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Belated thanks Tom 78. Makes sense!

Sigma1, is it part of your strategy to buy cheaply and sell before the ex div date? Just curious and always interested in learning a bit. I've tried the opposite - dividend capture strategy and it never worked well for me.

I might add that the P/E ratio seems to be a solid indication of value. But even this fundamental measure of value varies widely between companies in the same or different sectors. So its back to subjectivity and perception. Enough philosophy. 10% dividend is a fact!!

MrG123, I've been investing for 30 years and the logic of the market is not in any way aligned with human common sense, it seems to me. Perception rather than value is the driver of the price of everything. In response to your observation re sells and buys, for every seller, there is a buyer. But yes, I am mystified also....actually value itself is subjective.

Yes well what on earth just happened? We were having a strong day when I looked this morning! AAL and GLEN charts following similar pattern this p.m. Any news behind this?

At end of March I will use dividends from elsewhere to top up here. I don't have auto scrip div in my account and that is a pain. I have another broker in Ireland who does auto-reinvest but my UK broker pays out in cash only. This means I lose in trading fees and stamp duty.

Apologies, second half of my question was stupid; I forgot the ex d date!

that the boards for RIO and GLEN are lit up and there is no activity on this board. Why is that, now? RIO up today, AAL down. Why, I wonder?

I'm surprised that the SP here has not increased based on recent gains in price of gas and prospects of supply constraints Obviously I have missed something fundamental! Of course, BP share price has also behaved like a dog over the last few months. Even before the war. I don't get it.

..is simply that Evraz will be traded again on the LSE. When that happens, I will simply hold; I can't see a flood of sellers in that event. I have the resources to hold for a couple of years.

Imdoing. You get the dividend based on today being the record date. The ex dividend date is the date on which the share begins to trade without the dividend. That means from 8 a.m. on the designated day; the SP automatically adjusts downward by the amount of the dividend. So you get the dividend but in theory lose the same amount on your shares. I can't see the point of that. Unless you have a reason for believing that market forces will make the SP rise tomorrow.

Share-be, I normally rely on DividendMax for divi details and yield info for all my shares. . They show a current yield of just 7%. I think that's understated....maybe they base calculation on interims and finals and exclude specials; if so that's not representative as RIO has 'regularly' paid specials in the last year or so that I've been invested. Maybe someone can point to a more representative yield %...?

Yes Roger A, taking profit is always good! NOBODY can predict share price movements. I'm only in here for the last 7 weeks or so; I started shifting from risky growth stocks into dividend payers which are now about 50% of my portfolio. I'm also in RIO, AAL, LGEN, DEC, IMB. Best of luck.

The problem in selling is that you can't just leave the cash in the bank long term; you have to invest again. I'm up 12% at the moment. I'm sure they will be hammered on 17th but I'm holding for a coupla years. Trading divi stocks never really worked well for me. Also think of trading costs for selling and buying again and stamp duty. Just my opinion.

Can anyone see a reason for this? I can't see any news to explain it.

longtime, same is happening with many international companies in Russia / Ukraine. SP hit has already happened here. No div impact. I'm holding, assuming the crisis will be resolved.

But at some stage the smoke will clear. I still have my shares and will not sell when suspension is lifted. I'm disappointed, of course. Why would they be delisted from FTSE?...that is my worry. I'm well diversified and this is a kick in the ass for me.

investor95. I agree that the dividendmax info is confusing. The yield they quote also seems too low.

Added more LGEN and MNG today. Sometimes I'm right. Yesterday added more IMB and DEC.Sometimes I'm wrong. I am following the dividends of course. Just what I did. No recommendations.

Added moreLGEN and MNG today. Sometimes I'm right. Yesterday added more IMB and DEC.Sometimes I'm wrong. I am following the dividends of course. Just what I did. No recommendations.