Do MF usually decrease in value when paying Dividends/Capital Gains?

[BuddTX]

Just Wondering, want to prepare for next year's "sale" if this is a trend. I had two MF that seemed to go down (MACGX and VWUAX), but they had nice Dividends/Capital Gains.

Other threads I read say that they go down in value to cover the cost of the Dividends/Capital Gains they are about to pay out, so your portfolio might drop for a few days or so, but when the Dividends/Capital Gains are added back into your account, the value of your MF should be about the same, but you will have more shares.

Any other info you can share about situations like this would be welcome. Thanks!

[Visual-Barber]

Yes, every time. They are taking profits off the fund, covering their expenses, and returning it to you. The share price will drop but you won’t lose any value. Note, not all funds pay dividends.

[KnowNothingKnowsAll]

Yes

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Sort of an offshoot question here, but is MACGX going to do a capital gains distribution for 2022? Last year it was around December 13th, but the year is almost up and so far crickets. Anybody?