Saba Closed-End Funds ETF (CEFS) Dividend History
CEFS latest distribution
Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around October 28 (not yet announced).
- 8.00%trailing 12-month yield
- $1.91paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2017paying since
- +1.5%5-year growth a year
CEFS dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $191
- Each payment
- $16
- Value of the shares
- $2,391
- Yield
- 8.00%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.91 per share, before tax.
CEFS distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
CEFS distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
CEFS distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $1.37 | — | — | 9 |
| 2025 | $1.81 | −4.0% | 7.84% | 12 |
| 2024 | $1.88 | +7.8% | 8.79% | 12 |
| 2023 | $1.75 | −10.6% | 9.20% | 12 |
| 2022 | $1.95 | −11.9% | 11.32% | 12 |
| 2021 | $2.22 | +32.0% | 10.73% | 12 |
| 2020 | $1.68 | +7.1% | 8.61% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
CEFS yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $22.78 | 8.39% | $1.91 | 8.4% |
| 3 years ago | $16.69 | 11.46% | $5.40 | 32.4% |
| 5 years ago | $21.82 | 8.76% | $9.57 | 43.9% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
CEFS yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEFS | Saba Closed-End Funds ETF | 6.48% | 5.67% |
| AGG | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 4.30% | 0.03% |
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 4.17% | 0.03% |
| SCHZ | Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 4.44% | 0.02% |
| IUSB | iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF | 4.44% | 0.05% |
| GOVT | iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | 3.67% | 0.05% |
| VGIT | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF | 4.06% | 0.04% |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 4.18% | 0.14% |
| SHY | iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 3.64% | 0.15% |
Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.
CEFS distribution history
116 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-30 | $0.2460 | +75.7% |
| 2026-08-27 | 2026-08-27 | 2026-08-31 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-31 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2026-06-26 | 2026-06-26 | 2026-06-30 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2026-05-27 | 2026-05-27 | 2026-05-29 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2026-04-28 | 2026-04-28 | 2026-04-30 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2026-03-27 | 2026-03-27 | 2026-03-31 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2026-02-25 | 2026-02-25 | 2026-02-27 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2026-01-28 | 2026-01-28 | 2026-01-30 | $0.1400 | −47.4% |
| 2025-12-30 | 2025-12-30 | 2025-12-31 | $0.2660 | +90.0% |
| 2025-11-25 | 2025-11-25 | 2025-11-26 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2025-10-30 | 2025-10-30 | 2025-10-31 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
Show all 116 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | 2025-09-29 | 2025-09-30 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2025-08-28 | 2025-08-28 | 2025-08-29 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2025-07-30 | 2025-07-30 | 2025-07-31 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-27 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2025-05-29 | 2025-05-29 | 2025-05-30 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2025-04-29 | 2025-04-29 | 2025-04-30 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-28 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2025-02-27 | 2025-02-27 | 2025-02-28 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2025-01-30 | 2025-01-30 | 2025-01-31 | $0.1400 | −59.1% |
| 2024-12-30 | 2024-12-30 | 2024-12-31 | $0.3420 | +144.3% |
| 2024-11-25 | 2024-11-25 | 2024-11-26 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2024-10-24 | 2024-10-24 | 2024-10-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2024-09-24 | 2024-09-24 | 2024-09-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2024-08-26 | 2024-08-26 | 2024-08-27 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2024-07-24 | 2024-07-24 | 2024-07-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2024-06-24 | 2024-06-24 | 2024-06-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2024-05-23 | 2024-05-24 | 2024-05-28 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2024-04-24 | 2024-04-25 | 2024-04-26 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2024-03-25 | 2024-03-26 | 2024-03-27 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2024-02-26 | 2024-02-27 | 2024-02-28 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2024-01-24 | 2024-01-25 | 2024-01-26 | $0.1400 | −32.0% |
| 2023-12-20 | 2023-12-21 | 2023-12-26 | $0.2060 | +47.1% |
| 2023-11-20 | 2023-11-21 | 2023-11-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2023-10-20 | 2023-10-23 | 2023-10-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2023-09-20 | 2023-09-21 | 2023-09-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2023-08-21 | 2023-08-22 | 2023-08-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2023-07-20 | 2023-07-21 | 2023-07-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2023-06-20 | 2023-06-21 | 2023-06-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2023-05-22 | 2023-05-23 | 2023-05-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2023-04-20 | 2023-04-21 | 2023-04-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2023-03-20 | 2023-03-21 | 2023-03-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-02-22 | 2023-02-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2023-01-20 | 2023-01-23 | 2023-01-25 | $0.1400 | −66.1% |
| 2022-12-20 | 2022-12-21 | 2022-12-23 | $0.4130 | +195.0% |
| 2022-11-21 | 2022-11-22 | 2022-11-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2022-10-20 | 2022-10-21 | 2022-10-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2022-09-20 | 2022-09-21 | 2022-09-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2022-08-22 | 2022-08-23 | 2022-08-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2022-07-20 | 2022-07-21 | 2022-07-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2022-06-21 | 2022-06-22 | 2022-06-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-23 | 2022-05-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2022-04-20 | 2022-04-21 | 2022-04-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2022-03-21 | 2022-03-22 | 2022-03-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2022-02-22 | 2022-02-23 | 2022-02-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2022-01-20 | 2022-01-21 | 2022-01-24 | $0.1400 | −79.4% |
