Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF (IG) Dividend History
IG latest distribution
Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).
- 5.27%trailing 12-month yield
- $1.04paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2018paying since
- +1.2%5-year growth a year
IG dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $104
- Each payment
- $9
- Value of the shares
- $1,978
- Yield
- 5.27%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.04 per share, before tax.
IG distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
IG distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
IG distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $0.7740 | — | — | 9 |
| 2025 | $1.06 | −0.1% | 5.06% | 12 |
| 2024 | $1.06 | +15.6% | 5.20% | 12 |
| 2023 | $0.9140 | −37.6% | 4.35% | 12 |
| 2022 | $1.47 | +76.5% | 7.17% | 12 |
| 2021 | $0.8300 | −16.6% | 3.15% | 13 |
| 2020 | $0.9950 | −45.5% | 3.63% | 13 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
IG yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $21.20 | 4.92% | $1.04 | 4.9% |
| 3 years ago | $19.25 | 5.41% | $3.13 | 16.2% |
| 5 years ago | $26.40 | 3.95% | $5.54 | 21.0% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
IG yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| IG | Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF | 5.15% | 0.19% |
| 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.
IG distribution history
105 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-05 | $0.0860 | −3.4% |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-03 | $0.0890 | +3.5% |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-05 | $0.0860 | +2.4% |
| 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-06 | $0.0840 | −2.3% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-03 | $0.0860 | −1.1% |
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-05 | $0.0870 | −1.1% |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-06 | $0.0880 | +6.0% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-04 | $0.0830 | −2.4% |
| 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-04 | $0.0850 | −15.8% |
| 2025-12-29 | 2025-12-29 | 2025-12-31 | $0.1010 | +27.8% |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-03 | $0.0790 | −10.2% |
| 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-05 | $0.0880 | −3.3% |
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| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-03 | $0.0910 | +5.8% |
| 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-04 | $0.0860 | +1.2% |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-05 | $0.0850 | −2.3% |
| 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-03 | $0.0870 | +6.1% |
| 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-04 | $0.0820 | −5.7% |
| 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-05 | $0.0870 | 0.0% |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-03 | $0.0870 | −4.4% |
| 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-05 | $0.0910 | −1.1% |
| 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-05 | $0.0920 | −2.1% |
| 2024-12-27 | 2024-12-27 | 2024-12-31 | $0.0940 | +4.4% |
| 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-04 | $0.0900 | +4.7% |
| 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-05 | $0.0860 | −2.3% |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-03 | $0.0880 | +1.1% |
| 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-05 | $0.0870 | −3.3% |
| 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-05 | $0.0900 | +2.3% |
| 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-03 | $0.0880 | +2.3% |
| 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-05 | $0.0860 | −1.1% |
| 2024-05-01 | 2024-05-02 | 2024-05-06 | $0.0870 | +1.2% |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-02 | 2024-04-04 | $0.0860 | −1.1% |
| 2024-03-01 | 2024-03-04 | 2024-03-06 | $0.0870 | −1.1% |
| 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-06 | $0.0880 | +7.3% |
| 2023-12-27 | 2023-12-28 | 2024-01-02 | $0.0820 | +3.8% |
| 2023-12-01 | 2023-12-04 | 2023-12-06 | $0.0790 | +1.3% |
| 2023-11-01 | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-06 | $0.0780 | +9.9% |
| 2023-10-02 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-10-05 | $0.0710 | −11.3% |
| 2023-09-01 | 2023-09-05 | 2023-09-07 | $0.0800 | +5.3% |
| 2023-08-01 | 2023-08-02 | 2023-08-04 | $0.0760 | −7.3% |
| 2023-07-03 | 2023-07-05 | 2023-07-07 | $0.0820 | +9.3% |
| 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-02 | 2023-06-06 | $0.0750 | −8.5% |
| 2023-05-01 | 2023-05-02 | 2023-05-04 | $0.0820 | +10.8% |
| 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-04 | 2023-04-06 | $0.0740 | +10.4% |
| 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-02 | 2023-03-06 | $0.0670 | −1.5% |
| 2023-02-01 | 2023-02-02 | 2023-02-06 | $0.0680 | −69.5% |
| 2022-12-28 | 2022-12-29 | 2023-01-03 | $0.2230 | −12.2% |
| 2022-12-01 | 2022-12-02 | 2022-12-06 | $0.2540 | −3.1% |
| 2022-11-01 | 2022-11-02 | 2022-11-04 | $0.2620 | +127.8% |
