Shares for a target dividend

Estimate the shares and investment needed for an annual dividend target.

Example inputs
Shares needed for target dividend3,000 shares
Required investment3,000,000 JPY
Annual dividend120,000 JPY
Trading lots30 lots
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How it works

Shares needed = target annual dividend ÷ dividend per share, rounded up to a 100-share trading lot.

A JPY 120,000 target with JPY 40 per share requires approximately 3,000 shares.

Questions

Why round to 100 shares?

The example assumes standard Japanese trading lots. Odd-lot services may differ.

Will dividends remain constant?

Payouts can rise, fall or stop as company performance and policy change.

Figures are estimates. Taxes and investment performance vary.