The cash dividend of the fund will reduce the cost. Cash dividend refers to the distribution of part of the income to fund investors in cash, which is originally a part of the net value of fund units. After the fund pays dividends, the share of investors has not changed, so the cost will be reduced. For example, before dividends, the total assets of investors' funds = net fund value × fund share, but dividends are not extra money, but the profits from the previous increase in net fund value. After dividends, the total assets of the fund are: net fund value × fund dividends+cash dividends, but the fund share has not changed after dividends. According to this formula, the net value of the fund will definitely decrease, and the reduced net value is just the cash obtained from dividends.

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Fund dividend means that the fund distributes part of the income to investors in cash, which is originally a part of the net value of the fund unit. According to the Interim Measures for the Administration of Securities Investment Funds, fund management companies should distribute at least 90% of the net income of funds in cash once a year. The "Interim Measures" have expired, and how to allocate them now is subject to the provisions of the Fund Contract.

Dividends are not as much as possible. Investors should choose a dividend distribution method that suits their own needs. Fund dividend is not the biggest standard to measure fund performance. The biggest criterion to measure the fund's performance is the growth of the fund's net value, and dividends are just the cash for the growth of the fund's net value.

For open-end funds, if investors want to realize income, they can also redeem part of the fund shares to achieve the effect of cash dividends; Therefore, whether the fund pays dividends and the number of dividends will not have a significant impact on investors' investment income.

For closed-end funds, it is sometimes not feasible to realize fund income by selling fund shares because the unit price of the fund is often different from the net value of the fund. In this case, fund dividends become the only reliable way to realize fund income. Investors should pay more attention to dividends when choosing closed-end funds.

If the fund loses money in the current period, no income distribution will be made. Some funds also stipulate the distribution method of fund income in advance in the prospectus, such as the minimum and maximum distribution times in a year, or dividends when the distributable income reaches a certain standard.

When distributing dividends, fund managers need to set a date when registered holders can participate in dividends, and this date is date of record. Ex-dividend date refers to the total amount of dividends deducted from the fund assets on a predetermined day. On the ex-dividend date, the net value of fund shares shall be ex-dividend according to the dividend ratio. We also need to keep our eyes open when choosing funds.