Split-Adjusting Your Dividend History
Split-adjusting dividend history: why a 4-for-1 split fakes a fourfold yield spike, and the two repairs that fix the per share payout series. Worked on AAPL.
#corporate actions
Filtering by topic #corporate actions · clear
Buying Before or After a Stock Split
Buying before or after a stock split leaves you the same stake for the same money. What really changes: cost basis lots, due bills, odd lots, cash in lieu.
NFLX Stock Split History: Every Netflix Split
NFLX stock split history: every Netflix stock split on record, with ratios, the first split adjusted session, and what a split does to a position value.
How Many Shares in an Options Contract?
One equity option controls 100 shares, until a split, a cash merger or an index multiplier rewrites the deliverable. Read the real options contract size.
Reverse Split: Round Up or Cash in Lieu?
Round up or cash in lieu in a reverse split is set by the issuer, not your broker. Where the terms live, how the fraction is priced, and how it is taxed.
US Stock Splits for Chinese Investors
US stock splits for Chinese investors: when the ex date lands on the Beijing clock, what your holdings screen shows after a 4-for-1, and the filing to check.
How Stock Splits Get Announced: 8-K to Ex-Date
How stock splits are announced: the board vote, the press release and 8-K filing, then the exchange notice. Plus the typical gap to the effective date.
When Historical Market Data Gets Revised
Historical market data gets revised: how a daylight saving bug dropped after-hours bars, the four revision types, and the record that keeps results checkable.
Do Stock Splits Need Shareholder Approval?
Do stock splits need shareholder approval? Most forward splits need more authorized shares first, and that charter vote is what sets the announcement gap.
Recent Reverse Stock Splits: Last 90 Days
Every recent reverse stock split effective in the past 90 days, with ticker, ratio and effective date, plus how to tell a 1-for-10 from a 10-for-1.
SPLG Is Now SPYM: What Changed for Holders
SPLG is now SPYM. State Street renamed its low cost S&P 500 ETF on 31 October 2025, and for holders only the symbol and the fund name actually changed.
Stock Splits in Japan and the 100-Share Unit
Stock splits in Japan are ticket size housekeeping: Tokyo trades in units of 100 shares. Here is the unit arithmetic and how the US and India differ.
Stock Splits in India: Face Value Explained
An Indian stock split is announced as a face value cut, ₹10 to ₹2, which is the same event a US filing calls 5-for-1. Read the dates and the mechanics.
Stock Split Candidates: Who Might Split Next?
Stock split candidates ranked by share price: the large caps above $500 paired with the price each split at last time, plus the names that never split.
Apple Stock Split History and Ratios
Apple stock split history in full: every AAPL split with its ratio, its effective date, the price it followed, and the cumulative factor behind old quotes.
Who Sets the Ex-Dividend Date? Not the Board
Who sets the ex-dividend date? The listing exchange does, under FINRA uniform practice rules, working from the record date and the T+1 settlement cycle.
Upcoming Stock Splits Calendar
A forward-looking calendar of announced US stock splits, forward and reverse, with each ratio and effective date. Refreshed weekly, plus the monthly count.
How Often Do Stocks Split?
How often do stocks split? A data study since 2016: reverse splits far outnumber the forward ones that grab headlines, hundreds of each every year.
Recent Stock Splits (Forward and Reverse)
The most recent US stock splits, forward and reverse, with each ratio and date. Refreshed weekly, plus why reverse splits far outnumber forward ones.
Does a Stock Go Up After a Split?
Does a stock go up after a stock split? A data study of forward splits since 2016: the run-up comes before, and the median stock trailed the market afterward.
What Is a Special Dividend? (With Examples)
A special dividend is a one-time payout outside a company's regular schedule. Why Costco and National Beverage pay them, and what they mean for options.
What Is a Stock Split? Ratios and Mechanics
A stock split multiplies share count and divides price, value unchanged. Real split records show which ratios companies pick, and what prices did next.
What Is a Reverse Stock Split? Good or Bad?
A 1-for-10 reverse stock split turns 10 shares into 1 at ten times the price, position value unchanged. Neutral arithmetic; the companies that use it are not.