For iShares Russell ETFs (e.g., IWM) ex-dividend and paydate information go here. For iShares S&P ETFs (e.g, IVV, OEF) ex-dividend and paydate information go here. More ex-dividend, distribution date, and dividend history information here.
What if I’m short a security when it goes ex-dividend? You are on the hook for the dividend if you are short the stock/ETF when it goes ex-dividend. It will be subtracted from your brokerage account on the distribution date. You borrowed the stock, you are responsible for paying the owner of the security the dividend. More questions on dividends? See Top 10 questions about dividends.
If your devious dividend capture plan involves you hedging against SPY’s price movements by selling IVV short until after SPY goes ex-dividend you can forget about it. The IVV (Barclays Global) price doesn’t drop by SPY’s dividend amount on SPY’s ex-dividend date. It continues to track the S&P 500 until it goes ex-dividend a few days later. Your master plan will net out with you …
The data below is from iShares web site. Ex-dividend, and pay/distribution dates for TIP are here. If you would like the dividend history for another security, see this post.
The DVY dividend history data below was taken from the iShares web site. Ex-dividend, and pay/distribution dates for DVY are here. If you would like the dividend history for another security, see this post.
