InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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Doc.... I don't have the definitive answer and I have no desire to delve into it, however, IMO (if this indeed is a dividend play), They are either 1) playing some sort of arbitrage with the "mark-down" of the stock on ex-day or 2) they are taking "possession" of shorted shares for a small amount of time and capturing an "in-lieu-of" dividend from the shorted shares.