What is the meaning of Ex-dividend (Ex-Div)?

Time period between a company's announcement of a dividend and the payout date. When a stock is trading ex-dividend, it means that investors who buy the company's stock will not be able to collect the most recently declared dividend. In stock listings, ex-dividend is indicated by a lower-case "x".

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). ex-dividend (ex-div). Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ex-dividend_(ex-div)/definitions/1153294
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "ex-dividend (ex-div)" http://smartdefine.org/ex-dividend_(ex-div)/definitions/1153294 (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, ex-dividend (ex-div), Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ex-dividend_(ex-div)/definitions/1153294>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "ex-dividend (ex-div)" 21 October 2010. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ex-dividend_(ex-div)/definitions/1153294>