Principal Active High Yield ETF (YLD) Dividend History
YLD latest distribution
$0.1145per share · +1.3% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 5Monday, 2026
Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).
- 7.72%trailing 12-month yield
- $1.40paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2015paying since
- +9.8%5-year growth a year
YLD dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $140
- Each payment
- $12
- Value of the shares
- $1,815
- Yield
- 7.72%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.40 per share, before tax.
YLD 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.
YLD distribution payments
Distribution
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
YLD distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $1.03 | — | — | 9 |
| 2025 | $1.39 | +2.0% | 7.33% | 12 |
| 2024 | $1.37 | +12.1% | 7.12% | 12 |
| 2023 | $1.22 | +4.9% | 6.46% | 12 |
| 2022 | $1.16 | +32.4% | 6.51% | 12 |
| 2021 | $0.8772 | +0.4% | 4.21% | 12 |
| 2020 | $0.8734 | −11.4% | 4.40% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
YLD yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $19.23 | 7.29% | $1.40 | 7.3% |
| 3 years ago | $17.71 | 7.91% | $4.11 | 23.2% |
| 5 years ago | $20.89 | 6.71% | $6.43 | 30.8% |
| 10 years ago | $20.18 | 6.94% | $11.47 | 56.9% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
YLD yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| YLD | Principal Active High Yield ETF | 7.39% | 0.39% |
| 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.
YLD distribution history
137 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-05 | $0.1145 | +1.3% |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-03 | $0.1131 | −2.1% |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-05 | $0.1156 | +0.2% |
| 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-06 | $0.1153 | +5.0% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-03 | $0.1098 | −3.4% |
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-05 | $0.1137 | −2.1% |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-06 | $0.1161 | +4.0% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-04 | $0.1116 | −3.7% |
| 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-04 | $0.1158 | −16.6% |
| 2025-12-29 | 2025-12-29 | 2025-12-31 | $0.1390 | +17.3% |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-03 | $0.1185 | +0.6% |
| 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-05 | $0.1177 | +7.9% |
Show all 137 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-03 | $0.1091 | +6.0% |
| 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-04 | $0.1029 | −5.6% |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-05 | $0.1090 | −6.2% |
| 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-03 | $0.1162 | −0.9% |
| 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-04 | $0.1173 | +1.3% |
| 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-05 | $0.1158 | +5.0% |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-03 | $0.1103 | −5.4% |
| 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-05 | $0.1166 | −2.7% |
| 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-05 | $0.1198 | −4.6% |
| 2024-12-27 | 2024-12-27 | 2024-12-31 | $0.1256 | +3.9% |
| 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-04 | $0.1209 | +1.3% |
| 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-05 | $0.1193 | +3.4% |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-03 | $0.1154 | +4.1% |
| 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-05 | $0.1109 | +2.3% |
| 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-05 | $0.1084 | −5.3% |
| 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-03 | $0.1144 | +3.5% |
| 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-05 | $0.1105 | −0.2% |
| 2024-05-01 | 2024-05-02 | 2024-05-06 | $0.1107 | +0.1% |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-02 | 2024-04-04 | $0.1106 | +0.5% |
| 2024-03-01 | 2024-03-04 | 2024-03-06 | $0.1101 | +1.4% |
| 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-06 | $0.1086 | −5.9% |
