iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate… (SLQD) Dividend History

NASDAQ: SLQDDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

SLQD latest distribution

$0.1890per share · +1.4% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 6Tuesday, 2026

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

  • 4.44%trailing 12-month yield
  • $2.21paid in the last 12 months
  • Monthly12 payments a year
  • 2013paying since
  • +11.6%5-year growth a year

SLQD dividend income calculator

Income a year
$221
Each payment
$18
Value of the shares
$4,965
Yield
4.44%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $2.21 per share, before tax.

SLQD 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.

SLQD distribution payments

Distribution

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

SLQD distributions by year

SLQD distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$1.66——9
2025$2.11+14.1%4.15%12
2024$1.85+25.3%3.71%12
2023$1.47+54.3%2.99%12
2022$0.9550+21.6%2.00%12
2021$0.7856−35.3%1.54%12
2020$1.21−17.8%2.32%12

Full history in the distribution table below.

SLQD yield on cost

SLQD yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$50.884.33%$2.214.3%
3 years ago$47.874.61%$6.0212.6%
5 years ago$51.364.29%$8.2216.0%
10 years ago$50.814.34%$13.9927.5%

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

SLQD yield vs similar ETFs

SLQD dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
SLQDiShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate…4.31%0.05%
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.

SLQD distribution history

155 payments
SLQD distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-10-012026-10-012026-10-06$0.1890+1.4%
2026-09-012026-09-012026-09-04$0.1864−0.3%
2026-08-032026-08-032026-08-06$0.1869+1.6%
2026-07-012026-07-012026-07-07$0.1839−0.3%
2026-06-012026-06-012026-06-04$0.1844−0.8%
2026-05-012026-05-012026-05-06$0.1860+1.5%
2026-04-012026-04-012026-04-07$0.1832+1.6%
2026-03-022026-03-022026-03-05$0.1803+1.2%
2026-02-022026-02-022026-02-05$0.1783−3.0%
2025-12-192025-12-192025-12-24$0.1838+0.9%
2025-12-012025-12-012025-12-05$0.1822+0.7%
2025-11-032025-11-032025-11-06$0.1808+1.0%
Show all 155 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2025-10-012025-10-012025-10-06$0.1790−0.3%
2025-09-022025-09-022025-09-05$0.1795+2.2%
2025-08-012025-08-012025-08-06$0.1757−0.4%
2025-07-012025-07-012025-07-08$0.1764+1.5%
2025-06-022025-06-022025-06-05$0.1738+0.7%
2025-05-012025-05-012025-05-06$0.1726+1.2%
2025-04-012025-04-012025-04-04$0.1705+1.9%
2025-03-032025-03-032025-03-06$0.1673+2.0%
2025-02-032025-02-032025-02-06$0.1640−0.9%
2024-12-182024-12-182024-12-23$0.1655+2.4%
2024-12-022024-12-022024-12-05$0.1616+1.3%
2024-11-012024-11-012024-11-06$0.1595+0.1%
2024-10-012024-10-012024-10-04$0.1594−0.5%
2024-09-032024-09-032024-09-06$0.1602+3.4%
2024-08-012024-08-012024-08-06$0.1550−0.4%
2024-07-012024-07-012024-07-05$0.1557+2.9%
2024-06-032024-06-032024-06-07$0.1512+3.2%
2024-05-012024-05-022024-05-07$0.1466−0.5%
2024-04-012024-04-022024-04-05$0.1473+0.9%
2024-03-012024-03-042024-03-07$0.1461+6.0%
2024-02-012024-02-022024-02-07$0.1378+0.9%
2023-12-142023-12-152023-12-20$0.1366−0.0%
