NSE & BSE Stock Events Calendar
About Stock Events Calendar
What is a Stock Events Calendar?
Why Stock Events Calendar Matters?
Here are the reasons why the stock events calendar matters:
1. It's a Planning Essential
Stock events, like dividends, stock splits, or rights issues, can nudge a stock's price. Having a calendar helps investors plan and adjust their strategy before or after such events materialize, and not in reaction mode. You can see the results of the past 5 years and ~40 days ahead.
2. It Helps Manage Price Shifts
Stock prices often adjust on key dates: ex-dividend, split, or record dates. A Stock Events Calendar keeps you aware of when prices may dip (for example, post-dividend) or surge (if positive sentiment hits). With that foresight, you can time entries or exits more decisively.
3. It Reduces Surprises
Markets sometimes overlook smaller actions like a brand-new ticker or a bonus share issue. Although not always high-profile, these still affect holdings. A Stock Events Calendar flags even the seemingly minor events, helping you avoid being caught off guard.
4. It Helps with Tactical Strategy
A Stock Events Calendar lets you filter events by type, sector, or timeframe, helping tailor investing strategies to specific corporate moves.
5. It Supports Portfolio and Tax Management
Dividend or split dates can affect tax outcomes and decision-making documentation. Having these dates neatly tracked simplifies both accounting and audit preparation.
Types of Stock Events Tracked
Every investor knows that a company doesn't just grow silently. It signals its moves, and these signals often come in the form of stock events. Dhan's Stock Events Calendar highlights the ones that matter most, helping investors stay ahead of market-shifting events.
Here are five key stock events you'll find on the calendar. Each is explained with the important dates to track and the kind of price movement they often trigger.
1. Bonus Issues
A bonus issue is when a company gives additional shares to existing shareholders. It's like a reward, often given when the company has strong profits but wants to conserve cash. For example, in a 1:1 bonus, you get one additional share for every share you hold.
Key dates to track include the declaration date, ex-date, and record date.
After a bonus, the share price usually drops proportionally, but your total investment value stays the same.
2. Rights Issues
A rights issue allows existing shareholders to buy additional shares, usually at a discounted rate. It's a way for companies to raise fresh capital.
Shareholders can either subscribe, sell their rights, or ignore them. Important dates include the announcement date, ex-rights date, record date, and closing date.
While rights issues may cause short-term price drops due to dilution, they often signal the company's expansion plans or need for funds to reduce debt.
3. Dividend Declarations
A dividend is when a company shares a portion of its profits with its shareholders, often as cash or additional shares.
Key dates include the declaration date (when it's announced), ex-dividend date (last day to buy for eligibility), record date (who gets it), and payment date (when it's paid out).
On the ex-date, the stock price usually drops by the dividend amount. Regular dividends signal financial strength and reward long-term investors with steady income.
4. Stock Splits
A stock split happens when a company increases the number of its shares to make each one more affordable, without changing the overall value of your investment. For example, in a 1:5 split, one share becomes five, and the price per share drops accordingly.
Key Dates to track include the Announcement Date, Record Date, and Ex-Split Date.
Stock splits often attract new investors because of the lower share price, which can lead to increased demand and better market visibility.
5. Quarterly Results
Every three months, listed companies share their financial performance through quarterly results. These updates include details like revenue, profit, and expenses, giving investors a clear view of how the business is doing.
The key date to watch is the result declaration date. Stocks often react sharply. The price goes up if results beat expectations or falls if they disappoint.
For active traders and long-term investors alike, tracking these results is essential to understanding momentum, risks, and overall company direction.
Filters & Customization
- Market Cap Filter: It lets you choose between large-cap, mid-cap, or small-cap companies, depending on your interest or risk appetite.
- Stock Events Type Filter: It allows you to view only specific events such as bonus issues, dividends, rights issues, stock splits, or quarterly results.
- The Sector or Industry Filter: This filter helps you track Events only from sectors you follow, like IT, Pharma, Banking, or Auto.
How to Use the Stock Events Calendar?
Here's how you can start using the Stock Events Calendar with ease and make the most of its powerful features:
Step 1: Log in to Dhan Account
Start by opening the Dhan app or visiting the website. Make sure you're logged in.
Step 2: Go to the Watchlist Section
This is where you track your favorite stocks.
Step 3: Click on the "CA" Filter
You'll see a small label that says "CA," which stands for Corporate Actions. Tap on it to view upcoming and past actions like dividends, stock splits, and bonuses.
Step 4: Choose the Type of Corporate Action
You can select what kind of actions you want to see. For example, you can filter by dividends, stock splits, rights issues, or results. You can also choose to see only upcoming actions or ones from the past.
Step 5: Apply Additional Filters
To narrow it down further, you can filter by company size, such as large cap, mid cap, or small cap. You can also select specific sectors or industries that you are interested in.
Step 6: Click on an Event to View More Details
For each corporate action, you can see important dates like the record date, ex-date, declaration date, and payment date. You'll also get a short summary explaining the impact of that event.
Step 7: Use this Information for Better Decisions
Based on what you see in the calendar, you can plan your trades or investment moves. For example, you might decide to buy a stock before its dividend ex-date or avoid buying a stock that's about to split.
