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Data last updated: Sep 07, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 07, 2026): iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) pays a $4.90 annual dividend ($0.41 monthly), yielding 4.58% at $106.97/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-03. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.58%
Annual Dividend: $4.90 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-03
Dividend Frequency: monthly
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 4.58%, paying $4.9042 per share over the trailing twelve months. The fund pays monthly, with the last dividend of $0.7844 per share and a next ex-dividend date of August 3, 2026. A beta of 0.69 makes this a lower-volatility income option, suited to investors who prioritize inflation-linked income over capital growth.
iShares TIPS Bond ETF pays out dividends as a fund/ETF, making the payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). The distributions are tied directly to the interest income generated by U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities, which are investment-grade government obligations, so iShares TIPS Bond ETF dividend safety is anchored to the creditworthiness of the U.S. Treasury rather than a corporate earnings stream. The primary pressure on the payout level is the inflation environment: as inflation expectations shift, the real yields on the underlying TIPS holdings change, which directly affects how much income the fund passes through to shareholders.
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-linked income, but the data block also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which is why the long-run trend is negative.
| 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 tied to U.S. inflation dynamics rather than corporate earnings. The current yield is classified as high (above 4%), and at 4.58% it sits above the 5-year average of 4.18%, meaning the fund is currently paying out more than its recent norm. The trade-off is clear: the long-run dividend CAGR is -1.9%, so the income stream has shrunk in per-share terms over two decades. An investor in TIP gets a high current yield backed by U.S. Treasury obligations, but accepts that the payout level will fluctuate with inflation and real interest rates rather than growing predictably over time.
| 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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