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savorypiano
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No you didn't. The dividend cash would just be subtracted from the market cap (roughly) the next day when the market opens.
oxryly1
on Nov 6, 2015
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Are you suggesting that any time a dividend is paid on a single share, that share's price drops by exactly the dividend payment amount?
savorypiano
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Yes, among many other factors that affect share price. In some forms of stock (e.g. MLP units) the daily share price change is even adjusted for subtracting the distribution.
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