Future Ex-Dividend Dates Report
The Future Ex-Dividend Dates report lists the upcoming ex-dividend dates we track in one table: announced dividends with their amount, change from the last dividend, record and pay dates, and, if you switch them on, projected dividends - our estimates - up to six months ahead. Filter by date range, stock type, options, ETF holdings and market cap. Premium and Premium Dividends members see the full list.
What is the Future Ex-Dividend Dates report?
The ex-dividend date is the first day a stock trades without its next dividend: to receive the dividend you need to own the shares before that day. The Future Ex-Dividend Dates report lists the upcoming ex-dates we track, for stocks, ETFs and other funds, in one table, so you can look across the coming days, weeks or months instead of one day at a time. Each row has the dividend amount, its change from the previous dividend, the yield, the record and pay dates, and whether the stock has listed options.
How we build the report
- Which dividends. Dividends with an ex-date from the previous trading day onward. Announced dividends, declared by the company, are listed however far ahead they are; projected ones, our estimates, up to six months ahead.
- Announced first. The report starts on Announced Only. Set Confirmation Status to Projected Only, or Announced & Projected, to add our estimates; their dates and amounts carry an asterisk.
- How a projected date is estimated. From the company's own dividend history: how far apart its dividends usually are and when in the year they have fallen. If its past ex-dates or record dates follow a fixed calendar rule - the same weekday of the month, a set number of business days from the start or end of the month, or from the monthly options expiration - we use that rule. The estimate is a range of up to about five days either side of the likeliest date. The report shows the middle business day of the range; hover over a projected date to see the whole range. Projected amounts are estimated from the company's past dividends.
- Change. Chg and % Chg compare an announced amount with the previous dividend, when both are regular dividends or both are special.
- Dates. Record, pay and announced dates are shown for announced dividends. Announced Date is the date of the company's press release, or the declaration date when we have no release.
- Updates. The page reloads its data about every 3 minutes.
The report lists the ex-dates we track, not every dividend paid. Projected dividends are estimates: a company can move, change or skip a dividend.
What you can find out
Which stocks go ex-dividend in the next 30 days?
Set Ex Date to Next 30 Days. Next 7 Days and Next 90 Days are there too, along with single days such as Today and Tomorrow; in the afternoon the ranges start with the next day. Open the report
How do I find upcoming ex-dividend dates for S&P 500 stocks?
Pick SPY - S&P 500 in the In ETF filter to keep the stocks it holds; DIA does the same for the Dow Jones Industrials, QQQ for the Nasdaq 100, and the sector ETFs such as XLK for their sectors. The In SPY and In DIA columns mark the members on every row. How the In ETF filter works
What is a projected ex-dividend date?
Our estimate for a dividend the company hasn't declared yet, worked out from the timing of its past dividends. It shows with an asterisk, and the hover gives the range of dates it could fall in. Once the company declares the dividend, the row shows the announced date instead. How we estimate it
Which upcoming dividends are increases or cuts?
Sort by % Chg, or use the Guidance Note filter: Increased, Decreased, Maintained, Commenced, Reinstated, Suspended, Omitted or ScheduleChange. The Dividend Increases report
Which stocks with options go ex-dividend soon?
Set Has Options to Yes and pick an Ex Date range. Calls on these stocks already price the dividend in, and in-the-money calls with little time value left may be exercised the day before the ex-date. How dividends affect option prices
Where to find it
Menu: Stocks › For Premium Users › Dividends › Future Ex-Dates, or go straight to /DividendReports/FutureExDates. The table shows 25 rows to a page (100 if you choose), the search box takes a symbol, and a click on a column header sorts by it. To see one day's ex-dates and pay dates instead, use the Dividend Calendar.
Premium and Premium Dividends members see the full list with symbols and company names, and can download it as a CSV file. Everyone else can open the report and use the filters, but sees only the nearer ex-dates, with the symbol and name hidden.
What each column means
| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Yield | The indicative yield: a year of the dividends we expect, divided by the stock price |
| Div Amt | The dividend per share; an asterisk marks a projected amount |
| Chg, % Chg | The change from the previous dividend |
| Note | The guidance note, such as Increased or Commenced |
| Is Special, Frequency | A one-time special dividend, or how often the dividend is paid |
| Notes | Remarks we recorded about the dividend, where there are any |
| Ex Date | The ex-dividend date; an asterisk marks a projected date |
| Record Date, Pay Date, Announced Date | For announced dividends: the shareholder record date, the payment date and the announcement date |
| Has Options, Stock Type, Is ADR | Whether options are listed, the kind of security, and whether it is an ADR |
| In SPY, In DIA | An S&P 500 member; a holding of DIA, the Dow Jones Industrials ETF |
| Market Cap | A size class from Mega Cap to Sub Micro Cap, for common stocks, REITs and MLPs |
FAQ
- What is the difference between the ex-dividend date and the record date?
- The ex-dividend date is the first day the stock trades without the dividend, so you need to buy before it. The record date is when the company takes its list of shareholders. With US trades settling one business day after the trade, the two now usually fall on the same day.
- Why don't I see projected dividends?
- Confirmation Status starts on Announced Only. Switch it to Projected Only or Announced & Projected to add our estimates, which are marked with an asterisk.
- How far ahead does the report go?
- Announced dividends as far ahead as companies have declared them; projected dividends up to six months ahead.
- How is this different from the Dividend Calendar?
- The calendar shows one day at a time, by ex-date or pay date. This report puts the coming ex-dates in one table that you can filter by a range, such as the next 30 or 90 days.
- Who can use the report?
- Premium and Premium Dividends members see the full list with symbols and company names and can download it. Everyone else sees only the nearer ex-dates, with the symbol and name hidden.
- Can a projected date change?
- Yes. It is our estimate until the company declares the dividend, and a company can move, change or skip a dividend. Once declared, the dividend shows as announced.
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