ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL) Dividend History
EQL latest distribution
Paid. Next quarterly distribution expected around mid-December 2026 (not yet announced).
- 1.30%trailing 12-month yield
- $0.67paid in the last 12 months
- Quarterly4 payments a year
- 2009paying since
- +4.0%5-year growth a year
EQL dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $67
- Each payment
- $17
- Value of the shares
- $5,165
- Yield
- 1.30%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $0.67 per share, before tax.
EQL distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
EQL distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
EQL distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $0.4310 | — | — | 3 |
| 2025 | $0.8000 | +7.7% | 1.72% | 4 |
| 2024 | $0.7427 | +3.7% | 1.78% | 4 |
| 2023 | $0.7160 | +4.7% | 1.96% | 4 |
| 2022 | $0.6840 | +10.9% | 2.14% | 4 |
| 2021 | $0.6167 | −6.2% | 1.69% | 4 |
| 2020 | $0.6573 | +26.2% | 2.29% | 4 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
EQL yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $46.33 | 1.44% | $0.67 | 1.4% |
| 3 years ago | $32.61 | 2.05% | $2.18 | 6.7% |
| 5 years ago | $35.17 | 1.90% | $3.57 | 10.2% |
| 10 years ago | $19.38 | 3.45% | $6.44 | 33.2% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
EQL yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQL | ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | 1.34% | 0.23% |
| IUS | Invesco RAFI Strategic US ETF | 1.25% | 0.19% |
| PRF | Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF | 1.34% | 0.38% |
| 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.
EQL distribution history
69 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-29 | $0.1790 | +163.2% |
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | $0.0680 | −63.0% |
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-31 | $0.1840 | −22.7% |
| 2025-12-24 | 2025-12-24 | 2025-12-30 | $0.2380 | +17.8% |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | $0.2020 | +5.8% |
| 2025-06-25 | 2025-06-25 | 2025-06-30 | $0.1910 | +13.0% |
| 2025-03-26 | 2025-03-26 | 2025-03-31 | $0.1690 | −24.2% |
| 2024-12-24 | 2024-12-24 | 2024-12-27 | $0.2230 | +14.2% |
Show all 69 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-24 | 2024-09-24 | 2024-09-27 | $0.1953 | +19.3% |
| 2024-06-20 | 2024-06-20 | 2024-06-25 | $0.1637 | +1.9% |
| 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-22 | 2024-03-26 | $0.1607 | −22.5% |
| 2023-12-21 | 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-27 | $0.2073 | +11.7% |
| 2023-09-21 | 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-26 | $0.1857 | +24.6% |
| 2023-06-22 | 2023-06-23 | 2023-06-27 | $0.1490 | −14.4% |
| 2023-03-23 | 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-28 | $0.1740 | −27.6% |
| 2022-12-22 | 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-29 | $0.2403 | +33.8% |
| 2022-09-22 | 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-29 | $0.1797 | +40.4% |
| 2022-06-23 | 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-30 | $0.1280 | −5.9% |
| 2022-03-24 | 2022-03-25 | 2022-03-31 | $0.1360 | −31.4% |
| 2021-12-22 | 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-29 | $0.1983 | +33.1% |
| 2021-09-23 | 2021-09-24 | 2021-09-30 | $0.1490 | +2.5% |
| 2021-06-17 | 2021-06-18 | 2021-06-24 | $0.1453 | +17.2% |
| 2021-03-18 | 2021-03-19 | 2021-03-25 | $0.1240 | −31.7% |
| 2020-12-22 | 2020-12-23 | 2020-12-30 | $0.1817 | +31.3% |
| 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-18 | 2020-09-24 | $0.1383 | +10.4% |
| 2020-06-18 | 2020-06-19 | 2020-06-25 | $0.1253 | −40.9% |
| 2020-03-19 | 2020-03-20 | 2020-03-26 | $0.2120 | +32.8% |
| 2019-12-19 | 2019-12-20 | 2019-12-27 | $0.1597 | +32.7% |
