BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO) and Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) shares are popular options for income investors.
It isn't hard to see why this is the case.
Combined, these ASX 200 shares pay out over $10 billion to their shareholders each year in the form of dividends.
And the good news is that their next payouts are on the horizon. But you will need to act fast if you want to receive this cash.
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BHP dividend
Last month, BHP announced an interim dividend of US$3.7 billion or 73 US cents per share.
The Big Australian highlighted that this extended its track record of strong returns while also investing in growth. Including this dividend, BHP will have returned around US$110 billion to shareholders since the introduction of its capital allocation framework in 2016.
This latest BHP dividend will be paid to shareholders later this month on 26 March.
Rio Tinto dividend
Rio Tinto released its full-year results last month and declared a final dividend of US$4.1 billion or 254 US cents per share.
This took its total dividends to US$6.5 billion or 402 US cents per share, which was the tenth year in a row that its dividend was at the top end of its 40% to 60% payout ratio target.
Eligible shareholders will be receiving Rio Tinto's fully franked final dividend next month on 16 April.
Woodside dividend
Woodside also released its full-year results last month. It declared a final dividend of 59 US cents per share, which brought the full-year fully franked dividend to US$1.12 per share or US$2.1 billion. This maintained Woodside's payout ratio at the top of its target range at 80%.
Eligible shareholders can look forward to receiving this payout later this month on 27 March.
How can you receive these dividends?
If you want to receive the BHP, Rio Tinto, or Woodside dividends, you will have to act fast.
That's because all three giants will be trading ex-dividend tomorrow on Thursday 5 March.
When this happens, it means the rights to the dividend are now settled and new buyers of their shares will not be entitled to receive it on pay day. Instead, the dividend will be paid to the seller of the shares, even though the shares no longer feature in their portfolio.
So, if you want to receive any of these dividends, you will need to buy shares before the close of play today to qualify. The clock is ticking!
