Distributions

In this table, we show the distributions, dividends and splits that were applied to your investments after each of our daily market data updates from Fundata. Splits and share dividends will appear as a dividend of zero, but you will see the effect in the shares-bought column.

As of 2019-11-28, we apply a 15% withholding tax on US stocks and ETFs traded on US a stock exchange for dividends and income from investments held in Non-Registered accounts as well as TFSAs, RESPs and RDSPs. Make sure you fill out the IRS Form W-8BEN form with you bank/broker to qualify for the reduced rate. The reduced distributions will appear in the Distributions Table on their payment date. In Non-Registered account, the tax paid to the IRS will be credited to you by Revenue Canada. In Registered accounts, the tax is lost and reduces your investment return.

We apply distributions from the date you added or edited the investment, or last clicked on ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS. That date set the investment valuation date.

You should review the table to make sure there are no errors. This will happen if you had distributions coming from owing the shares before the last investment valuation date (those distributions will be missing). Also on the distribution pay-date, the distribution value is calculated based on the number of shares held at the previous investment valuation date. Our value could be wrong if you made trades to the investment.

There also was an error on our part such that some distributions were applied twice or not applied at all. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. That error should be fixed now.

Smaller errors can also happen if you set your distributions to be reinvested, as we set the price of buying shares/units to the close on the distribution pay-date. That might not be what your brokerage does. Contact us to let us know, as we could take the brokerage into consideration.

If there is an error, just edit the value of the investment to its current value (and book value). There should be fewer errors going forward if you keep your information on your investments updated before their ex-dividend date.

You can print, copy or download the table for your records. We will only keep the records on the site for up to 13 months.

We also cannot guarantee the accuracy of the Fundata data.

Do not use this for tax purposes.