ELI5: Doesn’t the drop in a stock price after the ex-dividend day cancel out the dividend gain for an investor? Submitted by 4westofthemoon4 t3_127meed on March 31, 2023 at 2:00 PM in explainlikeimfive 9 comments 2
r2k-in-the-vortex t1_jefkifq wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:23 PM Well of course, if this weren't so then you would only ever buy stock immediately before ex-dividend date and sell immediately after. Alas, payout just moves value around, it doesn't create anything extra. Permalink 1
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