2023 Ex-Div & Dist: VAW, VDE, VGT, VCR, VDC, VHT, VIS, VOX, VTIP

Apparently, Vanguard likes to keep their ETF ex-dividend and distribution dates a secret until just a couple of 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 …

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Betting on contango with OILZ and GASZ

One of my primary goals is to invest where I have an objective edge.   There are many ways to try to get an edge, the two most common being: Value investing—where you try to find companies that are currently undervalued, or likely to  grow their profits faster than expected Technical analysis—where you use patterns or indicators to determine what a security will do next …

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Prediction: Dec 31,2012 S&P 500 close at 1418, up 12.78%

Originally posted 10-Jan-2012 One forecaster has correctly predicted the S&P 500 year-end close within an average of 2% for the last 4 years: Year End Estimated  Actual % Difference 31-Dec-08 879.82 903.25  +2.66% 31-Dec-09 1111.92 1115.1  +0.286% 30-Dec-10 1211.92 1257.88  +3.79% 30-Dec-11 1248.29 1257.60  +0.75% 31-Dec-12 1418.30    ??   This forecast is not from a  human, or a computer program—it’s the year-end closing value …

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iShare and SPDR dividend history

Redirected to dividend overview page If the stock / ETF you are looking for is not an iShare or SPDR ETF then I recommend Dividend Investors website for dividend history information. Tickers supported AAXJ,ACWI,ACWX,AGG,AGZ,AIA,AOA,AOK,AOM,AOR,AXDI,AXEN,AXFN,AXHE,AXID,AXIT, AXMT,AXSL,AXTE,AXUT,BKF,CFT,CIU,CLY,CMF,CSJ,DSI,DVY,ECH,ECNS,EEM,EEMS,EFA,EFG, EFV, EIDO,EIRL,EIS,EMB,EMFN,EMIF,EMMT,ENZL,EPHE,EPOL,EPP,EPU,ERUS,ESR,EUFN, EUSA, EWA,EWC,EWD,EWG,EWH,EWI,EWJ,EWK,EWL,EWM,EWN,EWO,EWP,EWQ,EWS,EWT,EWU,EWW, EWY, EWZ,EWZS,EXI,EZA,EZU,FCHI,FEFN,FLOT,FNIO,FTY,FXI,GBF,GLJ,GTIP,GVI,HDV,HYG, IAI,IAK,IAT,IBB,ICF,ICLN,IDU,IDV,IEF,IEI,IEO,IEV,IEZ,IFAS,IFEU,IFGL,IFNA,IFSM, IGE,IGF,IGM,IGN,IGOV,IGV,IHE,IHF,IHI,IJH,IJJ,IJK,IJR,IJS,IJT,ILF,INDY,IOO, ISHG,ISI,ITA,ITB,ITF,ITIP,IVE,IVV,IVW,IWB,IWC,IWD,IWF,IWL,IWM,IWN,IWO,IWP,IWR, IWS,IWV,IWW,IWX,IWY,IWZ,IXC,IXG,IXJ,IXN,IXP,IYC,IYE,IYF,IYG,IYH,IYJ,IYK,IYM,IYR, IYT,IYW, IYY,IYZ,JKD,JKE,JKF,JKG,JKH,JKI,JKJ,JKK,JKL,JXI,KLD,KXI,LQD,MBB, MCHI,MUAA,MUAB,MUAC,MUAD,MUAE,MUAF,MUB,MXI,NUCL,NY,NYC,NYF,OEF,PFF,REM,REZ,RTL, RXI,SCJ,SCZ, SHV,SHY,SOXX,STIP,SUB,TGR,THD,TIP,TLH,TLT,TOK,TUR,TZD,TZE,TZG,TZI, TZL,TZO,TZV, TZW,TZY,WOOD,WPS,BABS,BIK,BIL,BWX,BWZ,CBND,CWB,CWI,CXA,DGT, DIA, DWX,EBND,EDIV, ELR,EMM,EWX,FEU,FEZ,GAF,GII,GMF,GML,GMM,GNR,GUR,GWL,GWX,GXC, HYMB,IBND,INY,IPD,IPE,IPF,IPK,IPN,IPS,IPU,IPW,IRV,IRY,IST,ITE,ITR,JNK,JPP,JSC, KBE,KCE,KIE,KME, KRE,LAG,LWC,MBG,MDD,MDY,MDYG,MDYV,MTK,PSK,RBL,RWO,RWR,RWX, SCPB,SDY,SHM,SLY, SLYG,SLYV,SPY,SPYG,SPYV,TFI,TLO,TMW,VRD,WIP,XAR,XBI,XES,XHB, XHE,XHS,XLB,XLE,XLF, XLI,XLK,XLP,XLU,XLV,XLY,XME,XOP,XPH,XRT,XSD,XSW,XTL,XTN

Trading options near expiration

Since the CBOE’s introduction of Weekly options, our opportunities to take advantage of expiration day dynamics have quadrupled for many stocks/indexes.  Depending on your position, it is fascinating/horrifying to watch the premium collapse on options in their last couple hours of trading.    Jeff Augen in SFO weekly has written an interesting article (New Approach to Trading on Expiration Day) on some of the underlying mechanisms behind …

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