The last few weeks have been painful for me–being on the sidelines while the market stages an impressive rally. I don’t expect to call things right all the time, and there are worse things that just not making money for a month, but it’s not fun missing the call. In the typical buy and hold portfolio things have a different feel. No position …
Some SPY dividend capture strategies I don’t recommend: 1. Sell SPY short right before closing the day before ex-dividend Rationale: Securities tend to drop by about the dividend amount when trading begins (pre-open trading) Problem: The buyer that bought the stock from you deserves the dividend and the loaner that loaned you the stock you sold (probably unknowingly), deserves the dividend too. Two dividends, one …
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 …
The 2019 Ex-Dividend and Pay Date information below is based on SPDR’s distribution schedule.
2023 Ex-Dividend Dates for: DSI, DVY, IAI, IAK, IAT, IDU, IEO, IEX, IHE, IHF, IHI, ITA, ITB, IYC, IYE, IYF, IYG, IYH, IYK, IYM, IYR, IYT, IYW, IYJ, IYY, IYZ, KLD The 2023 Ex-Dividend and Pay Date information below is based on iShares distribution schedule. Dow Jones Domestic and MSCI Funds 2023 Ex-Dividend Dates Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 23-Mar 7-Jun 26-Sept 20-Dec 28-Dec Pay / …
