SYLD Dividend History & Yield Analysis

SYLD has 31 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)
1.70%
Forward yield
1.58%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$1.46
Annualized rate
$1.36
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.3400
5-year dividend CAGR
11.92%
Consecutive growth years
2

Yields calculated against a market price of $85.82.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$0.7650
  • 2025$1.56
  • 2024$1.40
  • 2023$1.30
  • 2022$1.30
  • 2021$1.44
  • 2020$0.8900
  • 2019$0.8360
  • 2018$0.1800

SYLD Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

SYLD dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-18$0.3400
2026-03-012026-03-20$0.4250
2025-12-012025-12-18$0.1980
2025-09-012025-09-18$0.4920
2025-06-012025-06-18$0.3500
2025-03-012025-03-20$0.5230
2024-12-012024-12-20$0.2130
2024-09-012024-09-20$0.2400
2024-06-012024-06-21$0.4300
2024-03-012024-03-21$0.5150
2023-12-012023-12-14$0.1260
2023-09-012023-09-21$0.3050
2023-06-012023-06-22$0.2940
2023-03-012023-03-23$0.5750
2022-12-012022-12-22$0.3880
2022-09-012022-09-22$0.4270
2022-06-012022-06-23$0.3060
2022-03-012022-03-24$0.1830
2021-12-012021-12-22$0.7670
2021-09-012021-09-23$0.2280
2021-06-012021-06-24$0.3140
2021-03-012021-03-25$0.1280
2020-12-012020-12-23$0.3180
2020-09-012020-09-24$0.1480
2020-06-012020-06-25$0.2260
2020-03-012020-03-26$0.1980
2019-12-012019-12-26$0.2340
2019-09-012019-09-26$0.2080
2019-06-012019-06-27$0.2060
2019-03-012019-03-28$0.1880
2018-12-012018-12-26$0.1800

Does SYLD pay dividends?

Yes. SYLD pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.3400 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 SYLD yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($1.46) 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 SYLD DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.