MercadoLibre Inc. Dividends

The next dividend date for MercadoLibre Inc. has not yet been scheduled.

What is a Dividend Date

When we talk about a dividend date, we’re referring specifically to the ex-dividend date.

This is the date on which all stockholders will earn a dividend. Technically, a person needs to be the owner of a share of stock as of the night before the ex-dividend date in order to earn the dividend.

The ex-dividend date is different than the date when the dividend is issued. Although you earn a dividend on the ex-dividend date, that dividend is typically not disbursed to your account until several weeks later.

Most brokerages will automatically credit the dividend to your account once it’s issued.

Historical Dividends for MercadoLibre Inc. (MELI)

Date	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount
12/28/2017	11/02/2017	12/31/2017	01/16/2018	$0.15
09/28/2017	07/31/2017	09/30/2017	10/16/2017	$0.15
06/28/2017	05/10/2017	06/30/2017	07/17/2017	$0.15
03/29/2017	03/17/2017	03/31/2017	04/17/2017	$0.15
12/28/2016	11/03/2016	12/31/2016	01/16/2017	$0.15
09/28/2016	08/04/2016	09/30/2016	10/14/2016	$0.15
06/28/2016	05/05/2016	06/30/2016	07/15/2016	$0.15
03/29/2016	03/02/2016	03/31/2016	04/15/2016	$0.15
12/29/2015	11/23/2015	12/31/2015	01/15/2016	$0.10
09/28/2015	09/02/2015	09/30/2015	10/15/2015	$0.10
06/26/2015	05/18/2015	06/30/2015	07/15/2015	$0.10
03/27/2015	03/05/2015	03/31/2015	04/15/2015	$0.10
12/29/2014	11/10/2014	12/31/2014	01/15/2015	$0.17
09/26/2014	08/14/2014	09/30/2014	10/15/2014	$0.17
06/26/2014	05/30/2014	06/30/2014	07/15/2014	$0.17
03/27/2014	03/13/2014	03/31/2014	04/15/2014	$0.17
12/27/2013	11/20/2013	12/31/2013	01/15/2014	$0.14
09/26/2013	08/09/2013	09/30/2013	10/15/2013	$0.14
06/26/2013	05/07/2013	06/28/2013	07/15/2013	$0.14
03/26/2013	02/27/2013	03/29/2013	04/15/2013	$0.14
12/27/2012	11/13/2012	12/31/2012	01/15/2013	$0.11
09/26/2012	---	09/28/2012	10/15/2012	$0.11
06/27/2012	---	06/29/2012	07/16/2012	$0.11
03/28/2012	---	03/30/2012	04/16/2012	$0.11
12/28/2011	---	12/30/2011	01/16/2012	$0.08
09/28/2011	---	09/30/2011	10/15/2011	$0.08
06/28/2011	---	06/30/2011	07/15/2011	$0.08
03/29/2011	---	03/31/2011	04/15/2011	$0.08

More About MercadoLibre Inc.

Website

https://www.mercadolibre.com

Country

USA

Full Time Employees

84,207

MercadoLibre, Inc. operates online commerce platforms in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and internationally. The company operates Mercado Libre Marketplace, an online commerce platform that can be accessed through mobile app or website; and Mercado Pago, a financial technology solution platform, which offers comprehensive set of financial technology services to users and other users of its e-commerce platform. It also provides Mercado Fondo that allows users to invest funds deposited in their Mercado Pago accounts; Mercado Credito, which grants loans and obtains better funding alternatives; and Mercado Mercado Envios that facilitates the shipping of goods from the Company and sellers to buyers. In addition, the company provides Mercado Libre Classifieds, where users can list vehicles, properties, and services; Mercado Ads, an advertising platform, which enables retailers and brands to promote their products and services on the platform; and Mercado Shops which allows users to set-up, manage, and promote their own online webstores under a subscription-based business model. MercadoLibre, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Owning MercadoLibre Inc. Stock on the Dividend Date

If you own MercadoLibre Inc. stock on the ex-dividend date, then you earn the associated dividend.

Theoretically, the price of MercadoLibre Inc. stock should go down by the amount of the dividend (in addition to any other pressures that market forces have on the price of MercadoLibre Inc. stock).

Therefore, it is typically not expected that there is any incremental profit to be gained from buying MercadoLibre Inc. stock right before the ex-dividend date and then selling it immediately after. It’s not like you get the MercadoLibre Inc. dividend payout for free just by doing that since there is typically an equivalent commensurate drop in the stock price.

Owning MercadoLibre Inc. Options on the Dividend Date

Unlike the stock price, which will normally have an abrupt decrease by the amount of the dividend on the ex-dividend date, option prices typically do not reflect the same phenomenon.

The reason is that in the time leading up to the ex-dividend date, that projected drop in MercadoLibre Inc. stock price from the dividend is already baked into MercadoLibre Inc. option prices.

That means the prices of call options that overlap the MercadoLibre Inc. ex-dividend date typically go down in the period leading up to the ex-dividend date.

The prices of put options that overlap the MercadoLibre Inc. ex-dividend date typically go up in the period leading up to the ex-dividend date.

Owners of MercadoLibre Inc. call options do not receive the dividend, even if they own the options on the ex-dividend date. Owners of MercadoLibre Inc. put options are not responsible to pay the dividend, even if they own the options on the ex-dividend date.

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