ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) Dividend History

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

SMDV latest distribution

$0.4200per share · +1.7% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateSep 23Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateSep 29Tuesday, 2026

Paid. Next quarterly distribution expected around mid-December 2026 (not yet announced).

  • 2.36%trailing 12-month yield
  • $1.75paid in the last 12 months
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • 2015paying since
  • +7.6%5-year growth a year

SMDV dividend income calculator

Income a year
$175
Each payment
$44
Value of the shares
$7,413
Yield
2.36%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.75 per share, before tax.

SMDV 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.

SMDV distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

SMDV distributions by year

SMDV distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$1.19——3
2025$1.76−2.8%2.66%4
2024$1.81+3.4%2.68%4
2023$1.75+13.8%2.69%4
2022$1.54+13.6%2.51%4
2021$1.35+11.1%2.03%4
2020$1.22−2.7%2.12%4

Full history in the distribution table below.

SMDV yield on cost

SMDV yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$66.682.62%$1.752.6%
3 years ago$53.793.25%$5.4110.1%
5 years ago$64.492.71%$8.5213.2%
10 years ago$46.673.74%$14.2230.5%

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

SMDV yield vs similar ETFs

SMDV dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
SMDVProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF2.47%0.40%
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF0.99%0.09%
VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF1.03%0.03%
SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF3.38%0.05%
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF2.42%0.04%
QQQInvesco QQQ ETF0.42%0.17%
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF0.97%0.19%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

SMDV distribution history

47 payments
SMDV distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-09-232026-09-232026-09-29$0.4200+1.7%
2026-06-242026-06-242026-06-30$0.4130+14.7%
2026-03-252026-03-252026-03-31$0.3600−34.9%
2025-12-242025-12-242025-12-31$0.5530+26.3%
2025-09-242025-09-242025-09-30$0.4380+15.6%
2025-06-252025-06-252025-07-01$0.3790−3.1%
2025-03-262025-03-262025-04-01$0.3910−27.6%
2024-12-232024-12-232024-12-31$0.5400+25.0%
Show all 47 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2024-09-252024-09-252024-10-02$0.4320−18.2%
2024-06-262024-06-262024-07-03$0.5280+69.8%
2024-03-202024-03-212024-03-27$0.3110−51.6%
2023-12-202023-12-212023-12-28$0.6420+50.7%
2023-09-202023-09-212023-09-27$0.4260+13.6%
2023-06-212023-06-222023-06-28$0.3750+21.8%
2023-03-222023-03-232023-03-29$0.3080−44.0%
2022-12-222022-12-232022-12-30$0.5500+41.0%
2022-09-212022-09-222022-09-28$0.3900+27.9%
2022-06-222022-06-232022-06-29$0.3050+3.7%
2022-03-232022-03-242022-03-30$0.2940−36.8%
2021-12-232021-12-272021-12-31$0.4650+26.0%
2021-09-222021-09-232021-09-29$0.3690+25.5%
2021-06-222021-06-232021-06-29$0.2940+29.5%
2021-03-232021-03-242021-03-30$0.2270−46.5%
2020-12-232020-12-242020-12-31$0.4240+88.4%
2020-09-232020-09-242020-09-30$0.2250−23.2%
2020-06-242020-06-252020-07-01$0.2930+5.4%
2020-03-252020-03-262020-04-01$0.2780−31.7%
2019-12-242019-12-262019-12-27$0.4070+36.1%
2019-09-252019-09-262019-10-02$0.2990−16.2%
2019-06-252019-06-262019-07-02$0.3570+86.9%
2019-03-202019-03-212019-03-27$0.1910−49.1%
2018-12-262018-12-272019-01-03$0.3750+63.0%
2018-09-262018-09-272018-10-03$0.2300−23.1%
2018-06-202018-06-212018-06-27$0.2990+90.4%
2018-03-212018-03-222018-03-28$0.1570−54.4%
2017-12-262017-12-272018-01-04$0.3440+23.7%
2017-09-272017-09-282017-10-05$0.2780+19.3%
2017-06-212017-06-232017-06-29$0.2330+42.9%
2017-03-222017-03-242017-03-30$0.1630−37.1%
2016-12-212016-12-232016-12-30$0.2590+59.9%
2016-09-212016-09-232016-09-29$0.1620+10.2%
2016-06-222016-06-242016-06-30$0.1470+1,180.5%
2016-03-232016-03-282016-04-01$0.0115−95.5%
2015-12-222015-12-242015-12-31$0.2530+38.3%
2015-09-232015-09-252015-10-01$0.1830+18.1%
2015-06-242015-06-262015-07-02$0.1550+110,614.3%
2015-03-252015-03-272015-04-02$0.0001—

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

SMDV dividend overview

ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF pays quarterly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.75 per share, a yield of 2.36% at the latest close of $74.13. In 2025 it paid $1.76 per share, down 2.8% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +7.6% a year and over ten years +11.5%.

Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.

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SMDV dividends FAQ

Does SMDV pay a dividend?

Yes. SMDV pays quarterly distributions and has paid them since 2015. The most recent was $0.4200 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 23, 2026, payable September 29, 2026.

What is the SMDV dividend yield?

SMDV paid $1.75 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 2.36% at the latest close of $74.13.

When is the next SMDV dividend?

The next quarterly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around mid-December 2026.

How often does SMDV pay dividends?

SMDV pays distributions quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much did SMDV pay in dividends in 2025?

SMDV paid $1.76 per share in 4 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of SMDV pay?

100 shares of SMDV would have paid about $175 over the past 12 months, before tax.