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Vanguard ETF ex-dividend and distribution dates

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Apparently Vanguard likes to keep their ETF ex-dividend and distribution dates a secret until just a couple days before the event.  It has that old mutual fund feel to it—”we’ll give you a quote after-market and allow you to buy or sell our stuff at the end of the day, otherwise go away…”

As a result, the dates below are just guesses, based on previous year’s ex-dividend and distribution dates.   For ex-dividend and pay dates see this  Vanguard link for getting the confirmed dates.

Selected Vanguard ETF 2011 Monthly Ex-dividend & Distributions Dates:  BND, BSV, VGLT, BIV, VCSH

Ex-dividend Date 1-Feb 1-Mar 2-Apr 1-May 1-Jun 2-Jul
1-Aug 4-Sep 1-Oct 1-Nov 3-Dec 24-Dec
Distribution Date 7-Feb 7-Mar 9-Apr 7-May 7-Jun 9-Jul
5-Aug 7-Sep 7-Oct 7-Nov 10-Dec 31-Dec

BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Govt Bd Idx ETF
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corp Bd Idx ETF

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Selected Vanguard ETF Quarterly Ex-dividend & Distributions Dates—Group A:  VFH, VNQ, VUG, VOO

Ex-dividend Date 23-Mar-2012 22-Jun-2012 21-Sep-2012 24-Dec-2012
Distribution Date 30-Mar-2012 29-Jun-2012 28-Sep-2012 31-Dec-2012

VFH Vanguard Financials ETF
VNQ Vanguard REIT Index ETF
VUG Vanguard Growth ETF
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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Selected Vanguard ETF Quarterly Ex-dividend & Distribution Dates—Group B: VIG, VTI, VTV, VV, VYM

Ex-dividend Date 23-Mar-2012 22-Jun-2012 21-Sep-2012 19-Dec-2012
Distribution Date 30-Mar-2012 29-Jun-2012 28-Sep-2012 26-Dec-2012

VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
VTV Vanguard Value ETF
VV Vanguard Large Cap ETF
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Indx ETF

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Selected Vanguard ETF Semi Annual Ex-dividend & Distributions Dates: VEA, VB, VGK, VO, VBR

Ex-dividend Date ??? 26-Dec-2011
Distribution Date ??? 30-Dec-2011

VEA Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF
VB Vanguard Small Cap ETF
VGK Vanguard European ETF
VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF
VBR Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF

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Selected Vanguard ETF Annual Ex-dividend & Distributions Dates: VWO, VEU, VAW, VDE, VOT, VBK, VGT

Ex-dividend Date 22-Dec-2011
Distribution Date 29-Dec-2011

VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock ETF
VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VAW Vanguard Materials ETF
VDE Vanguard Energy ETF
VOT Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF
VBK Vanguard Small Cap Growth ETF
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF

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Schwab stealth dividends — can you guess the pattern?

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Update

Schwab posted their 2010 ex-dividend / distribution dates for their no-fee ETFs here.

Original post…

Schwab’s new no-commission ETFs went ex-dividend last Monday, March 22nd.   The distribution date is 26-March–only four days later!   I had guessed Schwab would align with the quarterly iShares funds ex-dividends, but apparently they have decided to go it alone with apparently semi-random, unannounced ex-dividend dates.  The dividends to be paid were posted recently.  The distributions:

SCHA   $0.07

SCHB   $0.11

SCHG  $0.05

SCHV  $0.14

SCHX   $0.10  (I had guessed $0.12)

The two ex-dividend dates we have since the funds started, 23-Dec-09, a Thursday, and 22-Mar-10, a Monday, don’t suggest a pattern I can see.   Ex-dividend dates tend to follow a week / day of week pattern (e.g., Thursday on the 3rd week of the month), or a day of the month (e.g., 1st of the month unless it is not a business day).   The December date was the 17th business day, and the March date was the 16th, so not a usable pattern there either.  Guess we will have to wait another quarter to get another data point.   In the meantime I’m going to guess and predict the next Schwab fund ex-dividend date will be on 21-June-2010.

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SPY Dividend History

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

SPY, said by some to be the most liquid single security in the world,  goes ex-dividend four times a year.  See this post for the next ex-dividend date and an estimate of the dividend amount.   You must buy SPY at least by the end of market on Thursday, the day before ex-dividend, to be eligible for the dividend.

Below is SPY’s  dividend history over the last 5 years:

If you would like the dividend history for another security, see this post.

