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How do dividends get paid out?

Companies can choose to pay dividends every quarter or annually

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All dividends you receive through Hatch are paid out in USD into your Hatch account. You can choose to reinvest them by buying more shares, or to withdraw them whenever you like.

💡 Note: We can't offer a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) just yet, so dividends you receive through Hatch can't be automatically reinvested. You can let your dividends stockpile in Hatch and auto-invest them, or add them to another order and buy more shares.

Your investments may pay out dividends through Hatch

Some companies pay their shareholders dividends every quarter while others pay annually. If you’re a shareholder of a company paying a dividend, this money gets paid into your Hatch account and stays in USD until you choose to reinvest it or withdraw it. For fractional shares, you’re paid in proportion with the percentage of shares you own. All your US tax requirements are sorted for you before the dividend hits your Hatch account, and you'll see the transaction in your transaction history.

Prior to 15th January 2026, you might also receive Money Market Fund dividends

Before 15th January 2026, any spare cash you have sitting in your Hatch account is swept into a Money Market Fund which pays dividends back into your Hatch account at the beginning of each month. These will show up in your transaction history with a label like: "MONEY MARKET FUND [DATE] DIVIDEND". After 15th January 2026 this is no longer the case.

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