iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond… (EMB) Dividend History

NASDAQ: EMBDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

EMB latest distribution

$0.4436per share · +7.2% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 6Tuesday, 2026

Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).

  • 5.38%trailing 12-month yield
  • $4.93paid in the last 12 months
  • Monthly12 payments a year
  • 2007paying since
  • +1.3%5-year growth a year

EMB dividend income calculator

Income a year
$493
Each payment
$41
Value of the shares
$9,165
Yield
5.38%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $4.93 per share, before tax.

EMB 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.

EMB distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).

EMB distributions by year

EMB distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$3.76——9
2025$4.79−1.4%4.98%12
2024$4.86+15.2%5.46%13
2023$4.22−1.0%4.74%12
2022$4.26+0.3%5.04%12
2021$4.25−5.6%3.89%12
2020$4.50−13.0%3.88%12

Full history in the distribution table below.

EMB yield on cost

EMB yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$96.015.14%$4.935.1%
3 years ago$80.616.12%$14.4718.0%
5 years ago$109.514.50%$22.9821.0%
10 years ago$116.484.24%$48.1141.3%

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

EMB yield vs similar ETFs

EMB dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
EMBiShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond…5.34%0.40%
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF4.30%0.03%
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF4.17%0.03%
SCHZSchwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF4.44%0.02%
IUSBiShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF4.44%0.05%
GOVTiShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF3.67%0.05%
VGITVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF4.06%0.04%
IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF4.18%0.14%
SHYiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF3.64%0.15%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

