So, in the FABU case there was also an extra day. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=124196690&txt2find=fabu Announcement, friday 29 july Payment date, monday aug 1 ex-date, aug 2 Which means, you could still buy on monday and qualify for the dividend. Not even sure why they do this. "Give" the extra trading day.