{"slug":"record-date-vs-ex-dividend-date","qid":"gap_dist","label":"Calendar days from ex-dividend date to record date (trailing 12 months)","post_title":"Ex-Dividend Date vs. Record Date: Same Day?","post_url":"/blog/record-date-vs-ex-dividend-date#q-gap_dist","columns":["calendar_days_ex_to_record","dividends","pct"],"rows":[{"calendar_days_ex_to_record":0,"dividends":45947,"pct":99},{"calendar_days_ex_to_record":1,"dividends":232,"pct":0.5},{"calendar_days_ex_to_record":2,"dividends":162,"pct":0.3},{"calendar_days_ex_to_record":3,"dividends":81,"pct":0.2}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT dateDiff('day', ex_dividend_date, record_date) AS calendar_days_ex_to_record,\n       count() AS dividends,\n       round(100.0 * count() / sum(count()) OVER (), 1) AS pct\nFROM global_markets.stocks_dividends\nWHERE currency = 'USD'\n  AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - INTERVAL 12 MONTH\n  AND ex_dividend_date <= today()\n  AND record_date IS NOT NULL\nGROUP BY calendar_days_ex_to_record\nHAVING dividends >= 20\nORDER BY dividends DESC","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:18:30.514736+00:00","elapsed":0.023942213}