iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (MEAR) Dividend History
MEAR latest distribution
$0.1170per share · +0.1% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 6Tuesday, 2026
Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).
- 2.81%trailing 12-month yield
- $1.41paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2015paying since
- +26.8%5-year growth a year
MEAR dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $141
- Each payment
- $12
- Value of the shares
- $4,997
- Yield
- 2.81%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.41 per share, before tax.
MEAR 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.
MEAR distribution payments
Distribution
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
MEAR distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $1.04 | — | — | 9 |
| 2025 | $1.48 | −13.6% | 2.95% | 12 |
| 2024 | $1.72 | +4.0% | 3.44% | 12 |
| 2023 | $1.65 | +278.0% | 3.30% | 12 |
| 2022 | $0.4365 | +191.7% | 0.88% | 12 |
| 2021 | $0.1496 | −66.9% | 0.30% | 12 |
| 2020 | $0.4523 | −42.5% | 0.90% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
MEAR yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $50.39 | 2.79% | $1.41 | 2.8% |
| 3 years ago | $49.80 | 2.82% | $4.68 | 9.4% |
| 5 years ago | $50.16 | 2.80% | $6.35 | 12.7% |
| 10 years ago | $50.00 | 2.81% | $9.00 | 18.0% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
MEAR yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEAR | iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF | 2.93% | 0.23% |
| 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.
MEAR distribution history
139 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-06 | $0.1170 | +0.1% |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-04 | $0.1168 | −0.3% |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-06 | $0.1172 | −1.0% |
| 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-07 | $0.1184 | +5.3% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-04 | $0.1124 | −11.9% |
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-06 | $0.1276 | +13.2% |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-07 | $0.1128 | −0.9% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-05 | $0.1138 | +8.7% |
| 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-05 | $0.1047 | −10.8% |
| 2025-12-19 | 2025-12-19 | 2025-12-24 | $0.1174 | −5.8% |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-04 | $0.1247 | +1.1% |
| 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-06 | $0.1234 | −1.2% |
Show all 139 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-06 | $0.1249 | +0.4% |
| 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-05 | $0.1244 | +6.2% |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-06 | $0.1172 | −5.8% |
| 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-07 | $0.1245 | +1.7% |
| 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-05 | $0.1224 | −8.1% |
| 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-06 | $0.1333 | +15.7% |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-04 | $0.1152 | −11.5% |
| 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-06 | $0.1301 | +3.6% |
| 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-06 | $0.1256 | −6.6% |
| 2024-12-18 | 2024-12-18 | 2024-12-23 | $0.1344 | +2.6% |
| 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-05 | $0.1311 | −7.7% |
| 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-06 | $0.1420 | −1.5% |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-04 | $0.1442 | +2.9% |
| 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-06 | $0.1401 | +3.6% |
| 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-06 | $0.1352 | −5.7% |
| 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-05 | $0.1434 | −4.8% |
| 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-07 | $0.1507 | −4.9% |
| 2024-05-01 | 2024-05-02 | 2024-05-07 | $0.1585 | +3.3% |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-02 | 2024-04-05 | $0.1534 | +10.7% |
| 2024-03-01 | 2024-03-04 | 2024-03-07 | $0.1386 | −4.4% |
| 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-07 | $0.1450 | +2.3% |
