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Data last updated: Aug 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 17, 2026): iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) pays a $0.02 annual dividend, yielding 0.02% at $104.08/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: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 16
The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF dividend currently sits at just 0.02%, reflecting the fund's focus on growth-oriented North American software, interactive home entertainment, and interactive media companies rather than income generation. IGV tracks an index built primarily around the software industry, a sector that reinvests heavily rather than paying out cash. The trailing annual dividend rate is $0.0168 per share, paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on June 15, 2026. With a beta of 1.175, this fund carries above-average market sensitivity, making it a better fit for investors prioritizing sector exposure over dividend income.
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying holdings, a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF dividend safety is structurally tied to whatever income the software and interactive media companies in the index actually distribute, which has historically been minimal given the growth orientation of that sector. The most significant pressure on the payout is the nature of the holdings themselves: software and interactive entertainment companies tend to retain earnings rather than distribute them, which keeps the fund's income output low and variable.
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of -10.4% per year from 2004 to 2023. Per-share payments started at $0.2050 in 2004 and ended at $0.0255 in 2023, a steep decline over the full window (2026 data is partial and excluded from this trend). The largest single-year swing in the available data was a 672.7% spike in 2012, but the overall direction has been sharply negative, and the history table contains multiple year-over-year declines exceeding 5%. Growth is not a feature of this dividend.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -17.9% | $0.05 (2019) | $0.03 (2023) |
| 5-Year | -29.4% | $0.14 (2017) | $0.03 (2023) |
| 10-Year | -17.3% | $0.17 (2012) | $0.03 (2023) |
IGV fits investors who want exposure to North American software and interactive media companies and treat any dividend as incidental. The yield is low (below 2%), at just 0.02%, and the long-term dividend trend has moved downward rather than up. There is no 5-year average yield available for comparison, but the current $0.0168 annual rate speaks for itself. What an investor gets here is index-level access to the software sector; what they give up is any meaningful income stream. For dividend investors specifically, the combination of a near-zero yield and a negative historical CAGR makes IGV a poor fit as an income holding.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | $0.0168 |
| 2023-06-07 | $0.0255 |
| 2022-06-09 | $0.0230 |
| 2020-06-15 | $0.0690 |
| 2020-03-25 | $1.1700 |
| 2019-06-17 | $0.0460 |
| 2018-12-17 | $0.2210 |
| 2018-06-26 | $0.0380 |
| 2018-03-22 | $0.0170 |
| 2017-12-19 | $0.0020 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0168 |
| 2023 | $0.0255 |
| 2022 | $0.0230 |
| 2020 | $1.2390 |
| 2019 | $0.0460 |
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