VanEck Long Muni ETF (MLN) Dividend History

Cboe BZX: MLNDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

MLN latest distribution

$0.0541per share · −5.4% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 6Tuesday, 2026

Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).

  • 4.06%trailing 12-month yield
  • $0.68paid in the last 12 months
  • Monthly12 payments a year
  • 2008paying since
  • +3.8%5-year growth a year

MLN dividend income calculator

Income a year
$68
Each payment
$6
Value of the shares
$1,671
Yield
4.06%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $0.68 per share, before tax.

MLN 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.

MLN distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).

MLN distributions by year

MLN distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$0.5104——9
2025$0.6534+1.7%3.73%12
2024$0.6427+10.4%3.59%12
2023$0.5824+25.1%3.19%12
2022$0.4656−14.5%2.67%12
2021$0.5443+0.3%2.52%12
2020$0.5429−6.7%2.50%12

Full history in the distribution table below.

MLN yield on cost

MLN yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$17.713.83%$0.683.8%
3 years ago$16.304.16%$1.9612.0%
5 years ago$21.373.17%$3.0414.2%
10 years ago$20.423.32%$5.8828.8%

Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).

MLN yield vs similar ETFs

MLN dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
MLNVanEck Long Muni ETF4.11%0.24%
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF4.30%0.03%
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF4.17%0.03%
SCHZSchwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF4.44%0.02%
IUSBiShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF4.44%0.05%
GOVTiShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF3.67%0.05%
VGITVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF4.06%0.04%
IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF4.18%0.14%
SHYiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF3.64%0.15%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

