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Rebuilt every trading night.\n XYLD Dividend History\n XYLD paid $4.3234 a share in the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026, in 12 payments. It pays monthly. The last payment was $0.2964, ex Sep 21, 2026.\n $4.3234 Paid per share in the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026 \n 11.0% Yield on its price of $39.40 on Oct 14, 2025, the first day of those 12 months \n $0.2964 Last payment, ex-date Sep 21, 2026 \n monthly How often it pays, by the gaps between its last six payments \n\n [Distributions per share for XYLD. Distributions per share for XYLD] 24 distributions for XYLD, $0.2907 to $1.1895 a share and $0.372 in the middle, Oct 21, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026.\n Every payment\n XYLD cash distributions per share by ex-date, newest first, 159 payments from Jul 24, 2013 to Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions; the split from the issuer\u2019s Rule 19a-1 notice. Ex-date Amount per share Made of \n Sep 21, 2026 $0.2964 92.6% return of capital, 7.4% income \n Aug 24, 2026 $0.3109 \u00b7 \n Jul 20, 2026 $0.4088 \u00b7 \n Jun 22, 2026 $0.3403 \u00b7 \n May 18, 2026 $0.4012 \u00b7 \n Apr 20, 2026 $0.3522 \u00b7 \n Mar 23, 2026 $0.3905 \u00b7 \n Feb 23, 2026 $0.3412 \u00b7 \n Jan 20, 2026 $0.3597 \u00b7 \n Dec 22, 2025 $0.3252 \u00b7 \n Nov 24, 2025 $0.4003 \u00b7 \n Oct 20, 2025 $0.3967 \u00b7 \n Sep 22, 2025 $0.3016 \u00b7 \n Aug 18, 2025 $0.3163 \u00b7 \n Jul 21, 2025 $0.3126 \u00b7 \n Jun 23, 2025 $0.3872 \u00b7 \n May 19, 2025 $0.3893 \u00b7 \n Apr 21, 2025 $0.3774 \u00b7 \n Mar 24, 2025 $0.4005 \u00b7 \n Feb 24, 2025 $0.2907 \u00b7 \n Jan 21, 2025 $0.373 \u00b7 \n Dec 30, 2024 $1.189548 \u00b7 \n Nov 18, 2024 $0.371 \u00b7 \n Oct 21, 2024 $0.386 \u00b7 \n Sep 23, 2024 $0.3419 \u00b7 \n Aug 19, 2024 $0.40 \u00b7 \n Jul 22, 2024 $0.3126 \u00b7 \n Jun 24, 2024 $0.2764 \u00b7 \n May 20, 2024 $0.2819 \u00b7 \n Apr 22, 2024 $0.3404 \u00b7 \n Mar 18, 2024 $0.3219 \u00b7 \n Feb 20, 2024 $0.3017 \u00b7 \n Jan 22, 2024 $0.3138 \u00b7 \n Dec 28, 2023 $0.2896 \u00b7 \n Nov 20, 2023 $0.2668 \u00b7 \n Oct 23, 2023 $0.3835 \u00b7 \n Sep 18, 2023 $0.333299 \u00b7 \n Aug 21, 2023 $0.3803 \u00b7 \n Jul 24, 2023 $0.2872 \u00b7 \n Jun 20, 2023 $0.3274 \u00b7 \n May 22, 2023 $0.284 \u00b7 \n Apr 24, 2023 $0.376 \u00b7 \n Mar 20, 2023 $0.3989 \u00b7 \n Feb 21, 2023 $0.408121 \u00b7 \n Jan 23, 2023 $0.4101 \u00b7 \n Dec 29, 2022 $0.3822 \u00b7 \n Nov 21, 2022 $0.4052 \u00b7 \n Oct 24, 2022 $0.4007 \u00b7 \n Sep 19, 2022 $0.4046 \u00b7 \n Aug 22, 2022 $0.4338 \u00b7 \n Jul 18, 2022 $0.4386 \u00b7 \n Jun 21, 2022 $0.4223 \u00b7 \n May 23, 2022 $0.4411 \u00b7 \n Apr 18, 2022 $0.4947 \u00b7 \n Mar 21, 2022 $0.5014 \u00b7 \n Feb 22, 2022 $0.483528 \u00b7 \n Jan 24, 2022 $0.4808 \u00b7 \n Dec 30, 2021 $0.4577 \u00b7 \n Nov 22, 2021 $0.3646 \u00b7 \n Oct 18, 2021 $0.345132 \u00b7 \n Sep 20, 2021 $0.370025 \u00b7 \n Aug 23, 2021 $0.372813 \u00b7 \n Jul 19, 2021 $0.336547 \u00b7 \n Jun 21, 2021 $0.386506 \u00b7 \n May 24, 2021 $0.3334 \u00b7 \n Apr 19, 2021 $0.361055 \u00b7 \n Mar 22, 2021 $0.419838 \u00b7 \n Feb 22, 2021 $0.3596 \u00b7 \n Jan 19, 2021 $0.476286 \u00b7 \n Dec 30, 2020 $0.403563 \u00b7 \n Nov 23, 2020 $0.449262 \u00b7 \n Oct 19, 2020 $0.4523 \u00b7 \n Sep 21, 2020 $0.4449 \u00b7 \n Aug 24, 2020 $0.392 \u00b7 \n Jul 20, 2020 $0.2177 \u00b7 \n Jun 22, 2020 $0.2094 \u00b7 \n May 18, 2020 $0.2066 \u00b7 \n Apr 20, 2020 $0.203 \u00b7 \n Mar 23, 2020 $0.1827 \u00b7 \n Feb 24, 2020 $0.25995 \u00b7 \n Jan 21, 2020 $0.25925 \u00b7 \n Dec 30, 2019 $0.256 \u00b7 \n Nov 20, 2019 $0.2506 \u00b7 \n Oct 23, 2019 $0.24515 \u00b7 \n Sep 25, 2019 $0.24345 \u00b7 \n Aug 21, 2019 $0.2416 \u00b7 \n Jul 24, 2019 $0.25065 \u00b7 \n Jun 26, 2019 $0.2439 \u00b7 \n May 22, 2019 $0.24 \u00b7 \n Apr 24, 2019 $0.245 \u00b7 \n Mar 20, 2019 $0.2393 \u00b7 \n Feb 20, 2019 $0.2351 \u00b7 \n Jan 23, 2019 $0.2266 \u00b7 \n Dec 28, 2018 $0.387536 \u00b7 \n Nov 21, 2018 $0.233 \u00b7 \n Oct 24, 2018 $0.2475 \u00b7 \n Sep 26, 2018 $0.2622 \u00b7 \n Aug 22, 2018 $0.2601 \u00b7 \n Jul 25, 2018 $0.25635 \u00b7 \n Jun 20, 2018 $0.2543 \u00b7 \n May 23, 2018 $0.2505 \u00b7 \n Apr 25, 2018 $0.2451 \u00b7 \n Mar 21, 2018 $0.24935 \u00b7 \n Feb 21, 2018 $0.24985 \u00b7 \n Jan 24, 2018 $0.25865 \u00b7 \n Dec 20, 2017 $1.43499 \u00b7 \n Nov 22, 2017 $0.06708 \u00b7 \n Oct 25, 2017 $0.03746 \u00b7 \n Sep 20, 2017 $0.06029 \u00b7 \n Aug 23, 2017 $0.24676 \u00b7 \n Jul 26, 2017 $0.05441 \u00b7 \n Jun 21, 2017 $0.054297 \u00b7 \n May 24, 2017 $0.07704 \u00b7 \n Apr 26, 2017 $0.222812 \u00b7 \n Mar 22, 2017 $0.061465 \u00b7 \n Feb 23, 2017 $0.060377 \u00b7 \n Jan 25, 2017 $0.226583 \u00b7 \n Dec 21, 2016 $0.049982 \u00b7 \n Nov 23, 2016 $0.076622 \u00b7 \n Oct 26, 2016 $0.175962 \u00b7 \n Sep 21, 2016 $0.198474 \u00b7 \n Aug 24, 2016 $0.075623 \u00b7 \n Jul 20, 2016 $0.031811 \u00b7 \n Jun 22, 2016 $0.091224 \u00b7 \n May 25, 2016 $0.266956 \u00b7 \n Apr 20, 2016 $0.016562 \u00b7 \n Mar 23, 2016 $0.074041 \u00b7 \n Feb 24, 2016 $0.079974 \u00b7 \n Jan 21, 2016 $0.334537 \u00b7 \n Dec 23, 2015 $0.365741 \u00b7 \n