XYLD Dividend History & Yield Analysis

XYLD has 60+ 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)
9.65%
Forward yield
10.80%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$4.02
Annualized rate
$4.50
Payout frequency
Monthly
Last payment
$0.4090
5-year dividend CAGR
3.02%
Consecutive growth years

Yields calculated against a market price of $41.65.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$2.59
  • 2025$4.27
  • 2024$4.84
  • 2023$4.14
  • 2022$5.29
  • 2021$4.58
  • 2020$3.68
  • 2019$2.92
  • 2018$3.15
  • 2017$2.60
  • 2016$1.47
  • 2015$2.04
  • 2014$1.89
  • 2013$1.10

XYLD Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

XYLD dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-07-012026-07-20$0.4090
2026-06-012026-06-22$0.3400
2026-05-012026-05-18$0.4010
2026-04-012026-04-20$0.3520
2026-03-012026-03-23$0.3910
2026-02-012026-02-23$0.3410
2026-01-012026-01-20$0.3600
2025-12-012025-12-22$0.3250
2025-11-012025-11-24$0.4000
2025-10-012025-10-20$0.3970
2025-09-012025-09-22$0.3020
2025-08-012025-08-18$0.3160
2025-07-012025-07-21$0.3130
2025-06-012025-06-23$0.3870
2025-05-012025-05-19$0.3890
2025-04-012025-04-21$0.3770
2025-03-012025-03-24$0.4010
2025-02-012025-02-24$0.2910
2025-01-012025-01-21$0.3730
2024-12-012024-12-30$1.19
2024-11-012024-11-18$0.3710
2024-10-012024-10-21$0.3860
2024-09-012024-09-23$0.3420
2024-08-012024-08-19$0.4000
2024-07-012024-07-22$0.3130
2024-06-012024-06-24$0.2760
2024-05-012024-05-20$0.2820
2024-04-012024-04-22$0.3400
2024-03-012024-03-18$0.3220
2024-02-012024-02-20$0.3020
2024-01-012024-01-22$0.3140
2023-12-012023-12-28$0.2900
2023-11-012023-11-20$0.2670
2023-10-012023-10-23$0.3840
2023-09-012023-09-18$0.3330
2023-08-012023-08-21$0.3800
2023-07-012023-07-24$0.2870
2023-06-012023-06-20$0.3270
2023-05-012023-05-22$0.2840
2023-04-012023-04-24$0.3760
2023-03-012023-03-20$0.3990
2023-02-012023-02-21$0.4080
2023-01-012023-01-23$0.4100
2022-12-012022-12-29$0.3820
2022-11-012022-11-21$0.4050
2022-10-012022-10-24$0.4010
2022-09-012022-09-19$0.4050
2022-08-012022-08-22$0.4340
2022-07-012022-07-18$0.4390
2022-06-012022-06-21$0.4220
2022-05-012022-05-23$0.4410
2022-04-012022-04-18$0.4950
2022-03-012022-03-21$0.5010
2022-02-012022-02-22$0.4840
2022-01-012022-01-24$0.4810
2021-12-012021-12-30$0.4580
2021-11-012021-11-22$0.3650
2021-10-012021-10-18$0.3450
2021-09-012021-09-20$0.3700
2021-08-012021-08-23$0.3730

Does XYLD pay dividends?

Yes. XYLD pays on a monthly schedule, most recently $0.4090 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-07-01. 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 XYLD yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($4.02) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 11 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 XYLD DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.