Tomorrow HSBC Holdings PLC, pays out its November dividend.
It is 7.7998p a share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/HSBA/14303180.html
the total number of voting rights in HSBC Holdings plc is 20,257,946,394
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/HSBA/14289587.html
Thus:- 20,257,946,394 x £0.077998 = £1,580,079,302.839212
That is £1.580 billion. A yield of 6.9%
http://www.shareshop.hsbc.co.uk/shareshop/security.cgi?csi=10048&action=