Scores of S&P/ASX All Ords Index (ASX: XAO) shares will go ex-dividend over the upcoming school holidays.
Each state has a different school holiday period, with NSW, Queensland, and Victoria among the states commencing holidays today.
Tasmania has the latest school holiday schedule this Easter season. The school break in our smallest state runs from 18 April to 3 May.
So, here's a list of all the ASX shares due to go ex-dividend over the coming weeks through to 3 May.
In order to receive a dividend, you must own the ASX share prior to its ex-dividend date.
Ex-dividend dates give ASX investors two opportunities.
Either buy before the date to receive the dividend, or wait until ex-dividend day, when the share price will likely drop, to buy then.
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ASX shares with ex-dividend dates this month
| ASX share | Ex-dividend date | Dividend amount | Pay day |
| Shine Justice Ltd (ASX: SHJ) | 7 April | 1.5 cents per share | 24 April |
| Gowing Bros Ltd (ASX: GOW) | 7 April | 3 cents per share | 23 April |
| Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd (ASX: SXE) | 7 April | 2.5 cents per share | 22 April |
| Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX: MYR) | 8 April | 1.5 cents per share | 21 May |
| Clime Capital Ltd (ASX: CAM) | 8 April | 1.4 cents per share | 24 April |
| Bisalloy Steel Group Ltd (ASX: BIS) | 9 April | 8 cents per share | 24 April |
| Horizon Oil Ltd (ASX: HZN) | 9 April | 1.5 cents per share | 17 April |
| WAM Global Ltd (ASX: WGB) | 13 April | 6.6 cents per share | 28 April |
| WAM Alternative Assets Ltd (ASX: WMA) | 14 April | 3 cents per share | 29 April |
| Clover Corporation Ltd (ASX: CLV) | 15 April | 1 cent per share | 30 April |
| WAM Leaders Ltd (ASX: WLE) | 15 April | 4.8 cents per share | 30 April |
| Cadence Capital Ltd (ASX: CDM) | 15 April | 3 cents per share | 30 April |
| Cadence Opportunities Fund Ltd (ASX: CDO) | 15 April | 7.5 cents per share | 30 April |
| Acorn Capital Investment Fund Ltd (ASX: ACQ) | 16 April | 3.5 cents per share | 6 May |
| Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Company Ltd (ASX: SOL) | 20 April | 48 cents per share | 14 May |
| MFF Capital Investments Ltd (ASX: MFF) | 21 April | 10 cents per share | 13 May |
| Shriro Holdings Ltd (ASX: SHM) | 22 April | 2 cents per share | 12 May |
| Waterco Ltd (ASX: WAT) | 29 April | 7 cents per share | 15 May |
| Acrow Ltd (ASX: ACF) | 29 April | 2 cents per share | 29 May |
| Future Generation Australia Ltd (ASX: FGX) | 30 April | 3.6 cents per share | 13 May |
| WAM Strategic Value Ltd (ASX: WAR) | 1 May | 3.3 cents per share | 29 May |
