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Data last updated: Aug 31, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 31, 2026): iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF (IUSB) pays a $1.95 annual dividend ($0.17 monthly), yielding 4.29% at $45.42/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-03. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.29%
Annual Dividend: $1.95 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-03
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 13
The iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF dividend comes from a fund that holds U.S. dollar-denominated bonds across the full credit spectrum, from investment-grade to high-yield. IUSB currently yields 4.29%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.9495 per share paid monthly. The next ex-dividend date is August 3, 2026, and the last payment was $0.1686 per share. With a beta of 0.96 and a focus on broad bond market exposure, IUSB suits income-focused investors who want monthly cash flow from a diversified fixed-income fund.
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF pays out dividends with a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF), as the standard earnings-based payout metric does not apply to bond ETFs. The fund's income is generated directly from interest payments on its underlying U.S. dollar-denominated bonds, spanning both investment-grade and high-yield holdings, which provides the revenue base that supports the current $1.9495 annual rate. For iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF dividend safety, the key pressure point is interest rate sensitivity: the fund's income distributions move with the rate environment on its underlying bonds, and a shift in that environment would directly affect what the fund passes through to shareholders.
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 0.0% per year from 2015 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $1.9380 in 2015 to $1.9410 in 2025, a gain of just $0.0030 over the full decade (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 40.7% in 2023, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which explains why the decade-long net growth rounds to zero.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +19.6% | $1.13 (2022) | $1.94 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.8% | $1.47 (2020) | $1.94 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +0.0% | $1.94 (2015) | $1.94 (2025) |
IUSB fits income-focused investors who want monthly distributions from a broad bond fund and are not counting on dividend growth to build long-term income. The current yield is classified as high (above 4%), and at 4.29% it sits well above the fund's own 5-year average of 3.25%, meaning today's buyers are locking in a meaningfully elevated rate relative to recent history. The trade-off is clear: the 0.0% decade-long CAGR means the dollar amount paid out has barely moved in ten years. What an investor gets is a high current yield with monthly frequency; what they accept is near-zero income growth over time.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | $0.1686 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.1640 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.1511 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.1629 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.1645 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.1573 |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.1650 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.1648 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.1565 |
| 2025-11-03 | $0.1643 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1334 |
| 2025 | $1.9410 |
| 2024 | $1.8239 |
| 2023 | $1.5952 |
| 2022 | $1.1339 |
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