How much did you earn by buying shares before the register closed?

To receive dividends on shares, you don't need to hold the security for a whole year; you only need to become its owner before the shareholder register closes.

There is an opinion that if you buy shares just before the shareholder register closes, then after the dividend payment the share price will fall, making the transaction worthless or unprofitable.

But that statement may not be entirely true if you are buying in a rising market, when the price of most stocks is rising.

For example, let's take a well-known Swedish bank, Svenska Handelsbanken. I previously recommended buying its shares in my Telegram channel - https://t.me/PortfelPL/

And on March 23, 2026, he himself bought 550 shares of this company at an average price of 12.30 euros per share, for a total of 6,765 euros.

What profit was made as a result of the transaction?

The first pleasant bonus was a dividend payment of 615 euros. The amount could have been a little higher, but the Swedish tax office withheld 30% of my income tax instead of 15%. Now I need to try to get the excess tax back.

Today the shares were sold at 13.50 euros each, so the profit from the sale of securities amounted to another 660 euros, if you subtract taxes, then 535 euros.

As a result, we can sum up the transaction, which lasted just over 4 months:

• Invested in Svenska Handelsbanken shares – 6,765 euros
• Net profit received: 615+535=1150 euros

Over four months, I managed to earn about 17% net profit on my investment from dividends and share sales. In my opinion, this is a good result for such a short period. It also confirms that buying shares before the cutoff date is possible, as long as you pay attention to the current trend and evaluate the company itself, as well as its prospects for further growth.  Brokers for stock trading