Dividend stocks

These five ASX 200 index shares will trade ex-dividend next week

 These five ASX 200 index shares will trade ex-dividend next week

These five ASX 200 index shares will trade ex-dividend next week

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These ASX 200 stocks trade ex-dividend today

These ASX 200 stocks trade ex-dividend today

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

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?

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

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

From FMG to WBC, NAB: Take a look at these ASX dividend stocks

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

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

From DDR to ALU, TNE: ASX midcap dividend stocks from tech space

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

From ANN to CGF, NWL: These ASX stocks to turn ex-dividend next week

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

From SSR, RIO to WOT: These ASX stocks to turn ex-dividend in August

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

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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Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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.

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.

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.

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