intraday trading 22 October 2017, 10:33 AM Axis Capital Holdings Limited (AXS) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for October 05, 2017 Axis Capital Holdings Limited ( AXS ) will begin trading ex-dividend on October 05, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.38 per share is scheduled to be paid on October 16, 2017. Shareholders who purchased AXS prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that AXS has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $57.21, the dividend yield is 2.66%. The previous trading day's last sale of AXS was $57.21, representing a -19.49% decrease from the 52 week high of $71.06 and a 9.7% increase over the 52 week low of $52.15. AXS is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as D/B/A Chubb Limited New ( CB ) and American International Group, Inc. ( AIG ). AXS's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.51. Zacks Investment Research reports AXS's forecasted earnings growth in 2017 as -10.04%, compared to an industry average of -4.5%. For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AXS Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today. Interested in gaining exposure to AXS through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]? The following ETF(s) have AXS as a top-10 holding: First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund ( FNK ) First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund ( FNX ) John Hancock Multifactor Financials ETF ( JHMF ) John Hancock Multifactor Mid Cap ETF ( JHMM ). The top-performing ETF of this group is JHMF with an increase of 10.12% over the last 100 days. FNK has the highest percent weighting of AXS at 0.64%. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.