BYLD Distribution History & Yield

iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

ETF Monthly payer Bond fund
$22.21
-0.05% today
as of Sep 9, 2026
TTM yield
5.39%
$1.198/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
5.39%
$1.198/share indicated annual rate
Annual distribution
$1.198
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.0998
per share, every month
Frequency
Monthly
12 payments a year
Next ex-distribution date
Oct 2, 2026 Estimated
in 23 days
Next pay date
Oct 16, 2026
in 37 days
Last ex-distribution date
Sep 2, 2026
$0.091 per share
Expense ratio
n/a
assets n/a
Consistency
97/100
very stable payouts
5y distribution CAGR
n/a
needs 6+ years of history
Growth streak
0 yrs
no current streak
Years paying
12.3
since Jun 3, 2014
1y total return
+3.1%
price -2.2% + distributions 5.3%

Upcoming distribution payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 (in 23 days) Oct 16, 2026 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 (in 53 days) Nov 15, 2026 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 (in 83 days) Dec 15, 2026 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated
Thu, Dec 31, 2026 (in 113 days) Jan 14, 2027 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated
Sat, Jan 30, 2027 (in 143 days) Feb 13, 2027 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated
Mon, Mar 1, 2027 (in 173 days) Mar 15, 2027 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated
Wed, Mar 31, 2027 (in 203 days) Apr 14, 2027 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated
Fri, Apr 30, 2027 (in 233 days) May 14, 2027 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated
Sun, May 30, 2027 (in 263 days) Jun 13, 2027 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated
Tue, Jun 29, 2027 (in 293 days) Jul 13, 2027 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated
Thu, Jul 29, 2027 (in 323 days) Aug 12, 2027 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated
Sat, Aug 28, 2027 (in 353 days) Sep 11, 2027 $0.0998 $9.98 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from BYLD's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the fund announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $1.198 per share.

Distribution payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Jun 2, 2023 to Sep 2, 2026; most recent $0.091$0.00$0.06$0.12Jun 2, 2023: $0.082Jun '23Jul 5, 2023: $0.083Aug 2, 2023: $0.084Sep 5, 2023: $0.09Oct 3, 2023: $0.09Nov 2, 2023: $0.083Nov '23Dec 4, 2023: $0.094Dec 22, 2023: $0.086Feb 2, 2024: $0.086Mar 4, 2024: $0.089Apr 2, 2024: $0.092Apr '24May 2, 2024: $0.091Jun 4, 2024: $0.105Jul 2, 2024: $0.104Aug 2, 2024: $0.10Sep 4, 2024: $0.103Sep '24Oct 2, 2024: $0.10Nov 4, 2024: $0.104Dec 3, 2024: $0.10Dec 20, 2024: $0.104Feb 4, 2025: $0.107Feb '25Mar 4, 2025: $0.098Apr 2, 2025: $0.10May 2, 2025: $0.10Jun 3, 2025: $0.101Jul 2, 2025: $0.099Jul '25Aug 4, 2025: $0.101Sep 3, 2025: $0.102Oct 2, 2025: $0.10Nov 4, 2025: $0.102Dec 2, 2025: $0.10Dec '25Dec 23, 2025: $0.101Feb 3, 2026: $0.104Mar 3, 2026: $0.097Apr 2, 2026: $0.103May 4, 2026: $0.102May '26Jun 2, 2026: $0.098Jul 2, 2026: $0.099Aug 4, 2026: $0.101Sep 2, 2026: $0.091

Annual distributions per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$0.75$1.502017: $0.805$0.80520172018: $0.997$0.99720182019: $0.944$0.94420192020: $0.882$0.88220202021: $0.545$0.54520212022: $0.735$0.73520222023: $1.078$1.07820232024: $1.178$1.17820242025: $1.211$1.21120252026 (YTD): $0.795$0.7952026 YTD

How much BYLD do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month1,002$22,247$1,200
$500 / month5,009$111,235$6,000
$1,000 / month10,017$222,471$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 5.39%. $10,000 in BYLD would currently pay about $539 a year ($45 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

