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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fd Select Shs a Series of Schwab Capit (SWTSX) pays a $0.18 annual dividend ($0.05 quarterly), yielding 0.97% at $18.59/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-12. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.97%
Annual Dividend: $0.18 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-12
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 27
Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fd Select Shs a Series of Schwab Capit dividend reflects the fund's mission: replicate the performance of the entire U.S. equity market by tracking the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index. The current yield is 1.0%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.1805 per share paid quarterly, and the next ex-dividend date is December 12, 2025. SWTSX carries a beta of 1.03, meaning it moves nearly in lockstep with the broader market. Growth-oriented income investors who can accept a low current yield in exchange for broad market exposure are the natural audience here.
Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fd Select Shs a Series of Schwab Capit pays out dividends as a pass-through of underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fd Select Shs a Series of Schwab Capit dividend safety is therefore tied directly to the aggregate dividend output of the entire U.S. equity market, as defined by the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index, rather than to any single company's earnings. The primary pressure point is market-wide: a broad decline in corporate dividends across U.S. equities would flow directly into lower distributions from SWTSX.
Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fd Select Shs a Series of Schwab Capit dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.4% per year from 2010 to 2024. Per-share dividends grew from $0.3940 to $1.2252 over that window (2025 data is a partial year and not used in this calculation). The largest single-year jump was 29.9% in 2018. However, the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Year | -15.8% | $1.01 (2015) | $0.18 (2025) |
SWTSX fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield, not those seeking immediate income. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.0% today, and that gap widens when set against the 5-year average yield of 5.04%, which reflects periods when distributions were higher relative to price. What the fund offers in return is exposure to the full breadth of the U.S. equity market, with an 8.4% annualized dividend growth rate from 2010 to 2024. The trade-off is straightforward: an investor accepts a thin current yield and variable year-to-year distributions in exchange for long-run dividend growth tied to the entire U.S. market.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | $0.1805 |
| 2024-12-13 | $1.2252 |
| 2023-12-08 | $1.1379 |
| 2022-12-09 | $1.0550 |
| 2021-12-10 | $0.9650 |
| 2020-12-18 | $1.0810 |
| 2019-12-20 | $1.0760 |
| 2018-12-28 | $0.0530 |
| 2018-12-21 | $1.0710 |
| 2017-12-18 | $0.8650 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1805 |
| 2024 | $1.2252 |
| 2023 | $1.1379 |
| 2022 | $1.0550 |
| 2021 | $0.9650 |
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