Can I transfer dividend accruals to a new account?

On the ex-dividend date for a cash dividend, IBKR will accrue the expected dividend to eligible accounts. The dividend will continue to accrue until the funds have been allocated by the clearing agent or depository. Upon receipt of the funds, IBKR will reverse the dividend accrual and post the dividend to the cash balance of the account…

IBKR will reflect upcoming dividend payments as an accrual in client accounts on or shortly after the ex-dividend date. Upon receipt of the funds through our clearing agent or depository, the accrual will be reversed from the account and the cash dividend will be allocated to the Cash Balance of the account. This action typically will occur on the announced payment date of the dividend…

All balances with the exception of accruals (e.g., interest and dividends) will be transferred at the same time. Accruals will be transferred once the cash is realized. In the case of interest, accruals are generally reversed, and cash is posted within the first week of the month following the accrual. In the case of dividends, the accrual is reversed, and the offsetting cash is posted on the date the issuer pays the dividend…

Yes, once a dividend is accrued it will be included in the account's Net Asset Value (NAV). The accrual will generally start on the Ex-Dividend date and will be reversed out of the Dividend Accrual and posted to the Cash Balance on the payment date. The NAV will be impacted on the ex-dividend date when the accrual is processed…