SLQD Distribution History & Yield

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF · NasdaqGM

ETF Short-Term Bond Monthly payer Bond fund
$49.90
-0.09% today
as of Sep 8, 2026
TTM yield
4.40%
$2.194/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
4.40%
$2.194/share indicated annual rate
Annual distribution
$2.194
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.1828
per share, every month
Frequency
Monthly
12 payments a year
Next ex-distribution date
Oct 1, 2026 Estimated
in 22 days
Next pay date
Oct 4, 2026
in 25 days
Last ex-distribution date
Sep 1, 2026
$0.186 per share
Expense ratio
0.06%
AUM 2.4B
Consistency
98/100
very stable payouts
5y distribution CAGR
+19.2%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
4 yrs
consecutive annual raises
Years paying
12.8
since Dec 2, 2013
1y total return
+2.6%
price -1.7% + distributions 4.3%

Upcoming distribution payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 (in 22 days) Oct 4, 2026 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 (in 52 days) Nov 3, 2026 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated
Mon, Nov 30, 2026 (in 82 days) Dec 3, 2026 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated
Wed, Dec 30, 2026 (in 112 days) Jan 2, 2027 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated
Fri, Jan 29, 2027 (in 142 days) Feb 1, 2027 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated
Sun, Feb 28, 2027 (in 172 days) Mar 3, 2027 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated
Tue, Mar 30, 2027 (in 202 days) Apr 2, 2027 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated
Thu, Apr 29, 2027 (in 232 days) May 2, 2027 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated
Sat, May 29, 2027 (in 262 days) Jun 1, 2027 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated
Mon, Jun 28, 2027 (in 292 days) Jul 1, 2027 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated
Wed, Jul 28, 2027 (in 322 days) Jul 31, 2027 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated
Fri, Aug 27, 2027 (in 352 days) Aug 30, 2027 $0.1828 $18.28 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from SLQD's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the fund announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $2.194 per share.

Distribution payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Jun 1, 2023 to Sep 1, 2026; most recent $0.186$0.00$0.10$0.20Jun 1, 2023: $0.12Jun '23Jul 3, 2023: $0.126Aug 1, 2023: $0.123Sep 1, 2023: $0.121Oct 2, 2023: $0.129Nov 1, 2023: $0.135Nov '23Dec 1, 2023: $0.137Dec 14, 2023: $0.137Feb 1, 2024: $0.138Mar 1, 2024: $0.146Apr 1, 2024: $0.147Apr '24May 1, 2024: $0.147Jun 3, 2024: $0.151Jul 1, 2024: $0.156Aug 1, 2024: $0.155Sep 3, 2024: $0.16Sep '24Oct 1, 2024: $0.159Nov 1, 2024: $0.159Dec 2, 2024: $0.162Dec 18, 2024: $0.165Feb 3, 2025: $0.164Feb '25Mar 3, 2025: $0.167Apr 1, 2025: $0.171May 1, 2025: $0.173Jun 2, 2025: $0.174Jul 1, 2025: $0.176Jul '25Aug 1, 2025: $0.176Sep 2, 2025: $0.18Oct 1, 2025: $0.179Nov 3, 2025: $0.181Dec 1, 2025: $0.182Dec '25Dec 19, 2025: $0.184Feb 2, 2026: $0.178Mar 2, 2026: $0.18Apr 1, 2026: $0.183May 1, 2026: $0.186May '26Jun 1, 2026: $0.184Jul 1, 2026: $0.184Aug 3, 2026: $0.187Sep 1, 2026: $0.186

Annual distributions per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$1.25$2.502017: $0.993$0.99320172018: $1.266$1.26620182019: $1.476$1.47620192020: $1.222$1.22220202021: $0.855$0.85520212022: $0.956$0.95620222023: $1.473$1.47320232024: $1.845$1.84520242025: $2.107$2.10720252026 (YTD): $1.468$1.4682026 YTD

How much SLQD do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month547$27,290$1,200
$500 / month2,735$136,450$6,000
$1,000 / month5,470$272,900$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 4.40%. $10,000 in SLQD would currently pay about $440 a year ($37 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