EMB distribution history

227 payments
EMB distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-10-012026-10-012026-10-06$0.4436+7.2%
2026-09-012026-09-012026-09-04$0.4137+0.0%
2026-08-032026-08-032026-08-06$0.4136+3.5%
2026-07-012026-07-012026-07-07$0.3997−1.8%
2026-06-012026-06-012026-06-04$0.4070−0.7%
2026-05-012026-05-012026-05-06$0.4101−10.0%
2026-04-012026-04-012026-04-07$0.4554+13.0%
2026-03-022026-03-022026-03-05$0.4030−2.8%
2026-02-022026-02-022026-02-05$0.4146+8.3%
2025-12-192025-12-192025-12-24$0.3829+2.9%
2025-12-012025-12-012025-12-05$0.3722−10.9%
2025-11-032025-11-032025-11-07$0.4176+6.4%
Show all 227 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2025-10-012025-10-012025-10-06$0.3925−2.3%
2025-09-022025-09-022025-09-05$0.4019−2.2%
2025-08-012025-08-012025-08-06$0.4110+8.2%
2025-07-012025-07-012025-07-08$0.3799−6.3%
2025-06-022025-06-022025-06-05$0.4054+0.8%
2025-05-012025-05-012025-05-06$0.4023+0.6%
2025-04-012025-04-012025-04-04$0.3999+3.7%
2025-03-032025-03-032025-03-06$0.3856−12.6%
2025-02-032025-02-032025-02-06$0.4409+73.2%
2024-12-302024-12-302025-01-03$0.2545−40.7%
2024-12-182024-12-182024-12-23$0.4289+10.5%
2024-12-022024-12-022024-12-05$0.3880−8.1%
2024-11-012024-11-012024-11-06$0.4222+9.5%
2024-10-012024-10-012024-10-04$0.3855+4.7%
2024-09-032024-09-032024-09-06$0.3682−5.8%
2024-08-012024-08-012024-08-06$0.3909+2.5%
2024-07-012024-07-012024-07-05$0.3813+5.1%
2024-06-032024-06-032024-06-07$0.3627+0.6%
2024-05-012024-05-022024-05-07$0.3606−1.4%
2024-04-012024-04-022024-04-05$0.3655−5.2%
2024-03-012024-03-042024-03-07$0.3857+5.0%
2024-02-012024-02-022024-02-07$0.3673+0.8%
2023-12-142023-12-152023-12-20$0.3643+9.6%
2023-12-012023-12-042023-12-07$0.3324−8.2%
2023-11-012023-11-022023-11-07$0.3621+2.5%
2023-10-022023-10-032023-10-06$0.3533−1.5%
2023-09-012023-09-052023-09-08$0.3588+3.2%
2023-08-012023-08-022023-08-07$0.3475+0.3%
2023-07-032023-07-052023-07-10$0.3465−1.7%
2023-06-012023-06-022023-06-07$0.3526+0.8%
2023-05-012023-05-022023-05-05$0.3500−3.2%
2023-04-032023-04-042023-04-07$0.3616−4.6%
2023-03-012023-03-022023-03-07$0.3788+21.5%
2023-02-012023-02-022023-02-07$0.3118−8.3%
2022-12-152022-12-162022-12-21$0.3399+0.2%
2022-12-012022-12-022022-12-07$0.3394−11.1%
2022-11-012022-11-022022-11-07$0.3816+2.9%
2022-10-032022-10-042022-10-07$0.3707+18.8%
2022-09-012022-09-022022-09-09$0.3119−9.7%
2022-08-012022-08-022022-08-05$0.3456−4.3%
2022-07-012022-07-052022-07-08$0.3611+7.8%
2022-06-012022-06-022022-06-07$0.3349−8.0%
2022-05-022022-05-032022-05-06$0.3640−4.9%
2022-04-012022-04-042022-04-07$0.3826+7.4%
2022-03-012022-03-022022-03-07$0.3564−4.4%
2022-02-012022-02-022022-02-07$0.3728+1.4%
2021-12-162021-12-172021-12-22$0.3675+3.0%
2021-12-012021-12-022021-12-07$0.3570−0.2%
2021-11-012021-11-022021-11-05$0.3579+3.7%
2021-10-012021-10-042021-10-07$0.3451−0.7%
2021-09-012021-09-022021-09-08$0.3476−0.8%
2021-08-022021-08-032021-08-06$0.3503−1.5%
2021-07-012021-07-022021-07-08$0.3555−0.6%
2021-06-012021-06-022021-06-07$0.3578+2.9%
2021-05-032021-05-042021-05-07$0.3476−0.1%
2021-04-012021-04-052021-04-08$0.3480−0.7%
2021-03-012021-03-022021-03-05$0.3506−3.0%
2021-02-012021-02-022021-02-05$0.3616−8.5%
2020-12-172020-12-182020-12-23$0.3952−0.1%
2020-12-012020-12-022020-12-07$0.3957+0.0%
2020-11-022020-11-032020-11-06$0.3957+8.1%
2020-10-012020-10-022020-10-07$0.3660+9.8%
2020-09-012020-09-022020-09-08$0.3335+1.6%
2020-08-032020-08-042020-08-07$0.3281−0.5%
2020-07-012020-07-022020-07-08$0.3297−2.0%
2020-06-012020-06-022020-06-05$0.3365−11.2%
2020-05-012020-05-042020-05-07$0.3791−7.4%
2020-04-012020-04-022020-04-07$0.4092−1.8%
2020-03-022020-03-032020-03-06$0.4165+1.4%
2020-02-032020-02-042020-02-07$0.4110−6.8%
2019-12-192019-12-202019-12-26$0.4411+8.2%
2019-12-022019-12-032019-12-06$0.4076+0.6%
