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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (JPST) pays a $2.10 annual dividend ($0.17 monthly), yielding 4.16% at $50.39/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-01. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.16%
Annual Dividend: $2.10 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-01
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 10
The JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF dividend comes from a fund that parks at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term debt, including corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, and commercial paper. JPST currently yields 4.16%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.0973 per share paid monthly. The next ex-dividend date is September 1, 2026, and the last payment was $0.1717 per share. A beta of 0.06 makes this fund a natural fit for income investors who want yield with minimal price volatility.
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of interest income, and the payout ratio is classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF dividend safety rests on the fund's mandate to hold at least 80% investment-grade, short-term debt instruments, including high-quality money market tools like commercial paper and certificates of deposit, which generate the interest income passed to shareholders. The primary pressure on the payout is interest rate movement: because the fund holds short-term, variable, and floating-rate instruments, a sustained drop in rates would directly reduce the income available to distribute.
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 11.7% per year from 2018 to 2025. Per-share annual dividends grew from $1.0360 in 2018 to $2.2431 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 162.8% in 2023, driven by the sharp rise in short-term interest rates, though the history also includes at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting how directly JPST's distributions track the rate environment.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +34.8% | $0.92 (2022) | $2.24 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +25.2% | $0.73 (2020) | $2.24 (2025) |
JPST fits dividend investors who prioritize income over growth and want low price volatility. The current yield of 4.16% is classified as high (above 4%), and it sits meaningfully above the fund's own 5-year average of 3.39%, reflecting the elevated short-term rate environment. The fund holds no consecutive years of dividend increases, so income is rate-driven rather than management-driven. What an investor gets here is a high current yield backed by investment-grade, short-term debt. The trade-off is that the payout moves with interest rates, not with a company's earnings growth, so income can shrink when rates fall.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | $0.1717 |
| 2026-08-03 | $0.1696 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.1707 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.1689 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.1761 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.1728 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.1648 |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.1720 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.1795 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.1794 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3666 |
| 2025 | $2.2431 |
| 2024 | $2.5994 |
| 2023 | $2.4082 |
| 2022 | $0.9162 |
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