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Distributions per share for IEF] 24 distributions for IEF, $0.2754 to $0.332 a share and $0.3081 in the middle, Nov 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026.\n Every payment\n IEF cash distributions per share by ex-date, newest first, 290 payments from Sep 3, 2002 to Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions; pay dates from Nasdaq. Ex-date Pay date Amount per share \n Oct 1, 2026 \u00b7 $0.306924 \n Sep 1, 2026 Sep 4, 2026 $0.332044 \n Aug 3, 2026 Aug 6, 2026 $0.317549 \n Jul 1, 2026 Jul 7, 2026 $0.311059 \n Jun 1, 2026 Jun 4, 2026 $0.317197 \n May 1, 2026 \u00b7 $0.312472 \n Apr 1, 2026 \u00b7 $0.317166 \n Mar 2, 2026 \u00b7 $0.28276 \n Feb 2, 2026 \u00b7 $0.311986 \n Dec 19, 2025 \u00b7 $0.312713 \n Dec 1, 2025 \u00b7 $0.288439 \n Nov 3, 2025 \u00b7 $0.303792 \n Oct 1, 2025 \u00b7 $0.294485 \n Sep 2, 2025 \u00b7 $0.314136 \n Aug 1, 2025 \u00b7 $0.308775 \n Jul 1, 2025 \u00b7 $0.30321 \n Jun 2, 2025 \u00b7 $0.310131 \n May 1, 2025 \u00b7 $0.313378 \n Apr 1, 2025 \u00b7 $0.303674 \n Mar 3, 2025 \u00b7 $0.275368 \n Feb 3, 2025 \u00b7 $0.296357 \n Dec 18, 2024 \u00b7 $0.307517 \n Dec 2, 2024 \u00b7 $0.292013 \n Nov 1, 2024 \u00b7 $0.291583 \n Oct 1, 2024 \u00b7 $0.285919 \n Sep 3, 2024 \u00b7 $0.288194 \n Aug 1, 2024 \u00b7 $0.289105 \n Jul 1, 2024 \u00b7 $0.285078 \n Jun 3, 2024 \u00b7 $0.276435 \n May 1, 2024 \u00b7 $0.27086 \n Apr 1, 2024 \u00b7 $0.275844 \n Mar 1, 2024 \u00b7 $0.249254 \n Feb 1, 2024 \u00b7 $0.235883 \n Dec 14, 2023 \u00b7 $0.281606 \n Dec 1, 2023 \u00b7 $0.248948 \n Nov 1, 2023 \u00b7 $0.248776 \n Oct 2, 2023 \u00b7 $0.238922 \n Sep 1, 2023 \u00b7 $0.241752 \n Aug 1, 2023 \u00b7 $0.24154 \n Jul 3, 2023 \u00b7 $0.231854 \n Jun 1, 2023 \u00b7 $0.231595 \n May 1, 2023 \u00b7 $0.238589 \n Apr 3, 2023 \u00b7 $0.195983 \n Mar 1, 2023 \u00b7 $0.196207 \n Feb 1, 2023 \u00b7 $0.212178 \n Dec 15, 2022 \u00b7 $0.191817 \n Dec 1, 2022 \u00b7 $0.194028 \n Nov 1, 2022 \u00b7 $0.202775 \n Oct 3, 2022 \u00b7 $0.186566 \n Sep 1, 2022 \u00b7 $0.179026 \n Aug 1, 2022 \u00b7 $0.184051 \n Jul 1, 2022 \u00b7 $0.155368 \n Jun 1, 2022 \u00b7 $0.129264 \n May 2, 2022 \u00b7 $0.125114 \n Apr 1, 2022 \u00b7 $0.121442 \n Mar 1, 2022 \u00b7 $0.100999 \n Feb 1, 2022 \u00b7 $0.108126 \n Dec 16, 2021 \u00b7 $0.105857 \n Dec 1, 2021 \u00b7 $0.087705 \n Nov 1, 2021 \u00b7 $0.081436 \n Oct 1, 2021 \u00b7 $0.080198 \n Sep 1, 2021 \u00b7 $0.080411 \n Aug 2, 2021 \u00b7 $0.076119 \n Jul 1, 2021 \u00b7 $0.076732 \n Jun 1, 2021 \u00b7 $0.078615 \n May 3, 2021 \u00b7 $0.074471 \n Apr 1, 2021 \u00b7 $0.069712 \n Mar 1, 2021 \u00b7 $0.069871 \n Feb 1, 2021 \u00b7 $0.077553 \n Dec 17, 2020 \u00b7 $0.072535 \n Dec 1, 2020 \u00b7 $0.079751 \n Nov 2, 2020 \u00b7 $0.075943 \n Oct 1, 2020 \u00b7 $0.079256 \n Sep 1, 2020 \u00b7 $0.088008 \n Aug 3, 2020 \u00b7 $0.099876 \n Jul 1, 2020 \u00b7 $0.110052 \n Jun 1, 2020 \u00b7 $0.122219 \n May 1, 2020 \u00b7 $0.127983 \n Apr 1, 2020 \u00b7 $0.144016 \n Mar 2, 2020 \u00b7 $0.140289 \n Feb 3, 2020 \u00b7 $0.153292 \n Dec 19, 2019 \u00b7 $0.156406 \n Dec 2, 2019 \u00b7 $0.160157 \n Nov 1, 2019 \u00b7 $0.168071 \n Oct 1, 2019 \u00b7 $0.170727 \n Sep 3, 2019 \u00b7 $0.190273 \n Aug 1, 2019 \u00b7 $0.193542 \n Jul 1, 2019 \u00b7 $0.192288 \n Jun 3, 2019 \u00b7 $0.212517 \n May 1, 2019 \u00b7 $0.211512 \n Apr 1, 2019 \u00b7 $0.217854 \n Mar 1, 2019 \u00b7 $0.199053 \n Feb 1, 2019 \u00b7 $0.220083 \n Dec 18, 2018 \u00b7 $0.212602 \n Dec 3, 2018 \u00b7 $0.212309 \n Nov 1, 2018 \u00b7 $0.216136 \n Oct 1, 2018 \u00b7 $0.204227 \n Sep 4, 2018 \u00b7 $0.205728 \n Aug 1, 2018 \u00b7 $0.199905 \n Jul 2, 2018 \u00b7 $0.189658 \n Jun 1, 2018 \u00b7 $0.2023 \n May 1, 2018 \u00b7 $0.191181 \n Apr 2, 2018 \u00b7 $0.175035 \n Mar 1, 2018 \u00b7 $0.159318 \n Feb 1, 2018 \u00b7 $0.167741 \n Dec 21, 2017 \u00b7 $0.164141 \n Dec 1, 2017 \u00b7 $0.159691 \n Nov 1, 2017 \u00b7 $0.164305 \n Oct 2, 2017 \u00b7 $0.158852 \n Sep 1, 2017 \u00b7 $0.162455 \n Aug 1, 2017 \u00b7 $0.165256 \n Jul 3, 2017 \u00b7 $0.159282 \n Jun 1, 2017 \u00b7 $0.163645 \n May 1, 2017 \u00b7 $0.160289 \n Apr 3, 2017 \u00b7 $0.158696 \n Mar 1, 2017 \u00b7 $0.144834 \n Feb 1, 2017 \u00b7 $0.159282 \n Dec 22, 2016 \u00b7 $0.164725 \n Dec 1, 2016 \u00b7 $0.149408 \n Nov 1, 2016 \u00b7 $0.153709 \n Oct 3, 2016 \u00b7 $0.149905 \n Sep 1, 2016 \u00b7 $0.155452 \n Aug 1, 2016 \u00b7 $0.158313 \n Jul 1, 2016 \u00b7 $0.157509 \n Jun 1, 2016 \u00b7 $0.163443 \n May 2, 2016 \u00b7 $0.16117 \n Apr 1, 2016 \u00b7 $0.168336 \n Mar 1, 2016 \u00b7 $0.157368 \n Feb 1, 2016 \u00b7 $0.159166 \n Dec 24, 2015 \u00b7 $0.163574 \n Dec 1, 2015 \u00b7 $0.16502 \n Nov 2, 2015 \u00b7 $0.163008 \n Oct 1, 2015 \u00b7 $0.1643 \n Sep 1, 2015 \u00b7 $0.167105 \n Aug 3, 2015 \u00b7 $0.164209 \n Jul 1, 2015 \u00b7 $0.162466 \n Jun 1, 2015 \u00b7 $0.169088 \n May 1, 2015 \u00b7 $0.163235 \n Apr 1, 2015 \u00b7 $0.174827 \n Mar 2, 2015 \u00b7 $0.170064 \n Feb 2, 2015 \u00b7 $0.181933 \n Dec 24, 2014 \u00b7 $0.155544 \n Dec 1, 2014 \u00b7 $0.179983 \n Nov 3, 2014 \u00b7 $0.18052 \n Oct 1, 2014 \u00b7 $0.188931 \n Sep 2, 2014 \u00b7 $0.180951 \n Aug 1, 2014 \u00b7 $0.195573 \n Jul 1, 2014 \u00b7 $0.192136 \n Jun 2, 2014 \u00b7 $0.175425 \n May 1, 2014 \u00b7 $0.194078 \n Apr 1, 2014 \u00b7 $0.189607 \n Mar 3, 2014 \u00b7 $0.165796 \n Feb 3, 2014 \u00b7 $0.175249 \n Dec 26, 2013 \u00b7 $0.163803 \n Dec 2, 2013 \u00b7 $0.164077 \n Nov 1, 2013 \u00b7 $0.161459 \n Oct 1, 2013 \u00b7 $0.153328 \n Sep 3, 2013 \u00b7 $0.15088 \n Aug 1, 2013 \u00b7 $0.140747 \n Jul 1, 2013 \u00b7 $0.13928 \n Jun 3, 2013 \u00b7 $0.141562 \n May 1, 2013 \u00b7 $0.134933 \n Apr 1, 2013 \u00b7 $0.144612 \n Mar 1, 2013 \u00b7 $0.126749 \n Feb 1, 2013 \u00b7 $0.140073 \n Dec 26, 2012 \u00b7 $0.150589 \n Dec 3, 2012 \u00b7 $0.136792 \n Nov 1, 2012 \u00b7 $0.145278 \n Oct 1, 2012 \u00b7 $0.141279 \n Sep 4, 2012 \u00b7 $0.150782 \n Aug 1, 2012 \u00b7 $0.162208 \n Jul 2, 2012 \u00b7 $0.160121 \n Jun 