EVT is going ex-dividend today

Dividend day, meet your calendar

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund is going ex-dividend on April 15, 2026. That means if you want the $0.1646-per-share cash payout, you had to be on the record before the cutoff. Buy it after that, and you’re basically arriving to the buffet when the plates are already packed up.

Why investors should care

For income-focused investors, this is the main event. Closed-end funds and income funds can draw attention around ex-dividend dates because the payout is part of the appeal — and the share price can often drift lower by roughly the dividend amount when the stock goes ex-dividend.

The fine print nobody reads until tax season

Shareholders of record on April 15 will receive the dividend on April 30. As always, the payout is subject to the fund’s final disclosure and can change if the fund updates its plan.

Big picture

This isn’t the kind of headline that sends traders sprinting for the exits, but it does matter if you own EVT for income. For everyone else, it’s a reminder that dividends are basically the grown-up version of getting paid to wait.