Cash Dividend On The Way From CommonWealth REIT's Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares

On 7/30/13, CommonWealth REIT's 6 1/2% Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares (NYSE: CWH.PRD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4063, payable on 8/15/13. As a percentage of CWH.PRD's recent share price of $23.20, this dividend works out to approximately 1.75%, so look for shares of CWH.PRD to trade 1.75% lower -- all else being equal -- when CWH.PRD shares open for trading on 7/30/13. On an annualized basis, the current yield is approximately 7.07%, which compare...