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.

ASX shares with ex-dividend dates this month

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The fund's managers said in a statement to the ASX on Wednesday that its investment portfolio had increased in value by 14.9% for calendar 2025, and 9.8% for the second half of the year.

Profits looking good

WAM Strategic value also delivered a 158.6% increase in operating profit to $12.8 million after tax for the first half, while total shareholder return was 9.4%, or 10.7% including the value of franking credits.

Chairman and lead portfolio manager Geoff Wilson AO said:

The investment portfolio's performance builds on the strong performance of 2023 and 2024, as the investment portfolio increased 15.9% per annum in the two-year period and 14.5% per annum over the three-year period, delivering shareholders consistent investment portfolio returns. One of our priorities is for the company's share price to fully reflect its net tangible assets (NTA) value. We are confident that our experience in managing listed investment companies (LICs) will deliver this. Investing in undervalued asset plays can take time to be recognised by the market and we believe the portfolio is well positioned to capitalise on opportunities in 2026 and beyond.

The fund said its portfolio performance in the December half year was driven by holdings in listed investment companies with exposure to global equities including Regal Partners Global Investments Ltd (ASX: RG1), Pengana International Equities Ltd (ASX: PIA) and Regal Asian Investments Ltd (ASX: RG8).

The fund's statement to the ASX went on to say:

In the six months to 31 December 2025, the investment portfolio's allocation to equities was 82.7% at 31 December 2025, providing a weighted average return of 11.8% and the investment portfolio allocation to cash and cash equivalents was 17.3% at 31 December 2025.

The fund will pay a fully-franked dividend of 3.25 cents, up from 3c for the same period last year, which equates to a dividend yield of 5.7% or 8.1% when franking credits are included.

The ex-dividend date is May 1 with the dividend to be paid on May 29. The fund's dividend reinvestment plan is in operation.

The fund said since inception, it has paid 18.75 cents per share in fully franked dividends to shareholders, and 26.8 cents per share when including the value of franking credits.

WAM Strategic value shares were changing hands for $1.16 on Wednesday morning, up 1.3%.

The fund said its net tangible asset backing was $1.30 per share as at December 31. WAM Strategic Value was valued at $206.2 million at the close of trade on Tuesday.

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Among the payers this week were BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), which paid a fully franked dividend of 91.9 cents per share yesterday.

Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS) also paid out a fully franked final dividend of 9.5 cents per share yesterday.

Some companies that reported their financial results late in the August earnings season are yet to go ex-dividend.

That means you still have time to strategise how to make their ex-div dates work for you.

Make the ex-dividend date work for you!

Ex-dividend dates provide two opportunities for investors.

After a company announces its next dividend, investors have a small window of opportunity to buy the ASX share with the payment attached.

If you do this, you can generate a quick return via short-term income.

Alternatively, you might like to wait until the ex-dividend date to buy, because the price will likely fall, creating a buy-the-dip opportunity.

Share prices typically fall on ex-dividend dates because the stocks are fundamentally less valuable without the next dividend attached.

As usual, there have been many examples of ASX shares falling on their ex-dividend dates this year.

On Monday, New Hope Corporation Ltd (ASX: NHC) shares fell 7.35% after the coal mining stock went ex-dividend.

Next week, a slew of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other ASX shares will go ex-dividend.

19 ASX shares with ex-dividend dates next week

Here is a sample of the ASX shares with ex-dividend dates next week.

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