Dividends

Returns dividends data for a selected period and/or security, including both confirmed and unconfirmed dividend dates. V2.2 includes additional fields: confirmed, period, and year. This version provides more detailed information about dividend confirmation status and periodicity.

GET /api/v2.2/calendar/dividends

Dividends Events V2.2

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.benzinga.com/api/v2.2/calendar/dividends?token=' \
  --header 'accept: <accept>'

Response (200 OK)

{
  "dividends": [
    {
      "confirmed": false,
      "currency": "USD",
      "cusip": "33740U620",
      "date": "2026-12-31",
      "dividend": "0.1636",
      "dividend_prior": "0.1636",
      "dividend_type": "Cash",
      "dividend_yield": "",
      "end_regular_dividend": false,
      "ex_dividend_date": "2027-01-04",
      "exchange": "BATS",
      "frequency": 12,
      "id": "6958d4d893cde40001ee2606",
      "importance": 1,
      "isin": "US33740U6203",
      "name": "First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March",
      "notes": "",
      "payable_date": "2027-01-05",
      "period": "JAN",
      "record_date": "2027-01-04",
      "ticker": "XIMR",
      "updated": 1767429336,
      "year": 2027
    },
    {
      "confirmed": false,
      "currency": "USD",
      "cusip": "33740F235",
      "date": "2026-12-31",
      "dividend": "0.1788",
      "dividend_prior": "0.1788",
      "dividend_type": "Cash",
      "dividend_yield": "",
      "end_regular_dividend": false,
      "ex_dividend_date": "2027-01-04",
      "exchange": "BATS",
      "frequency": 12,
      "id": "6958d4d393cde40001ee25f5",
      "importance": 1,
      "isin": "US33740F2359",
      "name": "First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June",
      "notes": "",
      "payable_date": "2027-01-05",
      "period": "JAN",
      "record_date": "2027-01-04",
      "ticker": "XIJN",
      "updated": 1767429331,
      "year": 2027
    }
  ]
}

Response (200 OK)

{
  "dividends": [
    {
      "confirmed": false,
      "currency": "USD",
      "cusip": "33740U620",
      "date": "2026-12-31",
      "dividend": "0.1636",
      "dividend_prior": "0.1636",
      "dividend_type": "Cash",
      "dividend_yield": "",
      "end_regular_dividend": false,
      "ex_dividend_date": "2027-01-04",
      "exchange": "BATS",
      "frequency": 12,
      "id": "6958d4d893cde40001ee2606",
      "importance": 1,
      "isin": "US33740U6203",
      "name": "First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March",
      "notes": "",
      "payable_date": "2027-01-05",
      "period": "JAN",
      "record_date": "2027-01-04",
      "ticker": "XIMR",
      "updated": 1767429336,
      "year": 2027
    },
    {
      "confirmed": false,
      "currency": "USD",
      "cusip": "33740F235",
      "date": "2026-12-31",
      "dividend": "0.1788",
      "dividend_prior": "0.1788",
      "dividend_type": "Cash",
      "dividend_yield": "",
      "end_regular_dividend": false,
      "ex_dividend_date": "2027-01-04",
      "exchange": "BATS",
      "frequency": 12,
      "id": "6958d4d393cde40001ee25f5",
      "importance": 1,
      "isin": "US33740F2359",
      "name": "First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June",
      "notes": "",
      "payable_date": "2027-01-05",
      "period": "JAN",
      "record_date": "2027-01-04",
      "ticker": "XIJN",
      "updated": 1767429331,
      "year": 2027
    }
  ]
}

Authorizations

token · string · query · required

Headers

accept · enum<string> · default: application/json · required

Specifies return format. Query parameters work the same for both formats

Available options: application/json

Query Parameters

page · integer · default: 0

Page offset. For optimization, performance and technical reasons, page offsets are limited from 0 - 100000. Limit the query results by other parameters such as date

pagesize · integer

Number of results returned. Limit 1000

parameters[date] · string<YYYY-MM-DD>

Date to query for calendar data. Shorthand for date_from and date_to if they are the same. Defaults for latest

parameters[date_from] · string<YYYY-MM-DD>

Date to query from point in time

parameters[date_to] · string<YYYY-MM-DD>

Date to query to point in time

parameters[date_sort] · enum<string>

Dividend date field to sort on (newest to oldest)

Available options: announced, ex, payable, record

parameters[dividend_yield_operation] · enum<string>

Specifies how to filter using dividend yield. gt = Greater Than, gte = Greater Than Equal, eq = Equal, lt = Less Than, lte = Less Than Equal

Available options: gt, gte, eq, lte, lt

parameters[dividend_yield] · number

The dividend yield amount to filter by. Defaults to using Equal To the amount indicated. 1 = 100%

parameters[importance] · enum<integer>

The importance level to filter by. Uses Greater Than or Equal To the importance indicated

Available options: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

parameters[tickers] · string<csv>

One or more ticker symbols separated by a comma. Maximum 50 tickers

parameters[updated] · integer

Records last Updated Unix timestamp (UTC). This will force the sort order to be Greater Than or Equal to the timestamp indicated

Response

200

application/json

Success

dividends · object[]