Innovator S&P Investment Grade Preferred ETF (EPRF) Dividend History
EPRF latest distribution
Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around October 30 (not yet announced).
- 6.51%trailing 12-month yield
- $1.02paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2016paying since
- −2.7%5-year growth a year
EPRF dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $102
- Each payment
- $8
- Value of the shares
- $1,558
- Yield
- 6.51%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.02 per share, before tax.
EPRF distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
EPRF distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
EPRF distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $0.7650 | — | — | 9 |
| 2025 | $1.06 | −4.8% | 6.03% | 12 |
| 2024 | $1.11 | +4.6% | 6.13% | 12 |
| 2023 | $1.06 | +4.0% | 5.71% | 12 |
| 2022 | $1.02 | −9.1% | 5.67% | 12 |
| 2021 | $1.13 | −7.5% | 4.70% | 12 |
| 2020 | $1.22 | +0.1% | 4.92% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
EPRF yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $18.06 | 5.62% | $1.02 | 5.6% |
| 3 years ago | $16.73 | 6.07% | $3.24 | 19.4% |
| 5 years ago | $24.20 | 4.19% | $5.25 | 21.7% |
| 10 years ago | $25.09 | 4.05% | $11.59 | 46.2% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
EPRF yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPRF | Innovator S&P Investment Grade Preferred ETF | 6.19% | 0.48% |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 0.99% | 0.09% |
| VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 1.03% | 0.03% |
| SCHD | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 3.38% | 0.05% |
| VYM | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 2.42% | 0.04% |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ ETF | 0.42% | 0.17% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.97% | 0.19% |
Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.
EPRF distribution history
123 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-02 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2026-08-31 | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 | 2026-08-03 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026-05-29 | 2026-06-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2026-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | 2026-05-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2026-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2026-02-27 | 2026-02-27 | 2026-03-02 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | 2026-02-02 | $0.0850 | +6.2% |
| 2025-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-01-02 | $0.0800 | −5.9% |
| 2025-11-28 | 2025-11-28 | 2025-12-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2025-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | 2025-11-03 | $0.0850 | −5.6% |
Show all 123 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-10-02 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2025-08-29 | 2025-08-29 | 2025-09-02 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2025-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2025-08-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2025-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-07-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2025-05-30 | 2025-05-30 | 2025-06-02 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2025-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2025-05-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2025-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-04-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2025-02-28 | 2025-02-28 | 2025-03-03 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2025-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-03 | $0.0900 | −3.4% |
| 2024-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-01-02 | $0.0931 | −6.9% |
| 2024-11-29 | 2024-11-29 | 2024-12-02 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2024-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2024-11-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2024-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2024-10-04 | $0.1000 | +11.1% |
| 2024-08-30 | 2024-08-30 | 2024-09-03 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2024-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2024-06-28 | 2024-06-28 | 2024-07-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2024-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2024-06-03 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2024-04-29 | 2024-04-30 | 2024-05-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2024-03-27 | 2024-03-28 | 2024-04-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2024-03-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2024-01-30 | 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-01 | $0.0900 | +1.5% |
| 2023-12-28 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-01-02 | $0.0887 | −15.5% |
| 2023-11-29 | 2023-11-30 | 2023-12-01 | $0.1050 | 0.0% |
| 2023-10-30 | 2023-10-31 | 2023-11-01 | $0.1050 | +23.5% |
| 2023-09-28 | 2023-09-29 | 2023-10-02 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2023-08-30 | 2023-08-31 | 2023-09-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2023-07-28 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2023-06-29 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-03 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2023-05-30 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2023-04-27 | 2023-04-28 | 2023-05-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2023-03-30 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-03 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2023-02-27 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2023-01-30 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-01 | $0.0850 | +16.2% |
| 2022-12-29 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-01-03 | $0.0731 | +46.3% |
| 2022-11-29 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | $0.0500 | −44.4% |
