UDR (UDR) Dividend Capture: 0.41% per event (3.9% annualized)
UDR
UDR (UDR) has touched its pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 100% of the last 20 ex-dividend events, with a median time-to-touch of 3 trading days (limit-order recovery basis). The dividend is below the typical daily price swing (signal-to-noise 0.49), meaning ordinary day-to-day noise can easily exceed the dividend itself.
Versus its sector, UDR sits roughly in line with the Real Estate sector benchmark of 95%. The sector median time-to-touch is 1 trading day, so this ticker touches more slowly than peers.
Historical base rates are not predictions; transaction costs, slippage, and ordinary-income tax on short holding periods can materially reduce realized profit. The next confirmed ex-dividend date is Jul 17, 2026, with an expected dividend of $0.14.
- Touch rate (30d)
- 100%+5pp vs sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 3d+2.0d vs sector
- Signal-to-noise
- 0.49in line with sector
Recovery engine
TL;DR over the most recent 20 events.
- 30-day touch rate
- 100%+5pp vs sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 3d+2.0d vs sector
- Signal-to-noise (div / ATR)
- 0.49in line with sector
- Avg gap on ex-date
- -1.09%-0.29pp vs sector
- Win rate at MOC exit
- 65%
- Median drawdown during hold
- -3.09%+1.64pp vs sector
- Best / worst touch (days)
- 1 / 9
Next ex-dividend
Confirmed by company declaration.
- Dividend
- $0.14
- Per-event yield
- 0.41%
- Annualized yield
- 3.90%
- Previously paid
- Apr 15, 2026 ($0.43)
- Last record date
- Apr 15, 2026
- Last payment date
- Apr 30, 2026
How UDR ranks in Real Estate
Compared with other stocks in this sector that pass our capture-quality filter (35 tickers). Lower rank number is better on every metric below.
- 30-day touch rate#1of 35
Beats ~97% of peers on this metric
- Median days to touch#32of 35
Beats ~9% of peers on this metric
- Signal-to-noise#13of 35
Beats ~63% of peers on this metric
UDR Dividend Capture History — Last 20 Ex-Dividend Events
Per-event gap on ex-date, the pre-ex close used as the touch target, trading days to first intraday high at or above that level, plus 5/30-day touch flags, drawdown and 5-day P&L for UDR (UDR). For a stricter close-at-bell exit timeline, use the simulator below (MOC mode). td = trading days from ex-date.
| Recovered 5d | Recovered 30d | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 | $0.43 | -1.31% | $35.12 | 3 | yes | yes | -3.27% | -0.50% | |
| Q1 | $0.43 | -2.15% | $36.82 | 4 | yes | yes | -3.88% | +2.09% | |
| Q4 | $0.43 | -0.83% | $36.25 | 4 | yes | yes | -2.87% | +0.25% | |
| Q3 | $0.43 | -0.93% | $40.72 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.80% | +0.86% | |
| Q2 | $0.43 | -1.90% | $41.07 | 4 | yes | yes | -7.04% | +1.58% | |
| Q1 | $0.42 | -1.99% | $41.22 | 3 | yes | yes | -3.37% | +0.98% | |
| Q4 | $0.42 | -1.20% | $44.14 | 3 | yes | yes | -1.99% | +1.37% | |
| Q3 | $0.42 | -0.54% | $40.81 | 2 | yes | yes | -1.69% | +3.15% | |
| Q2 | $0.42 | -0.74% | $37.63 | 1 | yes | yes | -6.62% | -5.14% | |
| Q1 | $0.42 | -2.18% | $38.59 | 3 | yes | yes | -4.28% | -1.76% | |
| Q4 | $0.42 | -1.82% | $35.72 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.66% | +2.38% | |
| Q3 | $0.42 | -1.27% | $43.35 | 3 | yes | yes | -2.63% | +1.01% | |
| Q2 | $0.42 | -0.42% | $40.56 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.47% | +0.20% | |
| Q1 | $0.38 | -0.90% | $37.63 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.01% | +7.71% | |
| Q4 | $0.38 | -1.81% | $39.79 | 8 | no | yes | -6.46% | -4.42% | |
| Q3 | $0.38 | -0.99% | $45.64 | 9 | no | yes | -4.60% | -1.38% | |
| Q2 | $0.38 | -0.34% | $59.12 | 1 | yes | yes | -4.09% | -2.72% | |
| Q1 | $0.36 | -0.98% | $59.23 | 5 | yes | yes | -5.03% | -0.48% | |
| Q4 | $0.36 | 0.02% | $54.00 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.91% | +2.65% | |
| Q3 | $0.36 | 0.47% | $51.14 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.43% | +4.84% |
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.43
- Gap %
- -1.31%
- Pre-ex close
- $35.12
- High touch (td)
- 3
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.27%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.50%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.43
- Gap %
- -2.15%
- Pre-ex close
- $36.82
- High touch (td)
- 4
