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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGSB) pays a $2.40 annual dividend ($0.20 monthly), yielding 4.63% at $51.85/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-01. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.63%
Annual Dividend: $2.40 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-01
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 20
The iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF holds U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate debt with maturities of one to five years, and it pays a 4.63% dividend yield. IGSB pays monthly, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.4001 per share and a next ex-dividend date of September 1, 2026. The last dividend payment was $0.2020 per share. With a beta of 0.4, this fund carries low price volatility, which suits income-focused investors who prioritize steady monthly cash flow over capital appreciation.
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through from its bond holdings, a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). The fund's income comes directly from interest payments on its underlying portfolio of high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated corporate bonds, which supports the current payout level as long as those bonds continue to generate coupon income. iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF dividend safety is most sensitive to changes in interest rates and credit spreads, since falling rates reduce the income generated by the short-duration bonds the fund holds.
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of -3.8% per year from 2007 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $4.6809 in 2007 to $2.3503 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 62.2% in 2023, reflecting how sharply distributions can swing in response to interest rate movements rather than any underlying business growth.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +31.6% | $1.03 (2022) | $2.35 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +12.5% | $1.30 (2020) | $2.35 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.6% | $1.24 (2015) | $2.35 (2025) |
IGSB fits income-focused investors who want monthly cash flow from short-duration, investment-grade corporate bonds. The current yield is high (above 4%), and at 4.63% it sits well above the fund's 5-year average of 3.13%, meaning today's income level is elevated relative to recent norms. The long-term dividend CAGR of -3.8% per year makes clear that distribution growth is not the draw here. What an investor gets is a high current yield and low price volatility (beta of 0.4); what they accept is a payout that has declined over the full history and is directly tied to the interest rate environment rather than corporate earnings growth.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | $0.2020 |
| 2026-08-03 | $0.1981 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.2011 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.1996 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.1978 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.2045 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.1972 |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.1980 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.2018 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.2042 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5983 |
| 2025 | $2.3503 |
| 2024 | $2.0789 |
| 2023 | $1.6715 |
| 2022 | $1.0303 |
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