| 2019-09-19 | 2019-09-20 | 2019-09-26 | $0.1203 | −13.0% |
| 2019-06-20 | 2019-06-21 | 2019-06-27 | $0.1383 | +35.2% |
| 2019-03-21 | 2019-03-22 | 2019-03-28 | $0.1023 | −36.8% |
| 2018-12-20 | 2018-12-21 | 2018-12-27 | $0.1620 | +27.2% |
| 2018-09-20 | 2018-09-21 | 2018-09-27 | $0.1273 | +6.4% |
| 2018-06-21 | 2018-06-22 | 2018-06-28 | $0.1197 | +20.1% |
| 2018-03-22 | 2018-03-23 | 2018-03-29 | $0.0997 | −28.1% |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-22 | 2017-12-28 | $0.1387 | +17.5% |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-09-22 | 2017-09-27 | $0.1180 | +7.6% |
| 2017-06-21 | 2017-06-23 | 2017-06-28 | $0.1097 | +21.4% |
| 2017-03-22 | 2017-03-24 | 2017-03-29 | $0.0903 | −70.1% |
| 2016-12-21 | 2016-12-23 | 2016-12-29 | $0.3020 | +233.1% |
| 2016-09-21 | 2016-09-23 | 2016-09-28 | $0.0907 | −6.2% |
| 2016-06-22 | 2016-06-24 | 2016-06-29 | $0.0967 | +9.1% |
| 2016-03-23 | 2016-03-28 | 2016-03-31 | $0.0886 | −26.0% |
| 2015-12-23 | 2015-12-28 | 2015-12-31 | $0.1197 | +33.0% |
| 2015-09-23 | 2015-09-25 | 2015-09-30 | $0.0900 | −3.9% |
| 2015-06-24 | 2015-06-26 | 2015-07-01 | $0.0937 | +26.0% |
| 2015-03-25 | 2015-03-27 | 2015-04-01 | $0.0743 | −31.4% |
| 2014-12-24 | 2014-12-29 | 2015-01-02 | $0.1083 | +59.3% |
| 2014-09-24 | 2014-09-26 | 2014-10-01 | $0.0680 | −10.5% |
| 2014-06-25 | 2014-06-27 | 2014-07-02 | $0.0760 | +15.2% |
| 2014-03-26 | 2014-03-28 | 2014-04-02 | $0.0660 | −26.7% |
| 2013-12-26 | 2013-12-30 | 2014-01-03 | $0.0900 | +57.9% |
| 2013-09-25 | 2013-09-27 | 2013-10-02 | $0.0570 | −17.4% |
| 2013-06-26 | 2013-06-28 | 2013-07-03 | $0.0690 | +42.8% |
| 2013-03-20 | 2013-03-22 | 2013-03-27 | $0.0483 | −54.0% |
| 2012-12-26 | 2012-12-28 | 2013-01-03 | $0.1050 | +62.4% |
| 2012-09-26 | 2012-09-28 | 2012-10-03 | $0.0647 | +14.8% |
| 2012-06-20 | 2012-06-22 | 2012-06-27 | $0.0563 | +9.0% |
| 2012-03-21 | 2012-03-23 | 2012-03-28 | $0.0517 | −28.6% |
| 2011-12-21 | 2011-12-23 | 2011-12-28 | $0.0723 | +41.8% |
| 2011-09-21 | 2011-09-23 | 2011-09-28 | $0.0510 | −4.4% |
| 2011-06-22 | 2011-06-24 | 2011-06-29 | $0.0533 | +17.6% |
| 2011-03-23 | 2011-03-25 | 2011-03-30 | $0.0453 | −28.0% |
| 2010-12-21 | 2010-12-23 | 2010-12-29 | $0.0630 | −1.1% |
| 2010-09-22 | 2010-09-24 | 2010-09-29 | $0.0637 | +50.4% |
| 2010-06-23 | 2010-06-25 | 2010-06-30 | $0.0423 | +27.0% |
| 2010-03-24 | 2010-03-26 | 2010-03-31 | $0.0333 | −43.5% |
| 2009-12-22 | 2009-12-24 | 2009-12-30 | $0.0590 | +28.3% |
| 2009-09-23 | 2009-09-25 | 2009-09-30 | $0.0460 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
EQL dividend overview
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF pays quarterly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $0.67 per share, a yield of 1.30% at the latest close of $51.65. In 2025 it paid $0.8000 per share, up 7.7% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +4.0% a year and over ten years +7.8%.
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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EQL dividends FAQ
Does EQL pay a dividend?
Yes. EQL pays quarterly distributions and has paid them since 2009. The most recent was $0.1790 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 24, 2026, payable September 29, 2026.
What is the EQL dividend yield?
EQL paid $0.67 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 1.30% at the latest close of $51.65.
When is the next EQL 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 EQL pay dividends?
EQL pays distributions quarterly, 4 times a year.
How much did EQL pay in dividends in 2025?
EQL paid $0.8000 per share in 4 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of EQL pay?
100 shares of EQL would have paid about $67 over the past 12 months, before tax.