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.88%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.09%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.43
- Gap %
- -0.83%
- Pre-ex close
- $36.25
- High touch (td)
- 4
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.87%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.25%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.43
- Gap %
- -0.93%
- Pre-ex close
- $40.72
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.80%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.86%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.43
- Gap %
- -1.90%
- Pre-ex close
- $41.07
- High touch (td)
- 4
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -7.04%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.58%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.42
- Gap %
- -1.99%
- Pre-ex close
- $41.22
- High touch (td)
- 3
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.37%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.98%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.42
- Gap %
- -1.20%
- Pre-ex close
- $44.14
- High touch (td)
- 3
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.99%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.37%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.42
- Gap %
- -0.54%
- Pre-ex close
- $40.81
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.69%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.15%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.42
- Gap %
- -0.74%
- Pre-ex close
- $37.63
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.62%
- P&L 5d %
- -5.14%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.42
- Gap %
- -2.18%
- Pre-ex close
- $38.59
- High touch (td)
- 3
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -4.28%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.76%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.42
- Gap %
- -1.82%
- Pre-ex close
- $35.72
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.66%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.38%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.42
- Gap %
- -1.27%
- Pre-ex close
- $43.35
- High touch (td)
- 3
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.63%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.01%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.42
- Gap %
- -0.42%
- Pre-ex close
- $40.56
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.47%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.20%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.38
- Gap %
- -0.90%
- Pre-ex close
- $37.63
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.01%
- P&L 5d %
- +7.71%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.38
- Gap %
- -1.81%
- Pre-ex close
- $39.79
- High touch (td)
- 8
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.46%
- P&L 5d %
- -4.42%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.38
- Gap %
- -0.99%
- Pre-ex close
- $45.64
- High touch (td)
- 9
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -4.60%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.38%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.38
- Gap %
- -0.34%
- Pre-ex close
- $59.12
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -4.09%
- P&L 5d %
- -2.72%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.36
- Gap %
- -0.98%
- Pre-ex close
- $59.23
- High touch (td)
- 5
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.03%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.48%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.36
- Gap %
- 0.02%
- Pre-ex close
- $54.00
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.91%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.65%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.36
- Gap %
- 0.47%
- Pre-ex close
- $51.14
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.43%
- P&L 5d %
- +4.84%
UDR Pre-Ex Touch Time Distribution
- ≤ 1 day840%
- 2–3 days630%
- 4–5 days420%
- 6–10 days210%
- 11–30 days00%
- 30+00%
40% within 1d · 90% within 5d · 100% within 30d
UDR Dividend Capture Calculator — After-Tax Yield
Pre-filled with UDR's next expected dividend and recent close. Adjust tax rate, holding period and slippage to estimate after-tax capture yield.
Holding shorter than the IRS 61-day rule disqualifies the dividend from “qualified” status — it is taxed as ordinary income at your marginal rate. Adjust Tax % accordingly.