MLN distribution history

225 payments
MLN distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-10-012026-10-012026-10-06$0.0541−5.4%
2026-09-012026-09-012026-09-04$0.0572−4.8%
2026-08-032026-08-032026-08-06$0.0601−13.0%
2026-07-012026-07-012026-07-07$0.0691+48.6%
2026-06-012026-06-012026-06-04$0.0465−14.7%
2026-05-012026-05-012026-05-06$0.0545−9.6%
2026-04-012026-04-012026-04-07$0.0603+18.5%
2026-03-022026-03-022026-03-05$0.0509−11.8%
2026-02-022026-02-022026-02-05$0.0577+0.3%
2025-12-292025-12-292025-12-31$0.0575+8.1%
2025-11-282025-11-282025-12-03$0.0532−6.5%
2025-11-032025-11-032025-11-06$0.0569+9.8%
Show all 225 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2025-10-012025-10-012025-10-06$0.0518−5.0%
2025-09-022025-09-022025-09-05$0.0545−2.3%
2025-08-012025-08-012025-08-06$0.0558+5.3%
2025-07-012025-07-012025-07-07$0.0530−6.2%
2025-06-022025-06-022025-06-05$0.0565+7.6%
2025-05-012025-05-012025-05-06$0.0525−10.3%
2025-04-012025-04-012025-04-04$0.0585+19.6%
2025-03-032025-03-032025-03-06$0.0489−9.9%
2025-02-032025-02-032025-02-06$0.0543−3.4%
2024-12-272024-12-272024-12-30$0.0562+6.6%
2024-12-022024-12-022024-12-05$0.0527−7.9%
2024-11-012024-11-012024-11-06$0.0572+11.1%
2024-10-012024-10-012024-10-04$0.0515+0.8%
2024-09-032024-09-032024-09-06$0.0511−7.3%
2024-08-012024-08-012024-08-06$0.0551+4.6%
2024-07-012024-07-012024-07-05$0.0527−1.7%
2024-06-032024-06-032024-06-06$0.0536+5.9%
2024-05-012024-05-022024-05-07$0.0506−9.8%
2024-04-012024-04-022024-04-05$0.0561+7.3%
2024-03-012024-03-042024-03-07$0.0523−2.4%
2024-02-012024-02-022024-02-07$0.0536+4.1%
2023-12-272023-12-282023-12-29$0.0515+3.2%
2023-12-012023-12-042023-12-07$0.0499−7.8%
2023-11-012023-11-022023-11-07$0.0541+4.0%
2023-10-022023-10-032023-10-06$0.0520+0.6%
2023-09-012023-09-052023-09-08$0.0517+18.3%
2023-08-012023-08-022023-08-10$0.0437−10.5%
2023-07-032023-07-052023-07-07$0.0488+0.2%
2023-06-012023-06-022023-06-07$0.0487+9.9%
2023-05-012023-05-022023-05-05$0.0443−15.0%
2023-04-032023-04-042023-04-10$0.0521+32.2%
2023-03-012023-03-022023-03-07$0.0394−14.7%
2023-02-012023-02-022023-02-07$0.0462+18.2%
2022-12-282022-12-292022-12-30$0.0391−2.0%
2022-12-012022-12-022022-12-07$0.0399−5.7%
2022-11-012022-11-022022-11-07$0.0423+9.6%
2022-10-032022-10-042022-10-07$0.0386−2.5%
2022-09-012022-09-022022-09-08$0.0396−2.5%
2022-08-012022-08-022022-08-05$0.0406+0.2%
2022-07-012022-07-052022-07-08$0.0405+2.8%
2022-06-012022-06-022022-06-07$0.0394+4.0%
2022-05-022022-05-032022-05-06$0.0379+2.7%
2022-04-012022-04-042022-04-07$0.0369+13.5%
2022-03-012022-03-022022-03-07$0.0325−15.1%
2022-02-012022-02-022022-02-07$0.0383−64.7%
2021-12-292021-12-302021-12-31$0.1084+197.8%
2021-12-012021-12-022021-12-07$0.0364−8.8%
2021-11-012021-11-022021-11-05$0.0399+8.4%
2021-10-012021-10-042021-10-07$0.0368−7.8%
2021-09-012021-09-022021-09-08$0.0399−1.7%
2021-08-022021-08-032021-08-06$0.0406+6.6%
2021-07-012021-07-022021-07-08$0.0381−9.1%
2021-06-012021-06-022021-06-07$0.0419+2.9%
2021-05-032021-05-042021-05-07$0.0407−9.4%
2021-04-012021-04-052021-04-08$0.0449+25.4%
2021-03-012021-03-022021-03-05$0.0358−12.5%
2021-02-012021-02-022021-02-05$0.0409−7.3%
2020-12-292020-12-302021-01-05$0.0441+4.5%
2020-12-012020-12-022020-12-07$0.0422−7.9%
2020-11-022020-11-032020-11-06$0.0458+7.3%
2020-10-012020-10-022020-10-07$0.0427−5.9%
2020-09-012020-09-022020-09-08$0.0454−5.0%
2020-08-032020-08-042020-08-07$0.0478+8.6%
2020-07-012020-07-022020-07-08$0.0440−6.6%
2020-06-012020-06-022020-06-05$0.0471+7.5%
2020-05-012020-05-042020-05-07$0.0438−7.2%
2020-04-012020-04-022020-04-07$0.0472+5.8%
2020-03-022020-03-032020-03-06$0.0446−7.5%
2020-02-032020-02-042020-02-07$0.0482+1.3%
2019-12-302019-12-312020-01-06$0.0476+2.8%
