ASX earnings season is rolling on, and with it, the ASX 200 shares that are announcing their latest dividend payments to shareholders. While this is a much anticipated biannual tradition, new dividend payments must also come with a nominated ex-dividend date.
Before a dividend is dished out, the dividend share must choose a preceding date that rules a line in the sand between the shareholders who are eligible to receive said dividend (and any attached franking credits) and those who miss out.
Put simply, to receive a dividend from an ASX 200 share, one must own that share as of the market close on the prior trading day. Anyone who buys the company's shares on or after the ex-dividend date leaves the right to receive the dividend in question with the seller.
That's why we normally see a dividend share fall in value when it trades ex-dividend.
15 ASX 200 income shares set to trade ex-dividend next week
This week, we have a deluge of ASX 200 shares that are scheduled to go 'ex-div'. Here are 15 of them:
| ASX 200 share | Dividend per share | Ex-dividend date | Dividend payday | Current dividend yield* |
| Aurizon Holdings Ltd (ASX: AZJ) | 7.3 cents (60% franked) | 26 August | 25 September | 5.06% |
| Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) | 13.5 cents (fully franked) | 26 August | 18 September | 3.70% |
| Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX: NWL) | 14 cents (fully franked) | 26 August | 26 September | 1.22% |
| Ansell Ltd (ASX: ANN) | 32.8 cents | 26 August | 12 September | 1.38% |
| Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP) | 50.4 cents | 26 August | 25 September | 3.33% |
| Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) | 19.3 cents | 26 August | 25 September | 4.31% |
| AGL Energy Ltd (ASX: AGL) | 35 cents | 27 August | 24 September | 5.31% |
| Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS) | 9 cents (fully franked) | 28 August | 26 September | 4.47% |
| Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE) | 19 cents (70% franked) | 28 August | 1 October | 3.03% |
| Lottery Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLC) | 10.5 cents (fully franked) | 28 August | 25 September | 3.30% |
| REA Group Ltd (ASX: REA) | $1.02 (fully franked) | 29 August | 13 September | 0.87% |
| Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) | 2 cents (fully franked) | 29 August | 30 September | 3.13% |
| Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) | 5 cents (fully franked) | 29 August | 4 October | 1.62% |
| Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG) | 17 cents (50% franked) | 29 August | 26 September | 3.62% |
| Ampol Ltd (ASX: ALD) | 60 cents (fully franked) | 30 August | 26 September | 5.90% |
*Dividend yield as of Friday's closing price
Foolish takeaway
Some of the ASX's heaviest hitters will again trade ex-dividend next week. Of particular note to many investors will be Telstra, Santos, AGL and Ampol.
REA Group may not have a high dividend yield, but it remains a popular stock so keep an eye on its shares as well.
We'll return with more ASX ex-dividend dates next week, so see you then.
