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Data last updated: Aug 31, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 31, 2026): Schwab Capital Trust - Schwab International Index Fund (SWISX) pays a $1.02 annual dividend ($0.25 quarterly), yielding 3.11% at $32.74/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-19. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.11%
Annual Dividend: $1.02 per share
Payout Ratio: 49.0%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-19
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 25
The Schwab Capital Trust - Schwab International Index Fund dividend comes from a fund that tracks the performance of large, publicly traded companies in developed equity markets outside the United States. The fund currently pays a 3.09% yield, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.0196 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is December 19, 2025. With a beta of 0.795, SWISX stock carries below-average market sensitivity, which suits income-focused investors who want international equity exposure with somewhat lower volatility.
Schwab Capital Trust - Schwab International Index Fund pays out 49.0% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40–60%). That level leaves a meaningful buffer, and Schwab Capital Trust - Schwab International Index Fund dividend safety is supported by the fund's structure: it passes through income generated by large, established corporations across multiple developed markets, spreading exposure across geographies rather than depending on a single company's earnings. The primary pressure point is that dividend income from international equities fluctuates with foreign corporate earnings and currency movements, which explains the year-over-year variability visible in the historical payout data.
Schwab Capital Trust - Schwab International Index Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 2.3% per year from 2006 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.6560 to $1.0196 over that window. Growth has not been linear: the largest single-year increase was 36.9% in 2025, while the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting the fund's direct dependence on the underlying earnings and distributions of international companies. For income investors, 2.3% annual growth barely keeps pace with typical inflation, so real purchasing power from SWISX dividends has grown slowly.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +23.7% | $0.54 (2022) | $1.02 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +19.8% | $0.41 (2020) | $1.02 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +8.0% | $0.47 (2015) | $1.02 (2025) |
SWISX fits income-focused investors who want exposure to developed international equity markets and can accept variable year-to-year payouts. The current yield of 3.09% falls in the moderate (2–4%) range and sits well above the fund's own 5-year average yield of 2.33%, meaning today's income level is historically elevated for this fund. The 49.0% payout ratio supports the current distribution without appearing stretched. The trade-off is clear: dividend growth at 2.3% per year is slow, and the payout has declined in multiple years, so investors gain a moderate yield from a geographically diversified international index but accept meaningful income variability in exchange.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | $1.0196 |
| 2024-12-20 | $0.7449 |
| 2023-12-15 | $0.7470 |
| 2022-12-16 | $0.5390 |
| 2021-12-17 | $0.7900 |
| 2020-12-18 | $0.4140 |
| 2019-12-20 | $0.6410 |
| 2018-12-21 | $0.5530 |
| 2017-12-18 | $0.5650 |
| 2016-12-19 | $0.5460 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.0196 |
| 2024 | $0.7449 |
| 2023 | $0.7470 |
| 2022 | $0.5390 |
| 2021 | $0.7900 |
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