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Thus the key date for a stock purchase is the ex-dividend date: a purchase on that date (or after) will be ex (outside, without right to) the dividend. If, for whatever reason, a share transfer prior to the ex-dividend date is not recorded on the register in time, the seller is obligated to repay the dividend to the buyer when he receives it.
Conversely, if you buy stock after the record date but before the ex-dividend date of a large special dividend, you are entitled to the dividend and will receive it via the due bill process. As is the case with all dividends, if you sell your stock prior to the ex-dividend date, within the due bill period, you relinquish your right to the dividend.
Dividend stripping is the practice of buying shares a short period before a dividend is declared, called cum-dividend, and then selling them when they go ex-dividend, when the previous owner is entitled to the dividend. On the day the company trades ex-dividend, theoretically the share price drops by the amount of the dividend.
You can determine when and how much you should expect to receive in dividends by paying close attention to the dividend yield, declaration, ex-dividend, and payment dates.
When a company is acquired, what happens to your stock shares depends on various factors, including the terms of the deal and the type of equity you hold. Understanding the process is crucial for ...
A dividend stock is just a publicly traded company that pays a dividend, while a dividend-focused mutual fund or ETF is a basket of many dividend-paying stocks.
Selling your stock on the ex-dividend date or after, means selling it without the dividend. The buyer of you stock will not receive the latest dividend payment pay-out, but would receive the next dividend pay-out if held one day prior to the next ex-dividend date. When the owner sells the stock on/soon after (before the record date) the ex ...
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