One-time distributions by size: where the ex-date lands
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-08-22, from Who Sets the Ex-Dividend Date? Not the Board.
| amount_bucket | payout_count | ex_on_record_pct | ex_after_pay_pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50 | 1680 | 95.8 | 0.5 |
| $0.50 to $2 | 427 | 90.9 | 4.4 |
| $2 to $10 | 226 | 84.1 | 9.3 |
| $10 and up | 55 | 74.5 | 16.4 |
- Rows × columns
- 4 × 4
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
- Licence
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
amount_bucket |
text | 4 distinct values ($0.50 to $2, $10 and up, $2 to $10…) | |
payout_count |
number | 55 to 1,680 | count |
ex_on_record_pct |
number | 74.5 to 95.8 | percent |
ex_after_pay_pct |
number | 0.5 to 16.4 | percent |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
multiIf(toFloat64(amount) < 0.5, 'Under $0.50',
toFloat64(amount) < 2.0, '$0.50 to $2',
toFloat64(amount) < 10.0, '$2 to $10',
'$10 and up') AS amount_bucket,
count() AS payout_count,
round(100 * countIf(ex_date = record_on) / count(), 1) AS ex_on_record_pct,
round(100 * countIf(ex_date > paid_on) / count(), 1) AS ex_after_pay_pct
FROM
(
SELECT
id,
any(ticker) AS dividend_ticker,
any(cash_amount) AS amount,
any(ex_dividend_date) AS ex_date,
any(record_date) AS record_on,
any(pay_date) AS paid_on
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE frequency = 0
AND currency = 'USD'
AND cash_amount > 0
AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2024-09-01')
AND ex_dividend_date < today()
AND record_date >= toDate('2000-01-01')
AND pay_date >= toDate('2000-01-01')
AND ticker NOT IN ('SPCX')
GROUP BY id
)
GROUP BY amount_bucket
ORDER BY min(toFloat64(amount)) ASC
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