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Pledged shares and corporate actions on Zerodha

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Overview

Pledging idle holdings for collateral margin raises an obvious question at the next dividend or bonus: does the company still treat you as the shareholder? On Zerodha , the answer for almost every corporate action is yes, and the reason is structural. Under the pledge system effective 1 August 2020, a pledge is only a marking in the depository. The shares never leave your own demat account, so the registrar and the company still see you as the owner of record when they decide who is entitled to a dividend, a bonus or a split.

Split shares not showing in Zerodha holdings: why, and how to fix it

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A stock split does not delete your shares; it multiplies them. A 1-for-5 split of a Rs 500 face-value share into Rs 100 shares turns 10 shares into 50, each worth a fifth of the pre-split price, leaving your total investment value unchanged on the record date. So when the new quantity does not appear in your Zerodha holdings straight away, the shares are not lost. They are waiting on the corporate action to be processed at the exchange and depository level before Zerodha credits the revised count to your demat account.

How to participate in a bonus issue on Zerodha

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A bonus issue is a corporate action in which a listed company distributes additional shares to existing shareholders free of cost, in proportion to their current holdings, by capitalising accumulated reserves. No payment is required from the shareholder. A 1:1 bonus means one additional share for every share held; a 2:1 bonus means two additional shares for every share held.

Unlike a rights issue, a bonus issue is automatic: shareholders who are on the register on the record date receive bonus shares without submitting any application or paying any consideration. Participation on Zerodha therefore requires no active step beyond holding shares before the ex-date.