Dividends are a great thing. Even in bad stock market times, they provide a juicy cash flow per month. If you want to benefit from dividend payments as quickly as possible, you must pay attention to the ex-dividend dates. This date is the day on which shares are traded without their subsequent dividend value. Only if you owned the stocks on this day are you entitled to receive the dividend.
Yield as a method to screen companies
Usually, there are always exciting dividend companies that are worth a second look. And the dividend yield is an excellent way to get an initial overview of companies that may be worth further due diligence. To help you get started, at the end of each week, I will publish the ex-dividend dates for the coming week of individual companies here in the TEV blog.
Handpicked and double-checked
I have recently noticed that many databases do not indicate the respective numbers and dates correctly. Spontaneous dividend cuts, in particular, are only partially taken into account, or in some cases, not at all. As a result, the value of such overviews dwindles enormously.
Therefore, I’ve decided to select individual companies by hand and check the dates and dividend yields on the company websites. This means more work for me but increases the value of this section enormously, so it is worth it 🙂
Ex-dividend dates in May/ 4th week
Here we go. Below you will find an overview of the fourth week in May.
| Company | Ex-Dividend Date | Payment Date | Yield | In TEV’s retirement portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, May 18, 2020 | ||||
| Chevron (CVX) | May 18, 2020 | June 6, 2020 | 5.64% | NO |
| Gladstone Capital (GLAD) | May 18, 2020 | May 30, 2020 | 12.5% | NO |
| Hanesbrands (HBI) | May 18, 2020 | June 9, 2020 | 6.4% | NO |
| Welltower (WELL) | May 18, 2020 | May 28, 2020 | 5.79% | NO |
| Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | ||||
| Target (TGT) | May 19, 2020 | June 10, 2020 | 2.3% | NO |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) | May 19, 2020 | June 12, 2020 | 4.5% | NO |
| Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM) | May 19, 2020 | June 10, 2020 | 4.2% | YES |
| Main Street Capital (MAIN) | May 19, 2020 | June 15, 2020 | 8.5% | NO |
| Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | ||||
| Microsoft (MSFT) | May 20,2020 | June 11, 2020 | 1.1% | NO |
| Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) | May 20,2020 | June 11, 2020 | 1.6% | NO |
| Thursday, May 21, 2020 | ||||
| China Mobile (CHL) | May 21, 2020 | July 6, 2020 | 5.6% | NO |
| SAP (SAP) | May 21, 2020 | June 2, 2020 | 1.5% | NO |
| 3M (MMM) | May 21, 2020 | June 12, 2020 | 4.3% | YES |
| Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) | May 21, 2020 | June 05, 2020 | 1% | NO |
| Hershey (HSY) | May 21, 2020 | June 15, 2020 | 2.3% | NO |
| Harley-Davidson (HOG) | May 21, 2020 | June 12, 2020 | 0.4% | NO |
| Friday, May 22, 2020 | ||||
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | May 22, 2020 | June 09, 2020 | 2.7% | YES |
Now it’s your turn to do your due diligence
Has a company caught your interest? Attractive dividend yields should not be the only reason to buy shares of a company. Instead, you must carry out careful due diligence before every purchase. The Internet offers you excellent opportunities in this respect.
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