12.09.2024
|FAQs
|Stocks and ETFs
|1 Min Read
What types of dividends does QUODD support in its equity APIs?
We support several different dividend types:
- Ordinary dividend - a share of a company’s profits passed on to the shareholders periodically. Dividends are considered ordinary by default unless they meet special requirements put in place by the IRS.
- Extra dividend - a one-time dividend paid to the company’s shareholders. Unlike ordinary dividends, these dividends do not follow a regular distribution schedule and are usually paid in cash.
- Return of Capital - a payment that a company makes to its investors that is drawn from a company’s capital base, as opposed to its retained earnings.
- Capital Gain Long Term - fund managers buy and sell holdings throughout the year and pass profits from those sales to shareholders in the form of capital gains distributions. A gain on the sale of an investment owned for more than one year is considered long term for federal income tax purposes.
- Capital Gain Short Term - fund managers buy and sell holdings throughout the year and pass profits from those sales to shareholders in the form of capital gains distributions. A gain on the sale of an investment owned for one year or less is considered short-term for federal income tax purposes.
- Franked dividend - Dividends paid to a shareholder that come from pre-taxed earnings. A franking credit is attached to these dividends to avoid double taxation.
- Stock dividend - a distribution of stock of the same class share. For example security A distributes shares of security A.Stock dividend different class - a distribution of stock of a different class share. For example security A distributes shares of security B.
Other Question Frequently Asked

05.31.2024
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|Corporate Actions
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Does QUODD offer company distributions data?
Both cash and stock dividends are included in the QUODD Global Corporate Actions API.

05.31.2024
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|Corporate Actions
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Does QUODD have corporate actions data?
The QUODD Global Corporate Actions API provides corporate actions data for events such as stock splits, dividends, mergers, and spinoffs.

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