You are spot on - but only if you buy the short sell CFDs prior to ex dividend. You must sell the CFDs after ex dividend. Otherwise everybody will be short selling them prior to the date to make their money.
commbank's dividend warning, page-8
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$134.90 |
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Mkt cap ! $225.7B | |||
| Open | High | Low | Value | Volume |
| $133.83 | $134.90 | $133.80 | $187.2M | 1.391M |
Buyers (Bids)
| No. | Vol. | Price($) |
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| 1 | 1148 | $134.89 |
Sellers (Offers)
| Price($) | Vol. | No. |
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| $134.90 | 2280 | 1 |
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