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Data last updated: Sep 21, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 21, 2026): JPMorgan Equity Income R6 (OIEJX) pays a $2.70 annual dividend ($0.68 quarterly), yielding 9.53% at $28.38/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-27. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 9.53%
Annual Dividend: $2.70 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-27
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 15
JPMorgan Equity Income R6 is a fund that puts at least 80% of its assets into dividend-paying equities, primarily large-cap common stocks, with room to invest across all market capitalizations. The JPMorgan Equity Income R6 dividend currently yields 9.53%, with a trailing annual rate of $2.7039 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 27, 2026, and the last dividend paid was $0.0369 per share. With a beta of 0.741, OIEJX moves less than the broader market, which suits income investors who want yield without full market volatility.
JPMorgan Equity Income R6 pays out dividends at a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF), since the fund distributes income collected from its underlying dividend-paying equity holdings rather than retaining corporate earnings. JPMorgan Equity Income R6 dividend safety rests on the fund's mandate: at least 80% of assets must stay in corporations that regularly pay dividends, which anchors the income stream to the dividend policies of those underlying companies. The primary pressure point is that any broad pullback in dividend payments across large-cap equities would directly reduce what OIEJX can distribute.
JPMorgan Equity Income R6 dividend history shows a CAGR of 15.5% per year from 2013 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.4847 in 2013 to $2.7366 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and not used in this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 127.3% in 2024, when the annual dividend jumped from $0.6922 to $2.0143.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +45.6% | $0.89 (2022) | $2.74 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +46.7% | $0.40 (2020) | $2.74 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +24.5% | $0.31 (2015) | $2.74 (2025) |
OIEJX fits dividend investors who prioritize current income over gradual, incremental yield growth. The current yield of 9.53% is classified as high (above 4%), and it sits well above the fund's own 5-year average yield of 5.06%, meaning today's income level is elevated relative to its recent history. The fund's structure, investing primarily in large-cap dividend-paying equities, supports that income stream as long as underlying holdings maintain their payouts. The trade-off is that the streak of consecutive dividend increases stands at just 2 years, so income predictability year-to-year is not the defining feature here. What investors get is a high current yield from a broadly diversified equity income fund; what they accept is limited visibility into whether that yield level holds.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | $0.0369 |
| 2026-07-29 | $0.0222 |
| 2026-06-26 | $0.0399 |
| 2026-05-27 | $0.0352 |
| 2026-04-28 | $0.0259 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.0535 |
| 2026-02-25 | $0.0310 |
| 2026-01-28 | $0.0430 |
| 2025-12-29 | $0.0503 |
| 2025-12-11 | $2.2518 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2875 |
| 2025 | $2.7366 |
| 2024 | $2.0143 |
| 2023 | $0.6922 |
| 2022 | $0.8862 |
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