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Data last updated: Oct 16, 2026
Dividend Yield: 2.85%
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 16
The iShares Core High Dividend ETF dividend comes from a fund that tracks an index of high-dividend-paying American companies. HDV currently yields 2.97%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.8522 per share paid monthly. The next ex-dividend date is September 16, 2026. A beta of 0.3 makes this fund notably low-volatility, which suits income investors who prioritize price stability alongside yield.
iShares Core High Dividend ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through fund, making the payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). iShares Core High Dividend ETF dividend safety rests on the underlying holdings: the fund targets American companies that already distribute notably high dividends, so the income stream depends directly on those companies maintaining their own payouts. The most significant pressure point is that the annual dividend has declined in at least one year by more than 5%, showing that distributions can fall when underlying holdings cut or reduce their own payouts.
iShares Core High Dividend ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.5% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.1921 to $0.7821 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the growth path has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +1.7% | $0.74 (2022) | $0.78 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +1.8% | $0.71 (2020) | $0.78 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.1% | $0.58 (2015) | $0.78 (2025) |
HDV fits dividend investors who want monthly income from high-dividend American companies and can accept some year-to-year variability in the payout. The yield sits at moderate (2–4%), currently at 2.97%, which runs above the fund's own 5-year average of 2.66%. That gap shows the current yield is toward the higher end of its recent range. The trade-off is clear: a 10.5% CAGR over 14 years is attractive on paper, but the history includes declines, and there are zero consecutive years of dividend increases. Income investors get above-average yield relative to HDV's own history, paired with a low-beta, low-volatility profile.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | $0.0560 |
| 2026-08-19 | $0.1046 |
| 2026-07-15 | $0.0874 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.1850 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.1686 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.2506 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.1899 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.1826 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.1590 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.2243 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6017 |
| 2025 | $0.7821 |
| 2024 | $0.8230 |
| 2023 | $0.7787 |
| 2022 | $0.7431 |
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