UMC Stock — United Microelectronics Corporation

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC)

UMC is a low-cost Stock. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 2.48%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.08%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 77/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 323.2% over the past 25.9 years, 411.8 points behind SPY at 735.0%.

At the current 2.48% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $248 per year, or $20.67 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual annual payments vary.

United Microelectronics Corporation is a Taiwan-based semiconductor wafer foundry that manufactures integrated circuits and provides related services including circuit design, mask tooling, wafer fabrication, and assembly and testing for communication devices, consumer electronics, and computing applications. The company distributes annually at a modest current rate. It may appeal to international equity investors seeking exposure to the semiconductor manufacturing sector with a modest income component.

UMC performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 323.2% over the past 25.9 years, 411.8 points behind SPY at 735.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 37.8%.

UMC key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

77 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.91%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/19/2000

Distribution rate

2.48%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.08%

5-year average yield

5.84

Last close

$19.79

Market cap

$47,725,502,464

Average volume

19841030.0

Last dividend

$0.4120

Ex-dividend date

07/08/2026

Payment date

08/06/2026

Beta

1.704

Payout ratio

0.3887

P/E ratio

19.03

Forward P/E

17.5131

EPS

$1.00

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.48%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.08%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

UMC risks and drawbacks

UMC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 37.8%.

Who may consider UMC — and who may not

UMC may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (UMC pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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