American Funds New Perspective A (ANWPX) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 67 recorded ANWPX dividend payments, running from April 11, 1980 to December 18, 2025 — 46 calendar years. Together those payments total $62.34 per share. ANWPX has most often paid annually.
ANWPX has increased its payment rate for 3 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the ANWPX payment rate compounded at +13.2% a year, and +7.7% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
ANWPX's payment rate fell in 1983, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2022. The steepest drop was -85.7%.
ANWPX is a fund, so its distribution is set from what the strategy earned in the period rather than by a board committing to a rate — payments move around by design. Only declines steeper than 25% are treated as material here, because smaller swings are routine rather than a change of policy.
ANWPX dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.64 | 1 | $4.64 | +45.7% |
| 2024 | $3.19 | 1 | $3.19 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | $3.00 | 1 | $3.00 | +52.1% |
| 2022 | $1.97 | 1 | $1.97 | -57.7% |
| 2021 | $4.65 | 1 | $4.65 | +86.0% |
| 2020 | $2.50 | 1 | $2.50 | +44.1% |
| 2019 | $1.74 | 1 | $1.74 | -39.3% |
| 2018 | $2.86 | 1 | $2.86 | +20.4% |
| 2017 | $2.37 | 1 | $2.37 | +73.8% |
| 2016 | $1.36 | 1 | $1.36 | -38.2% |
| 2015 | $2.21 | 1 | $2.21 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | $2.52 | 1 | $2.52 | +22.8% |
| 2013 | $2.05 | 1 | $2.05 | +519.9% |
| 2012 | $0.331 | 1 | $0.331 | +16.1% |
| 2011 | $0.285 | 1 | $0.285 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | $0.290 | 1 | $0.290 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | $0.305 | 1 | $0.305 | -85.7% |
| 2008 | $2.13 | 1 | $2.13 | -27.6% |
| 2007 | $2.94 | 1 | $2.94 | +15.2% |
| 2006 | $2.56 | 1 | $2.56 | +15.6% |
| 2005 | $2.21 | 1 | $2.21 | +760.3% |
| 2004 | $0.257 | 1 | $0.257 | +45.2% |
| 2003 | $0.177 | 1 | $0.177 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | $0.167 | 1 | $0.167 | — |
| 2001 | $0.370 | 2 (timing) | $0.185 | — |
| 2000 | $3.29 | 1 | $3.29 | — |
| 1999 | $2.51 | 2 (timing) | $1.26 | +37.2% |
| 1998 | $1.83 | 2 (timing) | $0.915 | +22.0% |
| 1997 | $1.50 | 2 (timing) | $0.750 | +48.5% |
| 1996 | $1.01 | 2 (timing) | $0.505 | +11.0% |
| 1995 | $0.910 | 2 (timing) | $0.455 | +295.7% |
| 1994 | $0.230 | 2 (timing) | $0.115 | +9.5% |
| 1993 | $0.210 | 2 (timing) | $0.105 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | $0.200 | 2 (timing) | $0.100 | -23.1% |
| 1991 | $0.260 | 2 (timing) | $0.130 | -13.3% |
| 1990 | $0.300 | 2 (timing) | $0.150 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | $0.290 | 2 (timing) | $0.145 | -9.4% |
| 1988 | $0.320 | 2 (timing) | $0.160 | +33.3% |
| 1987 | $0.240 | 2 (timing) | $0.120 | +9.1% |
| 1986 | $0.220 | 2 (timing) | $0.110 | +4.8% |
| 1985 | $0.210 | 2 (timing) | $0.105 | -12.5% |
| 1984 | $0.240 | 2 (timing) | $0.120 | -11.1% |
| 1983 | $0.270 | 2 (timing) | $0.135 | -41.3% |
| 1982 | $0.460 | 2 (timing) | $0.230 | -6.1% |
| 1981 | $0.490 | 2 (timing) | $0.245 | +85.6% |
| 1980 | $0.264 | 2 (timing) | $0.132 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than ANWPX's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent ANWPX dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| December 18, 2025 | $4.64 |
| December 19, 2024 | $3.19 |
| December 14, 2023 | $3.00 |
| December 15, 2022 | $1.97 |
| December 16, 2021 | $4.65 |
| December 17, 2020 | $2.50 |
| December 20, 2019 | $1.74 |
| December 21, 2018 | $2.86 |
| December 21, 2017 | $2.37 |
| December 22, 2016 | $1.36 |
| December 23, 2015 | $2.21 |
| December 26, 2014 | $2.52 |
| December 26, 2013 | $2.05 |
| December 26, 2012 | $0.331 |
| December 27, 2011 | $0.285 |
| December 27, 2010 | $0.290 |
| December 22, 2009 | $0.305 |
| December 23, 2008 | $2.13 |
| December 12, 2007 | $2.94 |
| December 26, 2006 | $2.56 |
| December 27, 2005 | $2.21 |
| December 17, 2004 | $0.257 |
| December 18, 2003 | $0.177 |
| December 19, 2002 | $0.167 |
| December 19, 2001 | $0.270 |
| June 8, 2001 | $0.100 |
| December 13, 2000 | $3.29 |
| December 14, 1999 | $2.45 |
| June 4, 1999 | $0.0600 |
| December 15, 1998 | $1.71 |
| June 5, 1998 | $0.120 |
| December 12, 1997 | $1.40 |
| May 30, 1997 | $0.100 |
| December 13, 1996 | $0.910 |
| May 31, 1996 | $0.100 |
| December 15, 1995 | $0.830 |
| June 2, 1995 | $0.0800 |
| December 16, 1994 | $0.160 |
| May 27, 1994 | $0.0700 |
| December 10, 1993 | $0.130 |
| June 11, 1993 | $0.0800 |
| December 11, 1992 | $0.120 |
| May 29, 1992 | $0.0800 |
| December 13, 1991 | $0.160 |
| May 31, 1991 | $0.100 |
| December 13, 1990 | $0.200 |
| June 1, 1990 | $0.100 |
| December 7, 1989 | $0.190 |
| June 2, 1989 | $0.100 |
| December 9, 1988 | $0.220 |
| June 3, 1988 | $0.100 |
| December 11, 1987 | $0.150 |
| April 10, 1987 | $0.0900 |
| October 10, 1986 | $0.130 |
| April 1, 1986 | $0.0900 |
| October 11, 1985 | $0.120 |
| April 4, 1985 | $0.0900 |
| October 5, 1984 | $0.150 |
| April 6, 1984 | $0.0900 |
| October 14, 1983 | $0.180 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 67 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
ANWPX dividend history questions
How many dividends has ANWPX paid?
DivTrkr has 67 recorded ANWPX dividend payments between April 11, 1980 and December 18, 2025, totalling $62.34 per share across 46 calendar years.
Has ANWPX ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The ANWPX per-payment rate fell in 1983, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2022, the steepest being -85.7%.
How fast is the ANWPX dividend growing?
The ANWPX payment rate compounded at +13.2% a year over the last five complete years and +7.7% a year over the last ten.
How often does ANWPX pay a dividend?
ANWPX has most often paid annually — 1 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current ANWPX dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track ANWPX free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.