Anticipated Dividends Report

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Last updated: Oct 03, 2023
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The Anticipated Dividends report allows you to project dividend income that a fund will earn up until the distribution date or to another date set in the future. Many mutual funds distribute the income earned by the fund. This report assists you with reviewing the projected total income distribution of the mutual fund. Before a distribution occurs, you can use the report to review the income that has been and will be earned by the fund. The report displays both announced dividends and projected dividends. The projected dividends are based on both the historical announcements and on the dividend frequency specified in the SMF. 

To create the Anticipated Dividends report:

  1. In Accounting Center, in the left navigation pane, click Reports > Investment Accounting Reports > Income > Anticipated Dividends Report. 

  2. Complete the options on the Anticipated Dividends Report panel.

  3. Under Result Options, click Grid or Advanced Report for the report view you want.

  4. Click Submit.
    The report results appear on your desktop for the view selected.

Anticipated Dividends Report Panel Options

A definition of the options on the Anticipated Dividends Report panel follows.

Option

Description

Option

Description

Search Criteria

 

Entity ID

Specifies a portfolio, sector portfolio, composite portfolio, or Master Fund by the entity ID of the entity.

Entity Name

Specifies a portfolio, sector portfolio, composite portfolio, or Master Fund by name of the entity.

Accounting Basis

Specifies the entity accounting basis for which you are reporting cash dividends. For example, USTAX, GAAP, or IFRS.

Select View

Allows you to select the entity view for your report results. This field appears if you select a master fund. Options include:

  • Sector.

  • Total Fund. Default.

Report Type

Specifies the type of date for controlling your report results. Options include:

  • Accounting Date. Default. The report selects current position records based on daily accounting date.

  • Month End Date. The report selects current position records based on monthly accounting dates. 

Report Start Date

Displays the start date for your report results. The start date is equal to the current date. The report identifies cash dividends on a go-forward basis.

Report End Date

Specifies the ending date for reporting dividend income. The default is today's date. The end date is the last date the report includes corporate actions based on their ex-date.

Include/Exclude Current Day Corp. Act.

Indicates whether the report includes or excludes corporate actions that have an ex-date that is equal to the report start date. Options include:

  • Include. The report includes current day corporate actions. The results include positions where the ex-date is equal to the start date.

  • Exclude. Default. The report excludes current day corporate actions. The results show corporate actions starting where the ex-date is equal to the start date plus one.

Report View

Allows you to select report results based on the corporate action status. Options include:

  • All. Default. The report includes all dividends. 

  • Pending. The report includes pending dividends.

  • Projected. The report includes projected dividends.

  • Released. The report includes released dividends.

Portfolio Currency

Identifies the base currency. When you select an entity, this value appears, but you can change it.

Selection Criteria

 

Report Filters

Allows you to show/hide additional report and security filters. The default is No.

Advanced Report Options

Allows you to show/hide advanced report, group, sort, and format options. The default is No.

Filter Security By

Allows you to show/hide additional report filters. Options include:

  • Security Cross Reference (Default). If you select this option the panel unhides the Xref Type and Xref Security ID fields for data entry.

  • Issue Name. If you select this option, the panel unhides the Issue Name field for data entry.

  • Primary Asset ID. If you select this option, the panel unhides the Primary Asset ID field for data entry.

Other Filters

You can filter results using other filters. Options include:

  • Asset Currency

  • Long Short

  • Event Type

  • Cash Event Type

  • Investment Type

  • Security Type

  • Processing Security Type

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