| 2023-12-14 | 2023-12-15 | 2023-12-20 | $0.1418 | −2.4% |
| 2023-12-01 | 2023-12-04 | 2023-12-07 | $0.1453 | −4.4% |
| 2023-11-01 | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-07 | $0.1520 | +2.4% |
| 2023-10-02 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-10-06 | $0.1484 | +11.8% |
| 2023-09-01 | 2023-09-05 | 2023-09-08 | $0.1327 | +0.9% |
| 2023-08-01 | 2023-08-02 | 2023-08-07 | $0.1316 | −4.2% |
| 2023-07-03 | 2023-07-05 | 2023-07-10 | $0.1373 | +2.9% |
| 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-02 | 2023-06-07 | $0.1334 | +14.2% |
| 2023-05-01 | 2023-05-02 | 2023-05-05 | $0.1168 | −13.6% |
| 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-04 | 2023-04-07 | $0.1352 | +15.4% |
| 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-02 | 2023-03-07 | $0.1172 | −26.0% |
| 2023-02-01 | 2023-02-02 | 2023-02-07 | $0.1582 | +128.2% |
| 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-16 | 2022-12-21 | $0.0693 | −7.3% |
| 2022-12-01 | 2022-12-02 | 2022-12-07 | $0.0748 | −0.6% |
| 2022-11-01 | 2022-11-02 | 2022-11-07 | $0.0753 | +63.6% |
| 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-07 | $0.0460 | −17.5% |
| 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-08 | $0.0558 | +135.0% |
| 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-05 | $0.0237 | −4.7% |
| 2022-07-01 | 2022-07-05 | 2022-07-08 | $0.0249 | +7.5% |
| 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-02 | 2022-06-07 | $0.0232 | +32.3% |
| 2022-05-02 | 2022-05-03 | 2022-05-06 | $0.0175 | +40.0% |
| 2022-04-01 | 2022-04-04 | 2022-04-07 | $0.0125 | +75.6% |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-02 | 2022-03-07 | $0.0071 | +12.7% |
| 2022-02-01 | 2022-02-02 | 2022-02-07 | $0.0063 | −5.5% |
| 2021-12-16 | 2021-12-17 | 2021-12-22 | $0.0067 | −25.8% |
| 2021-12-01 | 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-07 | $0.0090 | +9.9% |
| 2021-11-01 | 2021-11-02 | 2021-11-05 | $0.0082 | −0.6% |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-10-04 | 2021-10-07 | $0.0083 | +7.3% |
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-02 | 2021-09-08 | $0.0077 | −19.4% |
| 2021-08-02 | 2021-08-03 | 2021-08-06 | $0.0095 | −33.7% |
| 2021-07-01 | 2021-07-02 | 2021-07-08 | $0.0144 | −9.0% |
| 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-02 | 2021-06-07 | $0.0158 | −8.9% |
| 2021-05-03 | 2021-05-04 | 2021-05-07 | $0.0174 | +3.0% |
| 2021-04-01 | 2021-04-05 | 2021-04-08 | $0.0169 | −9.4% |
| 2021-03-01 | 2021-03-02 | 2021-03-05 | $0.0186 | +9.6% |
| 2021-02-01 | 2021-02-02 | 2021-02-05 | $0.0170 | +16.2% |
| 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-18 | 2020-12-23 | $0.0146 | −19.2% |
| 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-07 | $0.0181 | −4.9% |
| 2020-11-02 | 2020-11-03 | 2020-11-06 | $0.0191 | −5.1% |
| 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-07 | $0.0201 | −7.9% |
| 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-02 | 2020-09-08 | $0.0218 | −21.5% |
| 2020-08-03 | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-07 | $0.0278 | −21.4% |
| 2020-07-01 | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-08 | $0.0353 | −36.0% |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-02 | 2020-06-05 | $0.0552 | −14.6% |
| 2020-05-01 | 2020-05-04 | 2020-05-07 | $0.0646 | −9.7% |
| 2020-04-01 | 2020-04-02 | 2020-04-07 | $0.0715 | +34.1% |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-06 | $0.0534 | +4.9% |
| 2020-02-03 | 2020-02-04 | 2020-02-07 | $0.0509 | −10.8% |
| 2019-12-19 | 2019-12-20 | 2019-12-26 | $0.0571 | −7.6% |
| 2019-12-02 | 2019-12-03 | 2019-12-06 | $0.0617 | +0.8% |
| 2019-11-01 | 2019-11-04 | 2019-11-07 | $0.0613 | −1.6% |
| 2019-10-01 | 2019-10-02 | 2019-10-07 | $0.0623 | −3.4% |
| 2019-09-03 | 2019-09-04 | 2019-09-09 | $0.0645 | +4.7% |
| 2019-08-01 | 2019-08-02 | 2019-08-07 | $0.0616 | −15.2% |
| 2019-07-01 | 2019-07-02 | 2019-07-08 | $0.0726 | −1.6% |
| 2019-06-03 | 2019-06-04 | 2019-06-07 | $0.0738 | +0.9% |
| 2019-05-01 | 2019-05-02 | 2019-05-07 | $0.0731 | +2.4% |
| 2019-04-01 | 2019-04-02 | 2019-04-05 | $0.0714 | +8.4% |
| 2019-03-01 | 2019-03-04 | 2019-03-07 | $0.0658 | +7.5% |
