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Data last updated: Sep 29, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 29, 2026): iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) pays a $0.02 annual dividend, yielding 0.02% at $104.48/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-15. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.02%
Annual Dividend: $0.02 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-15
Dividend Frequency: annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 16
The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF dividend stands at just $0.0168 per share annually, reflecting the fund's focus on growth-oriented North American software, interactive entertainment, and interactive media companies rather than income generation. IGV tracks an index built primarily around the software industry, a sector that reinvests heavily and pays little out to shareholders. The current yield is 0.02%, making this one of the lowest-yielding ETFs in the asset management space. With a beta of 1.193 and an annual payment schedule, IGV stock suits investors prioritizing sector exposure over dividend income.
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF pays out a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF), as ETFs pass through whatever income the underlying holdings generate rather than setting a fixed payout from earnings. The fund's distributions reflect the aggregate dividend activity of North American software, interactive entertainment, and interactive media companies, most of which retain earnings for growth. Assessing iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF dividend safety in traditional terms is not meaningful here: the payout is structurally dependent on what the index constituents distribute, and that figure has swung sharply across years, from $0.0044 in 2011 to $0.2479 in 2020.
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of -12.5% per year from 2004 to 2023. Per-share payments moved from $0.0638 at the start of the window to $0.0051 by 2023 (the 2026 figure of $0.0168 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR). The largest single-year swing in the window was a 675.0% jump in 2012, which illustrates how erratic distributions from this fund can be rather than reflecting any deliberate growth policy.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -17.9% | $0.01 (2019) | $0.01 (2023) |
| 5-Year | -29.4% | $0.03 (2017) | $0.01 (2023) |
| 10-Year | -17.3% | $0.03 (2012) | $0.01 (2023) |
IGV is not built for income investors. The yield is low (below 2%), sitting at 0.02%, and the long-run dividend trend runs negative at -12.5% per year over the 2004-2023 window. The fund's holdings, concentrated in North American software and interactive media companies, are growth-oriented businesses that distribute little. What an investor gets with IGV is exposure to the tech-software sector; what they give up is any meaningful dividend income. The single consecutive year of dividend increases offers no credible income narrative. This fund's characteristics fit investors who treat the dividend as incidental to their sector allocation, not as a primary return driver.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | $0.0168 |
| 2023-06-07 | $0.0051 |
| 2022-06-09 | $0.0046 |
| 2020-06-15 | $0.0138 |
| 2020-03-25 | $0.2341 |
| 2019-06-17 | $0.0092 |
| 2018-12-17 | $0.0442 |
| 2018-06-26 | $0.0076 |
| 2018-03-22 | $0.0034 |
| 2017-12-19 | $0.0004 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0168 |
| 2023 | $0.0051 |
| 2022 | $0.0046 |
| 2020 | $0.2479 |
| 2019 | $0.0092 |
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