 

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Ex-dividend and Pay date information for: DIA

Friday, March 12th, 2010

The Ex-Dividend and Pay Date  information below is based on SPDR distribution schedule,

DIA SPDR  Dow Diamond

Ex-Dividend

20-Jan-12  17-Feb-12 16-Mar-12   20-Apr-12   18-May-12   15-Jun-12   20-Jul-12   17-Aug-12   21-Sep-12   19-Oct-12   16-Nov-12   21-Dec-12  27-Dec-12 (potential excise dist)

Pay Dates

13-Feb-12   12-Mar-12   16-Apr-12   14-May-12   11-Jun-12   16-Jul-12   13-Aug-12  17-Sep-12   15-Oct-12   13-Nov-12   17-Dec-12   14-Jan-13  14-Jan

DIA dividend history

Dividend capture approaches

Looking for ex-dividend information for other ETFs?   Check this page.

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Ex-dividend and Pay date information for: DVY

Friday, March 12th, 2010

The Ex-Dividend and Pay Date  information below is based on Ishares distribution schedule,

DVY Ishares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund

Ex-Dividend   26-Mar-12  19-Jun-12  25-Sep-12  19-Dec-12

Pay Date      30-Mar-12    25-Jun-12   1-Oct-12   3-Jan-13

Looking for ex-dividend information for other ETFs?   Check this page.

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Ex-Dividend Dates for Russell ETFs: IWM, IWP, IWB,IWZ,IWR,IWD,IWV,IWS,IWO,IWW, IWC

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Ex-Dividend Dates for Russell ETFs: IWB, IWC, IWD, IWM, IWO, IWP, IWR, IWS, IWV, IWZ, IWV, IWS, IWO, IWW

IWM went ex-dividend 22-Dec-2011 with a payout of $0.3595 per share.

Based on this Ishares  distribution schedule, I expect the next ex-Dividend, pay dates for these ETFs to be:

EX-DATE : 23-Mar-12   26-Jun-12   24-Sep-12   19-Dec-12  27-Dec (potential)
PAY DATE: 29-Mar-12  2-Jul-12   28-Sep-12  26-Dec-12   3-Jan (potential)

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IWB  iShares Russell 1000 Index Fund (IWB)
IWC  iShares Russell Microcap® Index Fund (IWC)
IWD  iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (IWD)
IWF  iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (IWF)
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IWM  iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM)   22-Dec-2011 Dividend  $0.3595
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IWN  iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund (IWN)
IWO  iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund (IWO)
IWP  iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index Fund (IWP)
IWR  iShares Russell Midcap Index Fund (IWR)
IWS  iShares Russell Midcap Value Index Fund (IWS)
IWV  iShares Russell 3000 Index Fund (IWV)
IWW  iShares Russell 3000 Value Index Fund (IWW)
IWZ  iShares Russell 3000 Growth Index Fund (IWZ)

If you don’t see the ETF symbol you want there are a lot more here: Dividend, Ex-Dividend, and Paydate / Distribution Date information for ETFs

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Next SPY ex-dividend date

Friday, January 1st, 2010

SPY last went ex-dividend Friday,  December 16th, 2011, with a dividend of $0.7701 per share. The table below summarizes first quarter dividend information for SPY, IVV, and VOO—the three biggest S&P 500 index ETFs.

SYMBOL Next Ex-dividend Next Pay date Previous Dividend Est. Dividend
SPY 16-Mar-2012 30-Apr-2012 $0.7701  $0.55
IVV 26-Mar-2012 30-Mar-2012 $0.7701  $0.55
VOO 23-Mar-2012 30-Mar-2012 $0.3430  $.245.

 

You only have to buy a stock or ETF the day prior to its ex-dividend date to be eligible for the dividend.  You can sell on the ex-dividend date if you want and still collect the dividend when the distribution / pay date arrives.    Be aware that  in a flat market the stock or ETF at opening on its ex-dividend date will typically drop in value by the dividend amount.  See Top 10 questions if you have more questions on dividends.

For more information about ex-dividend and distribution dates for SPDR, iShares, Schwab, and Vanguard ETFs see this post.

See the chart below for SPY’s dividend history since 2004.

 

SPY Dividend History

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interested in SPY dividend capture?

Looking for ex-dividend information for other ETFs?   Check this page.


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SYMBOL Next Ex-dividend More Info
DIA 20-Jan-12 SPDR
DVY 26-Mar-26 iShare
IVV 26-Mar-12 iShare
IWM 23-Mar-12 Russell
JNK 1-Feb-12 SPDR
IEF,HYG,LQD 1-Feb-12 iShares
OEF 26-Mar-12 iShares
SCHX 19-Mar-12 Schwab
SPY 16-Mar-12 SPY
VIG 23-Mar-12 (est) Vanguard
VOO 23-Mar-12 (est) Vanguard
XLU 16-Mar-12 SPDR
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