Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Dividend Capture Lab
We measured every ex-dividend event of every US dividend payer over the last decade. This is the result.

The "capture" trade: buy a stock the day before its ex-dividend date, receive the dividend, sell when the price recovers to where you bought. If recovery happens fast enough, you collected the dividend as a near-riskless cycle.

What the data shows: most ex-date drops match the dividend amount to within a fraction of a percent (the market prices dividends in efficiently). But recovery time varies wildly — some tickers recover in days, others take weeks or never recover within 90 days. The differentiated tickers are the ones with both high recovery rates AND fast median recovery.

Caveats: these stats are descriptive of history, not predictive. Real-world capture also pays commissions and taxes — short-term gains often disqualify the dividend from qualified-rate treatment. Treat this as a research tool, not a recipe.

Highest Recovery Rate
Tickers where the price most reliably climbs back to the pre-ex-date close within 90 days. Minimum 20 events for statistical signal.
TickerRecovery RateMed RecoveryIQRCapture YieldMed Ex DropEvents
CHPY100.0%2d1–9d0.78%-0.08%61/61
MODL100.0%2d1–5d0.08%+0.10%44/44
DIVZ100.0%3d1–7d0.45%-0.17%37/37
DIVL100.0%3d2–8d0.17%-0.18%31/31
BSSX100.0%8d2–17d0.28%-0.21%30/30
IRTR100.0%3d1–13d0.26%-0.23%29/29
SFLO100.0%4d2–16d0.10%-0.15%28/28
TRN100.0%5d1–15d0.94%-0.18%26/26
QLV100.0%6d3–14d0.37%-0.67%26/26
UDR100.0%5d3–7d0.97%-0.80%26/26
DUSL100.0%2d1–16d0.77%+0.18%26/26
SCHV100.0%6d2–14d1.54%-0.79%26/26
SLB100.0%2d1–6d0.58%-0.91%26/26
SXT100.0%3d1–11d0.54%-0.45%26/26
NVT100.0%4d1–12d0.46%-0.71%26/26
MEI100.0%4d1–8d0.63%+0.26%26/26
OPY100.0%3d1–6d0.36%-0.32%26/26
GRC100.0%5d1–8d0.48%-0.44%26/26
JQUA100.0%3d1–10d0.34%-0.13%26/26
KNSL100.0%2d1–6d0.05%+0.49%26/26
BWFG100.0%3d1–6d0.65%+0.04%26/26
NRG100.0%4d2–7d0.72%-0.36%26/26
CHD100.0%3d1–5d0.30%-0.11%26/26
DOL100.0%7d4–14d0.87%-0.64%26/26
BRO100.0%2d1–6d0.18%+0.33%26/26
RRBI100.0%3d3–9d0.17%+0.02%26/26
BLK100.0%7d1–29d0.60%-0.80%26/26
CASY100.0%4d3–7d0.15%-0.36%26/26
DIVG100.0%1d1–4d0.32%-0.03%26/26
STNG100.0%3d1–9d0.61%-0.22%26/26
HCC100.0%3d1–9d0.19%+0.43%26/26
ICFI100.0%4d1–21d0.15%-0.37%26/26
FIDU100.0%4d3–9d0.34%-0.84%26/26
COWZ100.0%6d1–14d0.52%-0.71%26/26
GFF100.0%3d1–8d0.30%-0.42%26/26
ARMK100.0%3d1–7d0.30%-0.01%26/26
AIG100.0%6d2–12d0.65%-0.18%26/26
HD100.0%4d1–22d0.61%-0.76%26/26
AMAT100.0%2d1–6d0.23%+0.08%26/26
JCI100.0%4d2–10d0.52%-0.35%26/26
AMGN100.0%20d3–39d0.76%-0.85%26/26
LLY100.0%4d1–8d0.29%-0.12%26/26
ECL100.0%3d1–15d0.27%-0.22%26/26
MLI100.0%4d1–6d1.11%+0.22%26/26
FCPI100.0%4d3–13d0.48%-0.78%26/26
MPC100.0%6d1–16d0.75%-1.24%26/26
GNTX100.0%1d1–5d0.43%-0.13%26/26
PFBC100.0%2d1–8d0.78%-0.84%26/26
BPOP100.0%3d1–5d0.75%-0.91%26/26
UNM100.0%5d3–8d0.92%-0.33%26/26
Fastest Recovery
Ticker recovers in the fewest trading days on average. Filtered to recovery rate ≥ 70% to avoid 'fast but unreliable' names.
TickerMed RecoveryIQRRecovery RateCapture YieldMed Ex DropEvents
ABT1d1–5d80.8%0.44%-0.91%21/26
ACA1d1–4d96.2%0.08%+0.07%25/26
