AGG Dividend Yield 2026: iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026

Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) pays a $4.28 annual dividend ($0.34 monthly), yielding 4.42% at $96.84/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-01. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.

Dividend Yield: 4.42%

Annual Dividend: $4.28 per share

Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-01

Dividend Frequency: monthly

Sector: Financial Services

Years of Dividend History: 24

About iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Dividend

The iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF dividend comes from a BlackRock-managed fund that tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, holding U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade bonds across treasuries, corporate debt, mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities. AGG currently yields 4.04%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $3.9469 per share. The fund pays monthly, with the next ex-dividend date on August 3, 2026, and the last payment was $0.3376 per share. A beta of 0.99 places AGG in line with broader market movement, making it a fit for income-focused investors who want monthly cash flow from investment-grade fixed income.

Dividend Safety

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of bond interest income, a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). The fund's income is directly tied to the interest payments generated by its holdings in U.S. investment-grade treasuries, corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed securities, which sets the floor for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF dividend safety at the credit quality of those underlying assets. The most significant pressure on the payout level is interest rate movement: when rates fall, the income generated by the bond portfolio declines, which flows directly through to lower per-share distributions.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) Dividend Growth Rate, CAGR, and History

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of -1.1% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $4.6820 at the start of the window to $3.8830 by 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest single-year increase in the window was 34.1% in 2023, reflecting how sharply distributions can swing in response to interest rate changes, and the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%. AGG has posted four consecutive years of dividend increases, but the long-run CAGR is negative, which means income has not grown in real terms over the full period.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Dividend Growth Rate (CAGR)

Period	CAGR	From	To
3-Year	+18.8%	$2.32 (2022)	$3.88 (2025)
5-Year	+8.9%	$2.53 (2020)	$3.88 (2025)
10-Year	+3.9%	$2.65 (2015)	$3.88 (2025)

Is iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF a Good Dividend Stock?

AGG fits income-focused investors who want monthly distributions from a diversified portfolio of U.S. investment-grade bonds managed by BlackRock. The current yield of 4.04% is classified as high (above 4%), and it sits meaningfully above the fund's own 5-year average yield of 3.05%, reflecting the higher interest rate environment of recent years. That gap is the key trade-off: the yield is elevated relative to AGG's own history, but the long-run dividend CAGR of -1.1% per year shows that income from this fund does not grow over time. An investor in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF gets above-average current income from investment-grade fixed income, and accepts that the payout level will move with interest rates rather than compound upward.

Recent iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Dividend Payments

Payment Date	Amount per Share
2026-08-03	$0.3376
2026-07-01	$0.6614
2026-06-01	$0.3315
2026-05-01	$0.3299
2026-04-01	$0.3367
2026-03-02	$0.3160
2026-02-02	$0.3250
2025-12-19	$0.3340
2025-12-01	$0.3260
2025-11-03	$0.3270

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Annual Dividend History

Year	Total Dividends
2026	$2.6381
2025	$3.8830
2024	$3.6280
2023	$3.1080
2022	$2.3180

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does AGG pay dividends?

Yes, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) pays a $0.34 monthly dividend per share, yielding 4.42%.

How often does iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF pay dividends?

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF pays dividends monthly. The last dividend was $0.3376 per share, with the next ex-dividend date set for August 3, 2026.

What is iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF's current dividend yield?

The current AGG dividend yield is 4.04%, above the fund's 5-year average yield of 3.05%. That gap reflects the higher interest rate environment that has lifted bond income distributions in recent years.

Has iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF ever cut its dividend?

Yes, the available history shows multiple year-over-year declines exceeding 5%, including drops visible across the 2008-2025 window. The annual dividend per share fell from $4.6820 at the start of the period to lows in the early 2020s before recovering.

How fast has iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF grown its dividend?

The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the AGG dividend is -1.1% per year from 2008 to 2025. Distributions have not grown in aggregate over the full period, though the fund has posted four consecutive years of increases through 2025.

Is iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF a good dividend stock for income investors?

AGG offers a yield of 4.04%, classified as high (above 4%), with monthly payments from a portfolio of U.S. investment-grade bonds. The trade-off is that the long-run dividend CAGR is -1.1%, so income does not compound upward over time.

What type of investor is iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF best suited for?

AGG fits income-focused investors who prioritize monthly cash flow from investment-grade fixed income over dividend growth. The fund's distributions move with interest rates rather than growing through earnings reinvestment.

How does iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF compare to its own historical yield?

The current yield of 4.04% is above the fund's 5-year average of 3.05%, a difference of roughly one percentage point. That means income investors are receiving more per dollar invested in AGG today than they would have on average over the past five years.

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