Dividends are dividends paid to investors by joint-stock companies every year according to a certain proportion of their share in profits. It is the return on investment of listed companies to shareholders. Dividend is a way to distribute the current year's income to shareholders after withdrawing statutory provident fund, public welfare fund and other items according to regulations. Usually, after receiving dividends, shareholders will continue to invest in the enterprise to realize compound interest. Ordinary shares can enjoy dividends, and preferred shares generally do not enjoy dividends. A joint-stock company can only distribute dividends when it is profitable.

Whether you can get the stock dividend depends only on whether you hold the stock at the close of the registration day. No matter how long you hold it, even if you hold it for one year and sell it on the registration day, you won't get the dividend. If you buy it on the registration day, even if you only buy it for one day, there will be dividends. The dividend date of each stock is similar, but the dividend date of all stocks is uncertain. You can refer to the dividend time from the last dividend, and the general error is within one or two months.

Investors buy shares of a listed company, invest in the company, and enjoy the rights of dividends of the company. Generally speaking, there are two forms of dividends of listed companies; To distribute cash dividends and stock dividends to shareholders, listed companies can choose one or both according to the situation.

Cash dividend refers to the dividend paid to shareholders in cash, which is called dividend distribution or dividend distribution; Stock dividend refers to the distribution of shares by listed companies to shareholders, and dividends appear in the form of shares, also known as dividends or share delivery; In addition, investors often encounter the situation that listed companies convert their share capital into share capital, which is different from dividends. Dividend is a way for shareholders to obtain income by distributing undistributed profits after deducting expenses such as provident fund, and its share capital is a form of share delivery of listed companies, which is extracted from the provident fund. The profits accumulated by listed companies over the years and the income from issuing new shares at a premium are realized by sending shares. They come from different sources.