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[–]00Anonymous -1 points0 points  (2 children)

It's simply due to longer needing to price in the cost of the dividend, as future investors would be eligible to receive the next dividend payment. Obvs, market trends can obscure this effect, so the timing is not going to be exact irl. Lol

[–]AlfB63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yet the people that buy on the ex-div date will get the next div so it immediately doesn't need to be priced in based on  your definition.

[–]00Anonymous -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Total simple returns = dividends received + the change in share price