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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (STIP) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 4.70% at $100.58/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.70%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Years of Dividend History: 16
The iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF dividend comes from a fund that holds short-term U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities with remaining maturities of five years or less. STIP currently yields 4.98%, placing it firmly in high-yield territory for a government bond fund. At least 90% of the fund's assets stay in U.S. Treasury securities, which shapes both the income profile and the nature of its payouts. That structure makes STIP a fit for income investors who want inflation-linked government bond exposure with a meaningful current yield.
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF dividend safety is determined by the aggregate income generated from its underlying U.S. Treasury TIPS holdings, not by corporate earnings or a payout ratio. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). The most data-supported pressure on the dividend is the fund's history of year-over-year declines: annual payments dropped from $2.3862 in 2018 to $2.0707 in 2019, and again from $5.8607 in 2022 to $2.7987 in 2023. Because TIPS income is tied to inflation adjustments and prevailing real yields, the dividend level moves with those forces rather than a fixed corporate commitment.
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 13.0% per year from 2017 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.5891 in 2017 to $4.2102 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 84.3% in 2021, reflecting how sharply inflation adjustments can move STIP payouts. That volatility cuts both ways: the same data window contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the 13.0% CAGR masks significant year-to-year swings that income investors need to account for.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -10.4% | $5.86 (2022) | $4.21 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +23.6% | $1.46 (2020) | $4.21 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +19.0% | $0.74 (2014) | $4.21 (2025) |
STIP fits dividend investors who want inflation-linked income from short-duration U.S. Treasury securities rather than a steadily rising corporate dividend. The current yield is high (above 4%), which is meaningful for a government bond fund, but the trade-off is real: annual payouts have swung dramatically, from $1.46 in 2020 to $5.86 in 2022 and back down to $2.63 in 2024. There is only one consecutive year of dividend increases on record. An investor in STIP gets a high current yield backed by U.S. Treasury obligations, and accepts that the income amount will fluctuate with inflation and real interest rates rather than grow on a predictable schedule.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | $0.7392 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.9653 |
| 2026-06-01 | $1.1357 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.5661 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.2194 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.3515 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.3637 |
| 2025-11-03 | $0.3869 |
| 2025-10-01 | $0.2389 |
| 2025-09-02 | $0.4395 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.6257 |
| 2025 | $4.2102 |
| 2024 | $2.6320 |
| 2023 | $2.7987 |
| 2022 | $5.8607 |
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