diff --git a/matlab/@dynDates/end.m b/matlab/@dynDates/end.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40a26e5a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matlab/@dynDates/end.m
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+function lastIndex = end(o, k, n)
+% function lastIndex = end(o, k, n)
+% End keyword
+%
+% INPUTS
+%   o              [dynDates] dynDates object
+%   k              [integer]  index where end appears
+%   n              [integer]  number of indices
+%
+% OUTPUTS
+%   lastIndex      [integer] last dynDates index
+%
+% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
+%   none
+
+% Copyright (C) 2013 Dynare Team
+%
+% This file is part of Dynare.
+%
+% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+% (at your option) any later version.
+%
+% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+% GNU General Public License for more details.
+%
+% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+% along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+assert(k==1 && n==1, '@dynDates/end: dynDates only has one dimension');
+lastIndex = o.ndat;
+end
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diff --git a/matlab/reports/@seriesElements/getMaxRange.m b/matlab/reports/@seriesElements/getMaxRange.m
index d745e389a..b3b3dec2e 100644
--- a/matlab/reports/@seriesElements/getMaxRange.m
+++ b/matlab/reports/@seriesElements/getMaxRange.m
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ for i=1:ne
     ddt = a.getRange();
     if isempty(ddmin)
         ddmin = ddt(1);
-        ddmax = ddt(size(ddt));
+        ddmax = ddt(end);
     else
         ddmin = min(ddt(1), ddmin);
-        ddmax = max(ddt(size(ddt)), ddmax);
+        ddmax = max(ddt(end), ddmax);
     end
 end
 dd = ddmin:ddmax;
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