| 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-06 | $0.1150 | −11.5% |
| 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-07 | $0.1300 | +88.4% |
| 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-04 | $0.0690 | +1.5% |
| 2022-07-01 | 2022-07-05 | 2022-07-07 | $0.0680 | −6.8% |
| 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-02 | 2022-06-06 | $0.0730 | +5.8% |
| 2022-05-02 | 2022-05-03 | 2022-05-05 | $0.0690 | 0.0% |
| 2022-04-01 | 2022-04-04 | 2022-04-06 | $0.0690 | +3.0% |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-02 | 2022-03-04 | $0.0670 | +1.5% |
| 2022-02-01 | 2022-02-02 | 2022-02-04 | $0.0660 | −4.3% |
| 2021-12-29 | 2021-12-30 | 2022-01-03 | $0.0690 | 0.0% |
| 2021-12-17 | 2021-12-20 | 2021-12-22 | $0.0690 | +1.5% |
| 2021-12-01 | 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-06 | $0.0680 | +3.0% |
| 2021-11-01 | 2021-11-02 | 2021-11-04 | $0.0660 | 0.0% |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-10-04 | 2021-10-06 | $0.0660 | 0.0% |
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-02 | 2021-09-07 | $0.0660 | 0.0% |
| 2021-08-02 | 2021-08-03 | 2021-08-05 | $0.0660 | +11.9% |
| 2021-07-01 | 2021-07-02 | 2021-07-07 | $0.0590 | −10.6% |
| 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-02 | 2021-06-04 | $0.0660 | +50.0% |
| 2021-05-03 | 2021-05-04 | 2021-05-06 | $0.0440 | −33.3% |
| 2021-04-01 | 2021-04-05 | 2021-04-07 | $0.0660 | +4.8% |
| 2021-03-01 | 2021-03-02 | 2021-03-04 | $0.0630 | +1.6% |
| 2021-02-01 | 2021-02-02 | 2021-02-04 | $0.0620 | +3.3% |
| 2020-12-29 | 2020-12-30 | 2021-01-04 | $0.0600 | −59.2% |
| 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-18 | 2020-12-22 | $0.1470 | +137.1% |
| 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-04 | $0.0620 | −6.1% |
| 2020-11-02 | 2020-11-03 | 2020-11-05 | $0.0660 | −1.5% |
| 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-06 | $0.0670 | +3.1% |
| 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-02 | 2020-09-04 | $0.0650 | −11.0% |
| 2020-08-03 | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-06 | $0.0730 | −9.9% |
| 2020-07-01 | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-07 | $0.0810 | +20.9% |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-02 | 2020-06-04 | $0.0670 | −13.0% |
| 2020-05-01 | 2020-05-04 | 2020-05-06 | $0.0770 | −1.3% |
| 2020-04-01 | 2020-04-02 | 2020-04-06 | $0.0780 | +2.6% |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-05 | $0.0760 | 0.0% |
| 2020-02-03 | 2020-02-04 | 2020-02-06 | $0.0760 | −10.6% |
| 2019-12-27 | 2019-12-30 | 2020-01-02 | $0.0850 | −90.0% |
| 2019-12-18 | 2019-12-19 | 2019-12-23 | $0.8460 | +944.4% |
| 2019-12-02 | 2019-12-03 | 2019-12-05 | $0.0810 | +11.0% |
| 2019-11-01 | 2019-11-04 | 2019-11-06 | $0.0730 | −8.8% |
| 2019-10-01 | 2019-10-02 | 2019-10-04 | $0.0800 | +1.3% |
| 2019-09-03 | 2019-09-04 | 2019-09-06 | $0.0790 | −6.0% |
| 2019-08-01 | 2019-08-02 | 2019-08-06 | $0.0840 | −8.7% |
| 2019-07-01 | 2019-07-02 | 2019-07-05 | $0.0920 | +13.6% |
| 2019-06-03 | 2019-06-04 | 2019-06-06 | $0.0810 | 0.0% |
| 2019-05-01 | 2019-05-02 | 2019-05-06 | $0.0810 | +2.5% |
| 2019-04-01 | 2019-04-02 | 2019-04-04 | $0.0790 | −9.2% |
| 2019-03-01 | 2019-03-04 | 2019-03-06 | $0.0870 | +10.1% |
| 2019-02-01 | 2019-02-04 | 2019-02-06 | $0.0790 | −3.7% |
| 2018-12-27 | 2018-12-28 | 2019-01-02 | $0.0820 | +290.5% |
| 2018-12-14 | 2018-12-17 | 2018-12-19 | $0.0210 | −74.1% |
| 2018-12-03 | 2018-12-04 | 2018-12-06 | $0.0810 | −1.2% |
| 2018-11-01 | 2018-11-02 | 2018-11-06 | $0.0820 | +1.2% |
| 2018-10-01 | 2018-10-02 | 2018-10-04 | $0.0810 | −1.2% |
| 2018-09-04 | 2018-09-05 | 2018-09-07 | $0.0820 | 0.0% |
| 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-02 | 2018-08-06 | $0.0820 | +6.5% |
| 2018-07-02 | 2018-07-03 | 2018-07-06 | $0.0770 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-01 | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-06 | $0.0770 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
IG dividend overview
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.04 per share, a yield of 5.27% at the latest close of $19.78. In 2025 it paid $1.06 per share, down 0.1% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +1.2% a year.
The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 6.25%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the IG bond profile.
Related: IG chart, IG performance, IG bond profile, IG overview.
IG dividends FAQ
Does IG pay a dividend?
Yes. IG pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2018. The most recent was $0.0860 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 5, 2026.
What is the IG dividend yield?
IG paid $1.04 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 5.27% at the latest close of $19.78.
When is the next IG 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 IG pay dividends?
IG pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did IG pay in dividends in 2025?
IG paid $1.06 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of IG pay?
100 shares of IG would have paid about $104 over the past 12 months, before tax.