Dividend stocks
These five ASX 200 index shares will trade ex-dividend next week
- March 17, 2023 06:05 PM AEDT | Priyabrata Prusty

These five ASX 200 index shares will trade ex-dividend next week
Seven ASX 200 stocks that turn ex-dividend next week
- March 10, 2023 07:15 PM AEDT
- Versha Jain
BHP Group turns ex-dividend tomorrow. Here’s how much dividend it has paid in last 10 years
- March 08, 2023 12:38 PM AEDT
- Versha Jain
These five ASX 200 large and mid cap stocks to trade ex-dividend on Monday
- March 04, 2023 12:09 PM AEDT
- Neha Simpy
Fortescue (ASX:FMG) stock plunges over 8% as it turns ex-dividend
- February 27, 2023 11:58 AM AEDT
- Versha Jain

These ASX 200 stocks trade ex-dividend today
- February 24, 2023 12:28 PM AEDT | Versha Jain
Let us discuss three ASX 200 stocks--Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX: TAH), Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM), and BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX: BSL)--that trade ex-dividend today.
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Five ASX shares which turned ex-dividend this week
- October 02, 2022 07:00 AM AEDT | Ashish
Several companies have turned ex-dividend in the past couple of months, providing income to ASX investors.
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Why were these ASX All Ordinaries shares in focus this week?
- September 18, 2022 07:00 AM AEST | Ashish
Several ASX All Ordinaries shares turned ex-dividend this week.
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A look at 8 ASX shares which went ex-dividend this week
- September 10, 2022 07:00 AM AEST | Ashish
ASX income investors are expected to get busy in September as more than a dozen companies are scheduled to turn ex-dividend
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From FMG to WBC, NAB: Take a look at these ASX dividend stocks
- September 05, 2022 03:40 PM AEST | Aditi Sarkar
FMG, BHP, RIO, ANZ, WDS, WBC, and NAB are some of the best dividend stocks from ASX.
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Take a look at ASX shares which turned ex-dividend this week
- September 03, 2022 07:00 AM AEST | Ashish
While the focus is on the ASX-listed firms announcing their earnings in the ongoing results season, several stocks have also turned ex-dividend.
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From DDR to ALU, TNE: ASX midcap dividend stocks from tech space
- August 29, 2022 03:08 PM AEST | Aditi Sarkar
Dicker Data, Iress Ltd, Carsales.Com, Altium Ltd, Technology One are some dividend stocks from ASX midcap technology space.
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From ANN to CGF, NWL: These ASX stocks to turn ex-dividend next week
- August 26, 2022 06:37 PM AEST | Bhawna Gupta
Ansell reported US$1.95 billion in revenue and US$158.7 million in operating profit for the fiscal year 2022.
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From SSR, RIO to WOT: These ASX stocks to turn ex-dividend in August
- August 10, 2022 06:20 PM AEST | Bhawna Gupta
According to the stock exchange regulations where the stock is traded, the ex-dividend date is set once the record date has been determined. The ex-date is typically one business day before the record date in this case.
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FEX, VTG, CDD: Three ASX shares dishing out lucrative dividend yields
- August 06, 2022 11:00 AM AEST | Manisha
There are many ASX-listed firms which share a part of their revenue among their shareholders as dividend. In this article, we have screened out three such ASX stocks with high dividend yields.
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How long do you have to hold a stock to get the dividend?
One can buy a stock just before dividend and become eligible to receive dividend. If you buy a particular stock just one day before its ex-dividend date, then you will be eligible to receive the upcoming dividend to be distributed by a company. When a company announces dividend, it also provides details of record date, ex-dividend date etc.
Can you buy a stock just before the dividend?
Yes, one can buy a stock just before dividend and become eligible to receive dividend. If you buy a particular stock just one day before its ex-dividend date, then you will be eligible to receive the upcoming dividend to be distributed by a company. When a company announces dividend, it also provides details of record date, ex-dividend date etc. Record date is the date on which a shareholder should have the stock in his/her demat account in order to be eligible for the upcoming dividend. Similarly, ex-dividend date is the date on which a particular stock trades on the exchanges without the value of its upcoming dividend.
Can you sell stock after receiving dividend?
Yes, one can sell a particular stock after the record date and still be eligible to receive the upcoming dividend. Even if you hold a particular stock for one day, the record date, you will be eligible to receive the dividend. You just need to ensure that the stock remains in your demat account on the record date so that you become eligible for the dividend. On record date, a particular company takes out the list of shareholders, who will be entitled to receive the upcoming dividend.
Share prices drop after dividend?
Historically, it has been observed that on ex-dividend date price of a particular stock falls by approximately the dividend amount as short-term investors tend to sell the stock after being eligible to receive the upcoming dividend amount. However, in some cases, a particular stock may also rise on the ex-dividend date because of any stock specific news or due to the overall bullish sentiment of the market on that particular day.