iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) Dividend History

NYSE Arca: DGRODistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

DGRO latest distribution

$0.3850per share · +16.3% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateSep 15Tuesday, 2026
Payment dateSep 18Friday, 2026

Paid. Next quarterly distribution expected around mid-December 2026 (not yet announced).

  • 1.88%trailing 12-month yield
  • $1.49paid in the last 12 months
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • 2014paying since
  • +7.1%5-year growth a year

DGRO dividend income calculator

Income a year
$149
Each payment
$37
Value of the shares
$7,965
Yield
1.88%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.49 per share, before tax.

DGRO distributions per share by year

Distributions per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.

DGRO distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

DGRO distributions by year

DGRO distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$1.05——3
2025$1.45+4.8%2.09%4
2024$1.39+5.2%2.26%4
2023$1.32+12.7%2.45%4
2022$1.17+9.0%2.34%4
2021$1.07+4.1%1.93%4
2020$1.03+10.6%2.30%4

Full history in the distribution table below.

DGRO yield on cost

DGRO yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$68.422.18%$1.492.2%
3 years ago$48.243.10%$4.258.8%
5 years ago$53.072.82%$6.6712.6%
10 years ago$27.225.49%$11.0740.7%

Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).

DGRO yield vs similar ETFs

DGRO dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
DGROiShares Core Dividend Growth ETF1.97%0.08%
DLNWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund1.82%0.27%
DTDWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund1.93%0.28%
DVNDTouchstone Dividend Select ETF1.86%0.70%
VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF1.58%0.05%
RAFEPIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF1.40%0.28%
PFMInvesco Dividend Achievers ETF1.33%0.54%
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF0.99%0.09%
VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF1.03%0.03%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

DGRO distribution history

50 payments
DGRO distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-09-152026-09-152026-09-18$0.3850+16.3%
2026-06-152026-06-152026-06-18$0.33100.0%
2026-03-172026-03-172026-03-20$0.3310−26.0%
2025-12-162025-12-162025-12-19$0.4470+21.1%
2025-09-162025-09-162025-09-19$0.3690+13.9%
2025-06-162025-06-162025-06-20$0.3240+4.2%
2025-03-182025-03-182025-03-21$0.3110−17.7%
2024-12-172024-12-172024-12-20$0.3780−6.2%
Show all 50 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2024-09-252024-09-252024-09-30$0.4030+37.5%
2024-06-112024-06-112024-06-17$0.2930−5.8%
2024-03-212024-03-222024-03-27$0.3110−15.9%
2023-12-202023-12-212023-12-27$0.3700−4.6%
2023-09-262023-09-272023-10-02$0.3880+49.2%
2023-06-072023-06-082023-06-13$0.2600−12.8%
2023-03-232023-03-242023-03-29$0.2980−9.4%
2022-12-132022-12-142022-12-19$0.3290−3.8%
2022-09-262022-09-272022-09-30$0.3420+45.5%
2022-06-092022-06-102022-06-15$0.2350−10.3%
2022-03-242022-03-252022-03-30$0.2620−12.4%
2021-12-132021-12-142021-12-17$0.2990+19.6%
2021-09-242021-09-272021-09-30$0.2500−4.2%
2021-06-102021-06-112021-06-16$0.2610−0.4%
2021-03-252021-03-262021-03-31$0.2620−4.0%
2020-12-142020-12-152020-12-18$0.2730+4.6%
2020-09-232020-09-242020-09-29$0.2610+4.8%
2020-06-152020-06-162020-06-19$0.2490+0.8%
2020-03-252020-03-262020-03-31$0.2470+5.1%
2019-12-162019-12-172019-12-20$0.2350−6.0%
2019-09-242019-09-252019-09-30$0.2500+9.6%
2019-06-172019-06-182019-06-21$0.2280+4.6%
2019-03-202019-03-212019-03-26$0.2180+9.0%
2018-12-172018-12-182018-12-21$0.2000−12.3%
2018-09-262018-09-272018-10-02$0.2280+19.4%
2018-06-262018-06-272018-07-02$0.1910−0.5%
2018-03-222018-03-232018-03-28$0.1920−1.0%
2017-12-192017-12-202017-12-26$0.1940+17.6%
2017-09-262017-09-272017-09-29$0.1650−11.3%
2017-06-272017-06-292017-06-30$0.1860+15.5%
2017-03-242017-03-282017-03-30$0.1610+5.9%
2016-12-212016-12-232016-12-28$0.1520−13.1%
2016-09-262016-09-282016-09-30$0.1750+2.3%
2016-06-212016-06-232016-06-27$0.1710+8.3%
2016-03-232016-03-282016-03-30$0.1579+1,335.4%
2015-12-292015-12-312016-01-05$0.0110−91.9%
2015-12-242015-12-292015-12-31$0.1360−16.6%
2015-09-252015-09-292015-10-01$0.1630−3.6%
2015-06-242015-06-262015-06-30$0.1690+0.6%
2015-03-252015-03-272015-03-31$0.1680+88.8%
2014-12-242014-12-292014-12-31$0.0890−47.3%
2014-09-242014-09-262014-09-30$0.1690—

Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.

DGRO dividend overview

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF pays quarterly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.49 per share, a yield of 1.88% at the latest close of $79.65. In 2025 it paid $1.45 per share, up 4.8% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +7.1% a year and over ten years +8.4%.

Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.

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DGRO dividends FAQ

Does DGRO pay a dividend?

Yes. DGRO pays quarterly distributions and has paid them since 2014. The most recent was $0.3850 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 15, 2026, payable September 18, 2026.

What is the DGRO dividend yield?

DGRO paid $1.49 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 1.88% at the latest close of $79.65.

When is the next DGRO dividend?

The next quarterly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around mid-December 2026.

How often does DGRO pay dividends?

DGRO pays distributions quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much did DGRO pay in dividends in 2025?

DGRO paid $1.45 per share in 4 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of DGRO pay?

100 shares of DGRO would have paid about $149 over the past 12 months, before tax.