2019-12-022019-12-032019-12-06$0.0463−2.7%
2019-11-012019-11-042019-11-07$0.0476+1.9%
2019-10-012019-10-022019-10-07$0.0467+1.1%
2019-09-032019-09-042019-09-09$0.0462−8.3%
2019-08-012019-08-022019-08-07$0.0504+4.3%
2019-07-012019-07-022019-07-08$0.0483−4.0%
2019-06-032019-06-042019-06-07$0.0503+6.3%
2019-05-012019-05-022019-05-07$0.0473−8.5%
2019-04-012019-04-022019-04-05$0.0517+11.2%
2019-03-012019-03-042019-03-07$0.0465−12.4%
2019-02-012019-02-042019-02-07$0.0531+4.3%
2018-12-272018-12-282019-01-03$0.0509+3.0%
2018-12-032018-12-042018-12-07$0.0494−7.1%
2018-11-012018-11-022018-11-07$0.0532+8.1%
2018-10-012018-10-022018-10-05$0.0492−3.0%
2018-09-042018-09-052018-09-10$0.0507+0.2%
2018-08-012018-08-022018-08-07$0.0506+3.1%
2018-07-022018-07-032018-07-09$0.0491−1.4%
2018-06-012018-06-042018-06-07$0.0498+1.8%
2018-05-012018-05-022018-05-07$0.0489−7.0%
2018-04-022018-04-032018-04-06$0.0526+12.9%
2018-03-012018-03-022018-03-07$0.0466−12.1%
2018-02-012018-02-022018-02-07$0.0530+4.1%
2017-12-272017-12-282018-01-03$0.0509+6.3%
2017-12-012017-12-042017-12-07$0.0479−2.0%
2017-11-012017-11-022017-11-07$0.0489+1.0%
2017-10-022017-10-032017-10-06$0.0484−5.5%
2017-09-012017-09-062017-09-08$0.0512+2.6%
2017-08-012017-08-032017-08-07$0.0499+2.5%
2017-07-032017-07-062017-07-10$0.0487−2.2%
2017-06-012017-06-052017-06-07$0.0498+4.0%
2017-05-012017-05-032017-05-05$0.0479−5.7%
2017-04-032017-04-052017-04-07$0.0508+11.2%
2017-03-012017-03-032017-03-07$0.0457−10.9%
2017-02-012017-02-032017-02-07$0.0513−3.6%
2016-12-282016-12-302017-01-04$0.0532+0.6%
2016-12-012016-12-052016-12-07$0.0529+3.5%
2016-11-012016-11-032016-11-07$0.0511+2.8%
2016-10-032016-10-052016-10-07$0.0497−0.8%
2016-09-012016-09-062016-09-08$0.0501−2.3%
2016-08-012016-08-032016-08-05$0.0513+4.7%
2016-07-012016-07-062016-07-08$0.0490−2.0%
2016-06-012016-06-032016-06-07$0.0500−0.2%
2016-05-022016-05-042016-05-06$0.0501−6.0%
2016-04-012016-04-052016-04-07$0.0533+19.2%
2016-03-012016-03-032016-03-07$0.0447−20.6%
2016-02-012016-02-032016-02-05$0.0563+4.6%
2015-12-292015-12-312016-01-05$0.0538+3.7%
2015-12-012015-12-032015-12-07$0.0519−7.5%
2015-11-022015-11-042015-11-06$0.0561+0.9%
2015-10-012015-10-052015-10-07$0.0556−2.6%
2015-09-012015-09-032015-09-08$0.0571−1.0%
2015-08-032015-08-052015-08-07$0.0577+1.9%
2015-07-012015-07-062015-07-08$0.0566−8.6%
2015-06-012015-06-032015-06-05$0.0619+9.2%
2015-05-012015-05-052015-05-07$0.0567−3.4%
2015-04-012015-04-062015-04-08$0.0587+13.1%
2015-03-022015-03-042015-03-06$0.0519−5.8%
2015-02-022015-02-042015-02-06$0.0551−8.9%
2014-12-292014-12-312015-01-05$0.0605+8.8%
2014-12-012014-12-032014-12-05$0.0556−8.6%
2014-11-032014-11-052014-11-07$0.0608+2.7%
2014-10-012014-10-032014-10-07$0.0592−4.8%
2014-09-022014-09-042014-09-08$0.0622−1.3%
2014-08-012014-08-052014-08-07$0.0630+0.3%
2014-07-012014-07-032014-07-08$0.0628−2.6%
2014-06-022014-06-042014-06-06$0.0645+1.1%
2014-05-012014-05-052014-05-07$0.0638−1.8%
2014-04-012014-04-032014-04-07$0.0650+4.8%
2014-03-032014-03-052014-03-07$0.0620−12.7%
2014-02-032014-02-052014-02-07$0.0710+2.9%
2013-12-272013-12-312014-01-03$0.0690+7.1%
2013-12-022013-12-042013-12-06$0.0644−0.6%
2013-11-012013-11-052013-11-07$0.06480.0%
2013-10-012013-10-032013-10-07$0.0648−5.7%
2013-09-032013-09-052013-09-09$0.0687+6.3%
2013-08-012013-08-052013-08-07$0.0646+2.2%
2013-07-012013-07-032013-07-08$0.0632−0.9%
2013-06-032013-06-052013-06-07$0.0638+0.2%
2013-05-012013-05-032013-05-07$0.0637−1.7%
2013-04-012013-04-032013-04-05$0.0648+11.5%
2013-03-012013-03-052013-03-07$0.0581−11.8%
2013-02-012013-02-052013-02-07$0.0659+2.6%
2012-12-272012-12-312013-01-03$0.0642+10.1%
2012-12-032012-12-052012-12-07$0.0583−8.9%
2012-11-012012-11-052012-11-07$0.0640−0.3%