2023-12-012023-12-042023-12-07$0.1367+1.5%
2023-11-012023-11-022023-11-07$0.1347+4.2%
2023-10-022023-10-032023-10-06$0.1293+6.5%
2023-09-012023-09-052023-09-08$0.1213−1.3%
2023-08-012023-08-022023-08-07$0.1229−2.7%
2023-07-032023-07-052023-07-10$0.1263+5.2%
2023-06-012023-06-022023-06-07$0.1201+2.7%
2023-05-012023-05-022023-05-05$0.1169+3.4%
2023-04-032023-04-042023-04-07$0.1131−0.1%
2023-03-012023-03-022023-03-07$0.1131+10.7%
2023-02-012023-02-022023-02-07$0.1021−10.5%
2022-12-152022-12-162022-12-21$0.1141+12.4%
2022-12-012022-12-022022-12-07$0.1015+2.7%
2022-11-012022-11-022022-11-07$0.0989−0.4%
2022-10-032022-10-042022-10-07$0.0993+3.9%
2022-09-012022-09-022022-09-08$0.0956+40.0%
2022-08-012022-08-022022-08-05$0.0683−7.4%
2022-07-012022-07-052022-07-08$0.0737+15.2%
2022-06-012022-06-022022-06-07$0.0640+4.0%
2022-05-022022-05-032022-05-06$0.0615+4.4%
2022-04-012022-04-042022-04-07$0.0590−6.3%
2022-03-012022-03-022022-03-07$0.0629+11.8%
2022-02-012022-02-022022-02-07$0.0563−11.2%
2021-12-162021-12-172021-12-22$0.0634+8.2%
2021-12-012021-12-022021-12-07$0.0586+4.5%
2021-11-012021-11-022021-11-05$0.0561−7.8%
2021-10-012021-10-042021-10-07$0.0608+4.1%
2021-09-012021-09-022021-09-08$0.0584−7.0%
2021-08-022021-08-032021-08-06$0.0628−4.2%
2021-07-012021-07-022021-07-08$0.0656+1.8%
2021-06-012021-06-022021-06-07$0.0644−8.2%
2021-05-032021-05-042021-05-07$0.0702+0.5%
2021-04-012021-04-052021-04-08$0.0698−6.5%
2021-03-012021-03-022021-03-05$0.0747−7.6%
2021-02-012021-02-022021-02-05$0.0808−6.2%
2020-12-172020-12-182020-12-23$0.0861−3.9%
2020-12-012020-12-022020-12-07$0.0896+2.4%
2020-11-022020-11-032020-11-06$0.0875−4.9%
2020-10-012020-10-022020-10-07$0.0920−0.7%
2020-09-012020-09-022020-09-08$0.0927−10.4%
2020-08-032020-08-042020-08-07$0.1034+1.2%
2020-07-012020-07-022020-07-08$0.1021+1.4%
2020-06-012020-06-022020-06-05$0.1008−9.7%
2020-05-012020-05-042020-05-07$0.1115−7.0%
2020-04-012020-04-022020-04-07$0.1199+8.9%
2020-03-022020-03-032020-03-06$0.1101−6.9%
2020-02-032020-02-042020-02-07$0.1182−5.0%
2019-12-192019-12-202019-12-26$0.1245−4.5%
2019-12-022019-12-032019-12-06$0.1303+5.5%
2019-11-012019-11-042019-11-07$0.1236+2.3%
2019-10-012019-10-022019-10-07$0.1208−2.8%
2019-09-032019-09-042019-09-09$0.1243+2.6%
2019-08-012019-08-022019-08-07$0.1211+0.6%
2019-07-012019-07-022019-07-08$0.1204−1.3%
2019-06-032019-06-042019-06-07$0.1220+1.0%
2019-05-012019-05-022019-05-07$0.1208−3.1%
2019-04-012019-04-022019-04-05$0.1247+2.3%
2019-03-012019-03-042019-03-07$0.1219−0.3%
2019-02-012019-02-042019-02-07$0.1223+2.3%
2018-12-182018-12-192018-12-24$0.1195−0.2%
2018-12-032018-12-042018-12-07$0.1198+6.1%
2018-11-012018-11-022018-11-07$0.1129+2.3%
2018-10-012018-10-022018-10-05$0.1105+6.3%
2018-09-042018-09-052018-09-10$0.1039−7.7%
2018-08-012018-08-022018-08-07$0.1126+7.8%
2018-07-022018-07-032018-07-09$0.1044−0.6%
2018-06-012018-06-042018-06-07$0.1051+8.7%
2018-05-012018-05-022018-05-07$0.0967+1.9%
2018-04-022018-04-032018-04-06$0.0949+0.1%
2018-03-012018-03-022018-03-07$0.0948+5.2%
2018-02-012018-02-022018-02-07$0.0901+55.6%
2017-12-212017-12-222017-12-28$0.0579−34.9%
2017-12-012017-12-042017-12-07$0.0890+2.1%
2017-11-012017-11-022017-11-07$0.0872−1.1%
2017-10-022017-10-032017-10-06$0.0882+1.9%
