Matt Levine

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3,472 appearances 9 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 11 Sep

Matt Levine’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 9 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 5.

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Money Stuff: The Podcast · Learn More Gooder · 4 Sep 2026 podcast

So you know the SP stocks pay dividends throughout the year and like these ETFs accumulate the dividends and they have them in cash. voice-verified

And then at some point they say, Okay, we're gonna pay out the cash, right? voice-verified

So Iv pays out its cash about a week before Vu. voice-verified

And so the way you do the trade is you own if and then voice-verified

day or two or day or two or three days before the dividend date. voice-verified

You get out of if and into Vu. voice-verified

So you like sell your IV, you buy your vo. voice-verified

The if voice-verified

And so then you don't own if when it pays the dividend. voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

And when it pays the dividend, the stock should drop. voice-verified

The value of like the share price of IV should drop, right? voice-verified

It should drop by about the amount of the dividend. voice-verified

So for a little while, if is trading below Vu, and then you switch back. voice-verified

You like sell your vo, you buy back your if. voice-verified

And so you're you sell if at the high price, you buy vo at the high price, you sell vo at the high price, and then you buy if at the low price. voice-verified

price. voice-verified

So you have captured the dividend by selling high and buying low. voice-verified

And like the difference in the price is basically the amount of the dividend. voice-verified

With a little bit of a voice-verified

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