Franklin Liberty Federal Tax-Free Bond ETF (FLMB) Dividend History
FLMB latest distribution
Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).
- 4.37%trailing 12-month yield
- $0.99paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2017paying since
- +10.1%5-year growth a year
FLMB dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $99
- Each payment
- $8
- Value of the shares
- $2,262
- Yield
- 4.37%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $0.99 per share, before tax.
FLMB distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
FLMB distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
FLMB distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $0.7509 | — | — | 9 |
| 2025 | $0.9187 | +1.7% | 3.86% | 12 |
| 2024 | $0.9030 | +7.2% | 3.79% | 13 |
| 2023 | $0.8421 | +29.3% | 3.49% | 12 |
| 2022 | $0.6513 | +44.6% | 2.81% | 12 |
| 2021 | $0.4505 | −20.7% | 1.66% | 11 |
| 2020 | $0.5684 | −9.0% | 2.08% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
FLMB yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $23.94 | 4.13% | $0.99 | 4.1% |
| 3 years ago | $22.11 | 4.47% | $2.80 | 12.6% |
| 5 years ago | $26.87 | 3.68% | $4.15 | 15.4% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
FLMB yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLMB | Franklin Liberty Federal Tax-Free Bond ETF | 4.42% | 0.31% |
| 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.
FLMB distribution history
109 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-06 | $0.0999 | +29.3% |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-04 | $0.0773 | −15.8% |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-06 | $0.0918 | −32.2% |
| 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-07 | $0.1354 | +35.4% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-04 | $0.1000 | +24.9% |
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-06 | $0.0800 | +46.1% |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-06 | $0.0548 | +5.5% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-05 | $0.0520 | −13.0% |
| 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-05 | $0.0597 | −20.1% |
| 2025-12-19 | 2025-12-19 | 2025-12-24 | $0.0747 | +2.3% |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-04 | $0.0730 | −19.3% |
| 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-06 | $0.0905 | +20.8% |
Show all 109 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-06 | $0.0749 | −1.8% |
| 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-05 | $0.0762 | −13.7% |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-06 | $0.0883 | +24.8% |
| 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-07 | $0.0708 | −8.2% |
| 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-05 | $0.0771 | +10.2% |
| 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-06 | $0.0700 | −13.6% |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-04 | $0.0810 | +19.1% |
| 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-06 | $0.0680 | −8.4% |
| 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-06 | $0.0742 | −2.8% |
| 2024-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-01-06 | $0.0764 | +892.8% |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-18 | $0.0077 | −88.6% |
| 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-05 | $0.0676 | −19.7% |
| 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-06 | $0.0841 | +16.4% |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-04 | $0.0723 | +1.1% |
| 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-06 | $0.0715 | −13.6% |
| 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-06 | $0.0827 | +20.6% |
| 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-05 | $0.0686 | −10.0% |
| 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-06 | $0.0762 | −4.9% |
| 2024-05-01 | 2024-05-02 | 2024-05-07 | $0.0801 | +11.8% |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-02 | 2024-04-05 | $0.0717 | +4.3% |
| 2024-03-01 | 2024-03-04 | 2024-03-07 | $0.0687 | −9.0% |
| 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-07 | $0.0755 | −1.2% |
| 2023-12-15 | 2023-12-18 | 2023-12-21 | $0.0764 | +8.1% |
| 2023-12-01 | 2023-12-04 | 2023-12-07 | $0.0707 | −7.5% |
| 2023-11-01 | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-07 | $0.0764 | +16.8% |
| 2023-10-02 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-10-06 | $0.0654 | −13.2% |
| 2023-09-01 | 2023-09-05 | 2023-09-08 | $0.0754 | +13.7% |
| 2023-08-01 | 2023-08-02 | 2023-08-07 | $0.0663 | −1.8% |
| 2023-07-03 | 2023-07-05 | 2023-07-10 | $0.0675 | −12.4% |
| 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-02 | 2023-06-07 | $0.0771 | +27.2% |
| 2023-05-01 | 2023-05-02 | 2023-05-05 | $0.0606 | −28.3% |
| 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-04 | 2023-04-10 | $0.0846 | +44.4% |
| 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-02 | 2023-03-07 | $0.0586 | −7.2% |
| 2023-02-01 | 2023-02-02 | 2023-02-07 | $0.0631 | +39.9% |
| 2022-12-16 | 2022-12-19 | 2022-12-22 | $0.0451 | −24.2% |
| 2022-12-01 | 2022-12-02 | 2022-12-07 | $0.0595 | +7.2% |
| 2022-11-01 | 2022-11-02 | 2022-11-07 | $0.0555 | +0.9% |
| 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-07 | $0.0550 | −8.3% |
| 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-08 | $0.0600 | +8.4% |
