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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Dividend Yield: 3.21%
Dividend Frequency: semi-annually
Years of Dividend History: 10
The iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF dividend comes from a fund that holds large-, mid-, and small-cap equities across North America, Europe, Australasia, and the Far East, tracking a free float-adjusted, market cap-weighted index. IDEV currently yields 3.22%, placing it in moderate yield territory for a broadly diversified international equity fund. The fund pays semi-annually, giving income investors two distributions per year rather than the quarterly cadence common among individual stocks. That yield level, backed by a geographically wide equity base, makes IDEV a fit for dividend investors seeking international exposure alongside meaningful income.
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions flowing from its underlying holdings, which span large-, mid-, and small-cap equities across developed markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF), since IDEV passes through what its index constituents pay rather than managing a corporate earnings-to-dividend relationship. The most data-supported pressure point is variability: the history table shows at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, meaning the per-share payment can fall when underlying holdings reduce their own distributions or when currency movements affect translated payouts.
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 15.2% per year from 2017 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.9026 to $2.8079 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest single-year jump was 71.2% in 2018, which skews the long-run average upward and reflects how much the payment can swing based on what the underlying index constituents distribute in any given year.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +23.1% | $1.51 (2022) | $2.81 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +17.8% | $1.24 (2020) | $2.81 (2025) |
IDEV fits dividend investors who want international developed-market equity exposure paired with a moderate income stream. The current yield of 3.22% sits in the moderate (2–4%) range, which is meaningful without being a signal of distress or an unusually high-risk structure. Three consecutive years of dividend increases show recent upward momentum, but the history also contains years of decline, so income is not guaranteed to rise year over year. What an investor gets here is broad geographic diversification across developed markets with a yield that contributes real income. The trade-off is payment variability: because distributions depend on what hundreds of underlying holdings pay out, the per-share amount can and does move in both directions.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | $1.3440 |
| 2025-12-16 | $1.5291 |
| 2025-06-16 | $1.2788 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.9938 |
| 2024-06-11 | $1.1354 |
| 2023-12-20 | $0.8684 |
| 2023-06-07 | $1.0833 |
| 2022-12-13 | $0.3329 |
| 2022-06-09 | $1.1738 |
| 2021-12-30 | $0.0810 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3440 |
| 2025 | $2.8079 |
| 2024 | $2.1292 |
| 2023 | $1.9517 |
| 2022 | $1.5067 |
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