The world’s largest company by valuation, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), is scheduled to pay its significantly increased dividend for the second time ever this week, on Thursday, October 1.
Indeed, the semiconductor giant increased its annual yield by 2,400% ahead of the June payday, meaning NVDA investors will receive $0.25 for each share they own instead of the previous $0.01.
Additionally, assuming the next dividend – expected in December – remains level, shareholders will have received a total of $0.76 by the end of 2026.
Notably, the relevant ex-dividend date for October 1 came and went on September 10, meaning that one had to put $223.67 into the company – Nvidia stock was changing hands at that price on September 9 – to benefit from the third payment of the year.
Meanwhile, company CEO Jensen Huang – the firm’s largest individual stockholder – will receive $203 million on his roughly 811 million NVDA shares.
Nvidia stock insiders enter selling frenzy in September
Elsewhere, Nvidia equity recently found itself in the headlines for reasons other than the increased yield or market fluctuations. Specifically, September featured a significant intensification of insider trading activity.
Out of the approximately $1.6 billion worth of NVDA stock sold by the company’s senior personnel, roughly 35% – $550 million – was dumped during the ninth month.
Furthermore, a single insider – Director Mark Stevens – was responsible for effectively the entire September volume.
Lastly, if the examined timeframe is expanded by a single day to include August 31, the figure grows by nearly $411 million, again traded by Stevens, meaning the last 30 days saw 60% of all such insider trading activity since the year started.
Nvidia stock price performance
Finally, neither the 2,400% dividend yield increase nor the upsurge in insider selling was, so far, matched by Nvidia stock in either the last month or the cumulative trading of 2026.
Year-to-date (YTD), NVDA shares are up a relatively modest 19.18% as they rose from $188.85 on January 2 to $225.07 at the close of September 25.
Simultaneously, the S&P 500 rose 12.90% and the Nasdaq-100 21.43% within the same timeframe, meaning Nvidia fell between the two benchmark indices in terms of performance.
The last 30 days were likewise relatively slow despite featuring significant volatility. Overall, NVDA stock is up 3.46% on the chart, though the period featured both a sharp decline toward the middle of September and two substantial upsurges early and late in the month.
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