| 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-05 | $0.0554 | +4.1% |
| 2022-07-01 | 2022-07-05 | 2022-07-08 | $0.0532 | +12.7% |
| 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-02 | 2022-06-07 | $0.0472 | +7.7% |
| 2022-05-02 | 2022-05-03 | 2022-05-06 | $0.0438 | −22.2% |
| 2022-04-01 | 2022-04-04 | 2022-04-07 | $0.0563 | +48.5% |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-02 | 2022-03-07 | $0.0379 | −53.9% |
| 2022-02-01 | 2022-02-02 | 2022-02-07 | $0.0822 | +101.4% |
| 2021-12-01 | 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-07 | $0.0408 | +1.4% |
| 2021-10-29 | 2021-11-01 | 2021-11-04 | $0.0403 | −0.5% |
| 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2021-10-06 | $0.0405 | +9.3% |
| 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | $0.0370 | −9.3% |
| 2021-07-30 | 2021-08-02 | 2021-08-05 | $0.0408 | −4.9% |
| 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2021-07-07 | $0.0429 | +15.1% |
| 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-04 | $0.0373 | +0.5% |
| 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-03 | 2021-05-06 | $0.0371 | −22.4% |
| 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2021-04-06 | $0.0478 | +32.6% |
| 2021-02-26 | 2021-03-01 | 2021-03-04 | $0.0360 | −27.9% |
| 2021-01-29 | 2021-02-01 | 2021-02-04 | $0.0500 | +122.9% |
| 2020-12-30 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-06 | $0.0224 | −34.5% |
| 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-04 | $0.0343 | −23.1% |
| 2020-10-30 | 2020-11-02 | 2020-11-05 | $0.0446 | −6.0% |
| 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-06 | $0.0474 | +22.2% |
| 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-04 | $0.0388 | −26.4% |
| 2020-07-31 | 2020-08-03 | 2020-08-06 | $0.0527 | +20.4% |
| 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-01 | 2020-07-07 | $0.0438 | −9.4% |
| 2020-05-29 | 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-04 | $0.0483 | −39.9% |
| 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2020-05-06 | $0.0805 | +51.6% |
| 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2020-04-06 | $0.0531 | +18.3% |
| 2020-02-28 | 2020-03-02 | 2020-03-05 | $0.0449 | −22.2% |
| 2020-01-31 | 2020-02-03 | 2020-02-06 | $0.0577 | +8.6% |
| 2019-12-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-06 | $0.0531 | +12.4% |
| 2019-11-29 | 2019-12-02 | 2019-12-05 | $0.0473 | −18.4% |
| 2019-10-31 | 2019-11-01 | 2019-11-06 | $0.0579 | +34.7% |
| 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2019-10-04 | $0.0430 | +8.0% |
| 2019-08-30 | 2019-09-03 | 2019-09-06 | $0.0398 | −33.2% |
| 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-01 | 2019-08-06 | $0.0596 | +66.9% |
| 2019-06-28 | 2019-07-01 | 2019-07-05 | $0.0357 | −52.7% |
| 2019-05-31 | 2019-06-03 | 2019-06-06 | $0.0755 | +59.7% |
| 2019-04-30 | 2019-05-01 | 2019-05-06 | $0.0473 | −8.7% |
| 2019-03-29 | 2019-04-01 | 2019-04-04 | $0.0518 | +1.5% |
| 2019-02-28 | 2019-03-01 | 2019-03-06 | $0.0510 | −18.4% |
| 2019-01-31 | 2019-02-01 | 2019-02-06 | $0.0625 | +16.6% |
| 2018-12-28 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-01-04 | $0.0536 | −1.5% |
| 2018-11-30 | 2018-12-03 | 2018-12-06 | $0.0544 | −10.8% |
| 2018-10-31 | 2018-11-01 | 2018-11-06 | $0.0611 | +24.2% |
| 2018-09-28 | 2018-10-01 | 2018-10-04 | $0.0492 | −15.8% |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-04 | 2018-09-07 | $0.0584 | +5.5% |
| 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-06 | $0.0553 | +8.6% |
| 2018-06-29 | 2018-07-02 | 2018-07-06 | $0.0510 | −21.7% |
| 2018-05-31 | 2018-06-01 | 2018-06-06 | $0.0651 | +38.7% |
| 2018-04-30 | 2018-05-01 | 2018-05-04 | $0.0470 | −17.0% |
| 2018-03-29 | 2018-04-02 | 2018-04-05 | $0.0566 | +18.5% |
| 2018-02-28 | 2018-03-01 | 2018-03-06 | $0.0478 | −18.2% |
| 2018-01-31 | 2018-02-01 | 2018-02-06 | $0.0584 | +16.4% |
| 2017-12-28 | 2017-12-29 | 2018-01-04 | $0.0502 | −5.2% |
| 2017-11-30 | 2017-12-01 | 2017-12-06 | $0.0529 | +68.2% |
| 2017-10-31 | 2017-11-01 | 2017-11-06 | $0.0315 | +2,398.4% |
| 2017-09-29 | 2017-10-02 | 2017-10-05 | $0.0013 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
FLMB dividend overview
Franklin Liberty Federal Tax-Free Bond ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $0.99 per share, a yield of 4.37% at the latest close of $22.62. In 2025 it paid $0.9187 per share, up 1.7% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +10.1% a year.
The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 4.90%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the FLMB bond profile.
Related: FLMB chart, FLMB performance, FLMB bond profile, FLMB overview.
FLMB dividends FAQ
Does FLMB pay a dividend?
Yes. FLMB pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2017. The most recent was $0.0999 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 6, 2026.
What is the FLMB dividend yield?
FLMB paid $0.99 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 4.37% at the latest close of $22.62.
When is the next FLMB 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 FLMB pay dividends?
FLMB pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did FLMB pay in dividends in 2025?
FLMB paid $0.9187 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of FLMB pay?
100 shares of FLMB would have paid about $99 over the past 12 months, before tax.