Maybe I am also confusing a couple of things here: dividends paid by the stocks in the ETF, and dividends paid by the ETF to its owners? How are dividends paid by the stocks in an ETF handled?

If anyone's still following this. I am an NRA with a brokerage account in the US. I invest exclusively in stock (equity) ETFs. Is my understanding correct that a) no US taxes apply to capital gains from these ETFs at any time b) no US taxes apply to dividends from such ETFs as long as the dividends ...