| 2019-02-01 | 2019-02-04 | 2019-02-07 | $0.0612 | +19.7% |
| 2018-12-18 | 2018-12-19 | 2018-12-24 | $0.0512 | −24.2% |
| 2018-12-03 | 2018-12-04 | 2018-12-07 | $0.0675 | +2.7% |
| 2018-11-01 | 2018-11-02 | 2018-11-07 | $0.0658 | +9.6% |
| 2018-10-01 | 2018-10-02 | 2018-10-05 | $0.0600 | +3.5% |
| 2018-09-04 | 2018-09-05 | 2018-09-10 | $0.0580 | +6.9% |
| 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-02 | 2018-08-07 | $0.0542 | −3.2% |
| 2018-07-02 | 2018-07-03 | 2018-07-09 | $0.0560 | −2.1% |
| 2018-06-01 | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-07 | $0.0572 | +2.1% |
| 2018-05-01 | 2018-05-02 | 2018-05-07 | $0.0560 | +10.0% |
| 2018-04-02 | 2018-04-03 | 2018-04-06 | $0.0509 | −4.2% |
| 2018-03-01 | 2018-03-02 | 2018-03-07 | $0.0531 | +4.4% |
| 2018-02-01 | 2018-02-02 | 2018-02-07 | $0.0509 | +19.2% |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-22 | 2017-12-28 | $0.0427 | −9.1% |
| 2017-12-01 | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-07 | $0.0470 | +5.6% |
| 2017-11-01 | 2017-11-02 | 2017-11-07 | $0.0445 | +2.7% |
| 2017-10-02 | 2017-10-03 | 2017-10-06 | $0.0433 | −3.3% |
| 2017-09-01 | 2017-09-06 | 2017-09-08 | $0.0448 | +4.5% |
| 2017-08-01 | 2017-08-03 | 2017-08-07 | $0.0429 | −2.8% |
| 2017-07-03 | 2017-07-06 | 2017-07-10 | $0.0441 | +8.0% |
| 2017-06-01 | 2017-06-05 | 2017-06-07 | $0.0409 | +5.4% |
| 2017-05-01 | 2017-05-03 | 2017-05-05 | $0.0388 | +4.1% |
| 2017-04-03 | 2017-04-05 | 2017-04-07 | $0.0372 | −8.0% |
| 2017-03-01 | 2017-03-03 | 2017-03-07 | $0.0404 | +9.7% |
| 2017-02-01 | 2017-02-03 | 2017-02-07 | $0.0369 | +1.6% |
| 2016-12-22 | 2016-12-27 | 2016-12-29 | $0.0363 | +1.5% |
| 2016-12-01 | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-07 | $0.0357 | +9.0% |
| 2016-11-01 | 2016-11-03 | 2016-11-07 | $0.0328 | −7.8% |
| 2016-10-03 | 2016-10-05 | 2016-10-07 | $0.0356 | +6.6% |
| 2016-09-01 | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-08 | $0.0333 | −4.6% |
| 2016-08-01 | 2016-08-03 | 2016-08-05 | $0.0350 | +8.4% |
| 2016-07-01 | 2016-07-06 | 2016-07-08 | $0.0323 | −5.7% |
| 2016-06-01 | 2016-06-03 | 2016-06-07 | $0.0342 | −0.7% |
| 2016-05-02 | 2016-05-04 | 2016-05-06 | $0.0345 | +9.2% |
| 2016-04-01 | 2016-04-05 | 2016-04-07 | $0.0316 | −4.5% |
| 2016-03-01 | 2016-03-03 | 2016-03-07 | $0.0331 | +8.1% |
| 2016-02-01 | 2016-02-03 | 2016-02-05 | $0.0306 | −24.9% |
| 2015-12-24 | 2015-12-29 | 2015-12-31 | $0.0407 | +45.2% |
| 2015-12-01 | 2015-12-03 | 2015-12-07 | $0.0280 | +3.2% |
| 2015-11-02 | 2015-11-04 | 2015-11-06 | $0.0272 | −9.0% |
| 2015-10-01 | 2015-10-05 | 2015-10-07 | $0.0298 | +6.5% |
| 2015-09-01 | 2015-09-03 | 2015-09-08 | $0.0280 | +2.9% |
| 2015-08-03 | 2015-08-05 | 2015-08-07 | $0.0272 | −3.6% |
| 2015-07-01 | 2015-07-06 | 2015-07-08 | $0.0282 | +8.4% |
| 2015-06-01 | 2015-06-03 | 2015-06-05 | $0.0260 | +17.7% |
| 2015-05-01 | 2015-05-05 | 2015-05-07 | $0.0221 | +130.5% |
| 2015-04-01 | 2015-04-06 | 2015-04-08 | $0.0096 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
MEAR dividend overview
iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.41 per share, a yield of 2.81% at the latest close of $49.97. In 2025 it paid $1.48 per share, down 13.6% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +26.8% a year and over ten years +18.7%.
The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 4.03%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the MEAR bond profile.
Related: MEAR chart, MEAR performance, MEAR bond profile, MEAR overview.
MEAR dividends FAQ
Does MEAR pay a dividend?
Yes. MEAR pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2015. The most recent was $0.1170 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 6, 2026.
What is the MEAR dividend yield?
MEAR paid $1.41 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 2.81% at the latest close of $49.97.
When is the next MEAR 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 MEAR pay dividends?
MEAR pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did MEAR pay in dividends in 2025?
MEAR paid $1.48 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of MEAR pay?
100 shares of MEAR would have paid about $141 over the past 12 months, before tax.