BYLD distribution history

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Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Sep 2, 2026 $0.091 -9.9%
Aug 4, 2026 $0.101 +2.0%
Jul 2, 2026 $0.099 +1.0%
Jun 2, 2026 $0.098 -3.9%
May 4, 2026 $0.102 -1.0%
Apr 2, 2026 $0.103 +6.2%
Mar 3, 2026 $0.097 -6.7%
Feb 3, 2026 $0.104 +3.0%
Dec 23, 2025 $0.101 +1.0%
Dec 2, 2025 $0.10 -2.0%
Nov 4, 2025 $0.102 +2.0%
Oct 2, 2025 $0.10 -2.0%
Sep 3, 2025 $0.102 +1.0%
Aug 4, 2025 $0.101 +2.0%
Jul 2, 2025 $0.099 -2.0%
Jun 3, 2025 $0.101 +1.0%
May 2, 2025 $0.10 +0.0%
Apr 2, 2025 $0.10 +2.0%
Mar 4, 2025 $0.098 -8.4%
Feb 4, 2025 $0.107 +2.9%
Dec 20, 2024 $0.104 +4.0%
Dec 3, 2024 $0.10 -3.8%
Nov 4, 2024 $0.104 +4.0%
Oct 2, 2024 $0.10 -2.9%
Sep 4, 2024 $0.103 +3.0%
Aug 2, 2024 $0.10 -3.8%
Jul 2, 2024 $0.104 -1.0%
Jun 4, 2024 $0.105 +15.4%
May 2, 2024 $0.091 -1.1%
Apr 2, 2024 $0.092 +3.4%
Mar 4, 2024 $0.089 +3.5%
Feb 2, 2024 $0.086 +0.0%
Dec 22, 2023 $0.086 -8.5%
Dec 4, 2023 $0.094 +13.3%
Nov 2, 2023 $0.083 -7.8%
Oct 3, 2023 $0.09 +0.0%
Sep 5, 2023 $0.09 +7.1%
Aug 2, 2023 $0.084 +1.2%
Jul 5, 2023 $0.083 +1.2%
Jun 2, 2023 $0.082 +9.3%
May 2, 2023 $0.075 -6.2%
Apr 4, 2023 $0.08 -50.6%
Mar 2, 2023 $0.162 +134.8%
Feb 2, 2023 $0.069 -4.2%
Dec 23, 2022 $0.072 +2.9%
Dec 2, 2022 $0.07 +9.4%
Nov 2, 2022 $0.064 -3.0%
Oct 4, 2022 $0.066 +8.2%
Sep 2, 2022 $0.061 +5.2%
Aug 2, 2022 $0.058 -3.3%
Jul 5, 2022 $0.06 +7.1%
Jun 2, 2022 $0.056 -1.8%
May 3, 2022 $0.057 -1.7%
Apr 4, 2022 $0.058 +7.4%
Mar 2, 2022 $0.054 -8.5%
Feb 2, 2022 $0.059 +68.6%
Dec 23, 2021 $0.035 -2.8%
Dec 2, 2021 $0.036 -7.7%
Nov 2, 2021 $0.039 -4.9%
Oct 4, 2021 $0.041 -8.9%
Sep 2, 2021 $0.045 +0.0%
Aug 3, 2021 $0.045 -2.2%
Jul 2, 2021 $0.046 -4.2%
Jun 2, 2021 $0.048 -5.9%
May 4, 2021 $0.051 -3.8%
Apr 5, 2021 $0.053 +3.9%
Mar 2, 2021 $0.051 -7.3%
Feb 2, 2021 $0.055 -43.9%
Dec 24, 2020 $0.098 -23.4%
Dec 2, 2020 $0.128 +109.8%
Nov 3, 2020 $0.061 +3.4%
Oct 2, 2020 $0.059 +9.3%
Sep 2, 2020 $0.054 -3.6%
Aug 4, 2020 $0.056 -5.1%
Jul 2, 2020 $0.059 -3.3%
Jun 2, 2020 $0.061 -18.7%
May 4, 2020 $0.075 -5.1%
Apr 2, 2020 $0.079 +5.3%
Mar 3, 2020 $0.075 -2.6%
Feb 4, 2020 $0.077 +26.2%
Dec 24, 2019 $0.061 -19.7%
Dec 3, 2019 $0.076 -1.3%
Nov 4, 2019 $0.077 +1.3%
Oct 2, 2019 $0.076 -5.0%
Sep 4, 2019 $0.08 +0.0%
Aug 2, 2019 $0.08 -3.6%
Jul 2, 2019 $0.083 +3.8%
Jun 4, 2019 $0.08 +0.0%
May 2, 2019 $0.08 +5.3%
Apr 2, 2019 $0.076 -9.5%
Mar 4, 2019 $0.084 -7.7%
Feb 4, 2019 $0.091 -22.9%
Dec 28, 2018 $0.118 +32.6%
Dec 4, 2018 $0.089 -4.3%
Nov 2, 2018 $0.093 +10.7%
Oct 2, 2018 $0.084 +2.4%
Sep 5, 2018 $0.082 +3.8%
Aug 2, 2018 $0.079 +1.3%
Jul 3, 2018 $0.078 -4.9%
Jun 4, 2018 $0.082 +9.3%
May 2, 2018 $0.075 -1.3%
Apr 3, 2018 $0.076 +4.1%
Mar 2, 2018 $0.073 +7.4%
Feb 2, 2018 $0.068 +36.0%
Dec 28, 2017 $0.05 -31.5%