SLQD distribution history

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Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Sep 1, 2026 Sep 4, 2026 $0.186 -0.5%
Aug 3, 2026 Aug 6, 2026 $0.187 +1.6%
Jul 1, 2026 Jul 7, 2026 $0.184 +0.0%
Jun 1, 2026 Jun 4, 2026 $0.184 -1.1%
May 1, 2026 May 6, 2026 $0.186 +1.6%
Apr 1, 2026 Apr 7, 2026 $0.183 +1.7%
Mar 2, 2026 Mar 5, 2026 $0.18 +1.1%
Feb 2, 2026 Feb 5, 2026 $0.178 -3.3%
Dec 19, 2025 Dec 24, 2025 $0.184 +1.1%
Dec 1, 2025 Dec 4, 2025 $0.182 +0.6%
Nov 3, 2025 Nov 6, 2025 $0.181 +1.1%
Oct 1, 2025 Oct 6, 2025 $0.179 -0.6%
Sep 2, 2025 Sep 5, 2025 $0.18 +2.3%
Aug 1, 2025 Aug 6, 2025 $0.176 +0.0%
Jul 1, 2025 Jul 7, 2025 $0.176 +1.1%
Jun 2, 2025 Jun 5, 2025 $0.174 +0.6%
May 1, 2025 May 6, 2025 $0.173 +1.2%
Apr 1, 2025 Apr 4, 2025 $0.171 +2.4%
Mar 3, 2025 Mar 6, 2025 $0.167 +1.8%
Feb 3, 2025 Feb 6, 2025 $0.164 -0.6%
Dec 18, 2024 Dec 23, 2024 $0.165 +1.9%
Dec 2, 2024 Dec 5, 2024 $0.162 +1.9%
Nov 1, 2024 Nov 6, 2024 $0.159 +0.0%
Oct 1, 2024 Oct 4, 2024 $0.159 -0.6%
Sep 3, 2024 Sep 6, 2024 $0.16 +3.2%
Aug 1, 2024 Aug 6, 2024 $0.155 -0.6%
Jul 1, 2024 Jul 5, 2024 $0.156 +3.3%
Jun 3, 2024 Jun 7, 2024 $0.151 +2.7%
May 1, 2024 May 7, 2024 $0.147 +0.0%
Apr 1, 2024 Apr 5, 2024 $0.147 +0.7%
Mar 1, 2024 Mar 7, 2024 $0.146 +5.8%
Feb 1, 2024 Feb 7, 2024 $0.138 +0.7%
Dec 14, 2023 Dec 20, 2023 $0.137 +0.0%
Dec 1, 2023 Dec 7, 2023 $0.137 +1.5%
Nov 1, 2023 Nov 7, 2023 $0.135 +4.7%
Oct 2, 2023 Oct 6, 2023 $0.129 +6.6%
Sep 1, 2023 Sep 8, 2023 $0.121 -1.6%
Aug 1, 2023 Aug 7, 2023 $0.123 -2.4%
Jul 3, 2023 Jul 10, 2023 $0.126 +5.0%
Jun 1, 2023 Jun 7, 2023 $0.12 +2.6%
May 1, 2023 May 5, 2023 $0.117 +3.5%
Apr 3, 2023 Apr 7, 2023 $0.113 +0.0%
Mar 1, 2023 Mar 7, 2023 $0.113 +10.8%
Feb 1, 2023 Feb 7, 2023 $0.102 -10.5%
Dec 15, 2022 Dec 21, 2022 $0.114 +11.8%
Dec 1, 2022 Dec 7, 2022 $0.102 +3.0%
Nov 1, 2022 Nov 7, 2022 $0.099 +0.0%
Oct 3, 2022 Oct 7, 2022 $0.099 +3.1%
Sep 1, 2022 Sep 8, 2022 $0.096 +41.2%
Aug 1, 2022 Aug 5, 2022 $0.068 -8.1%
Jul 1, 2022 Jul 8, 2022 $0.074 +15.6%
Jun 1, 2022 Jun 7, 2022 $0.064 +3.2%
May 2, 2022 May 6, 2022 $0.062 +5.1%
Apr 1, 2022 Apr 7, 2022 $0.059 -6.3%
Mar 1, 2022 Mar 7, 2022 $0.063 +12.5%
Feb 1, 2022 Feb 7, 2022 $0.056 -11.1%
Dec 16, 2021 Dec 22, 2021 $0.063 -50.8%
Dec 1, 2021 Dec 7, 2021 $0.128 +128.6%
Nov 1, 2021 Nov 5, 2021 $0.056 -8.2%
Oct 1, 2021 Oct 7, 2021 $0.061 +5.2%
Sep 1, 2021 Sep 8, 2021 $0.058 -7.9%
Aug 2, 2021 Aug 6, 2021 $0.063 -4.5%
Jul 1, 2021 Jul 8, 2021 $0.066 +3.1%
Jun 1, 2021 Jun 7, 2021 $0.064 -8.6%
May 3, 2021 May 7, 2021 $0.07 +0.0%
Apr 1, 2021 Apr 8, 2021 $0.07 -6.7%
Mar 1, 2021 Mar 5, 2021 $0.075 -7.4%
Feb 1, 2021 Feb 5, 2021 $0.081 -5.8%
