S&P/ASX All Ords Index (ASX: XAO) shares including New Hope Corporation Ltd (ASX: NHC), Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd (ASX: HVN) and several real estate investment trusts (REITs) have ex-dividend dates coming up next week.
In order to receive a dividend, you must own the ASX share before its ex-dividend date.
Here at The Fool, our analysts do not recommend buying ASX shares simply just to get the next dividend payment.
Our market experts say the decision to buy should be more thoughtful than that, and based on fundamental analysis.
But if you already intend to buy any of these ASX shares, you might like to consider the best timing for you.
For example, you could buy before the ex-dividend date and receive entitlement to the next dividend payment.
Or you might prefer to wait until the ex-dividend date itself, when the share price usually falls, to snap up your stock.
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Here are some ex-dividend dates next week
| ASX share | Ex-dividend date | Dividend amount | Pay date |
| Sequoia Financial Group Ltd (ASX: SEQ) | 30 March | 1 cent per share | 7 April |
| Garda Property Group Ltd (ASX: GDF) | 30 March | 2.2 cents per share | 16 April |
| Verbrec Ltd (ASX: VBC) | 30 March | 0.001 cents per share | 21 April |
| Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT (ASX: CQE) | 30 March | 4.3 cents per share | 21 April |
| 360 Capital REIT (ASX: TOT) | 30 March | 0.007 cents per share | 28 April |
| Rural Funds Group Ltd (ASX: RFF) | 30 March | 2.9 cents per share | 30 April |
| Centuria Industrial REIT (ASX: CIP) | 30 March | 4.2 cents per share | 30 April |
| Centuria Office REIT (ASX: COF) | 30 March | 2.5 cents per share | 30 April |
| Arena REIT (ASX: ARF) | 30 March | 4.8 cents per share | 7 May |
| Dexus Convenience Retail REIT (ASX: DXC) | 30 March | 5.2 cents per share | 14 May |
| Dexus Industrial REIT (ASX: DXI) | 30 March | 4.2 cents per share | 14 May |
| Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (ASX: CLW) | 30 March | 6.4 cents per share | 15 May |
| Waypoint REIT (ASX: WPR) | 30 March | 4.3 cents per share | 22 May |
| Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX: CQR) | 30 March | 6.4 cents per share | 29 May |
| Mass Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: MGH) | 31 March | 3.5 cents per share | 17 April |
| New Hope Corporation Ltd (ASX: NHC) | 31 March | 10 cents per share | 20 April |
| Lindsay Australia Ltd (ASX: LAU) | 1 April | 2.1 cents per share | 17 April |
| ARB Corporation Ltd (ASX: ARB) | 1 April | 34 cents per share | 17 April |
| Ridley Corporation Ltd (ASX: RIC) | 1 April | 5.1 cents per share | 23 April |
| Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd (ASX: HVN) | 1 April | 14.5 cents per share | 1 May |
