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The last payment was $0.061809, ex May 20, 2026.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/kdef/dividends/","dateModified":"2026-10-14","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":2708,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / KDEF / Dividends \n \n As of Oct 14, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.\n KDEF Dividend History\n KDEF paid $2.9749 a share in the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026, in 9 payments. It pays weekly. The last payment was $0.061809, ex May 20, 2026.\n $2.9749 Paid per share in the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026 \n 6.6% Yield on its price of $44.92 on Oct 14, 2025, the first day of those 12 months \n $0.061809 Last payment, ex-date May 20, 2026 \n weekly How often it pays, by the gaps between its last six payments \n\n [Distributions per share for KDEF. Distributions per share for KDEF] 9 distributions for KDEF, $0.0553 to $2.2217 a share and $0.065 in the middle, Dec 30, 2025 to May 20, 2026.\n Every payment\n KDEF cash distributions per share by ex-date, newest first, 9 payments from Dec 30, 2025 to May 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions. Ex-date Amount per share \n May 20, 2026 $0.061809 \n May 13, 2026 $0.063527 \n May 6, 2026 $0.0629 \n Apr 29, 2026 $0.0655 \n Apr 22, 2026 $0.066334 \n Apr 15, 2026 $0.065003 \n Apr 8, 2026 $0.0553 \n Apr 1, 2026 $0.3128 \n Dec 30, 2025 $2.2217 \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. 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 KDEF pay dividends? KDEF pays weekly. It made 9 payments in the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026 and 9 payments since Dec 30, 2025. How much did KDEF pay in dividends over the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026? $2.9749 a share, in 9 payments, a 6.6% yield on its price of $44.92 on Oct 14, 2025, the first day of those 12 months. When was KDEF's last dividend? The last payment was $0.061809 a share, with an ex-date of May 20, 2026. Where to next\n KDEF fund page Dividend history of every ETF Income ETF payout calendar Top dividend ETFs Compare KDEF 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, KDEF dividend history, data as of Oct 14, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/kdef/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, KDEF dividend history, data as of Oct 14, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/kdef/dividends/ APA ETFIQ. (Oct 14, 2026). KDEF dividend history. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/funds/kdef/dividends/ Markdown [KDEF dividend history (ETFIQ, Oct 14, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/funds/kdef/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). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, KDEF dividend history, data as of Oct 14, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/kdef/dividends/"}