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Data last updated: Oct 24, 2026
Dividend Yield: 4.43%
Years of Dividend History: 24
The iShares TIPS Bond ETF dividend comes from a BlackRock-managed fund that holds U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities with at least one year remaining to maturity. TIP currently yields 4.66%, paid monthly, with a trailing annual rate of $4.9042 per share. The next ex-dividend date is August 3, 2026, and the last payment was $0.7844 per share. A beta of 0.69 makes this a lower-volatility income option, suited to investors who prioritize inflation-linked cash flow over capital appreciation.
iShares TIPS Bond ETF pays out dividends as a fund, making the payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). The fund's distributions are tied directly to the interest income generated by its holdings: U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities, which are investment-grade obligations backed by the federal government. iShares TIPS Bond ETF dividend safety is therefore less a function of earnings coverage and more a function of interest rate levels and inflation, since the underlying bonds' coupon payments fluctuate with CPI adjustments. The most significant pressure on the payout is a decline in inflation, which would reduce the inflation-adjusted interest income flowing through to shareholders.
iShares TIPS Bond ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of -1.9% per year from 2005 to 2025. Per-share payments started at $5.5779 and ended at $3.8023 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest single-year swing in the data was an 86.4% increase in 2021, reflecting how sharply inflation-driven income can spike. The fund has only one consecutive year of dividend increases to its name, which tells income investors that growth here is not linear but inflation-dependent.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -19.9% | $7.41 (2022) | $3.80 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +20.6% | $1.49 (2020) | $3.80 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +26.3% | $0.37 (2015) | $3.80 (2025) |
TIP fits income-focused investors who want monthly cash flow linked to U.S. inflation rather than corporate earnings growth. The current yield is classified as high (above 4%), running above the fund's own 5-year average of 4.25%, which means the present payout is at the upper end of its recent range. The trade-off is real: the long-run CAGR is -1.9% per year, so nominal per-share income has shrunk over two decades. What an investor gets is a high current yield backed by U.S. Treasury obligations; what they accept is a payout that moves with inflation rather than growing on a predictable schedule.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | $0.7844 |
| 2026-07-01 | $1.0580 |
| 2026-06-01 | $1.2775 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.5608 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.3420 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.3224 |
| 2025-11-03 | $0.3609 |
| 2025-10-01 | $0.1981 |
| 2025-09-02 | $0.4172 |
| 2025-08-01 | $0.2645 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.6807 |
| 2025 | $3.8023 |
| 2024 | $2.6859 |
| 2023 | $2.9358 |
| 2022 | $7.4081 |
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