Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: STK) announced a fourth-quarter distribution of $0.4625 per share on October 9, 2026. The fund is making this payment pursuant to its managed distribution policy.
The distribution represents a quarterly rate of 2.3125%, which annualizes to 9.25% of the $20.00 offering price from the fund's initial public offering in November 2009. When calculated against the fund's market price of $53.77 per share as of September 30, 2026, the distribution equates to a quarterly rate of 0.8601% (3.44% annualized).
The fund will pay the distribution on October 27, 2026, to stockholders of record as of October 19, 2026. The ex-dividend date is also October 19, 2026.
The fund anticipates making a subsequent distribution in February 2027. It also expects to make a distribution before the end of 2026 to avoid incurring a federal excise tax on undistributed income and gains.
The estimated breakdown of the $0.4625 distribution is as follows: 100% from net realized long-term capital gains, with no portion attributed to net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, or return of capital. The fund notes that while all 2026 distributions are currently estimated to come from earnings and profits, this could change during the remainder of the fiscal year.
For the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2026, the fund reported an average annual total return of 23.82% and a cumulative total return of 55.36%.
The fund emphasizes that past performance does not guarantee future results and that distributions may be variable depending on market conditions and the fund's investment experience.
