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Data last updated: Aug 18, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 18, 2026): iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) pays a $1.89 annual dividend ($0.39 quarterly), yielding 0.84% at $224.63/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-15. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.84%
Annual Dividend: $1.89 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-15
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 14
The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF dividend comes from a fund that tracks an index of large and mid-sized U.S. companies selected for superior fundamental financial quality. QUAL currently yields 0.84%, paying $1.8854 per share over the trailing twelve months in quarterly installments, with the next ex-dividend date on June 15, 2026. The last quarterly payment was $0.3858 per share. A beta of 0.9 puts QUAL slightly below the broader market's volatility, which suits dividend investors who prioritize steadier price behavior alongside income.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through from its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). The fund's distributions reflect the aggregate dividends generated by its index of large and mid-sized U.S. companies screened for quality fundamentals, which is the structural basis for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF dividend safety. The primary pressure point is that payouts depend entirely on what the underlying holdings distribute, meaning any broad reduction in corporate dividends across the index would flow directly through to QUAL shareholders.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.5% per year from 2014 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.8395 to $1.8588 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 28.9% in 2016, while growth in more recent years has been considerably more modest, with 2022 through 2025 showing increases of less than 3% annually.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +0.8% | $1.81 (2022) | $1.86 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +2.9% | $1.62 (2020) | $1.86 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +5.9% | $1.05 (2015) | $1.86 (2025) |
QUAL fits dividend investors who want exposure to quality-screened U.S. large and mid-cap equities and are willing to accept a low income yield in exchange for measured dividend growth. The yield is classified as low (below 2%), currently at 0.84%, which sits just above the 5-year average of 0.8%. Growth is real but has slowed: the 7.5% CAGR from 2014 to 2025 looks attractive on paper, but recent annual increases have been well under 3%. What an investor gets here is a fund with 11 consecutive years of dividend increases and below-market volatility. What they give up is meaningful current income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | $0.3858 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.4200 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.6110 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.4686 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.3885 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.3907 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.5475 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.5431 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.3453 |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.3750 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.8058 |
| 2025 | $1.8588 |
| 2024 | $1.8108 |
| 2023 | $1.8055 |
| 2022 | $1.8144 |
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