{"slug":"can-i-sell-on-the-ex-dividend-date","qid":"t1_switch","label":"Share of 2024 US dividends whose record date fell on the ex-dividend date","post_title":"Can You Sell on the Ex-Dividend Date?","post_url":"/blog/can-i-sell-on-the-ex-dividend-date#q-t1_switch","columns":["month","same_day_pct","dividends_counted"],"rows":[{"month":"2024-01","same_day_pct":0.2,"dividends_counted":1322},{"month":"2024-02","same_day_pct":0.1,"dividends_counted":2326},{"month":"2024-03","same_day_pct":0,"dividends_counted":3826},{"month":"2024-04","same_day_pct":0,"dividends_counted":2128},{"month":"2024-05","same_day_pct":15,"dividends_counted":2739},{"month":"2024-06","same_day_pct":98.1,"dividends_counted":4123},{"month":"2024-07","same_day_pct":99.5,"dividends_counted":2131},{"month":"2024-08","same_day_pct":96.7,"dividends_counted":2663},{"month":"2024-09","same_day_pct":98.7,"dividends_counted":3783},{"month":"2024-10","same_day_pct":98.7,"dividends_counted":2163},{"month":"2024-11","same_day_pct":96.5,"dividends_counted":2627},{"month":"2024-12","same_day_pct":98.9,"dividends_counted":5551}],"shape":"series","sql":"SELECT\n    formatDateTime(toStartOfMonth(ex_dividend_date), '%Y-%m')         AS month,\n    round(100 * countIf(record_date = ex_dividend_date) / count(), 1) AS same_day_pct,\n    count()                                                           AS dividends_counted\nFROM global_markets.stocks_dividends\nWHERE ex_dividend_date BETWEEN toDate('2024-01-01') AND toDate('2024-12-31')\n  AND currency = 'USD'\n  AND dateDiff('day', ex_dividend_date, record_date) BETWEEN 0 AND 7\nGROUP BY month\nORDER BY month","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:03:47.649925+00:00","elapsed":0.023998399}