DIA dividend History: 2005 — 2009

The data for the chart of DIA’s dividend history below is from SPDR’s website. If you would like the dividend history for another security, see this post.  

Investing ideas for March: Oil, SPY, Dividend capture, VIX

Looking forward to some possibilities in March: Oil (EFT USO) — I’m bearish right now at 38.  I will probably jump back in with covered calls if it drops to the 36 range. . SPY —  I’m bearish now.   Will probably jump back in with covered calls if  SPY drops to around 106. . Monday March 1  —  Ex-dividend date for most ETFs with monthly distributions …

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Ex-Dividend Info: Alerian, iShares, PIMCO, Schwab, & SPDR ETFs

Below I have provided links to the 2021 website links for dividend distribution schedules for various Exchange Traded Product (ETP) providers.  For historical dividend information, I recommend the Dividend Investor site. Alerian website link for dividend declaration, ex-dividend, record, and distribution dates (Fund Distributions, Current Year) Invesco website link with ex-dividend and pay information.  iShares website link 1 , website link 2 for ex-dividend and pay …

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Out of Oil and SPY

My USO position and my remaining SPY covered call positions were called this weekend, so I’m back to about 90% cash.  Despite the scary stuff in the last couple of weeks, they ended up yielding their maximum profit potential. Oil looks expensive right now, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see a pull back there.   The S&P 500 could certainly go higher with this …

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2023 Ex-div & Paydate: XLB XLE XLF XLI XLK XLP XLU XLV XLY and others

2023 Ex-Dividend and  Pay Date  information from SPDR 2023 Ex-Dividend Dates Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 20-March 20-June 18-September 18-December 28-December (potential cap gains) Pay / Distribution Dates 23-March 23-June 21-September 18-December 03-January-2024 (potential cap gains distribution) In alphabetical order: DGT SPDR Global Dow ETF (DGT) KBE  SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE) KCE SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF (KCE) KIE  SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE) KRE …

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