AGI1d1–4d88.0%0.21%+0.59%22/25
APA1d1–4d79.2%0.64%-0.58%19/24
AWI1d1–12d96.2%0.25%-0.12%25/26
BABW1d1–3d77.4%0.83%-0.73%24/31
ARMW1d1–3d83.9%1.15%-0.56%26/31
AMDW1d1–3d95.3%1.27%-0.38%41/43
AAPW1d1–4d89.1%0.64%-0.76%57/64
BSY1d1–3d90.9%0.10%-0.21%20/22
CAC1d1–10d92.3%1.00%-0.42%24/26
CASH1d1–6d84.6%0.10%-0.33%22/26
CGAU1d1–6d95.2%0.98%-1.54%20/21
CHCO1d1–6d92.3%0.74%-0.46%24/26
CNRG1d1–8d91.7%0.35%-0.30%22/24
CP1d1–5d95.7%0.36%-0.30%22/23
CSL1d1–8d88.5%0.29%-0.27%23/26
CTSH1d1–7d84.0%0.40%-0.40%21/25
CURE1d1–6d90.0%0.26%-0.27%18/20
CWB1d1–4d94.6%0.17%+0.14%70/74
DDS1d1–4d95.8%0.12%+0.43%23/24
DEI1d1–4d87.5%1.23%-0.24%21/24
DIG1d1–6d95.0%2.01%-1.15%19/20
DIVG1d1–4d100.0%0.32%-0.03%26/26
DWAS1d1–3d100.0%0.17%+0.23%21/21
EA1d1–6d91.3%0.13%-0.14%21/23
EBC1d1–11d86.4%0.66%-0.84%19/22
ELS1d1–5d91.3%0.65%-0.38%21/23
ENSG1d1–4d100.0%0.06%+0.57%24/24
EPC1d1–11d95.7%0.45%-0.10%22/23
EQAL1d1–10d100.0%0.46%-0.34%23/23
FAS1d1–8d100.0%0.61%-0.19%24/24
ERX1d1–7d91.3%0.67%-0.35%21/23
FCCO1d1–7d92.0%0.67%-0.11%23/25
FITE1d1–3d100.0%0.13%+0.36%23/23
FNV1d1–2d96.0%0.24%+0.61%24/25
FNWB1d1–3d72.7%0.50%-0.39%16/22
FSBW1d1–4d84.0%0.74%-0.14%21/25
FSV1d1–3d91.3%0.15%+0.38%21/23
GBCI1d1–5d92.0%0.76%-0.47%23/25
GDXW1d1–3d90.0%0.98%-1.10%27/30
GHC1d1–6d100.0%0.26%-0.24%25/25
GLDW1d1–2d73.3%0.53%-0.41%22/30
GNTX1d1–5d100.0%0.43%-0.13%26/26
GOOW1d1–8d93.0%0.85%-0.51%40/43
GOVZ1d1–4d72.1%0.08%-0.05%44/61
GPRK1d1–6d91.3%0.97%+0.11%21/23
GVA1d1–3d100.0%0.36%+0.27%23/23
HAIL1d1–3d91.7%0.45%-0.37%22/24
HAL1d1–4d92.3%0.43%-1.30%24/26
Best Capture Yield per Cycle
Average per-cycle return when capture succeeds. Higher yield × high recovery rate = compounding income.
TickerCapture YieldRecovery RateMed RecoveryMed Ex DropEvents
AVGO5.68%100.0%3d-0.93%24/24
HDV4.72%92.0%13d-1.06%23/25
IEP4.05%48.0%56d-5.10%12/25
MVO3.95%64.0%51d-6.38%16/25
CHMI3.94%58.3%22d-4.71%14/24
NHTC3.66%38.5%72d-5.82%10/26
NRIM3.61%80.8%5d-1.04%21/26
FLNG3.47%78.3%19d-3.19%18/23
ICL3.46%84.6%2d-0.01%22/26
TRTX3.35%87.5%13d-2.84%21/24
SMCY3.34%71.7%6d-4.21%33/46
VOC3.32%60.9%31d-4.88%14/23
TPVG3.29%72.7%31d-3.65%16/22
ICMB3.22%50.0%61d-6.12%10/20
OFS3.21%56.0%49d-5.61%14/25
AOMR3.16%80.0%26d-4.20%16/20
IVR3.06%69.0%14d-4.09%20/29
SACH3.05%56.0%11d-4.62%14/25
ARI3.04%82.6%8d-1.41%19/23
UAN3.04%80.0%8d-2.54%16/20
BITO3.01%77.8%6d-2.47%28/36
TCPC3.00%79.2%37d-3.15%19/24
CTO2.96%84.6%18d-1.82%22/26
WHF2.93%52.0%22d-4.60%13/25
PMT2.90%83.3%10d-2.89%20/24
GSBD2.89%72.7%21d-3.45%16/22
KLAC2.89%96.0%3d+0.11%24/25
LFT2.87%70.0%16d-2.73%14/20
RC2.87%83.3%4d-2.70%20/24
GNL2.85%84.6%6d-2.86%22/26
MORT2.84%72.0%11d-3.36%18/25
ABR2.79%65.4%18d-3.10%17/26
NREF2.78%73.9%27d-3.82%17/23
KREF2.75%72.0%10d-2.39%18/25
MARO2.74%69.8%4d-2.77%30/43
BRSP2.73%85.0%6d-2.27%17/20
USAC2.73%80.0%17d-3.23%20/25
IFN2.73%61.5%17d-2.86%16/26
NVDY2.72%73.8%6d-2.37%45/61
BIZD2.71%92.0%13d-2.36%23/25
BCSF2.71%82.6%25d-2.73%19/23
NLY2.70%70.8%8d-3.09%17/24
CCAP2.68%87.5%13d-2.27%21/24
DMLP2.68%86.4%14d-4.15%19/22
HQL2.67%65.4%12d-2.87%17/26
CAPL2.67%65.4%27d-4.82%17/26
CNQ2.64%87.5%6d-1.81%21/24
NMFC2.64%66.7%16d-2.45%14/21
KRP2.63%91.7%10d-2.33%22/24
NRT2.63%76.0%13d-5.54%19/25