Ex-Dividend Dates

Ex-Dividend Calendar

Ex-Dividend Dates: Next Four Weeks

Warning: Dividend Capture Strategies won't work in declining markets.

The 'ex-dividend' date is the date when new buyers are not eligible to receive the next dividend. Some investors follow a "dividend capture" strategy which involves buying shares before a stock goes ex-dividend and selling at a predetermined time after the stock goes ex-dividend. There are many such strategies. Stocks typically drop when they go ex-dividend and some pundits advise that none of these strategies work.

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The table below lists stocks and funds going ex-dividend over the next four weeks. Besides for the usual data, it also lists the current dividend's percent of share price. This differs from the more familiar "dividend yield" which does the same calculation for the annualized dividend (e.g. quarterly dividend times four). The higher the current dividend's percent of share price, the more likely that the capture trade will be profitable. Dividends at least 3% of share price, the most profitable candidates, are highlighted in bold.

At Dividend Detective, we have developed our own strategy that involves buying close to the announce date and selling the day before the ex-dividend date. Click here for details and a table useful for implementing that strategy.

Errors happen. Verify all data before taking action

Dividend payment data tends to be error prone, so verify everything before tacking action. Be especially wary of listings showing yields above 20%, Also, foreign stocks are especially error-prone due to currency translation issues.

Dividends paid by foreign stocks may be subject to 15% to 25% withholdings for taxes.

We have not researched these securities and don't know whether they are suitable for a dividend capture strategy.

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Data updated daily, after the market close.

Data accuracy not guaranteed. Verify before taking action.