All about Dividends

[henrylbh]

i just applied a DBS CPF investment account and linked to newly applied DBS Vickers trading account. As for CDP, should i fill the direct crediting Service (DCS) field with DBS bank account no. or CPF investment account no.?

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i extracted the above from CDP form. i will buy share and fund with CPF investment account. My concern is whether the dividend will be directly transferred to my CPF investment account if my bank account no. is registered with CDP?

You need to select which bank you like for directly crediting services. The bank need not be DBS although your trading account may be with DBS Vickers.

Dividend from shares purchased using CPF will be credited to your CPFIA with agent's bank account.

Dividend from shares purchased using Cash will be credited to your selected bank account.

 

[gloryyang]

wow maybe i shld start holding SG dividend stocks instead of thinking of USA tech stocks

 

[Perisher]

wow maybe i shld start holding SG dividend stocks instead of thinking of USA tech stocks

Why? You must take both capital gains and dividend gains into account. At the moment, US is having a huge lead over past few decades.

 

[wacks_505]

Hi sexperts, can tell me why everyone seems to be investing in US indexes/ETFs?

Is it mainly for dividend yield or cap appreciation?

 

[Hopeful33]

Hi all, from the dividends.sg website, the dividend for A35 (Ex date 2 Jan 2019) is listed as two separate lines as shown:

0.0262
0.0262

What is the meaning of having two separate lines? Does it mean that the dividend will be (2x0.0262) = 0.0524 per share?

If yes, then why not just state it as simply 0.0524? Just trying to understand these things.

Thank you.

 

[realityinversion]

Hi sexperts, can tell me why everyone seems to be investing in US indexes/ETFs?

Is it mainly for dividend yield or cap appreciation?

Just check out how the S&P 500 has performed against most Asian indices over the last few years and you will have your answer.

 

[havetheveryfun]

Hi all, from the dividends.sg website, the dividend for A35 (Ex date 2 Jan 2019) is listed as two separate lines as shown:

0.0262
0.0262

What is the meaning of having two separate lines? Does it mean that the dividend will be (2x0.0262) = 0.0524 per share?

If yes, then why not just state it as simply 0.0524? Just trying to understand these things.

Thank you.

think they made a mistake, SGX website only got one 0.0262 instead of two

but yr question is what i asked before for other stocks
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...ends-spilt-up-into-so-many-parts-4944785.html

 

[theMKR]

Reposting this. hopefully someone can enlighten

Any someone enlighten me on the dividend rules.

I google a lot of ex-date/record date but still cannot catch the logic.

basically i found out that NVDA is paying out dividend on the 28feb2019 (ex-date)
1mar2019 (record date)

i held some NVDA stock, bought and sold NVDA about 4 times on the 27th (as of market close I still held a bit of NVDA shares)
On 28th(pre-market) I purchased some NVDA before trading hours.
On the 28th(ex-date) i sold and purchase NVDA about 8 times of varying sizes during the trading hours.
As of market close I do not hold any NVDA stock.

Am i eligible for dividend?

 

[Perisher]

Reposting this. hopefully someone can enlighten

Any someone enlighten me on the dividend rules.

I google a lot of ex-date/record date but still cannot catch the logic.

basically i found out that NVDA is paying out dividend on the 28feb2019 (ex-date)
1mar2019 (record date)

i held some NVDA stock, bought and sold NVDA about 4 times on the 27th (as of market close I still held a bit of NVDA shares)
On 28th(pre-market) I purchased some NVDA before trading hours.
On the 28th(ex-date) i sold and purchase NVDA about 8 times of varying sizes during the trading hours.
As of market close I do not hold any NVDA stock.

Am i eligible for dividend?

Yes. For those holdings you held on feb 27th end day only. Feb 28 doesn't matter, no matter what you did.

 

[theMKR]

Yes. For those holdings you held on feb 27th end day only. Feb 28 doesn't matter, no matter what you did.

thanks for clarification. So they count end day after ex-date

 

[Perisher]

thanks for clarification. So they count end day after ex-date

No, it’s Feb 27 end day, 28 Feb is exdiv date.
They count until Feb 27 for those eligible for dividends. Nothing matters on or after Feb 28.

 

[theMKR]

NXPI exdate is 15 march 2019.
So to get dividened, i need to buy today and hold until market closes is that correct?

Just wondering why NXPI price drops just before dividend

 

[Perisher]

NXPI exdate is 15 march 2019.
So to get dividened, i need to buy today and hold until market closes is that correct?

Just wondering why NXPI price drops just before dividend

Yes, buy on March 14, entitled to dividends. 15 march, it would drop. But why would you buy? There is a 30% tax on US dividends.

 

[theMKR]

Yes, buy on March 14, entitled to dividends. 15 march, it would drop. But why would you buy? There is a 30% tax on US dividends.

I am just wondering why the share price will drop just before dividend.... usually it should be the other way.

 

[Password21]

A general question: Do you ever sell your portfolio?

Hi to all the seniors,

Quick question: Do you every feel tempted or ever sold your accumulated portfolio positions? or be it high or (low), you just keep it in the cupboard waiting for the divd to roll in? (i'm too a divd portfolio person)

Example, CMT has risen like by quite a fair bit in the recent days, of course i'm so tempted to sell it all off for the capital gain.. but.....

 

[Perisher]

Hi to all the seniors,

Quick question: Do you every feel tempted or ever sold your accumulated portfolio positions? or be it high or (low), you just keep it in the cupboard waiting for the divd to roll in? (i'm too a divd portfolio person)

Example, CMT has risen like by quite a fair bit in the recent days, of course i'm so tempted to sell it all off for the capital gain.. but.....

Whenever unsure, sell half provided you feel it's overvalued and that the price may correct itself. It's always up to individuals.

In a sense, you need to have your own metrics to determine what's fair/over/under value to know if you should take profit.

Remember no company can last forever(theoretically), however too big to fail it is.

 

[cook123]

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[turbin95]

Hi, I'm a fresh grad planning to put 1k every month in a savings plan to build up a portfolio of REITs for passive income. I aim to have a portfolio of solely reits only (and Reits ETF) for the dividend yield. Anyone think if this strategy is good?

 

[Tremere]

Hi, I'm a fresh grad planning to put 1k every month in a savings plan to build up a portfolio of REITs for passive income. I aim to have a portfolio of solely reits only (and Reits ETF) for the dividend yield. Anyone think if this strategy is good?

reits only for dividend yield?

You do know that dividend yields are always adjusted year on year and one reit might be paying well this year but the next year not paying well right?

I would say diversify your portfolio.

1K a month can get you quite a bit, diversify won't go wrong.

 

[turbin95]

reits only for dividend yield?

You do know that dividend yields are always adjusted year on year and one reit might be paying well this year but the next year not paying well right?

I would say diversify your portfolio.

1K a month can get you quite a bit, diversify won't go wrong.

Right, thank for advice, currently going to research do all REITS portfolio to aim 6-7%. In the future may diversify into blue chips