ING Groep N.V. hits its ex-dividend date today, August 3, 2026, with a €0.40 cash dividend. This is an initiation — the first regular dividend of this kind on record in the supplied data, with no prior amount to compare against. Shareholders must have been on the register before today to qualify for the payout.
For short sellers, a dividend initiation creates a new payment-in-lieu obligation — any trader borrowing ING shares must now compensate the lender for the €0.40 dividend out of their own pocket. With short interest at just 0.04% of free float and a cost to borrow of 0.35%, the short position is minimal and the lending market is loose. The liability is real but the affected pool of borrowed shares is very small.
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