Dividend Yields for (POM) (FE) (DUK) (AEE) (PGN)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Pepco Holdings Inc (POM), FirstEnergy Corp (FE), Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Ameren Corp (AEE) and Progress Energy Inc (PGN).

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

Pepco Holdings Inc (POM) has a dividend yield of 5.60 percent on a declared dividend of $0.27. The payout ratio is 432.0 percent.

FirstEnergy Corp (FE) has a dividend yield of 5.50 percent on a declared dividend of $0.55. The payout ratio is 90.4 percent.

Duke Energy Corp (DUK) has a dividend yield of 5.25 percent on a declared dividend of $0.24. The payout ratio is 76.5 percent.

Ameren Corp (AEE) has a dividend yield of 5.25 percent on a declared dividend of $0.39. The payout ratio is 177.6 percent.

Progress Energy Inc (PGN) has a dividend yield of 5.23 percent on a declared dividend of $0.62. The payout ratio is 143.5 percent.

Kinross Gold (KGC) CFO Steps Down

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) announced that their chief financial officer, Thomas Boehlert, will be leaving the company. Replacing Boehlert will be former Pepco Holdings (NYSE:POM)CFO Paul Barry.

Barry will joint Kinross by the end of March, said Kinross, while Boehlert will stay on to help out with the period of transition.

Kinross said Boehlert is leaving the company "by mutual agreement to pursue other opportunities."

Barry worked at Pepco, a natural gas and energy distributor, from 2007 to 2009, and has worked as an independent consultant since then.

Kinross closed in New York Monday at $15.79, gaining $0.15, or 0.96 percent.