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Data last updated: Jul 27, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 27, 2026): iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) pays a $4.80 annual dividend ($1.06 quarterly), yielding 4.47% at $107.50/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-07-01. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.47%
Annual Dividend: $4.80 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-07-01
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
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 4.47%, paying $4.8015 per share on a trailing annual basis. Dividends are paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on July 1, 2026, and the last payment was $1.0580 per share. A beta of 0.69 makes this fund lower-volatility than the broader market, which suits income-focused investors who prioritize capital preservation alongside yield.
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 income generated by its underlying U.S. Treasury inflation-linked bonds, all investment-grade obligations, which anchors iShares TIPS Bond ETF dividend safety to the creditworthiness of the U.S. government. The primary pressure on the payout level is inflation: when inflation expectations fall, the real yields on TIPS holdings compress, and distributions can drop materially, as the historical data shows.
iShares TIPS Bond ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of -1.9% per year from 2005 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $5.5779 at the start of the window to $3.8023 by 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 86.4% in 2021, reflecting a sharp spike in inflation that year, and the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, confirming that TIP dividend payments are volatile rather than steadily compounding.
| 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 inflation-linked exposure and a high current yield, not those seeking predictable dividend growth. The current yield of 4.47% is classified as high (above 4%), and it sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 4.16%, meaning today's income rate is running ahead of recent norms. The trade-off is real: a -1.9% annual CAGR over two decades means the per-share payout has shrunk over time, and year-to-year swings are wide. What an investor gets is a government-backed income stream that moves with inflation. What they accept is a payout that can fall sharply when inflation cools.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2025-07-01 | $0.3799 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.8963 |
| 2025 | $3.8023 |
| 2024 | $2.6859 |
| 2023 | $2.9358 |
| 2022 | $7.4081 |
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