Best Free Tools for Finding Ex-Dividend Dates and Building Your Dividend Calendar

One of the most common questions I see: "Where do I find upcoming ex-dividend dates?"

Here are the free resources I actually use:

For ex-dividend calendars:

• Nasdaq.com dividend calendar (filters by yield, date, frequency)

• MarketBeat ex-dividend date search

• Yahoo Finance dividend calendar

• Dividend.direct calendar. Totally free and up to date

For screening dividend capture candidates:

• Finviz screener (filter by ex-div date, yield, volume)

• TradingView (good for technical analysis overlay)

• https://www.dividend.direct/opportunities

What to look for in a candidate:

• High average daily volume (easier entry/exit)

• Dividend yield worth the trade (factor in commissions)

• Relatively stable price action around ex-dates historically

• Sufficient options liquidity if you're hedging

Pro tip: Build a spreadsheet tracking how specific stocks behave around their ex-dividend dates over multiple quarters. Patterns emerge.

What tools are you using? Always looking to add to the toolkit.