ECP Emerging Growth (ASX:ECP) Ex-Dividend This Week: 3.15c Fully Franked Dividend in Focus

Sonal Goyal

17 August 2026 05:37 PM AEST

ECP Emerging Growth (ASX:ECP) Ex-Dividend This Week: 3.15c Fully Franked Dividend in Focus

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Key Highlights

ECP Emerging Growth (ASX:ECP) has declared a 3.15-cent-per-share fully franked final dividend, with payment scheduled for 3 September 2026.
The supplied ASX Dividend calendar shows an ex-dividend date of 19 August 2026, while the company's preliminary final report specifies 20 August 2026 as the record date.
ECP's Investment portfolio return before tax, expenses and fees was negative 20.4% in FY26, compared with a positive 2.4% in FY25, while NTA per share fell to 103.4 cents from 160.1 cents.

ECP Emerging Growth (ASX:ECP) is among the ASX income stocks approaching an ex-dividend date this week, with the listed investment company scheduled to trade ex-dividend on 19 August 2026 according to the supplied market calendar. ECP has declared a 3.15-cent final dividend per ordinary share, fully franked, for the year ended 30 June 2026. The dividend is scheduled to be paid on 3 September 2026, with 20 August 2026 set as the Record Date for determining entitlements.

ECP Maintains Final Dividend

The 3.15-cent final dividend is the same per-share amount declared for the previous corresponding period. ECP's FY25 final dividend was also 3.15 cents per share and fully franked, with payment made on 3 September 2025.

The FY26 dividend will also be subject to ECP's Dividend reinvestment Plan. Under the preliminary final report, the DRP price will be determined by the Directors, taking the Market Price of the shares into account. Shareholders wishing to participate must submit an election notice by the close of Business on 21 August 2026.

The company also stated that the final dividend will include an LIC capital gains component. The availability of the relevant tax treatment depends on factors including tax paid on Qualifying Investment disposals and LIC distributions received from investments held in the portfolio.

FY26 Portfolio Return Falls

ECP reported a negative 20.4% investment portfolio return before tax, expenses and fees for FY26. This compares with a positive 2.4% return in FY25. Over the same financial year, the ASX Small Ordinaries index increased by 5.5%, compared with a 9.2% increase in the previous year.

Revenue from ordinary activities declined 30.14% to $526,084 from $753,056. The company reported a statutory loss from ordinary activities after income tax of $8.45 million, compared with a loss of $724,375 in FY25.

The reported movement in Earnings included lower unrealised gains associated with the portfolio's performance during the year.

Net Tangible Assets Decline

ECP's net Tangible Asset backing per share, calculated using tax on realised gains only, stood at 103.4 cents at 30 June 2026. This was down from 160.1 cents per share at 30 June 2025.

The decline in NTA accompanied the negative portfolio return reported for FY26. ECP's portfolio is focused on Australian small and mid-cap listed companies, with the company targeting medium- to long-term capital growth and income.

The company's own June 2026 data shows a one-year investment performance of negative 20.36%, compared with an 8.11% return for the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index over the same period.

Income Stock Watch Ahead of Ex-Dividend Date

For income investors monitoring stocks going ex-dividend during the week, ECP combines a fully franked final dividend with a financial year in which portfolio performance and NTA declined.

The 3.15-cent distribution is unchanged from the previous year's final dividend. ECP also paid a 2.4-cent fully franked Interim Dividend in March 2026, bringing the two scheduled FY26 distributions to 5.55 cents per share. The company's published dividend history records the 2.4-cent interim payment on 5 March 2026.

Conclusion

ECP Emerging Growth approaches its August 2026 ex-dividend date with a 3.15-cent fully franked final dividend scheduled for payment on 3 September. The distribution matches the previous year's final dividend, while FY26 financial results show a markedly different operating backdrop, including a negative 20.4% portfolio return, a $8.45 million statutory loss and a decline in NTA backing per share from 160.1 cents to 103.4 cents. The company's dividend remains unchanged despite the lower portfolio result, making ECP a notable ASX income-stock event this week alongside its reported FY26 investment performance.

FAQs

Q: When does ECP Emerging Growth (ASX:ECP) go ex-dividend?

A:The supplied market calendar lists 19 August 2026 as the ex-dividend date. The company's preliminary final report specifies 20 August 2026 as the record date.

Q: How much is ECP's final dividend?

A:ECP has declared a final dividend of 3.15 cents per ordinary share.

Q: Is the ECP final dividend fully franked?

A:Yes. The FY26 final dividend is fully franked.

Q: When will ECP pay the final dividend?

A:The scheduled payment date is 3 September 2026.

Q: Did ECP's FY26 portfolio return increase or decrease?

A:It decreased. The investment portfolio return before tax, expenses and fees was negative 20.4% in FY26, compared with a positive 2.4% in FY25.

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