S&P/ASX All Ords Index (ASX: XAO) shares are 0.71% higher at 9,136.1 points at the time of writing.
With the August reporting season in the rearview mirror, dozens of companies have ex-dividend dates next week.
Here's a sample of the ASX shares going ex-dividend soon.
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23 ASX shares going ex-dividend next week
| ASX share | Ex-Div Date | Dividend | Payday |
| Credit Corp Group Ltd (ASX: CCP) | 15 September | 36 cents | 26 September |
| QUBE Holdings Ltd (ASX: QUB) | 15 September | 5.7 cents | 14 October |
| Guzman Y GOMEZ Ltd (ASX: GYG) | 15 September | 12.6 cents | 30 September |
| Data#3 Ltd (ASX: DTL) | 15 September | 15 cents | 30 September |
| Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS) | 15 September | 5 cents | 13 October |
| Kelsian Group Ltd (ASX: KLS) | 15 September | 9.5 cents | 21 October |
| Lovisa Holdings Ltd (ASX: LOV) | 15 September | 27 cents | 16 October |
| Chorus Ltd (ASX: CNU) | 15 September | 26.4 cents | 7 October |
| Duratec Ltd (ASX: DUR) | 16 September | 2.5 cents | 15 October |
| Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX: QAN) | 16 September | 26.4 cents | 15 October |
| Supply Network Ltd (ASX: SNL) | 17 September | 38 cents | 2 October |
| Service Stream Ltd (ASX: SSM) | 17 September | 3 cents | 3 October |
| Auckland International Airport Ltd (ASX: AIA) | 17 September | 6.3 cents | 3 October |
| Maas Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: MGH) | 17 September | 3.5 cents | 2 October |
| Inghams Group Ltd (ASX: ING) | 17 September | 8 cents | 1 October |
| Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) | 17 September | 29 cents | 16 October |
| Cochlear Ltd (ASX: COH) | 18 September | $2.15 | 13 October |
| The A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) | 18 September | 8.9 cents | 3 October |
| Macmahon Holdings Ltd (ASX: MAH) | 18 September | 1 cent | 10 October |
| PWR Holdings Ltd (ASX: PWH) | 18 September | 2 cents | 26 September |
| SKS Technologies Group Ltd (ASX: SKS) | 18 September | 5 cents | 16 October |
| South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) | 18 September | 4 cents | 16 October |
| Latitude Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: LFS) | 19 September | 4 cents | 23 October |
How to make ex-div dates work for you
To receive an ASX company's next dividend, you must buy or already own the shares before the ex-dividend date.
If you're interested in buying a stock trading cum dividend, you have two options.
Buy it before the ex-dividend date, and earn a quick return with the upcoming dividend payment.
Alternatively, buy the stock on its ex-dividend date, when it will likely trade lower because the dividend entitlement is no longer attached.
We've seen examples of this recently, with CSL Ltd (ASX: CSL) shares dropping 2.15% on their ex-dividend date.
TV network owner Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC) plummeted 36% yesterday after going ex-dividend, too.
Sometimes there are exceptions, like we are seeing with WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) shares today.