2019-11-012019-11-042019-11-07$0.4054+1.3%
2019-10-012019-10-022019-10-07$0.4001−3.1%
2019-09-032019-09-042019-09-09$0.4128−1.3%
2019-08-012019-08-022019-08-07$0.4183−4.5%
2019-07-012019-07-022019-07-08$0.4379−4.6%
2019-06-032019-06-042019-06-07$0.4590+2.3%
2019-05-012019-05-022019-05-07$0.4489−1.2%
2019-04-012019-04-022019-04-05$0.4541+2.6%
2019-03-012019-03-042019-03-07$0.4426+0.0%
2019-02-012019-02-042019-02-07$0.4424−65.7%
2018-12-182018-12-192018-12-24$1.2898+183.8%
2018-12-032018-12-042018-12-07$0.4545−1.4%
2018-11-012018-11-022018-11-07$0.4610+2.5%
2018-10-012018-10-022018-10-05$0.4496+3.2%
2018-09-042018-09-052018-09-10$0.4356−1.3%
2018-08-012018-08-022018-08-07$0.4411−1.1%
2018-07-022018-07-032018-07-09$0.4459−1.3%
2018-06-012018-06-042018-06-07$0.4516+10.0%
2018-05-012018-05-022018-05-07$0.4106+9.9%
2018-04-022018-04-032018-04-06$0.3738+9.8%
2018-03-012018-03-022018-03-07$0.3403+9.9%
2018-02-012018-02-022018-02-07$0.3098−16.5%
2017-12-212017-12-222017-12-28$0.3712−17.3%
2017-12-012017-12-042017-12-07$0.4490+0.9%
2017-11-012017-11-022017-11-07$0.4451−1.6%
2017-10-022017-10-032017-10-06$0.4522+0.3%
2017-09-012017-09-062017-09-08$0.4511−0.6%
2017-08-012017-08-032017-08-07$0.4536+2.5%
2017-07-032017-07-062017-07-10$0.4426−0.2%
2017-06-012017-06-052017-06-07$0.4437−0.0%
2017-05-012017-05-032017-05-05$0.4437+1.5%
2017-04-032017-04-052017-04-07$0.4373−0.9%
2017-03-012017-03-032017-03-07$0.4412−0.2%
2017-02-012017-02-032017-02-07$0.4422+68.1%
2016-12-222016-12-272016-12-29$0.2630−41.0%
2016-12-012016-12-052016-12-07$0.4455−1.6%
2016-11-012016-11-032016-11-07$0.4529−9.8%
2016-10-032016-10-052016-10-07$0.5024+2.2%
2016-09-012016-09-062016-09-08$0.4918−1.8%
2016-08-012016-08-032016-08-05$0.5006−5.3%
2016-07-012016-07-062016-07-08$0.5286+19.2%
2016-06-012016-06-032016-06-07$0.4436+8.2%
2016-05-022016-05-042016-05-06$0.4100−4.3%
2016-04-012016-04-052016-04-07$0.4286−2.4%
2016-03-012016-03-032016-03-07$0.4392+4.8%
2016-02-012016-02-032016-02-05$0.4190−23.5%
2015-12-242015-12-292015-12-31$0.5481+28.8%
2015-12-012015-12-032015-12-07$0.4255−3.2%
2015-11-022015-11-042015-11-06$0.4396−6.4%
2015-10-012015-10-052015-10-07$0.4696+1.9%
2015-09-012015-09-032015-09-08$0.4607+9.9%
2015-08-032015-08-052015-08-07$0.4192−0.6%
2015-07-012015-07-062015-07-08$0.4217+0.7%
2015-06-012015-06-032015-06-05$0.4188+4.3%
2015-05-012015-05-052015-05-07$0.4016+6.3%
2015-04-012015-04-062015-04-08$0.3779+6.1%
2015-03-022015-03-042015-03-06$0.3563−6.0%
2015-02-022015-02-042015-02-06$0.3790−36.5%
2014-12-242014-12-292014-12-31$0.5964+43.0%
2014-12-012014-12-032014-12-05$0.4171+3.1%
2014-11-032014-11-052014-11-07$0.4046+3.7%
2014-10-012014-10-032014-10-07$0.3902+34.5%
2014-09-022014-09-042014-09-08$0.2902−27.5%
2014-08-012014-08-052014-08-07$0.4002−0.2%
2014-07-012014-07-032014-07-08$0.4010−2.2%
2014-06-022014-06-042014-06-06$0.4100−1.3%
2014-05-012014-05-052014-05-07$0.4155−2.3%
2014-04-012014-04-032014-04-07$0.4254−1.3%
2014-03-032014-03-052014-03-07$0.4309+2.2%
2014-02-032014-02-052014-02-07$0.4214+1.1%
2013-12-262013-12-302014-01-02$0.4169+2.9%
2013-12-022013-12-042013-12-06$0.4050−7.3%
2013-11-012013-11-052013-11-07$0.4371+1.0%
2013-10-012013-10-032013-10-07$0.4327−6.1%
2013-09-032013-09-052013-09-09$0.4610+1.3%
2013-08-012013-08-052013-08-07$0.4550+3.4%
2013-07-012013-07-032013-07-08$0.4400+7.3%
2013-06-032013-06-052013-06-07$0.4101−0.1%
2013-05-012013-05-032013-05-07$0.4107−0.1%
2013-04-012013-04-032013-04-05$0.4113−3.9%
2013-03-012013-03-052013-03-07$0.4280−1.4%
2013-02-012013-02-052013-02-07$0.4343+11.1%
2012-12-262012-12-282013-01-02$0.3911−0.2%
2012-12-032012-12-052012-12-07$0.3919−4.6%
2012-11-012012-11-052012-11-07$0.4107+2.6%
2012-10-012012-10-032012-10-05$0.4001−6.3%
2012-09-042012-09-062012-09-10$0.4272−4.4%
