11-04-2019, 07:32 PM
(11-04-2019, 12:50 PM)ChadR Wrote: Picked up initial positions in KR and IVZ this morning. Wanted to get both before their ex dividend dates.
That's become a habit of mine this year. I usually don't crowd the x-div date too close though unless the market happens to dip and kill the mini-rally they often see. I have no math to back it up, but it seems to me adding an extra $100 or $1000 in divs to your port per year might add up over time. Even when I enter selling a put, which is usually, I try to lessen the chance somebody sticks me with shares right after they stole the dividend in the assignment process.