UMC Stock — United Microelectronics Corporation

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

UMC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.08%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.08%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 227.9% over the past 26.1 years, 502.5 points behind SPY at 730.4%.

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

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 227.9% over the past 26.1 years, 502.5 points behind SPY at 730.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 171.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 37.8%.

UMC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.71%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/19/2000

Distribution rate

2.08%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.08%

5-year average yield

4.75

Last close

$19.82 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$49,706,748,056

Average volume

12914800.0

Dividend

$0.412

Ex-dividend date

07/08/2026

Payment date

08/06/2026

Beta

1.707

Payout ratio

38.9%

P/E ratio

18.7

Forward P/E

23.753

EPS

$1.06

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.08%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.08%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

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 a high Distribution Safety Score, 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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