2012-08-012012-08-032012-08-07$0.4468+0.0%
2012-07-022012-07-052012-07-09$0.4468+1.3%
2012-06-012012-06-052012-06-07$0.4412+1.2%
2012-05-012012-05-032012-05-07$0.4358−2.4%
2012-04-022012-04-042012-04-09$0.4464−1.5%
2012-03-012012-03-052012-03-07$0.4534+4.9%
2012-02-012012-02-032012-02-07$0.4320+4.5%
2011-12-272011-12-292012-01-04$0.4136−6.2%
2011-12-012011-12-052011-12-07$0.4408−0.9%
2011-11-012011-11-032011-11-07$0.4446+0.9%
2011-10-032011-10-052011-10-07$0.4405+1.1%
2011-09-012011-09-062011-09-08$0.4356+3.8%
2011-08-012011-08-032011-08-05$0.4197−6.4%
2011-07-012011-07-062011-07-08$0.4484−1.7%
2011-06-012011-06-032011-06-07$0.4561+2.0%
2011-05-022011-05-042011-05-06$0.4474−1.0%
2011-04-012011-04-052011-04-07$0.4518+0.4%
2011-03-012011-03-032011-03-07$0.4501−1.0%
2011-02-012011-02-032011-02-07$0.4545−1.3%
2010-12-282010-12-302011-01-04$0.4605+0.4%
2010-12-012010-12-032010-12-07$0.4587+4.7%
2010-11-012010-11-032010-11-05$0.4380−1.7%
2010-10-012010-10-052010-10-07$0.4454+0.3%
2010-09-012010-09-032010-09-08$0.4440+2.1%
2010-08-022010-08-042010-08-06$0.4347−6.1%
2010-07-012010-07-062010-07-08$0.4630+3.0%
2010-06-012010-06-032010-06-07$0.4497−4.6%
2010-05-032010-05-052010-05-07$0.4712−1.6%
2010-04-012010-04-062010-04-08$0.4787−2.5%
2010-03-012010-03-032010-03-05$0.4911+2.4%
2010-02-012010-02-032010-02-05$0.4794+14.6%
2009-12-292009-12-312010-01-05$0.4181−0.9%
2009-12-012009-12-032009-12-07$0.4219−5.9%
2009-11-022009-11-042009-11-06$0.4483−1.2%
2009-10-012009-10-052009-10-07$0.4537−8.1%
2009-09-012009-09-032009-09-08$0.4937+9.8%
2009-08-032009-08-052009-08-07$0.4495−4.9%
2009-07-012009-07-062009-07-08$0.4729−4.2%
2009-06-012009-06-032009-06-05$0.4937−14.9%
2009-05-012009-05-052009-05-07$0.5800+11.1%
2009-04-012009-04-032009-04-07$0.5219+6.8%
2009-03-022009-03-042009-03-06$0.4886+0.5%
2009-02-022009-02-042009-02-06$0.4861+33.5%
2008-12-292008-12-312009-01-02$0.3642−28.2%
2008-12-012008-12-032008-12-05$0.5075+12.8%
2008-11-032008-11-052008-11-07$0.4500+3.4%
2008-10-012008-10-032008-10-07$0.4350−3.3%
2008-09-022008-09-042008-09-08$0.4500+5.2%
2008-08-012008-08-052008-08-07$0.4278+13.5%
2008-07-012008-07-032008-07-08$0.3769−18.0%
2008-06-022008-06-042008-06-06$0.4594+3.1%
2008-05-012008-05-052008-05-07$0.4456−3.0%
2008-04-012008-04-032008-04-07$0.4595+8.5%
2008-03-032008-03-052008-03-07$0.4235−11.0%
2008-02-012008-02-052008-02-07$0.4761+195.6%
2007-12-27——$0.1611—

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

EMB dividend overview

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond… pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $4.93 per share, a yield of 5.38% at the latest close of $91.65. In 2025 it paid $4.79 per share, down 1.4% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +1.3% a year and over ten years −0.7%.

The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 6.92%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the EMB bond profile.

Related: EMB chart, EMB performance, EMB bond profile, EMB overview.

EMB dividends FAQ

Does EMB pay a dividend?

Yes. EMB pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2007. The most recent was $0.4436 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 6, 2026.

What is the EMB dividend yield?

EMB paid $4.93 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 5.38% at the latest close of $91.65.

When is the next EMB dividend?

The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around November 1, 2026.

How often does EMB pay dividends?

EMB pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.

How much did EMB pay in dividends in 2025?

EMB paid $4.79 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of EMB pay?

100 shares of EMB would have paid about $493 over the past 12 months, before tax.