EWJ dividend history (2026)
iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) paid $3.56 a share over its last year of payments, semi-annual, a yield of 3.77% at the last close. The payment has risen for 3 consecutive years and has grown +64.0% 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 22, 2026; the dividend record runs from 1997.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $3.56 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($94.60). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $356 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $1,781 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $3,562 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 105.7 | $377 |
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 | $0.50 | — |
| 2025 | $3.65 | +132.2% |
| 2024 | $1.57 | +20.5% |
| 2023 | $1.31 | +94.8% |
| 2022 | $0.67 | -51.9% |
| 2021 | $1.39 | +99.0% |
| 2020 | $0.70 | -41.8% |
| 2019 | $1.20 | +39.0% |
| 2018 | $0.87 | +15.8% |
| 2017 | $0.75 | -21.4% |
| 2016 | $0.95 | +54.9% |
| 2015 | $0.61 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | $0.60 | +10.2% |
| 2013 | $0.54 | -28.5% |
| 2012 | $0.76 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | $0.78 | +37.0% |
| 2010 | $0.57 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | $0.55 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | $0.54 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | $0.55 | +39.1% |
| 2006 | $0.40 | +71.8% |
| 2005 | $0.23 | +35.3% |
| 2004 | $0.17 | +2556.3% |
| 2003 | $0.0064 | — |
| 2000 | $1.81 | +183.2% |
| 1999 | $0.64 | +1375.9% |
| 1998 | $0.04 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | $0.02 | — |
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 | $0.50 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | $3.06 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.59 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $1.06 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $0.51 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $0.87 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | $0.43 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $0.12 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $0.55 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | $0.89 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | $0.50 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.26 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | $0.44 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | $0.72 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | $0.49 |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $0.41 |
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 EWJ pay in dividends?
- EWJ paid $3.56 a share over its last year of payments, which vary in size, a dividend yield of 3.77% at the last close.
- How often does EWJ pay dividends?
- iShares MSCI Japan ETF pays semi-annual (2 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Jun 15, 2026.
- How many years has EWJ raised its dividend?
- EWJ has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years, counting complete calendar years in which the regular payment rose over the prior year's.
- Can I see EWJ'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.