Dec 4, 2017 $0.073 +5.8%
Nov 2, 2017 $0.069 +0.0%
Oct 3, 2017 $0.069 +0.0%
Sep 6, 2017 $0.069 +0.0%
Aug 2, 2017 $0.069 -6.8%
Jul 6, 2017 $0.074 +1.4%
Jun 2, 2017 $0.073 +14.1%
May 2, 2017 $0.064 -9.9%
Apr 4, 2017 $0.071 +6.0%
Mar 2, 2017 $0.067 +17.5%
Feb 2, 2017 $0.057 -35.2%
Dec 28, 2016 $0.088 +22.2%
Dec 2, 2016 $0.072 +16.1%
Nov 2, 2016 $0.062 +0.0%
Oct 4, 2016 $0.062 +3.3%
Sep 2, 2016 $0.06 -1.6%
Aug 2, 2016 $0.061 -4.7%
Jul 6, 2016 $0.064 +3.2%
Jun 2, 2016 $0.062 +0.0%
May 3, 2016 $0.062 -1.6%
Apr 4, 2016 $0.063 -3.1%
Mar 2, 2016 $0.065 +22.6%
Feb 2, 2016 $0.053 -59.2%
Dec 28, 2015 $0.13 +109.7%
Dec 2, 2015 $0.062 -7.5%
Nov 3, 2015 $0.067 -1.5%
Oct 2, 2015 $0.068 +0.0%
Aug 4, 2015 $0.068 +1.5%
Jul 2, 2015 $0.067 +8.1%
Jun 2, 2015 $0.062 +3.3%
May 4, 2015 $0.06 +1.7%
Apr 2, 2015 $0.059 +11.3%
Mar 3, 2015 $0.053 +10.4%
Feb 3, 2015 $0.048 -33.3%
Dec 26, 2014 $0.072 -25.0%
Dec 2, 2014 $0.096 +92.0%
Nov 4, 2014 $0.05 -10.7%
Oct 2, 2014 $0.056 -1.8%
Sep 3, 2014 $0.057 -3.4%
Aug 4, 2014 $0.059 +11.3%
Jul 2, 2014 $0.053 -41.8%
Jun 3, 2014 $0.091

Payout risk check

Distribution stabilityLow risk

BYLD's last 12 distributions were very stable (consistency score 97/100).

Its share price moved -2.2% over the past year.

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

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BYLD distribution FAQ

When is BYLD's next ex-distribution date?

BYLD's next ex-distribution date is Oct 2, 2026 (in 23 days, estimated from its monthly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.0998 per share, expected on Oct 16, 2026.

How often does BYLD pay distributions?

BYLD pays distributions every month, 12 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.091 per share with an ex-date of Sep 2, 2026.

What is BYLD's distribution yield?

BYLD's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 5.39%, based on $1.198 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $22.21. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $1.198 per share, is 5.39%.

How much does BYLD pay per share?

BYLD pays about $0.0998 per share each month, which works out to roughly $1.198 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $119.80 a year.

Has BYLD grown or cut its distribution?

There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years. As a fund, BYLD's distributions vary with the income its holdings generate, so payouts are not designed to rise every year the way a dividend-growth stock's are.

How many shares of BYLD do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 5.39%, you would need about 1,002 shares of BYLD (roughly $22,247 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every month, so the monthly figure is an average.

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