| 2022-10-28 | 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2022-09-29 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-03 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2022-08-30 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2022-07-28 | 2022-07-29 | 2022-08-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2022-06-29 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2022-05-27 | 2022-05-31 | 2022-06-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-29 | 2022-05-02 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2022-03-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2022-02-25 | 2022-02-28 | 2022-03-01 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2022-01-28 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-01 | $0.0900 | +63.4% |
| 2021-12-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-03 | $0.0551 | −35.2% |
| 2021-11-26 | 2021-11-29 | 2021-12-01 | $0.0850 | 0.0% |
| 2021-10-28 | 2021-10-29 | 2021-11-01 | $0.0850 | −15.0% |
| 2021-09-29 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2021-08-30 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2021-07-29 | 2021-07-30 | 2021-08-02 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2021-06-29 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2021-05-27 | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2021-04-29 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-03 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2021-03-30 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2021-02-25 | 2021-02-26 | 2021-03-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2021-01-28 | 2021-01-29 | 2021-02-01 | $0.1000 | −24.0% |
| 2020-12-30 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-04 | $0.1316 | +38.5% |
| 2020-11-27 | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2020-10-29 | 2020-10-30 | 2020-11-02 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2020-09-29 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | $0.0950 | −5.0% |
| 2020-08-28 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2020-07-30 | 2020-07-31 | 2020-08-03 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2020-06-29 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2020-05-28 | 2020-05-29 | 2020-06-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2020-04-29 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2020-03-30 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2020-02-27 | 2020-02-28 | 2020-03-02 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2020-01-30 | 2020-01-31 | 2020-02-03 | $0.1000 | −41.1% |
| 2019-12-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-02 | $0.1699 | +78.8% |
| 2019-11-27 | 2019-11-29 | 2019-12-02 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2019-10-30 | 2019-10-31 | 2019-11-01 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2019-09-27 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2019-08-29 | 2019-08-30 | 2019-09-03 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2019-07-30 | 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-01 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2019-06-27 | 2019-06-28 | 2019-07-01 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2019-05-30 | 2019-05-31 | 2019-06-03 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2019-04-29 | 2019-04-30 | 2019-05-01 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2019-03-28 | 2019-03-29 | 2019-04-01 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2019-02-27 | 2019-02-28 | 2019-03-01 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2019-01-30 | 2019-01-31 | 2019-02-01 | $0.0950 | −43.4% |
| 2018-12-21 | 2018-12-24 | 2018-12-31 | $0.1678 | +80.2% |
| 2018-11-27 | 2018-11-28 | 2018-11-30 | $0.0931 | 0.0% |
| 2018-10-24 | 2018-10-25 | 2018-10-31 | $0.0931 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-25 | 2018-09-26 | 2018-09-28 | $0.0931 | 0.0% |
| 2018-08-24 | 2018-08-27 | 2018-08-31 | $0.0931 | 0.0% |
| 2018-07-24 | 2018-07-25 | 2018-07-31 | $0.0931 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-26 | 2018-06-27 | 2018-06-29 | $0.0931 | 0.0% |
| 2018-05-24 | 2018-05-25 | 2018-05-31 | $0.0931 | 0.0% |
| 2018-04-24 | 2018-04-25 | 2018-04-30 | $0.0931 | −0.5% |
| 2018-03-27 | 2018-03-28 | 2018-03-29 | $0.0936 | +2.4% |
| 2018-02-23 | 2018-02-26 | 2018-02-28 | $0.0914 | −23.8% |
| 2018-01-25 | 2018-01-26 | 2018-01-31 | $0.1200 | −28.2% |
| 2017-12-22 | 2017-12-26 | 2017-12-29 | $0.1671 | +49.2% |
| 2017-11-24 | 2017-11-27 | 2017-11-30 | $0.1120 | 0.0% |
| 2017-10-24 | 2017-10-25 | 2017-10-31 | $0.1120 | 0.0% |
| 2017-09-25 | 2017-09-26 | 2017-09-29 | $0.1120 | 0.0% |
| 2017-08-24 | 2017-08-28 | 2017-08-31 | $0.1120 | 0.0% |
| 2017-07-24 | 2017-07-26 | 2017-07-31 | $0.1120 | 0.0% |
| 2017-06-26 | 2017-06-28 | 2017-06-30 | $0.1120 | 0.0% |
| 2017-05-24 | 2017-05-26 | 2017-05-31 | $0.1120 | −20.0% |
| 2017-04-24 | 2017-04-26 | 2017-04-28 | $0.1400 | 0.0% |
| 2017-03-24 | 2017-03-28 | 2017-03-31 | $0.1400 | +25.0% |
| 2017-02-23 | 2017-02-27 | 2017-03-02 | $0.1120 | 0.0% |
| 2017-01-25 | 2017-01-27 | 2017-01-31 | $0.1120 | 0.0% |
| 2016-12-22 | 2016-12-27 | 2016-12-29 | $0.1120 | 0.0% |
| 2016-11-23 | 2016-11-28 | 2016-11-30 | $0.1120 | 0.0% |
| 2016-10-25 | 2016-10-27 | 2016-10-31 | $0.1120 | −25.3% |
| 2016-09-22 | 2016-09-26 | 2016-09-28 | $0.1500 | +99.3% |
| 2016-08-25 | 2016-08-29 | 2016-08-31 | $0.0753 | −39.3% |
| 2016-07-25 | 2016-07-27 | 2016-07-29 | $0.1240 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
EPRF dividend overview
Innovator S&P Investment Grade Preferred ETF pays monthly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.02 per share, a yield of 6.51% at the latest close of $15.58. In 2025 it paid $1.06 per share, down 4.8% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed −2.7% a year.
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.
Related: EPRF chart, EPRF performance, EPRF overview.
EPRF dividends FAQ
Does EPRF pay a dividend?
Yes. EPRF pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2016. The most recent was $0.0850 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 30, 2026, payable October 2, 2026.
What is the EPRF dividend yield?
EPRF paid $1.02 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 6.51% at the latest close of $15.58.
When is the next EPRF dividend?
The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around October 30, 2026.
How often does EPRF pay dividends?
EPRF pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did EPRF pay in dividends in 2025?
EPRF paid $1.06 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of EPRF pay?
100 shares of EPRF would have paid about $102 over the past 12 months, before tax.