| 2023-12-27 | 2023-12-28 | 2024-01-02 | $0.1154 | +13.4% |
| 2023-12-01 | 2023-12-04 | 2023-12-06 | $0.1018 | −4.6% |
| 2023-11-01 | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-06 | $0.1067 | +4.4% |
| 2023-10-02 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-10-05 | $0.1022 | −0.9% |
| 2023-09-01 | 2023-09-05 | 2023-09-07 | $0.1031 | +0.2% |
| 2023-08-01 | 2023-08-02 | 2023-08-04 | $0.1029 | −0.9% |
| 2023-07-03 | 2023-07-05 | 2023-07-07 | $0.1039 | +7.8% |
| 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-02 | 2023-06-06 | $0.0963 | +7.5% |
| 2023-05-01 | 2023-05-02 | 2023-05-04 | $0.0896 | −2.3% |
| 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-04 | 2023-04-06 | $0.0917 | +2.3% |
| 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-02 | 2023-03-06 | $0.0896 | −22.0% |
| 2023-02-01 | 2023-02-02 | 2023-02-06 | $0.1148 | −13.9% |
| 2022-12-28 | 2022-12-29 | 2023-01-03 | $0.1334 | +35.7% |
| 2022-12-01 | 2022-12-02 | 2022-12-06 | $0.0983 | −1.9% |
| 2022-11-01 | 2022-11-02 | 2022-11-04 | $0.1003 | +10.1% |
| 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-06 | $0.0911 | +1.7% |
| 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-07 | $0.0896 | +3.4% |
| 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-04 | $0.0866 | −13.5% |
| 2022-07-01 | 2022-07-05 | 2022-07-07 | $0.1001 | +1.3% |
| 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-02 | 2022-06-06 | $0.0988 | +3.7% |
| 2022-05-02 | 2022-05-03 | 2022-05-05 | $0.0953 | +2.3% |
| 2022-04-01 | 2022-04-04 | 2022-04-06 | $0.0932 | +8.0% |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-02 | 2022-03-04 | $0.0863 | −2.8% |
| 2022-02-01 | 2022-02-02 | 2022-02-04 | $0.0888 | −1.5% |
| 2021-12-29 | 2021-12-30 | 2022-01-03 | $0.0902 | +1.0% |
| 2021-12-01 | 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-06 | $0.0893 | −0.3% |
| 2021-11-01 | 2021-11-02 | 2021-11-04 | $0.0896 | −2.1% |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-10-04 | 2021-10-06 | $0.0915 | +38.9% |
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-02 | 2021-09-07 | $0.0659 | +3.2% |
| 2021-08-02 | 2021-08-03 | 2021-08-05 | $0.0639 | −0.0% |
| 2021-07-01 | 2021-07-02 | 2021-07-07 | $0.0639 | +0.2% |
| 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-02 | 2021-06-04 | $0.0638 | −3.7% |
| 2021-05-03 | 2021-05-04 | 2021-05-06 | $0.0662 | +5.7% |
| 2021-04-01 | 2021-04-05 | 2021-04-07 | $0.0627 | −1.8% |
| 2021-03-01 | 2021-03-02 | 2021-03-04 | $0.0638 | −4.0% |
| 2021-02-01 | 2021-02-02 | 2021-02-04 | $0.0665 | +34.9% |
| 2020-12-29 | 2020-12-30 | 2021-01-04 | $0.0493 | −15.9% |
| 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-04 | $0.0586 | −13.6% |
| 2020-11-02 | 2020-11-03 | 2020-11-05 | $0.0679 | −3.3% |
| 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-06 | $0.0702 | −16.2% |
| 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-02 | 2020-09-04 | $0.0837 | +13.8% |
| 2020-08-03 | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-06 | $0.0736 | −8.5% |
| 2020-07-01 | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-07 | $0.0804 | +5.1% |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-02 | 2020-06-04 | $0.0765 | −0.8% |
| 2020-05-01 | 2020-05-04 | 2020-05-06 | $0.0772 | −2.6% |
| 2020-04-01 | 2020-04-02 | 2020-04-06 | $0.0792 | +4.7% |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-05 | $0.0757 | −6.7% |
| 2020-02-03 | 2020-02-04 | 2020-02-06 | $0.0811 | −11.6% |
| 2019-12-27 | 2019-12-30 | 2020-01-02 | $0.0918 | +3.7% |
| 2019-12-02 | 2019-12-03 | 2019-12-05 | $0.0885 | +33.9% |
| 2019-11-01 | 2019-11-04 | 2019-11-06 | $0.0661 | −18.4% |
| 2019-10-01 | 2019-10-02 | 2019-10-04 | $0.0810 | +3.1% |
| 2019-09-03 | 2019-09-04 | 2019-09-06 | $0.0786 | −8.0% |
| 2019-08-01 | 2019-08-02 | 2019-08-06 | $0.0854 | −5.4% |
| 2019-07-01 | 2019-07-02 | 2019-07-05 | $0.0903 | +16.1% |
| 2019-06-03 | 2019-06-04 | 2019-06-06 | $0.0778 | −8.2% |
| 2019-05-01 | 2019-05-02 | 2019-05-06 | $0.0847 | +4.0% |
| 2019-04-01 | 2019-04-02 | 2019-04-04 | $0.0814 | +2.8% |
| 2019-03-01 | 2019-03-04 | 2019-03-06 | $0.0792 | −2.2% |