| 2021-12-20 | 2021-12-21 | 2021-12-23 | $0.6780 | +384.3% |
| 2021-11-22 | 2021-11-23 | 2021-11-26 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2021-10-20 | 2021-10-21 | 2021-10-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-21 | 2021-09-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2021-08-20 | 2021-08-23 | 2021-08-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2021-07-20 | 2021-07-21 | 2021-07-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2021-06-21 | 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2021-05-20 | 2021-05-21 | 2021-05-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2021-04-20 | 2021-04-21 | 2021-04-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2021-03-22 | 2021-03-23 | 2021-03-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2021-02-22 | 2021-02-23 | 2021-02-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2021-01-20 | 2021-01-21 | 2021-01-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-12-21 | 2020-12-22 | 2020-12-28 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-11-20 | 2020-11-23 | 2020-11-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-10-20 | 2020-10-21 | 2020-10-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-08-20 | 2020-08-21 | 2020-08-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-07-20 | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-06-22 | 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-05-20 | 2020-05-21 | 2020-05-26 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-04-20 | 2020-04-21 | 2020-04-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-03-20 | 2020-03-23 | 2020-03-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-02-20 | 2020-02-21 | 2020-02-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2020-01-21 | 2020-01-22 | 2020-01-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2019-12-20 | 2019-12-23 | 2019-12-26 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2019-11-20 | 2019-11-21 | 2019-11-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2019-10-21 | 2019-10-22 | 2019-10-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-09-23 | 2019-09-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2019-08-20 | 2019-08-21 | 2019-08-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2019-07-22 | 2019-07-23 | 2019-07-26 | $0.1400 | +400.0% |
| 2019-06-20 | 2019-06-21 | 2019-06-24 | $0.0280 | −80.0% |
| 2019-05-20 | 2019-05-21 | 2019-05-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2019-04-22 | 2019-04-23 | 2019-04-26 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2019-03-20 | 2019-03-21 | 2019-03-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2019-02-20 | 2019-02-21 | 2019-02-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2019-01-22 | 2019-01-23 | 2019-01-25 | $0.1400 | +197.9% |
| 2018-12-24 | 2018-12-26 | 2018-12-31 | $0.0470 | −66.4% |
| 2018-12-20 | 2018-12-21 | 2018-12-26 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-20 | 2018-11-21 | 2018-11-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2018-10-22 | 2018-10-23 | 2018-10-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-20 | 2018-09-21 | 2018-09-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2018-08-20 | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2018-07-20 | 2018-07-23 | 2018-07-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-20 | 2018-06-21 | 2018-06-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2018-05-21 | 2018-05-22 | 2018-05-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2018-04-20 | 2018-04-23 | 2018-04-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-20 | 2018-03-21 | 2018-03-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-20 | 2018-02-21 | 2018-02-23 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2018-01-22 | 2018-01-23 | 2018-01-25 | $0.1400 | +48.9% |
| 2017-12-26 | 2017-12-27 | 2017-12-29 | $0.0940 | −32.9% |
| 2017-12-20 | 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-26 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2017-11-20 | 2017-11-21 | 2017-11-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2017-10-20 | 2017-10-23 | 2017-10-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2017-09-20 | 2017-09-21 | 2017-09-22 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2017-08-21 | 2017-08-23 | 2017-08-24 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2017-07-20 | 2017-07-24 | 2017-07-25 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2017-06-20 | 2017-06-22 | 2017-06-23 | $0.1400 | +2.2% |
| 2017-05-22 | 2017-05-24 | 2017-05-25 | $0.1370 | +2.2% |
| 2017-04-20 | 2017-04-24 | 2017-04-25 | $0.1340 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
CEFS dividend overview
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.91 per share, a yield of 8.00% at the latest close of $23.91. In 2025 it paid $1.81 per share, down 4.0% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +1.5% a year.
The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 3.49%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the CEFS bond profile.
Related: CEFS chart, CEFS performance, CEFS bond profile, CEFS overview.
CEFS dividends FAQ
Does CEFS pay a dividend?
Yes. CEFS pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2017. The most recent was $0.2460 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 28, 2026, payable September 30, 2026.
What is the CEFS dividend yield?
CEFS paid $1.91 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 8.00% at the latest close of $23.91.
When is the next CEFS dividend?
The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around October 28, 2026.
How often does CEFS pay dividends?
CEFS pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did CEFS pay in dividends in 2025?
CEFS paid $1.81 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of CEFS pay?
100 shares of CEFS would have paid about $191 over the past 12 months, before tax.