Nov 25, 2015 $0.084723 \u00b7 \n Oct 21, 2015 $0.039984 \u00b7 \n Sep 23, 2015 $0.39641 \u00b7 \n Aug 26, 2015 $0.36993 \u00b7 \n Jul 22, 2015 $0.057544 \u00b7 \n Jun 24, 2015 $0.189357 \u00b7 \n May 20, 2015 $0.071085 \u00b7 \n Apr 22, 2015 $0.131005 \u00b7 \n Mar 25, 2015 $0.069164 \u00b7 \n Feb 25, 2015 $0.066743 \u00b7 \n Jan 22, 2015 $0.193866 \u00b7 \n Dec 24, 2014 $0.684003 \u00b7 \n Nov 26, 2014 $0.183031 \u00b7 \n Oct 23, 2014 $0.249981 \u00b7 \n Sep 24, 2014 $0.170824 \u00b7 \n Aug 21, 2014 $0.204816 \u00b7 \n Jul 23, 2014 $0.035679 \u00b7 \n Jun 25, 2014 $0.051692 \u00b7 \n May 22, 2014 $0.079662 \u00b7 \n Apr 23, 2014 $0.03311 \u00b7 \n Mar 26, 2014 $0.046431 \u00b7 \n Feb 26, 2014 $0.134651 \u00b7 \n Jan 23, 2014 $0.019454 \u00b7 \n Dec 26, 2013 $0.758212 \u00b7 \n Nov 21, 2013 $0.065066 \u00b7 \n Oct 23, 2013 $0.034844 \u00b7 \n Sep 25, 2013 $0.050043 \u00b7 \n Aug 22, 2013 $0.151374 \u00b7 \n Jul 24, 2013 $0.0392 \u00b7 \n \n The latest payment\u2019s split is the issuer\u2019s estimate, from its Rule 19a-1 notice of Sep 24, 2026.\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. Made of What the issuer\u2019s Rule 19a-1 notice says the payment was made of: income, capital gains or return of capital. It is the issuer\u2019s estimate, and ETFIQ reads it for the latest payment only. Questions people ask\n How often does XYLD pay dividends? XYLD pays monthly. It made 12 payments in the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026 and 159 payments since Jul 24, 2013. How much did XYLD pay in dividends over the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026? $4.3234 a share, in 12 payments, a 11.0% yield on its price of $39.40 on Oct 14, 2025, the first day of those 12 months. When was XYLD's last dividend? The last payment was $0.2964 a share, with an ex-date of Sep 21, 2026. What was XYLD's latest dividend made of? The issuer's notice for the payment of $0.2964 says it was 92.6% return of capital, 7.4% income. That is the issuer's estimate when it paid, not a tax statement. Where to next\n XYLD fund page Dividend history of every ETF Income ETF payout calendar Top dividend ETFs Compare XYLD 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, XYLD dividend history, data as of Oct 14, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/xyld/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, XYLD dividend history, data as of Oct 14, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/xyld/dividends/ APA ETFIQ. (Oct 14, 2026). XYLD dividend history. 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