Vanguard to announce December's dividends tomorrow

[Bluemoon]

I just spoke to VG and was told that tomorrow December's dividends will be posted on their web site.

 

[W2R]

Woo-hoo! I'm looking forward to that. Let's hope they are nice.

 

[ripper1]

Woo-hoo! I'm looking forward to that. Let's hope they are nice.

Me too.

 

[grumpy]

I think what you are referring to is capital gains distributions.

 

[Bestwifeever]

Is this it?

https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/estimated-yearend-distributions-12082011

 

[pb4uski]

Woo-hoo! I'm looking forward to that. Let's hope they are nice.

But wouldn't the price per share change by the amount of the distribution so it is a non-event from a value perspective? In other words, I'll have more shares but the value per share is lower so I'm not any better off than I was at the beginning of the day in terms of the total value?

I think that is the way it works.

 

[W2R]

But wouldn't the price per share change by the amount of the distribution so it is a non-event from a value perspective? In other words, I'll have more shares but the value per share is lower so I'm not any better off than I was at the beginning of the day in terms of the total value?

I think that is the way it works.

I limit my expenses to no more than:

(1) 3.5% SWR, or
(2) my dividends,

whichever is smaller. So, if my dividends are small then I would have less to spend. The price per share goes up and down but I still have the same number of shares. Or more, actually, since so far I haven't been spending my entire withdrawal and so some is reinvested. I never sell shares to live on; only to rebalance.

LTCG don't excite me so much, since I reinvest them all.

 

[pb4uski]

I limit my expenses to no more than:

(1) 3.5% SWR, or
(2) my dividends,

whichever is smaller. So, if my dividends are small then I would have less to spend. The price per share goes up and down but I still have the same number of shares. Or more, actually, since so far I haven't been spending my entire withdrawal and so some is reinvested.

LTCG don't excite me so much, since I reinvest them all.

Ah, I see the method to your madness! You just want a big dividend so you can spend more and stimulate the economy for us all.

 

[W2R]

Ah, I see the method to your madness! You just want a big dividend so you can spend more and stimulate the economy for us all.

(yes! at least I'm trying... )

 

[eytonxav]

(yes! at least I'm trying... )

Please try harder, econ needs all the help it can get.

 

[W2R]

Please try harder, econ needs all the help it can get.

I think I'm making a dent in the problem.