1, 2012 \u00b7 $0.170729 \n May 1, 2012 \u00b7 $0.168253 \n Apr 2, 2012 \u00b7 $0.177317 \n Mar 1, 2012 \u00b7 $0.169604 \n Feb 1, 2012 \u00b7 $0.19082 \n Dec 27, 2011 \u00b7 $0.189303 \n Dec 1, 2011 \u00b7 $0.200255 \n Nov 1, 2011 \u00b7 $0.209291 \n Oct 3, 2011 \u00b7 $0.211388 \n Sep 1, 2011 \u00b7 $0.229073 \n Aug 1, 2011 \u00b7 $0.238186 \n Jul 1, 2011 \u00b7 $0.23064 \n Jun 1, 2011 \u00b7 $0.244437 \n May 2, 2011 \u00b7 $0.2414 \n Apr 1, 2011 \u00b7 $0.248253 \n Mar 1, 2011 \u00b7 $0.216469 \n Feb 1, 2011 \u00b7 $0.235353 \n Dec 28, 2010 \u00b7 $0.248376 \n Dec 1, 2010 \u00b7 $0.239392 \n Nov 1, 2010 \u00b7 $0.234653 \n Oct 1, 2010 \u00b7 $0.233354 \n Sep 1, 2010 \u00b7 $0.247179 \n Aug 2, 2010 \u00b7 $0.253285 \n Jul 1, 2010 \u00b7 $0.24823 \n Jun 1, 2010 \u00b7 $0.259842 \n May 3, 2010 \u00b7 $0.273317 \n Apr 1, 2010 \u00b7 $0.254951 \n Mar 1, 2010 \u00b7 $0.24354 \n Feb 1, 2010 \u00b7 $0.2995 \n Dec 29, 2009 \u00b7 $0.164229 \n Dec 1, 2009 \u00b7 $0.20784 \n Nov 2, 2009 \u00b7 $0.769909 \n Oct 1, 2009 \u00b7 $0.253367 \n Sep 1, 2009 \u00b7 $0.257498 \n Aug 3, 2009 \u00b7 $0.263877 \n Jul 1, 2009 \u00b7 $0.251586 \n Jun 1, 2009 \u00b7 $0.27219 \n May 1, 2009 \u00b7 $0.28034 \n Apr 1, 2009 \u00b7 $0.276244 \n Mar 2, 2009 \u00b7 $0.2475 \n Feb 2, 2009 \u00b7 $0.26625 \n Dec 29, 2008 \u00b7 $0.369008 \n Dec 1, 2008 \u00b7 $0.3125 \n Nov 3, 2008 \u00b7 $0.32 \n Oct 1, 2008 \u00b7 $0.305 \n Sep 2, 2008 \u00b7 $0.295404 \n Aug 1, 2008 \u00b7 $0.304371 \n Jul 1, 2008 \u00b7 $0.291827 \n Jun 2, 2008 \u00b7 $0.307167 \n May 1, 2008 \u00b7 $0.279997 \n Apr 1, 2008 \u00b7 $0.310872 \n Mar 3, 2008 \u00b7 $0.280063 \n Feb 1, 2008 \u00b7 $0.280643 \n Dec 27, 2007 \u00b7 $0.313169 \n Dec 3, 2007 \u00b7 $0.295346 \n Nov 1, 2007 \u00b7 $0.296534 \n Oct 1, 2007 \u00b7 $0.31013 \n Sep 4, 2007 \u00b7 $0.333602 \n Aug 1, 2007 \u00b7 $0.322098 \n Jul 2, 2007 \u00b7 $0.313321 \n Jun 1, 2007 \u00b7 $0.329226 \n May 1, 2007 \u00b7 $0.314451 \n Apr 2, 2007 \u00b7 $0.321919 \n Mar 1, 2007 \u00b7 $0.274746 \n Feb 1, 2007 \u00b7 $0.311091 \n Dec 27, 2006 \u00b7 $0.239297 \n Dec 1, 2006 \u00b7 $0.304142 \n Nov 1, 2006 \u00b7 $0.308354 \n Oct 2, 2006 \u00b7 $0.315666 \n Sep 1, 2006 \u00b7 $0.311585 \n Aug 1, 2006 \u00b7 $0.319344 \n Jul 3, 2006 \u00b7 $0.312173 \n Jun 1, 2006 \u00b7 $0.294288 \n May 1, 2006 \u00b7 $0.293988 \n Apr 3, 2006 \u00b7 $0.260258 \n Mar 1, 2006 \u00b7 $0.267073 \n Feb 1, 2006 \u00b7 $0.26352 \n Dec 28, 2005 \u00b7 $0.291872 \n Dec 1, 2005 \u00b7 $0.28348 \n Nov 1, 2005 \u00b7 $0.287716 \n Oct 3, 2005 \u00b7 $0.2772 \n Sep 1, 2005 \u00b7 $0.2744 \n Aug 1, 2005 \u00b7 $0.2706 \n Jul 1, 2005 \u00b7 $0.2635 \n Jun 1, 2005 \u00b7 $0.2636 \n May 2, 2005 \u00b7 $0.2675 \n Apr 1, 2005 \u00b7 $0.2791 \n Mar 1, 2005 \u00b7 $0.2309 \n Feb 1, 2005 \u00b7 $0.2613 \n Dec 31, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2715 \n Dec 1, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2624 \n Nov 1, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2652 \n Oct 1, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2575 \n Sep 1, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2663 \n Aug 2, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2727 \n Jul 1, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2735 \n Jun 1, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2794 \n May 3, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2679 \n Apr 1, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2555 \n Mar 1, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2511 \n Feb 2, 2004 \u00b7 $0.2554 \n Dec 31, 2003 \u00b7 $0.2787 \n Dec 1, 2003 \u00b7 $0.2662 \n Nov 3, 2003 \u00b7 $0.2793 \n Oct 1, 2003 \u00b7 $0.2741 \n Sep 2, 2003 \u00b7 $0.2758 \n Aug 1, 2003 \u00b7 $0.2529 \n Jul 1, 2003 \u00b7 $0.2403 \n Jun 2, 2003 \u00b7 $0.2442 \n May 1, 2003 \u00b7 $0.3418 \n Apr 1, 2003 \u00b7 $0.2487 \n Mar 3, 2003 \u00b7 $0.2401 \n Feb 3, 2003 \u00b7 $0.2777 \n Dec 31, 2002 \u00b7 $0.4164 \n Dec 2, 2002 \u00b7 $0.5204 \n Nov 1, 2002 \u00b7 $0.2946 \n Oct 1, 2002 \u00b7 $0.2579 \n Sep 3, 2002 \u00b7 $0.29 \n \n What the columns mean\n Ex-date The first day the fund trades without the payment. Buy on or after it and that payment is not yours. Pay date The day the cash is paid. Shown where Nasdaq\u2019s record carries the fund. Amount per share Cash per share as paid on the ex-date, from Tiingo\u2019s end-of-day distributions, with the issuer\u2019s own table where the feed misses a payment. Questions people ask\n How often does IEF pay dividends? IEF pays monthly. It made 12 payments in the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026 and 290 payments since Sep 3, 2002. How much did IEF pay in dividends over the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026? $3.7141 a share, in 12 payments, a 3.8% yield on its price of $97.21 on Oct 14, 2025, the first day of those 12 months. When was IEF's last dividend? The last payment was $0.306924 a share, with an ex-date of Oct 1, 2026. Where to next\n IEF fund page Dividend history of every ETF Income ETF payout calendar Top dividend ETFs Compare IEF with another fund How these figures are computed A payment history is not a forecast or a recommendation. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, not an adviser. Standards and sources \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, IEF dividend history, data as of Oct 14, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/ief/dividends/ Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, IEF dividend history, data as of Oct 14, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/ief/dividends/ APA ETFIQ. (Oct 14, 2026). IEF dividend history. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/funds/ief/dividends/ Markdown [IEF dividend history (ETFIQ, Oct 14, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/funds/ief/dividends/)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). 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