Next Monday, 6 March, is set to be a big day for ASX 200 dividend shares and their investors. We have not one, not two, but five ASX 200 shares scheduled to trade ex-dividend on the first trading day of the week next week.
When a company goes ex-dividend, it cuts off new investors from eligibility for its next dividend payment. So if you want to secure a company's latest dividend cheque, you need to own the shares of the company in question before its ex-dividend date.
So that gives you until the end of today's trading if you want to see some income from any of these five ASX 200 dividend shares:
5 ASX 200 shares going ex-dividend on Monday
Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC)
ASX 200 healthcare giant Ramsay is first up for analysis today. This hospital operator just announced an interim dividend of 50 cents per share, fully franked. That's a nice increase over last year's interim dividend of 48.5 cents per share.
But investors will have to be quick if they want to see this dividend hit their bank accounts. The pay date is set for 30 March. Right now, Ramsay shares have a dividend yield of 1.48%.
QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: QBE)
ASX 200 insurance heavyweight QBE is next up. QBE declared a fully-franked final dividend of 30 cents per share when it delivered its latest earnings report last month.
This is one of the largest dividends QBE has ever paid out, but again, the eligibility window is fast closing. Payday will then come around on 14 April. QBE shares offer a dividend yield of 2.58% today.
REA Group Ltd (ASX: REA)
Online real estate marketplace operator REA Group is another ASX 200 share going ex-div on Monday. In REA's case, investors can look forward to the interim dividend of 75 cents per share, fully franked, on 21 March.
This interim dividend is the same payment investors enjoyed in March last year. REA shares have a dividend yield of 1.37% right now.
Altium Limited (ASX: ALU)
ASX 200 tech share Altium is next up for a look. The tech sector has not traditionally been a strong source of dividend income for ASX investors, but Altium is a happy exception. Its next interim dividend will be a payment of 25 cents per share, partially franked at 40%.
That's a pleasing rise over last year's interim dividend of 21 cents per share (although that one was fully franked). This dividend will be arriving on 21 March later this month. At present, Altium share price has a dividend yield of 1.31%.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd (ASX: BEN)
Our final ASX 200 share that's going ex-dividend on Monday is also our highest yielder. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank declared an interim dividend of 29 cents per share last month, fully franked, to be paid out on 31 March.
This interim dividend represents another pleasing hike over last year's corresponding payment of 26.5 cents per share. Bendigo Bank offers a dividend yield of 5.80% right now.
