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Data last updated: Jul 18, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 18, 2026): iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) pays a $1.48 annual dividend ($0.33 quarterly), yielding 1.92% at $77.14/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-15. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.92%
Annual Dividend: $1.48 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-15
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 13
The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF dividend is built around U.S. companies with a history of raising their payouts each year. DGRO currently yields 1.95%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.4777 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 15, 2026. A beta of 0.7 makes this ETF a lower-volatility option, suited to growth-and-income investors who want rising income over time rather than maximum yield today.
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through fund, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF dividend safety rests on the underlying index: DGRO holds U.S. companies specifically selected for their history of raising dividends, which means the fund's income stream reflects the collective payout decisions of those holdings. The primary risk is that a broad market downturn forces index constituents to cut or freeze their own dividends, which would flow directly into DGRO's distributions.
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 11.0% per year from 2015 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.5113 to $1.4506 over that decade (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 4.1% in 2021, while the largest single-year jump was 28.3% in 2016.
| 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 a rising income stream from U.S. dividend-growth companies and can accept a low current yield in exchange for that growth. The yield sits at low (below 2%), which is below what pure income investors typically target. At 1.95%, it does run above DGRO's own 5-year average yield of 1.69%, so current buyers are getting slightly more income than the historical norm. The trade-off is straightforward: an 11.0% annualized dividend growth rate over ten years is the draw, not the starting yield. Investors who prioritize income today will find the current payout modest; those focused on where the dividend is headed have a decade of data to examine.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.3107 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6617 |
| 2025 | $1.4506 |
| 2024 | $1.3850 |
| 2023 | $1.3159 |
| 2022 | $1.1680 |
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