QDEF Dividend History & Yield Analysis

QDEF has 55 recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
1.54%
Forward yield
1.50%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$1.40
Annualized rate
$1.37
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.3420
5-year dividend CAGR
3.28%
Consecutive growth years
1

Yields calculated against a market price of $90.92.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$0.5430
  • 2025$1.41
  • 2024$1.30
  • 2023$1.31
  • 2022$1.25
  • 2021$1.09
  • 2020$1.20
  • 2019$1.52
  • 2018$2.81
  • 2017$1.19
  • 2016$1.13
  • 2015$1.04
  • 2014$0.9020
  • 2013$0.6840
  • 2012$0.0610

QDEF Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

QDEF dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-18$0.3420
2026-03-012026-03-20$0.2010
2025-12-012025-12-19$0.5410
2025-09-012025-09-19$0.3180
2025-06-012025-06-20$0.3370
2025-03-012025-03-21$0.2120
2024-12-012024-12-20$0.4460
2024-09-012024-09-20$0.3310
2024-06-012024-06-21$0.3420
2024-03-012024-03-15$0.1830
2023-12-012023-12-15$0.4600
2023-09-012023-09-15$0.2700
2023-06-012023-06-16$0.3820
2023-03-012023-03-17$0.1950
2022-12-012022-12-16$0.3940
2022-09-012022-09-16$0.3190
2022-06-012022-06-17$0.3230
2022-03-012022-03-18$0.2090
2021-12-012021-12-17$0.3570
2021-09-012021-09-17$0.2600
2021-06-012021-06-18$0.2720
2021-03-012021-03-19$0.2010
2020-12-012020-12-18$0.3500
2020-09-012020-09-18$0.2680
2020-06-012020-06-19$0.3200
2020-03-012020-03-20$0.2600
2019-12-012019-12-20$0.7180
2019-09-012019-09-20$0.2480
2019-06-012019-06-21$0.3400
2019-03-012019-03-15$0.2110
2018-12-012018-12-21$1.99
2018-09-012018-09-24$0.3500
2018-06-012018-06-18$0.2880
2018-03-012018-03-19$0.1800
2017-12-012017-12-21$0.4170
2017-09-012017-09-18$0.3160
2017-06-012017-06-19$0.2650
2017-03-012017-03-20$0.1930
2016-12-012016-12-22$0.3650
2016-09-012016-09-19$0.2630
2016-06-012016-06-20$0.2380
2016-03-012016-03-21$0.2600
2015-12-012015-12-29$0.3280
2015-09-012015-09-18$0.2370
2015-06-012015-06-19$0.2600
2015-03-012015-03-20$0.2160
2014-12-012014-12-29$0.2190
2014-09-012014-09-19$0.2050
2014-06-012014-06-20$0.2590
2014-03-012014-03-21$0.2190
2013-12-012013-12-27$0.3260
2013-09-012013-09-03$0.1850
2013-06-012013-06-03$0.1390
2013-03-012013-03-01$0.0340
2012-12-012012-12-27$0.0610

Does QDEF pay dividends?

Yes. QDEF pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.3420 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-06-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the QDEF yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($1.40) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the QDEF DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.