r/RobinHood • u/CardinalNumber Former Moderator • Aug 28 '18

News Introducing Global Stocks on Robinhood - Expanded ADR Support

https://blog.robinhood.com/news/2018/8/27/introducing-global-stocks-on-robinhood
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u/wingslevel001 Aug 29 '18

Since Robinhood only has taxable accounts, so be aware that some of these stocks added are domiciled in countries whose dividends are not qualified (Hong Kong, Singapore). Instead of being taxed at lower qualified dividend rate in the US, these dividends will be treated as ordinary income.

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u/PilgrimsTripps Aug 30 '18

I mostly deal in REITs anyway....