Dividends
GLD ETF Dividend History, Yield & Distributions
ETF Dividend History · Distribution Yield · Ex-Dividend Date · Payment Schedule
GLDSPDR Gold Shares
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GLD ETF dividend answer
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) has a trailing 12-month distribution yield of — and paid — per share over the trailing 12 months. The next distribution has not yet been announced. GLD distribution history is shown as fund payout history, so corporate payout ratio and free cash flow coverage are excluded.
GLD Distribution Snapshot
Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.
Next GLD Distribution Date
When GLD next goes ex-distribution, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next GLD distribution
Next ex-date status: unknown. Next distribution amount status: unknown. Projected values are inferred from recent cadence and are never presented as issuer announcements.
Latest GLD Distribution Dates
Review the latest distribution, yield, available trailing-year income, and distribution cadence before treating income as durable.
AIQ Distribution bridge
Fund distributions should be read with holdings quality, liquidity, and asset-class exposure.
Distribution yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.
Lower drawdown and volatility can improve the dependability of an income allocation.
GLD Dividend & Distribution History
Recent per-share distributions show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Distribution pattern
Recent distribution payments are summarized as cadence signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
No recent dividend cadence available.
GLD Annual Distribution History
GLD Distribution Growth
No dated dividend event is available.
Latest row amount —.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed distribution history.
GLD Distribution Yield
How GLD's trailing distribution yield is calculated, and how it differs from 30-Day SEC Yield and total return.
Yield methodology
Trailing distribution yield equals distributions paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available market price. It is different from 30-Day SEC Yield, forward distribution yield, and total return.
Distribution variability
GLD distributions reflect income from underlying holdings and may vary by quarter, market environment, fund composition, and fund policy.
Recent GLD distribution payments
No dividend history rows in this snapshot.
GLD does not currently show an active recurring distribution in the latest covered data. That can mean the fund does not distribute on a regular schedule, that it distributes irregularly, or that the distribution feed has no covered rows for it. A missed expected date on its own is not evidence that a distribution has been suspended.
ETF distribution yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with frequency, history, holdings exposure, and fund risk before treating income as durable.
Yield is most useful when read with the fund's asset class, distribution policy, and recent payment pattern.
Stable or rising distributions can support an income allocation, while irregular payments should be read as fund-policy and market-cycle evidence.
ETF distributions are not evaluated with company payout ratio or free cash flow coverage because those metrics do not map cleanly to fund structures.
GLD ETF dividend research links
Focused follow-on paths for yield, reinvestment, holdings, risk, and the closest income comparison.
Estimate income using editable yield and payment assumptions.
Model reinvestment scenarios without making payout guarantees.
Read distribution context beside fund holdings and exposure.
Compare yield with volatility, drawdown, and risk resilience.
Open DividendInvestorIQ for income ETF discovery, comparisons, and planning tools.
GLD Distribution Comparisons
How GLD's income profile compares with the peers it is most often weighed against.
Compare yield, payment history and distribution context side by side.
Compare yield, payment history and distribution context side by side.
Compare yield, payment history and distribution context side by side.
Compare yield, payment history and distribution context side by side.
Dividend calculators
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GLD Dividends FAQ
Does GLD pay dividends?
GLD does not currently show an active recurring distribution in the latest covered data. ETF payouts are fund distributions rather than corporate dividends, and a fund can pay irregularly or not at all depending on its strategy.
What is GLD's dividend yield?
GLD's trailing 12-month distribution yield is shown once covered distribution history and a latest available market price support the calculation. It is labeled separately from 30-Day SEC Yield and total return.
How often does GLD pay dividends?
GLD's distribution cadence is shown from covered payment history when enough dated payments are available. Where payments are uneven, the cadence is reported as irregular rather than forced into a fixed schedule.
When is GLD's next dividend?
GLD's next distribution has not been announced in the latest covered data.
What was GLD's latest dividend?
GLD's latest distribution row shows the ex-dividend date, amount, adjusted distribution, record date, and payment date whenever those fields are covered.
Why do GLD's distributions vary?
GLD distributes the income its underlying holdings generate, so the amount moves with dividend timing across the portfolio, index changes, and seasonality. Variation between periods is normal for a broad-market fund and does not by itself signal a change in fund policy.