LQD dividend history (2026)
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) paid $5.05 a share over its last year of payments, monthly, a yield of 4.84% at the last close. The payment has risen for 1 consecutive years and has grown +9.3% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. The last ex-dividend date was Oct 1, 2026. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Oct 22, 2026; the dividend record runs from 2002.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $5.05 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($104.28). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $505 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $2,525 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $5,049 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 95.9 | $484 |
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 | $3.80 | — |
| 2025 | $4.94 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | $4.75 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | $4.42 | +27.0% |
| 2022 | $3.48 | +14.2% |
| 2021 | $3.05 | -17.1% |
| 2020 | $3.67 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | $4.21 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | $4.14 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | $3.77 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | $3.91 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | $3.96 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | $3.71 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | $4.02 | -13.3% |
| 2012 | $4.63 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | $4.99 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | $5.28 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | $5.23 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | $5.46 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | $5.71 | +26.1% |
| 2006 | $4.53 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | $4.73 | -9.0% |
| 2004 | $5.19 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | $5.49 | +121.4% |
| 2002 | $2.48 | — |
Recent payments#
The last 16 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | $0.44 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $0.44 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $0.46 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $0.38 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $0.41 |
| May 1, 2026 | $0.43 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $0.45 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $0.38 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $0.41 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | $0.44 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $0.41 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $0.40 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | $0.41 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | $0.38 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $0.44 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | $0.40 |
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 LQD pay in dividends?
- LQD paid $5.05 a share over its last year of payments, which vary in size, a dividend yield of 4.84% at the last close.
- How often does LQD pay dividends?
- iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF pays monthly (12 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Oct 1, 2026.
- How many years has LQD raised its dividend?
- LQD has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years, counting complete calendar years in which the regular payment rose over the prior year's.
- Can I see LQD'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.