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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 17, 2026): iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) pays a $1.27 annual dividend ($0.32 quarterly), yielding 1.26% at $135.91/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.26%
Annual Dividend: $1.27 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
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 1.23%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.7081 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 15, 2026. A beta of 1.023 means IJR moves roughly in line with the broader market, making it a fit for growth-and-income investors comfortable with small-cap equity volatility in exchange for dividend growth.
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of underlying portfolio income, 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 by the S&P SmallCap 600 holdings rather than a single company's earnings. The most significant pressure point is that small-cap equity income is variable: the annual dividend history shows year-over-year declines in multiple years, meaning the payout level fluctuates with the earnings of hundreds of underlying companies.
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 $2.3644 over that window (2025 and 2026 figures are partial years and excluded from the CAGR). The largest annual increase in the window was 84.8% 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 a low current yield in exchange for above-average dividend growth. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.23%, sitting almost exactly in line with the 5-year average of 1.24%, so there is no meaningful yield expansion on offer right now. What the fund delivers instead is a 13.2% annualized dividend growth rate over 18 years. The trade-off is real: income-focused investors who need a high current payout will find IJR insufficient, while those prioritizing long-term dividend growth in a diversified small-cap wrapper get a historically strong growth rate with variable year-to-year payments.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $0.5094 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.4332 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.1938 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.5717 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.4442 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.3885 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.3232 |
| 2024-12-17 | $1.1376 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.5148 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.3857 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1364 |
| 2025 | $1.7276 |
| 2024 | $2.3644 |
| 2023 | $1.4224 |
| 2022 | $1.3380 |
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