- Gross dividend
- $28.00
- After-tax dividend
- $18.20
- Slippage round-trip
- -$7.02
- Net if price returns to pre-ex
- +$11.18
- Required recovery to break even
- 0.00%
- Per-event after-tax yield
- +0.16%
- Annual if all succeed
- ~8.0%
UDR Dividend Capture Backtest Simulator
Replay every historical UDR ex-dividend with two exit strategies: a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close (limit-order P&L on first intraday touch), or hold for N days and exit at MOC. Pick the window and quarter filter that matches your plan and see realized P&L per event.
Sell back at the pre-ex close on the first intraday touch within the window. If it never touches, exit at MOC after the window expires (stop-loss).
Figures are gross — before tax, commissions, and slippage. Percents are per-event return on capital at entry (pre-ex close).
Cumulative P&L (equity curve)
Vertical axis: cumulative sum of per-event % (same units as the headline cumulative). Hover dots for exact values.
Per-event P&L distribution
20 trades in this sample · bar height ∝ count in each bucket (gross % per event).
Scenario P&L by event · UDR (20)
Scenario P&L — updates with exit mode, window, and quarter. History adds gap, touch, drawdown, and a fixed P&L 5d % (MOC). Same per-row % as that column only for MOC + 5d on the same rows. Oldest → newest, gross pre-ex close basis.
| Ex-date | P&L |
|---|---|
| +0.71% | |
| +0.67% | |
| +0.61% | |
| +0.64% | |
| -1.38% | |
| -4.42% | |
| +1.01% | |
| +1.04% | |
| +0.97% | |
| +1.18% | |
| +1.09% | |
| +1.13% | |
| +1.04% | |
| +0.96% | |
| +1.03% | |
| +1.05% | |
| +1.06% | |
| +1.19% | |
| +1.17% | |
| +1.24% |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the dividend capture success rate for UDR?
Across the last 20 ex-dividend events for UDR (UDR), the post-ex intraday high reached the pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 100% of cases, with a median time-to-touch of 3 trading days. We measure recovery via intraday high because that is when a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close would actually fill, ending the trade at break-even with the dividend pocketed.
How long does it take UDR to recover its dividend gap?
Historically, UDR touches its pre-ex close in a median of 3 trading days, with the best case at 1 and the worst case at 9 trading days within our 30-day measurement window. A stricter close-based recovery (mark-to-MOC) is also computed in the database; explore it with the per-ticker simulator’s “Hold N days, exit MOC” mode rather than in the event table.
Is the dividend on UDR large enough to capture?
UDR has a signal-to-noise ratio of 0.49 (dividend / 14-day ATR). Values above 1.0 indicate the dividend is larger than the typical daily price swing, making capture trades more viable; below 0.5 means typical daily noise can easily wipe out the gain.
When is the next ex-dividend date for UDR?
The next ex-dividend date for UDR (UDR) is Jul 17, 2026, confirmed (declared by the company).
How does UDR compare to its sector for dividend capture?
Within Real Estate, the median 30-day pre-ex touch rate is 95%. UDR sits at 100% — above the sector benchmark.
Why does UDR dividend capture measure recovery via intraday high, not close?
A realistic capture trade exits via a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close: the moment the post-ex intraday high touches that level, the order fills and the trader pockets the dividend at break-even. Measuring recovery via close is stricter (mark-to-MOC); we expose that path in the per-ticker simulator as the "Hold N days, exit MOC" mode. The high-based primary metric directly answers the trader-facing question "would my limit have filled?" — close-based answers "would I have been flat at the bell?".
How are dividend capture trades taxed in the US?
Holding period matters. Dividends are "qualified" (taxed at the long-term capital gains rate, 0/15/20%) only when the underlying shares are held for more than 60 days during the 121-day window centered on the ex-dividend date. Dividend capture trades typically hold less than 61 days, so the dividend is taxed at your ordinary income bracket. Always consult a qualified tax advisor.
What are the main risks of a dividend capture strategy?
Three structural risks: (1) the share price may not recover the gap within your holding window; (2) ordinary-income tax can consume the after-tax yield; (3) transaction costs and bid/ask slippage can wipe out small dividends. Historical statistics measure base rates; they do not guarantee any single trade will work.