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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT $401.14)
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NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA $185.41)
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Harvest Palantir Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (PLTE $18.09)
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Q: For single stock etf's like this (and nvidia, Microsoft, etc), why not just trade around the ex dividend dates to lower risks and take advantage of the juicy (25% for plte!!) distribution? What am I missing with this approach

Asked by Charles on November 17, 2025

5i Research Answer:

Generaly, these stocks decline by an amount similar to the dividend paid, so there is not much...

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