Matt Levine

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4,099 appearances 10 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 18 Sep

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

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

Implement this trade by like voice-verified

The way they own the SP is through two ETFs. voice-verified

There's a BlackRock S P ETF called IV or IVV, and there's a Vanguard SP ETF called the VU VO. voice-verified

And um they are basically the same. voice-verified

They know the S P five hundred, but they pay dividends about a week apart. voice-verified

So like they Which voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

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

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