{"slug":"payment-in-lieu-of-dividends","qid":"ex_div_month","label":"Ex-dividend events per month across the whole US calendar","post_title":"Payment in Lieu of Dividends, Explained","post_url":"/blog/payment-in-lieu-of-dividends#q-ex_div_month","columns":["month","month_label","ex_dividend_events","tickers_going_ex"],"rows":[{"month":"2025-08-01","month_label":"Aug 2025","ex_dividend_events":3724,"tickers_going_ex":3496},{"month":"2025-09-01","month_label":"Sep 2025","ex_dividend_events":5000,"tickers_going_ex":4736},{"month":"2025-10-01","month_label":"Oct 2025","ex_dividend_events":3225,"tickers_going_ex":2835},{"month":"2025-11-01","month_label":"Nov 2025","ex_dividend_events":3733,"tickers_going_ex":3283},{"month":"2025-12-01","month_label":"Dec 2025","ex_dividend_events":7508,"tickers_going_ex":6243},{"month":"2026-01-01","month_label":"Jan 2026","ex_dividend_events":2564,"tickers_going_ex":2023},{"month":"2026-02-01","month_label":"Feb 2026","ex_dividend_events":3575,"tickers_going_ex":3078},{"month":"2026-03-01","month_label":"Mar 2026","ex_dividend_events":6815,"tickers_going_ex":6121},{"month":"2026-04-01","month_label":"Apr 2026","ex_dividend_events":3947,"tickers_going_ex":3305},{"month":"2026-05-01","month_label":"May 2026","ex_dividend_events":4804,"tickers_going_ex":4160},{"month":"2026-06-01","month_label":"Jun 2026","ex_dividend_events":6651,"tickers_going_ex":5995},{"month":"2026-07-01","month_label":"Jul 2026","ex_dividend_events":3851,"tickers_going_ex":3172}],"shape":"series","sql":"SELECT\n    toString(toStartOfMonth(ex_dividend_date))                  AS month,\n    formatDateTime(toStartOfMonth(ex_dividend_date), '%b %Y')   AS month_label,\n    count()                                                     AS ex_dividend_events,\n    uniqExact(ticker)                                           AS tickers_going_ex\nFROM global_markets.stocks_dividends\nWHERE ex_dividend_date >= '2025-08-01'\n  AND ex_dividend_date <  '2026-08-01'\nGROUP BY month, month_label\nORDER BY month","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:18:11.349849+00:00","elapsed":0.029271325}