{"url":"https://etfiq.com/trading/ex-dates/","section":"trading","title":"Ex-Dividend Dates and Income ETFs | ETFIQ","description":"In the 7 days to Oct 22, 2026, 372 ETFs went ex-dividend. 151 ETFs on ETFIQ pay every week. ETFs that went ex-dividend in the 7 days to Oct 22, 2026.","as_of":"Oct 22, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","headline":"Ex-dividend days and income ETFs","url":"https://etfiq.com/trading/ex-dates/","dateModified":"2026-10-22","author":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"about":"ETF trading","isAccessibleForFree":true,"citation":["https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/notices/24-04"]},{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is an ex-dividend date for an ETF?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The first day its shares trade without the next payment. 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ETFs that went ex-dividend in the 7 days to Oct 22, 2026.","url":"https://etfiq.com/trading/ex-dates/","dateModified":"2026-10-22","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":3393,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Trading / Ex-dividend days and income ETFs \n \n Figures as of Oct 22, 2026.\n Ex-dividend days and income ETFs\n In the 7 days to Oct 22, 2026, 372 ETFs went ex-dividend. 151 ETFs on ETFIQ pay every week.\n An ETF that pays income has three dates.\n On the ex-date, shares start trading without the next payment.\n On the record date, the fund lists who is owed. On the pay date, the cash arrives.\n Since May 28, 2024, the ex-date is generally the record date, under FINRA\u2019s rules for one-day settlement .\n Who gets paid\n Buy before the ex-date and you receive the payment.\n Buy on or after it and the seller does.\n Sell on the ex-date and you still receive it.\n Why the price drops\n On the ex-date, the fund\u2019s net asset value (NAV) falls by about the payment.\n The market price usually falls with it.\n Buying just before an ex-date does not add value. You swap share value for cash, which may be taxed.\n Weekly payers\n 67 of the 151 weekly payers publish a 30-day spread. Their median was 0.27% to Oct 22, 2026.\n A buy pays the ask and a sell receives the bid, as on any day.\n The fair limit is midpoint + X\u00a2 to buy, midpoint \u2212 X\u00a2 to sell.\n X is half the fund\u2019s typical spread in cents, rounded up, and never less than 1\u00a2.\n Live \u00b7 372 ETFs \u00b7 Oct 22, 2026 \n 372\n ETFs that went ex-dividend in the 7 days to Oct 22, 2026.\n Ex-dividend, 7 days 372 ETFs that pay weekly 151 Weekly payers with a spread 67 Their median 30-day spread 0.27% Dividend records to Oct 22, 2026; issuer spreads to Oct 22, 2026 \u00b7 ETFIQ\n Related funds\n DIA trading costs HDV trading costs QQQI trading costs SPYI trading costs Related rankings\n ETFs whose full cost to own is far above the fee Questions people ask\n What is an ex-dividend date for an ETF? The first day its shares trade without the next payment. A buyer on or after it does not receive that payment. Why do ETF prices drop on the ex-dividend date? The fund is about to pay out cash, so its NAV falls by about the payment. The price follows. How do I find the ex-dividend date for an ETF? The issuer announces it. Each fund\u2019s ETFIQ dividends page lists its past ex-dates and amounts. What happens to a bond ETF when it goes ex-dividend? The same as any ETF. Its NAV falls by about the payment. Where to next\n ETF trading costs and liquidity Limit orders vs market orders for ETFs Why low volume does not mean illiquid Premiums and discounts to NAV International ETFs when the home market is closed Bond ETFs in a sell-off Stop orders and Aug 24, 2015 Leveraged and inverse ETFs: trading costs on top of decay Trading a new ETF in its first weeks Buffer ETFs: reset day and buying mid-period How to read the IQ Liquidity Score How the IQ Liquidity Score is built A guide to trading conditions, not advice. ETFIQ makes no recommendations. Standards and sources \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, Ex-dividend days and income ETFs, data as of Oct 22, 2026. https://etfiq.com/trading/ex-dates/ Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, Ex-dividend days and income ETFs, data as of Oct 22, 2026. https://etfiq.com/trading/ex-dates/ APA ETFIQ. (Oct 22, 2026). Ex-dividend days and income ETFs. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/trading/ex-dates/ Markdown [Ex-dividend days and income ETFs (ETFIQ, Oct 22, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/trading/ex-dates/)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). 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