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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (IWS) pays a $1.63 annual dividend ($0.41 quarterly), yielding 1.33% at $165.88/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.33%
Annual Dividend: $1.63 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 26
The iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF dividend reflects a fund built to track U.S. mid-cap companies with value characteristics. IWS currently yields 1.34%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.2059 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 15, 2026. At a beta of 0.959, IWS moves slightly less than the broader market, which suits dividend investors who want equity exposure with modest volatility.
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). The iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF dividend safety depends on the income produced by the mid-cap value stocks the fund holds, which can fluctuate with market conditions and portfolio composition. The most significant pressure on the dividend is that annual payments have declined in multiple years, including drops from $1.9286 in 2018 to $1.8625 in 2019, and from $2.0442 in 2023 to $1.9400 in 2024, reflecting the variable nature of pass-through income.
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 6.3% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.9200 to $2.1594 over that period (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 21.1% in 2014, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which reflects the uneven nature of income distributions from a value-oriented equity fund.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +2.1% | $2.03 (2022) | $2.16 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +3.6% | $1.81 (2020) | $2.16 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.9% | $1.47 (2015) | $2.16 (2025) |
IWS fits dividend investors who want broad exposure to U.S. mid-cap value stocks and can accept a yield that sits in the low (below 2%) range. At 1.34%, the current yield is modestly above the 5-year average of 1.2%, which means income has edged higher relative to price over time. The 6.3% CAGR over 14 years shows meaningful long-term growth, but annual payments have moved up and down rather than in a straight line. The trade-off is clear: IWS offers diversified mid-cap value exposure with a growing but variable income stream, not a predictable, rising dividend.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $0.5946 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.5041 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.4514 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.6559 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.5630 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.4923 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.4482 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.5802 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.5858 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.3891 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5501 |
| 2025 | $2.1594 |
| 2024 | $1.9400 |
| 2023 | $2.0442 |
| 2022 | $2.0316 |
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