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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) pays a $1.64 annual dividend ($0.43 quarterly), yielding 1.14% at $144.52/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-15. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.14%
Annual Dividend: $1.64 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-15
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 27
The iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF dividend comes from a BlackRock-managed fund that tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, holding growth and value stocks across diversified U.S. sectors. IJR currently yields 1.13%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.6428 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 15, 2026, and the last payment was $0.4332 per share. With a beta of 1.08, IJR carries slightly above-average market sensitivity, making it a fit for growth-and-income investors who can accept price swings in exchange for dividend growth.
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income from its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF dividend safety is therefore tied to the income generated across its diversified basket of U.S. small-cap stocks rather than a single company's earnings. The most meaningful pressure point is that small-cap equity income can be volatile year to year, as the history table shows annual payments have declined in multiple years, including a drop from $1.2070 in 2019 to $1.0240 in 2020.
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 13.2% per year from 2006 to 2024. Per-share payments grew from $0.2530 to $2.3650 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 84.7% in 2012, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +8.9% | $1.34 (2022) | $1.73 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +11.0% | $1.02 (2020) | $1.73 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.8% | $0.82 (2015) | $1.73 (2025) |
IJR fits growth-and-income investors who want exposure to U.S. small-cap equities and are willing to accept an irregular income stream in exchange for above-average long-run dividend growth. The current yield is low (below 2%) at 1.13%, sitting just below the 5-year average of 1.18%, so current income is modest. What the fund offers instead is a 13.2% annualized growth rate over 18 years. The trade-off is real: annual payments have declined in some years, and with no consecutive years of dividend increases, income predictability is limited. Investors gain long-term dividend growth potential; they accept year-to-year variability in the actual payout.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | $0.4332 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.1940 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.5720 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.4440 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.3880 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.3230 |
| 2024-12-17 | $1.1380 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.5150 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.3860 |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.3260 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6272 |
| 2025 | $1.7270 |
| 2024 | $2.3650 |
| 2023 | $1.4220 |
| 2022 | $1.3380 |
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