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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (JPST) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 4.14% at $50.34/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.14%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Years of Dividend History: 10
The JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF dividend comes from a fund that invests in investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term debt, including corporate securities, asset-backed securities, and high-quality money market instruments like commercial paper and certificates of deposit. JPST currently yields 4.16%, placing it in high-yield territory for a short-duration fixed income fund. The fund pays monthly, making it a practical fit for income investors who want frequent cash flow from a portfolio of short-term, investment-grade holdings.
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions generated by its underlying holdings, which are limited by mandate to investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term debt instruments. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF), so the relevant risk factor is the interest rate environment: the fund's annual per-share distributions dropped from $1.3540 in 2019 to $0.3685 in a partial-year 2021 window, reflecting how sharply payouts can fall when short-term rates decline.
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 11.7% per year from 2018 to 2025. Per-share distributions grew from $1.0360 in 2018 to $2.2431 in 2025 (with 2026 a partial year and not used in this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 162.8% in 2023, driven by the sharp rise in short-term interest rates, and the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%.
| 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 want monthly income from a portfolio of short-term, investment-grade debt without taking on significant credit risk. The current yield is classified as high (above 4%), which is notable for a fund holding instruments like commercial paper and certificates of deposit. The trade-off is real: distributions are rate-sensitive, not structurally growing, and the fund carries zero consecutive years of dividend increases. An investor gets a high current yield and monthly payments; what they accept is that the payout level moves with short-term interest rates, not with a company's earnings growth.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $0.1750 |
| 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 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5416 |
| 2025 | $2.2431 |
| 2024 | $2.5994 |
| 2023 | $2.4082 |
| 2022 | $0.9162 |
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