2017-09-012017-09-062017-09-08$0.0865+1.2%
2017-08-012017-08-032017-08-07$0.0855−0.8%
2017-07-032017-07-062017-07-10$0.0862+2.1%
2017-06-012017-06-052017-06-07$0.0844−0.5%
2017-05-012017-05-032017-05-05$0.0848+3.0%
2017-04-032017-04-052017-04-07$0.0824+2.7%
2017-03-012017-03-032017-03-07$0.0802−1.2%
2017-02-012017-02-032017-02-07$0.0811+37.7%
2016-12-222016-12-272016-12-29$0.0589−26.3%
2016-12-012016-12-052016-12-07$0.0800+0.9%
2016-11-012016-11-032016-11-07$0.0793−1.4%
2016-10-032016-10-052016-10-07$0.0804+1.5%
2016-09-012016-09-062016-09-08$0.0792−0.4%
2016-08-012016-08-032016-08-05$0.0795+0.1%
2016-07-012016-07-062016-07-08$0.0794+1.4%
2016-06-012016-06-032016-06-07$0.0783+4.8%
2016-05-022016-05-042016-05-06$0.0747+0.5%
2016-04-012016-04-052016-04-07$0.0744−0.1%
2016-03-012016-03-032016-03-07$0.0745+3.0%
2016-02-012016-02-032016-02-05$0.0723+9.7%
2015-12-242015-12-292015-12-31$0.0659−1.6%
2015-12-012015-12-032015-12-07$0.0669+2.7%
2015-11-022015-11-042015-11-06$0.0652+10.0%
2015-10-012015-10-052015-10-07$0.0593+5.8%
2015-09-012015-09-032015-09-08$0.0560−6.2%
2015-08-032015-08-052015-08-07$0.0597+4.7%
2015-07-012015-07-062015-07-08$0.0570+0.1%
2015-06-012015-06-032015-06-05$0.0570−5.7%
2015-05-012015-05-052015-05-07$0.0604+0.6%
2015-04-012015-04-062015-04-08$0.0601+8.7%
2015-03-022015-03-042015-03-06$0.0552+1.3%
2015-02-022015-02-042015-02-06$0.0545+8.8%
2014-12-242014-12-292014-12-31$0.0501−6.7%
2014-12-012014-12-032014-12-05$0.0537+9.6%
2014-11-032014-11-052014-11-07$0.0490−0.0%
2014-10-012014-10-032014-10-07$0.0490−2.0%
2014-09-022014-09-042014-09-08$0.0500−1.9%
2014-08-012014-08-052014-08-07$0.0510+0.9%
2014-07-012014-07-032014-07-08$0.0505−5.8%
2014-06-022014-06-042014-06-06$0.0537−1.6%
2014-05-012014-05-052014-05-07$0.0545+7.0%
2014-04-012014-04-032014-04-07$0.0510−10.6%
2014-03-032014-03-052014-03-07$0.0570+10.4%
2014-02-032014-02-052014-02-07$0.0517+10.7%
2013-12-262013-12-302014-01-02$0.0467−30.1%
2013-12-022013-12-042013-12-06$0.0668—

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

SLQD dividend overview

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate… pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $2.21 per share, a yield of 4.44% at the latest close of $49.65. In 2025 it paid $2.11 per share, up 14.1% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +11.6% a year and over ten years +11.4%.

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 SLQD bond profile.

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

SLQD dividends FAQ

Does SLQD pay a dividend?

Yes. SLQD pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2013. The most recent was $0.1890 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 6, 2026.

What is the SLQD dividend yield?

SLQD paid $2.21 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 4.44% at the latest close of $49.65.

When is the next SLQD 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 SLQD pay dividends?

SLQD pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.

How much did SLQD pay in dividends in 2025?

SLQD paid $2.11 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of SLQD pay?

100 shares of SLQD would have paid about $221 over the past 12 months, before tax.