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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Dividend Yield: 4.11%
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Years of Dividend History: 25
The iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF dividend comes from a fund that holds U.S. Treasury bonds with remaining maturities between seven and ten years. IEF currently yields 4.07%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $3.7017 per share paid monthly. The next ex-dividend date is September 1, 2026. At a beta of 1.16, IEF suits income-focused investors who want exposure to intermediate-term government bonds at a yield above 4%.
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of interest income from its underlying Treasury bond holdings, a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). The income the fund distributes is directly tied to the interest payments generated by U.S. Treasury bonds with seven-to-ten year maturities, which sets the ceiling on what IEF can pay out. iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF dividend safety is therefore linked to prevailing interest rates on intermediate Treasuries: if rates fall, the income the fund collects and passes through to shareholders falls with them.
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of -0.1% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $3.6570 at the start of the window to $3.6245 by 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 49.5% in 2023, reflecting how sharply the payout can swing when interest rates shift. Growth is effectively flat over the full period, which means IEF delivers income rather than income growth.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +24.5% | $1.88 (2022) | $3.62 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +22.9% | $1.29 (2020) | $3.62 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.1% | $2.01 (2015) | $3.62 (2025) |
IEF fits income-focused investors who want monthly cash flow from U.S. government bonds without chasing equity dividends. The current yield of 4.07% is high (above 4%) and sits well above the fund's 5-year average yield of 2.77%, meaning today's payout is historically elevated relative to recent norms. The trade-off is clear: the dividend has gone essentially nowhere over 17 years, with a CAGR of -0.1%, so purchasing power from the income stream does not grow. What an investor gets is a high current yield backed by Treasury interest income; what they accept is a payout that moves with interest rates, not with any underlying business.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $0.3070 |
| 2026-09-01 | $0.3320 |
| 2026-08-03 | $0.3175 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.3111 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.3172 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.3125 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.3172 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.2828 |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.3120 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.3127 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.8094 |
| 2025 | $3.6245 |
| 2024 | $3.3476 |
| 2023 | $2.8076 |
| 2022 | $1.8779 |
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