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How Does STI ETF Give Out Dividends?
By Dr Wealth  •  September 8, 2013
Many people have queried whether STI ETF gives out dividends. The answer is YES! And yes to both SPDR and Nikko AM STI ETFs. The follow up question would usually be “how does STI ETF give our dividends?” It is a more than a straight forward answer which I will explain the workings in this post.

Dividends From Stocks are not Paid Directly to Investors

Both SPDR and Nikko AM STI ETFs hold their assets with Trustees. This includes the dividends paid out to the Funds by the individual stocks under the Funds’ holdings. These dividends are withheld until the distribution dates. The dividends are deposited in cash, into investors’ designated bank account linked to the Central Depository (CDP). The mode of receiving the dividends is similar to other stocks listed on SGX.

Dividend Distribution Frequency

Nikko AM STI ETF – Semi-annually, around May and October each year. SPDR ......
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  1. Tommy Wong says:

    This is a good article which shows that over the period Jul 2003-Jul 2013 (10 years), SPDR STI ETF gives an annualised return of 10.73%. It will be more interesting (sobering) to see the return for the period Jul 2009-Jul 2013 (i.e. over the last 4 years and after the 2008 financial crisis) because this return may be more representative for the present situation.

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