Five Nasdaq Stocks Go Ex-Dividend August 6, Requiring Purchase by Today

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Five Nasdaq-listed companies—Wintrust Financial, Silicon Motion Technology, Franklin Electric, TriMas, and Eagle Bancorp—all go ex-dividend on August 6, 2026, meaning investors must buy shares by market close today, August 5, to qualify for their upcoming quarterly payouts. Wintrust Financial raised its dividend 10% to $0.55 per share, yielding 1.32%, while Franklin Electric extended a multi-decade streak of increases with a $0.28 payout. Silicon Motion Technology offers a $0.50 dividend but has surged 184% year to date on AI storage demand, making its 0.79% yield a thin label on a high-growth stock. Eagle Bancorp slashed its dividend 94% to just $0.01 amid negative earnings and $47.9 million in net charge-offs, flagging it as a credit turnaround bet rather than an income play. TriMas pays a token $0.04 quarterly dividend, unchanged for years, representing a modest capital-return feature.