Dec 17, 2020 Dec 23, 2020 $0.086 -11.3%
Dec 1, 2020 Dec 7, 2020 $0.097 +10.2%
Nov 2, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 $0.088 -4.3%
Oct 1, 2020 Oct 7, 2020 $0.092 -1.1%
Sep 1, 2020 Sep 8, 2020 $0.093 -9.7%
Aug 3, 2020 Aug 7, 2020 $0.103 +1.0%
Jul 1, 2020 Jul 8, 2020 $0.102 +1.0%
Jun 1, 2020 Jun 5, 2020 $0.101 -9.8%
May 1, 2020 May 7, 2020 $0.112 -6.7%
Apr 1, 2020 Apr 7, 2020 $0.12 +9.1%
Mar 2, 2020 Mar 6, 2020 $0.11 -6.8%
Feb 3, 2020 Feb 7, 2020 $0.118 -4.8%
Dec 19, 2019 Dec 26, 2019 $0.124 -4.6%
Dec 2, 2019 Dec 6, 2019 $0.13 +4.8%
Nov 1, 2019 Nov 7, 2019 $0.124 +2.5%
Oct 1, 2019 Oct 7, 2019 $0.121 -2.4%
Sep 3, 2019 Sep 9, 2019 $0.124 +2.5%
Aug 1, 2019 Aug 7, 2019 $0.121 +0.8%
Jul 1, 2019 Jul 8, 2019 $0.12 -1.6%
Jun 3, 2019 Jun 7, 2019 $0.122 +0.8%
May 1, 2019 May 7, 2019 $0.121 -3.2%
Apr 1, 2019 Apr 5, 2019 $0.125 +2.5%
Mar 1, 2019 Mar 7, 2019 $0.122 +0.0%
Feb 1, 2019 Feb 7, 2019 $0.122 +1.7%
Dec 18, 2018 Dec 24, 2018 $0.12 +0.0%
Dec 3, 2018 Dec 7, 2018 $0.12 +6.2%
Nov 1, 2018 Nov 7, 2018 $0.113 +2.7%
Oct 1, 2018 Oct 5, 2018 $0.11 +5.8%
Sep 4, 2018 Sep 10, 2018 $0.104 -8.0%
Aug 1, 2018 Aug 7, 2018 $0.113 +8.7%
Jul 2, 2018 Jul 9, 2018 $0.104 -1.0%
Jun 1, 2018 Jun 7, 2018 $0.105 +8.2%
May 1, 2018 May 7, 2018 $0.097 +2.1%
Apr 2, 2018 Apr 6, 2018 $0.095 +0.0%
Mar 1, 2018 Mar 7, 2018 $0.095 +5.6%
Feb 1, 2018 Feb 7, 2018 $0.09 +55.2%
Dec 21, 2017 Dec 28, 2017 $0.058 -34.8%
Dec 1, 2017 Dec 7, 2017 $0.089 +2.3%
Nov 1, 2017 Nov 7, 2017 $0.087 -1.1%
Oct 2, 2017 Oct 6, 2017 $0.088 +1.1%
Sep 1, 2017 Sep 8, 2017 $0.087 +1.2%
Aug 1, 2017 Aug 7, 2017 $0.086 +0.0%
Jul 3, 2017 Jul 10, 2017 $0.086 +2.4%
Jun 1, 2017 Jun 7, 2017 $0.084 -1.2%
May 1, 2017 May 5, 2017 $0.085 +3.7%
Apr 3, 2017 Apr 7, 2017 $0.082 +2.5%
Mar 1, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 $0.08 -1.2%
Feb 1, 2017 Feb 7, 2017 $0.081 +37.3%
Dec 22, 2016 Dec 29, 2016 $0.059 -26.3%
Dec 1, 2016 Dec 7, 2016 $0.08 +1.3%
Nov 1, 2016 Nov 7, 2016 $0.079 -1.2%
Oct 3, 2016 Oct 7, 2016 $0.08 +1.3%
Sep 1, 2016 Sep 8, 2016 $0.079 -1.2%
Aug 1, 2016 Aug 5, 2016 $0.08 +1.3%
Jul 1, 2016 Jul 8, 2016 $0.079 +1.3%
Jun 1, 2016 Jun 7, 2016 $0.078 +4.0%
May 2, 2016 May 6, 2016 $0.075 +0.8%
Apr 1, 2016 Apr 7, 2016 $0.0744 -0.1%
Mar 1, 2016 Mar 7, 2016 $0.0745 +3.4%
Feb 1, 2016 Feb 5, 2016 $0.072 +9.1%
Dec 24, 2015 Dec 31, 2015 $0.066 -1.5%
Dec 1, 2015 Dec 7, 2015 $0.067 +3.1%
Nov 2, 2015 Nov 6, 2015 $0.065 +10.2%
Oct 1, 2015 Oct 7, 2015 $0.059 +5.4%
Sep 1, 2015 Sep 8, 2015 $0.056 -6.7%
Aug 3, 2015 Aug 7, 2015 $0.06 +5.3%
Jul 1, 2015 Jul 8, 2015 $0.057 +0.0%
Jun 1, 2015 Jun 5, 2015 $0.057 -5.0%
May 1, 2015 May 7, 2015 $0.06 +0.0%
