Does etoro pay dividends?

Yes. Dividends are paid on both manually opened positions and positions within a copy or Smart Portfolio.

If you hold a stock or ETF, your account will be credited with the amount each time it pays a dividend.

In the case of a stock dividend, it may be distributed as a new open position, subject to asset support and available market liquidity.

etoro also supports and distributes special dividends, which are one-off payments made outside a company's usual recurring dividend schedule.

What if I hold a CFD?

For CFD positions:

• if you hold a buy position, the dividend amount is credited to your ‘cash available’ balance
• if you hold a short position, the dividend amount is deducted from your ‘cash available’ balance

If you hold a position on an index, there may periodically be an ‘adjustment payment’ to compensate for any dividends paid by the underlying assets.

In the case of a stock dividend on a CFD position, any shares received are liquidated and the value is paid as cash in lieu, credited in USD to your ‘cash available’ balance.

Learn how dividends are paid on Stock Margin positions