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Dividend Per Share - This is the amount of money that that any one person owning stock in a mutual fund, investment trust or company would be paid as a result of that entity doing well either financially or in the market. The actual dollar value is determine by calculation and is relative to the total number of shares that have been issued and are owned by the public. For example, if the company is paying dividends of 5 million dollars and there are 1 million shares outstanding, then the dividend per share is 5 dollars. |