Apr 1, 2015 Apr 8, 2015 $0.06 +9.1%
Mar 2, 2015 Mar 6, 2015 $0.055 +0.0%
Feb 2, 2015 Feb 6, 2015 $0.055 +10.0%
Dec 24, 2014 Dec 31, 2014 $0.05 -7.4%
Dec 1, 2014 Dec 5, 2014 $0.054 +10.2%
Nov 3, 2014 Nov 7, 2014 $0.049 +0.0%
Oct 1, 2014 Oct 7, 2014 $0.049 -2.0%
Sep 2, 2014 Sep 8, 2014 $0.05 -2.0%
Aug 1, 2014 Aug 7, 2014 $0.051 +0.0%
Jul 1, 2014 Jul 8, 2014 $0.051 -5.6%
Jun 2, 2014 $0.054 -1.8%
May 1, 2014 May 7, 2014 $0.055 +7.8%
Apr 1, 2014 Apr 7, 2014 $0.051 -10.5%
Mar 3, 2014 Mar 7, 2014 $0.057 +9.6%
Feb 3, 2014 Feb 7, 2014 $0.052 +10.6%
Dec 26, 2013 Jan 2, 2014 $0.047 -29.9%
Dec 2, 2013 Dec 6, 2013 $0.067

Payout risk check

Distribution stabilityLow risk

SLQD's last 12 distributions were very stable (consistency score 98/100).

Its share price moved -1.7% 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.

About iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index, and the fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index. The index is designed to reflect the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate debt.

Fund family: iShares. Category: Short-Term Bond. First distribution on our records: Dec 2, 2013. 154 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 8, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.

SLQD distribution FAQ

When is SLQD's next ex-distribution date?

SLQD's next ex-distribution date is Oct 1, 2026 (in 22 days, estimated from its monthly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.1828 per share, expected on Oct 4, 2026.

How often does SLQD pay distributions?

SLQD pays distributions every month, 12 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.186 per share with an ex-date of Sep 1, 2026.

What is SLQD's distribution yield?

SLQD's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 4.40%, based on $2.194 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $49.90. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $2.194 per share, is 4.40%.

How much does SLQD pay per share?

SLQD pays about $0.1828 per share each month, which works out to roughly $2.194 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $219.40 a year.

Has SLQD grown or cut its distribution?

SLQD has raised its annual distribution for 4 consecutive years. Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 19.2% a year (+8.3% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

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

At the current forward yield of 4.40%, you would need about 547 shares of SLQD (roughly $27,290 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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