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Data last updated: Aug 18, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 18, 2026): Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH) pays a $0.66 annual dividend ($0.17 quarterly), yielding 2.76% at $23.93/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-24. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.76%
Annual Dividend: $0.66 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-24
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 16
The Schwab U.S. REIT ETF dividend comes from a fund designed to mirror the total return of an index made up entirely of U.S. equity-classified real estate investment trusts. SCHH currently yields 2.72%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.6607 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 24, 2026, and the last payment was $0.1683 per share. With a beta of 0.98, SCHH moves nearly in lockstep with the broader market, making it a fit for dividend investors seeking real estate exposure without significant volatility premium.
Schwab U.S. REIT ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through from its underlying REIT holdings, with a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). Schwab U.S. REIT ETF dividend safety is tied directly to the income generated by the U.S. equity REITs the fund tracks, not to a single company's earnings or cash flow decisions. The most significant pressure point is that REIT distributions can fluctuate with property income cycles, and the history table shows multiple years of year-over-year declines, meaning the payout level is not insulated from real estate market downturns.
Schwab U.S. REIT ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 0.3% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.6070 to $0.6350 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 26.5% in 2012, but that spike was not sustained, and the long-run growth rate of 0.3% annually means the dividend has barely kept pace with even modest inflation over 14 years. Growth is slow, and that limits upside for investors counting on rising income over time.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +9.0% | $0.49 (2022) | $0.64 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -8.1% | $0.97 (2020) | $0.64 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -4.3% | $0.98 (2015) | $0.64 (2025) |
SCHH fits dividend investors who want broad exposure to U.S. equity REITs and are comfortable accepting a low-growth income stream in exchange for that diversification. The current yield of 2.72% falls in the moderate (2–4%) range and sits just above the 5-year average of 2.69%, so there is no meaningful yield premium on offer right now. The fund's 0.3% annual dividend growth rate over 14 years is the defining trade-off: income stays relatively flat in real terms. What an investor gets is real estate sector income through a single fund structure; what they give up is any meaningful dividend growth.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | $0.1683 |
| 2026-03-25 | $0.1147 |
| 2025-12-10 | $0.2222 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.1555 |
| 2025-06-25 | $0.1588 |
| 2025-03-26 | $0.0985 |
| 2024-12-11 | $0.2421 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.1397 |
| 2024-06-26 | $0.1899 |
| 2024-03-20 | $0.1074 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2830 |
| 2025 | $0.6350 |
| 2024 | $0.6791 |
| 2023 | $0.6713 |
| 2022 | $0.4910 |
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