EFA dividend history (2026)
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) paid $3.36 a share over its last year of payments, semi-annual, a yield of 3.23% at the last close. The payment has risen for 4 consecutive years and has grown +20.0% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. The last ex-dividend date was Jun 15, 2026. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Oct 21, 2026; the dividend record runs from 2001.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $3.36 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($104.06). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $336 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $1,682 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $3,364 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 96.1 | $323 |
Dividends by year#
Regular payments that went ex in each calendar year, per share, newest first. A special dividend or a spin-off distribution is counted separately and left out of the total and the change.
| Year | Paid / share | vs prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $1.64 | — |
| 2025 | $3.25 | +32.5% |
| 2024 | $2.45 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | $2.24 | +27.0% |
| 2022 | $1.77 | -32.5% |
| 2021 | $2.62 | +68.6% |
| 2020 | $1.55 | -27.9% |
| 2019 | $2.15 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | $1.99 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | $1.80 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | $1.77 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | $1.62 | -28.4% |
| 2014 | $2.26 | +32.8% |
| 2013 | $1.70 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | $1.76 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | $1.71 | +22.4% |
| 2010 | $1.40 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | $1.44 | -22.1% |
| 2008 | $1.85 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | $2.00 | +30.4% |
| 2006 | $1.53 | +38.2% |
| 2005 | $1.11 | +38.2% |
| 2004 | $0.80 | +53.7% |
| 2003 | $0.52 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | $0.63 | +658.2% |
| 2001 | $0.08 | — |
Recent payments#
The last 16 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | $1.64 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | $1.73 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $1.52 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $1.06 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $1.39 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $0.93 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | $1.31 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $0.27 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $1.50 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | $0.16 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | $1.35 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | $1.10 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.69 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | $0.86 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | $0.78 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | $1.38 |
About this data#
Payments come from ChartRow's own dividend record, one row per ex-date, split-adjusted. A payment more than 2.5 times the year's median is treated as a special dividend or a distribution and left out of the annual total, the run-rate and the streak. The annual dividend is the latest regular payment times the number of payments a year; the yield divides it by the last close. Years of raises counts consecutive complete calendar years in which that payment rose over the prior year's — a cut, a flat year or a gap ends the count, and the current year is not counted until it is over. Where the run reaches the start of our record (1995 for many long-lived payers) it is shown with a plus sign, because it may be longer. Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How much does EFA pay in dividends?
- EFA paid $3.36 a share over its last year of payments, which vary in size, a dividend yield of 3.23% at the last close.
- How often does EFA pay dividends?
- iShares MSCI EAFE ETF pays semi-annual (2 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Jun 15, 2026.
- How many years has EFA raised its dividend?
- EFA has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years, counting complete calendar years in which the regular payment rose over the prior year's.
- Can I see EFA's dividends reinvested?
- Yes, as a total-return view: the Growth of $1,000 page for this ticker shows what an investment became with dividends reinvested against price only, from any starting month.