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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Dividend Yield: 1.89%
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 13
The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF dividend is built around U.S. companies with a history of growing their payouts, tracking the Morningstar U.S. Dividend Growth Index across large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks. DGRO currently yields 1.98%, which puts it in low-yield territory. The fund pays quarterly. Growth-focused income investors are the natural fit here, given that the per-share dividend has grown from $0.51 to $1.45 over the past decade.
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions from the underlying holdings, which are screened specifically for a history of growing dividends under the Morningstar U.S. Dividend Growth Index methodology. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF), so the relevant risk factor is the composition of the index itself: if constituent companies broadly cut or freeze dividends, DGRO's distributions would follow. No year-over-year decline appears in the available history from 2015 through 2025.
Over the past 10 years, iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has grown its dividend at 11.0% per year. Per-share payments rose from $0.5112 in 2015 to $1.4506 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 4.2% in 2021.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +7.5% | $1.17 (2022) | $1.45 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.1% | $1.03 (2020) | $1.45 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +11.0% | $0.51 (2015) | $1.45 (2025) |
DGRO fits growth-and-income investors who want rising income over time and are willing to accept a low current yield to get it. The yield sits at low (below 2%), which means the fund does not serve investors who need immediate, meaningful income from their portfolio. The 5-year average yield is not available for direct comparison, but the 11.0% annual dividend growth rate over a decade shows what the fund prioritizes: compounding payouts rather than a high starting yield. Ten consecutive years of dividend increases back that up. The trade-off is straightforward: investors get a rising income stream anchored to dividend-growing U.S. companies, but they give up yield in the near term.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $0.3850 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.3306 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.3311 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.4470 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.3690 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.3237 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.3109 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.3780 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.4031 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.2932 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.0467 |
| 2025 | $1.4506 |
| 2024 | $1.3850 |
| 2023 | $1.3159 |
| 2022 | $1.1680 |
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