Legal & General is due to pay a dividend of 11.8p per share/4.1% on Thurs 25 April

• Legal & General pays a 11.8p dividend/4.1% yield. Currently at 288p (at time of writing).
• Shares -0.5% from 2019 highs; +28.8% from 2019 lows; +25.9% year-to date.
• All CFD positions held over 4.30pm on Weds, 24 Apr will be paid a dividend at 7:15am on Thurs, 25 Apr.
• Those using Legal & General CFDs receive the dividend 31 days earlier than those using shares.
• On the day the shares trade ex-dividend the share price tends to drop by the same amount.

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Trading Legal & General – An Example

Let’s say you like Legal & General and would like to get the 11.8p/4.1% dividend. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Legal & General using a CFD, at the current price of 288p. To do this, you need £2,000.

Shares that go ex-dividend typically fall by the amount of the dividend on the ex-dividend date. Many shares then tend to recover over a period of time, helped by dividends being reinvested, creating a dividend recovery trade opportunity.

Assuming Legal & General shares recover to their pre-dividend share price, your profit from the dividend would be £410, from your initial investment of £2,000.

Be aware that the share price could fall or rise, which could mean that you make an overall loss or increased profit on the position. For example, let’s assume that Legal & General falls 2% at the same time it pays the dividend. Your overall net loss on your £10,000 position would be £200.

This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.