how to calculate dividends

dano1234

I was wondering if someone could tell me how to calculate a projected figure based on historic yield.

Say the yield is 0.40% and you invested X, and the current unit price is Y.

How would you work out what you might expect in an Annual Dividend?

Thanks

cashbackproblems

Isnt it 0.4% of the current sp (at the time the price is taken) and not what you paid?

CLAPTON

what do you mean historic yield?

if you mean the yield was 0.4% of historic share price Z then what was Z when the yield was 0.4%?

if you now buy at unit price Y the the yield (assuming no change in dividend) will be 0.4% x Z/Y

soulsaver

y(at ex div date)*qty bought with x *0.4%
So price per share (y) at ex div date * qty bought(b) *0.4% = yield value at payment date which is usally months after the ex date. Price paid (x) is actually irrelevant for calculation of dividend value.

dano1234

So if you had £1,000 worth of units, with a dividend of 0.4% you could expect £400? this seems quite high to me? maybe i am being stupid?

StevieJ

dano1234 wrote: »

So if you had £1,000 worth of units, with a dividend of 0.4% you could expect £400? this seems quite high to me? maybe i am being stupid?

Try £4 unless you mean a yield of 40%.

dano1234

Well where it says estimated yield% or historic yield or something

for example on HL

BlackRock Active Managed Portfolio (Accumulation)
Global

estimated yield = 0.57%

sell price = 143.3

Forgetting amount of units, say you held £2000 in this fund. Would that be £2000 x 0.57% = £11.40 dividend?

I dont own this fund, im just trying to understand how much people can expect from a dividend.

Thanks

StevieJ

That is correct (tax free for a basic rate taxpayer).