| 2019-02-01 | 2019-02-04 | 2019-02-06 | $0.0810 | +5.9% |
| 2018-12-27 | 2018-12-28 | 2019-01-02 | $0.0765 | −55.0% |
| 2018-12-14 | 2018-12-17 | 2018-12-19 | $0.1698 | +134.0% |
| 2018-12-03 | 2018-12-04 | 2018-12-06 | $0.0726 | −13.3% |
| 2018-11-01 | 2018-11-02 | 2018-11-06 | $0.0837 | +2.4% |
| 2018-10-01 | 2018-10-02 | 2018-10-04 | $0.0818 | −2.2% |
| 2018-09-04 | 2018-09-05 | 2018-09-07 | $0.0837 | +5.3% |
| 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-02 | 2018-08-06 | $0.0795 | +3.1% |
| 2018-07-02 | 2018-07-03 | 2018-07-06 | $0.0771 | +2.0% |
| 2018-06-01 | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-06 | $0.0756 | −1.5% |
| 2018-05-01 | 2018-05-02 | 2018-05-04 | $0.0767 | +7.2% |
| 2018-04-02 | 2018-04-03 | 2018-04-05 | $0.0716 | −4.3% |
| 2018-03-01 | 2018-03-02 | 2018-03-06 | $0.0748 | −8.0% |
| 2018-02-01 | 2018-02-02 | 2018-02-06 | $0.0813 | −1.4% |
| 2017-12-27 | 2017-12-28 | 2018-01-02 | $0.0824 | −63.4% |
| 2017-12-15 | 2017-12-18 | 2017-12-20 | $0.2251 | +189.4% |
| 2017-12-01 | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-06 | $0.0778 | +4.5% |
| 2017-11-01 | 2017-11-02 | 2017-11-06 | $0.0744 | −7.6% |
| 2017-10-02 | 2017-10-03 | 2017-10-05 | $0.0806 | +1.2% |
| 2017-09-01 | 2017-09-06 | 2017-09-08 | $0.0796 | −0.9% |
| 2017-08-01 | 2017-08-03 | 2017-08-07 | $0.0804 | +2.1% |
| 2017-07-03 | 2017-07-06 | 2017-07-10 | $0.0788 | −6.8% |
| 2017-06-01 | 2017-06-05 | 2017-06-07 | $0.0845 | −3.5% |
| 2017-05-01 | 2017-05-03 | 2017-05-05 | $0.0876 | +2.0% |
| 2017-04-03 | 2017-04-05 | 2017-04-07 | $0.0858 | −3.7% |
| 2017-03-01 | 2017-03-03 | 2017-03-07 | $0.0891 | +6.4% |
| 2017-02-01 | 2017-02-03 | 2017-02-07 | $0.0837 | −3.1% |
| 2016-12-28 | 2016-12-30 | 2017-01-04 | $0.0864 | +0.4% |
| 2016-12-01 | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-07 | $0.0861 | −2.5% |
| 2016-11-01 | 2016-11-03 | 2016-11-07 | $0.0883 | −0.5% |
| 2016-10-03 | 2016-10-05 | 2016-10-07 | $0.0887 | +1.1% |
| 2016-09-01 | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-08 | $0.0877 | +3.4% |
| 2016-08-01 | 2016-08-03 | 2016-08-05 | $0.0848 | +125.4% |
| 2016-07-01 | 2016-07-06 | 2016-07-08 | $0.0376 | −43.5% |
| 2016-06-01 | 2016-06-03 | 2016-06-07 | $0.0667 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-02 | 2016-05-04 | 2016-05-06 | $0.0667 | +4.6% |
| 2016-04-01 | 2016-04-05 | 2016-04-07 | $0.0637 | −13.7% |
| 2016-03-01 | 2016-03-03 | 2016-03-07 | $0.0739 | +6.4% |
| 2016-02-01 | 2016-02-03 | 2016-02-05 | $0.0694 | −25.7% |
| 2015-12-23 | 2015-12-28 | 2015-12-30 | $0.0933 | +9.8% |
| 2015-11-25 | 2015-11-30 | 2015-12-02 | $0.0850 | +6.2% |
| 2015-10-30 | 2015-11-03 | 2015-11-05 | $0.0800 | −11.4% |
| 2015-09-30 | 2015-10-02 | 2015-10-06 | $0.0903 | 0.0% |
| 2015-08-31 | 2015-09-02 | 2015-09-04 | $0.0903 | +183.2% |
| 2015-07-31 | 2015-08-04 | 2015-08-06 | $0.0319 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
YLD dividend overview
Principal Active High Yield ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.40 per share, a yield of 7.72% at the latest close of $18.15. In 2025 it paid $1.39 per share, up 2.0% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +9.8% a year and over ten years +11.5%.
The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 8.52%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the YLD bond profile.
Related: YLD chart, YLD performance, YLD bond profile, YLD overview.
YLD dividends FAQ
Does YLD pay a dividend?
Yes. YLD pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2015. The most recent was $0.1145 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 5, 2026.
What is the YLD dividend yield?
YLD paid $1.40 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 7.72% at the latest close of $18.15.
When is the next YLD 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 YLD pay dividends?
YLD pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did YLD pay in dividends in 2025?
YLD paid $1.39 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of YLD pay?
100 shares of YLD would have paid about $140 over the past 12 months, before tax.