--- title: "Upcoming Dividend Run For TYG?" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285572520.md" description: "Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: TYG) is set for a potential \"Dividend Run\" ahead of its upcoming dividend of $0.475 per share, with an ex-dividend date on May 22, 2026. Historically, TYG has shown a pattern of price increases leading up to dividend payments, with a total capital gain of $11.53 over the last four dividends, exceeding the total dividend amount of $1.90. Investors are encouraged to monitor TYG as it offers an implied annualized yield of 11.64%." datetime: "2026-05-07T14:35:21.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/285572520.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285572520.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/285572520.md) --- # Upcoming Dividend Run For TYG? This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: TYG), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" anyway? This is an interesting concept which we first learned about at a past ValueForum conference. And to best explain the concept, we need to start with the expected behavior of a stock on its _ex-dividend_ date. For anyone unfamiliar with the term, the _ex-dividend date_ marks the trading day when any buyer of the stock is no longer entitled to the referenced dividend — in other words, to be eligible to receive the dividend in question, one would have had to purchase their shares _before_ the ex-dividend date. All else equal, the stock price would be expected to _drop by the dividend amount_ on that _ex-_date (remember, that's "all else equal" and naturally other factors will drive stocks higher/lower on any given day). But think about it: if a buyer is entitled to a 0.475 dividend _before_ ex-date, but no longer entitled to that amount _on or after_ ex-date, then this drop makes perfect sense! Because if the shares _didn't_ drop by that same 0.475 the next day, then _effectively_, buyers would effectively be paying 0.475 _more_ for the same share of stock. But now think about _this:_ if a stock is expected to _drop_ by the dividend amount (all else equal) _on_ ex-date, then in turn, shouldn't that stock be expected to _rise_ sometime _ahead_ of a dividend? After all, if a dividend-paying stock didn't ever rise and only fell on each and every ex-date, then eventually after enough dividend payments those shares would have fallen to zero. And _that_ wouldn't make _any_ sense for a company continually earning money and paying dividends. So indeed, "sometime" _before_ a given dividend, there should be sort of a built-in "pressure" for a stock to gradually rise in expectation of that next cash dividend... in other words: pressure for the stock to have a potential _Dividend Run_. And notice we put the word "sometime" in quotes in that last sentence, because there are differing views among different dividend investors about _timeframe_ when it comes to capturing Dividend Run effects. Some like to invest (and then also to sell) on specific target dates; others like to employ some form of dollar cost averaging. Some like to invest shortly before ex-div, hold for the dividend, and then sell on or after ex-date (having actually capturing the dividend / received the income). Others like to sell the day _before_ ex-date (the last possible day where the buyer of the shares will still be "paying for" the upcoming dividend) with the idea to try and maximize _capital gain_. In this capital-gain-focused scenario, one common timeframe we've seen discussed, is to buy about two weeks (ten trading days) prior to the targeted sale date. For example, consider the 0.475/share TYG dividend that went "ex-dividend" on 04/23/26. On the prior trading day — the last day where a seller knows that the buyer of their shares will be expecting that dividend amount — shares of TYG closed at 48.95. And two weeks (ten trading days) prior to _that_, on 04/08/26, shares closed at a price of 47.40. That means that in the final two-week run-up to the 0.475 dividend, TYG gained 1.55 in price. Looking back at the last four dividends paid by TYG, this strategy would have captured a capital gain in excess of the dividend 4 out of 4 times, with a "Divvy Run" total of +11.53 in capital gains. Incidentally, that _exceeds_ the sum total _dividend_ amounts across those last four dividends, of 1.90. Here's the data: Ex-Dividend ——Price 2 Weeks Prior—» ——Price 1 Day Prior—» Run Gain/Loss 04/23/26 0.475 04/08/26 47.40 04/22/26 48.95 **+1.55** 03/24/26 0.475 03/09/26 47.49 03/23/26 48.88 **+1.39** 02/20/26 0.475 02/04/26 44.44 02/19/26 49.13 **+4.69** 01/23/26 0.475 01/07/26 41.62 01/22/26 45.52 **+3.90** Div Total: 1.90 "Divvy Run" Total: **+11.53** In about two weeks from now, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: TYG) will go ex-dividend for its latest dividend of 0.475/share. Will Dividend Run history repeat itself? Upcoming Dividend: 0.475/share Ex-Div Date: 05/22/26 Payment Date: 05/29/26 Dividend Frequency: Monthly Full TYG Dividend History » As the saying goes, past performance is never a guarantee of future returns. But one thing's for sure: for those investors who count Dividend Runs among the tools in their arsenal, TYG is a good dividend stock to know about and have on your radar screen with its implied annualized yield of 11.64%. Stay tuned for future Dividend Run candidates, and if you'd like to receive email alerts right into your inbox, enroll in our free Dividend Alerts feature, courtesy of DividendChannel.com. ##### Also see: • Warren Buffett Dividend Stock Portfolio • SCHV Average Annual Return • John Paulson Stock Picks The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. ### Related Stocks - [TYG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TYG.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation (TYG) Announces Terms of Rights Offering | TYG Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285734395.md) - [TCW Strategic Income Fund declares $0.0283 dividend](https://longbridge.com/en/news/289014782.md) - [June 2026's Top Dividend Stocks For Your Portfolio](https://longbridge.com/en/news/289086760.md) - [Is it worth buying Nike stock for its dividend?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/289225100.md) - [Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Inc declares $0.09 dividend](https://longbridge.com/en/news/289200249.md)