2012-10-012012-10-032012-10-05$0.0642−3.5%
2012-09-042012-09-062012-09-10$0.0665+4.1%
2012-08-012012-08-032012-08-07$0.0639−5.5%
2012-07-022012-07-052012-07-09$0.0676+2.3%
2012-06-012012-06-052012-06-07$0.0661−0.5%
2012-05-012012-05-032012-05-07$0.0664−4.5%
2012-04-022012-04-042012-04-09$0.0695+11.9%
2012-03-012012-03-052012-03-07$0.0621−8.7%
2012-02-012012-02-032012-02-07$0.0680−2.9%
2011-12-282011-12-302012-01-04$0.0700+6.7%
2011-12-012011-12-052011-12-07$0.0656−4.9%
2011-11-012011-11-032011-11-07$0.0690−3.5%
2011-10-032011-10-052011-10-07$0.0715−1.1%
2011-09-012011-09-062011-09-08$0.0723−3.0%
2011-08-012011-08-032011-08-05$0.0745+13.7%
2011-07-012011-07-062011-07-08$0.0655−11.8%
2011-06-012011-06-032011-06-07$0.0743+6.1%
2011-05-022011-05-042011-05-06$0.0700−8.1%
2011-04-012011-04-052011-04-07$0.0762+14.9%
2011-03-012011-03-032011-03-07$0.0663−6.6%
2011-02-012011-02-032011-02-07$0.0710−2.7%
2010-12-292010-12-312011-01-05$0.07300.0%
2010-12-012010-12-032010-12-07$0.0730+9.0%
2010-11-012010-11-032010-11-05$0.0670+4.7%
2010-10-012010-10-052010-10-07$0.0640−5.9%
2010-09-012010-09-032010-09-08$0.06800.0%
2010-08-022010-08-042010-08-06$0.0680+3.0%
2010-07-012010-07-062010-07-08$0.0660−7.0%
2010-06-012010-06-032010-06-07$0.0710+1.4%
2010-05-032010-05-052010-05-07$0.0700+1.4%
2010-04-012010-04-062010-04-08$0.0690+9.5%
2010-03-012010-03-032010-03-05$0.0630−3.8%
2010-02-012010-02-032010-02-05$0.0655−7.7%
2009-12-292009-12-312010-01-05$0.0710+7.6%
2009-12-012009-12-032009-12-07$0.0660−5.7%
2009-11-022009-11-042009-11-06$0.07000.0%
2009-10-012009-10-052009-10-07$0.0700−6.7%
2009-09-012009-09-032009-09-08$0.07500.0%
2009-08-032009-08-052009-08-07$0.07500.0%
2009-07-012009-07-062009-07-08$0.0750−3.8%
2009-06-012009-06-032009-06-05$0.0780+5.4%
2009-05-012009-05-052009-05-07$0.0740+2.8%
2009-04-012009-04-032009-04-07$0.07200.0%
2009-03-022009-03-042009-03-06$0.0720+20.0%
2009-02-022009-02-042009-02-06$0.0600+15.4%
2008-12-262008-12-302009-01-06$0.0520−22.4%
2008-12-012008-12-032008-12-05$0.0670−5.6%
2008-11-032008-11-052008-11-07$0.0710+1.1%
2008-10-012008-10-032008-10-07$0.0702−4.6%
2008-09-022008-09-042008-09-09$0.0736−4.7%
2008-08-012008-08-052008-08-07$0.0772+4.3%
2008-07-012008-07-032008-07-08$0.0740−2.6%
2008-06-022008-06-042008-06-06$0.0760+36.7%
2008-05-012008-05-052008-05-07$0.0556−20.1%
2008-04-012008-04-032008-04-08$0.0696−3.9%
2008-03-032008-03-052008-03-07$0.0724+21.1%
2008-02-012008-02-052008-02-07$0.0598—

Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.

MLN dividend overview

VanEck Long Muni ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $0.68 per share, a yield of 4.06% at the latest close of $16.71. In 2025 it paid $0.6534 per share, up 1.7% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +3.8% a year and over ten years −0.3%.

The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 5.47%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the MLN bond profile.

Related: MLN chart, MLN performance, MLN bond profile, MLN overview.

MLN dividends FAQ

Does MLN pay a dividend?

Yes. MLN pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2008. The most recent was $0.0541 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 6, 2026.

What is the MLN dividend yield?

MLN paid $0.68 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 4.06% at the latest close of $16.71.

When is the next MLN 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 MLN pay dividends?

MLN pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.

How much did MLN pay in dividends in 2025?

MLN paid $0.6534 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of MLN pay?

100 shares of MLN would have paid about $68 over the past 12 months, before tax.