Stocks With Biggest Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 40 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 10 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 7.49 percent. The biggest hike was announced by CME Group (CME) who raised its quarterly distributions by 59.3 percent from $1.40 to $2.23.