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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Dividend Yield: 0.35%
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 27
The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF tracks a benchmark of large U.S. companies selected for their growth potential, and its iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF dividend reflects that growth-first mandate. IVW currently yields 0.35%, paying $0.4862 per share on a trailing annual basis. The ETF pays quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on September 15, 2026. A beta of 1.175 means IVW moves more than the broader market, so this is not a stock built around income stability.
The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through from its underlying holdings, a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF dividend safety is therefore tied to the dividend activity of the large-cap U.S. growth companies the ETF holds, not to a single corporate balance sheet. The most significant pressure point is that the ETF's distributions fluctuate year to year based on what its holdings pay out, and the history table shows at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%.
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 5.9% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.1874 to $0.4950 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 63.5% in 2019, but the history also contains at least one decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -1.8% | $0.52 (2022) | $0.49 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -1.1% | $0.52 (2020) | $0.49 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +1.2% | $0.44 (2015) | $0.49 (2025) |
IVW fits dividend investors who treat income as secondary to growth exposure in large-cap U.S. equities. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.35%, which is slightly below its own 5-year average of 0.37%. That gap is narrow, but the broader point stands: at this yield level, quarterly payments are a byproduct of the ETF's structure, not its purpose. What an investor gets is exposure to large U.S. growth companies with a 5.9% dividend CAGR over 17 years. The trade-off is a yield too thin to serve as a meaningful income stream, combined with a beta of 1.175 that adds price volatility.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $0.1283 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.1264 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.1010 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.1305 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.1384 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.1182 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.1079 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.1334 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.1451 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.0742 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3557 |
| 2025 | $0.4950 |
| 2024 | $0.4363 |
| 2023 | $0.7711 |
| 2022 | $0.5221 |
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