/13/2004	Quarterly	$0.10200	$0.10200
05/05/2004	04/20/2004	05/07/2004	05/14/2004	Quarterly	$0.10200	$0.10200	+20.00%
02/18/2004	02/09/2004	02/20/2004	02/27/2004	Quarterly	$0.08500	$0.08500
11/05/2003	10/22/2003	11/07/2003	11/14/2003	Quarterly	$0.08500	$0.08500
08/05/2003	07/23/2003	08/07/2003	08/15/2003	Quarterly	$0.08500	$0.08500	+21.43%
05/05/2003	04/23/2003	05/07/2003	05/15/2003	Quarterly	$0.07000	$0.07000	+22.81%
02/05/2003	01/22/2003	02/07/2003	02/14/2003	Quarterly	$0.05700	$0.05700
11/05/2002	10/24/2002	11/07/2002	11/15/2002	Quarterly	$0.05700	$0.05700
08/05/2002	07/25/2002	08/07/2002	08/15/2002	Quarterly	$0.05700	$0.05700
05/03/2002	04/25/2002	05/07/2002	05/15/2002	Quarterly	$0.05700	$0.05700	+23.91%
02/05/2002	01/29/2002	02/07/2002	02/15/2002	Quarterly	$0.04600	$0.04600
11/05/2001	10/30/2001	11/07/2001	11/15/2001	Quarterly	$0.04600	$0.04600
08/03/2001	07/24/2001	08/07/2001	08/15/2001	Quarterly	$0.04600	$0.04600
05/03/2001	04/26/2001	05/07/2001	05/15/2001	Quarterly	$0.04600	$0.04600	+24.32%
02/05/2001	01/30/2001	02/07/2001	02/15/2001	Quarterly	$0.03700	$0.03700
11/01/2000	10/26/2000	11/03/2000	11/15/2000	Quarterly	$0.03700	$0.03700
08/02/2000	07/28/2000	08/04/2000	08/15/2000	Other	$0.03700	$0.03700	+0.90%
05/04/2000	04/26/2000	05/08/2000	05/15/2000	Quarterly	$0.03667	$0.05501	+30.96%
02/03/2000		02/07/2000	02/15/2000	Quarterly	$0.02800	$0.04200
10/28/1999	10/20/1999	11/01/1999	11/15/1999	Quarterly	$0.02800	$0.04200	+4.99%
07/29/1999	07/20/1999	08/02/1999	08/13/1999	Quarterly	$0.02667	$0.04001	-6.98%
04/29/1999	04/20/1999	05/03/1999	05/14/1999	Quarterly	$0.02867	$0.04301	+13.19%
02/04/1999	01/26/1999	02/08/1999	02/15/1999	Quarterly	$0.02533	$0.03800
10/28/1998	10/16/1998	10/30/1998	11/13/1998	Quarterly	$0.02533	$0.03800
07/29/1998	07/21/1998	07/31/1998	08/10/1998	Other	$0.02533	$0.03800

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