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SCHD Dividend Yield, History, Growth and Ex-Dividend Date
ETF Dividend History · Distribution Yield · Ex-Dividend Date · Payment Schedule
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SCHD pays quarterly dividends and has a trailing 12-month dividend yield of 3.04%, or $1.05 per share over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.2665 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 23, 2026. Its split-adjusted annual dividend grew 9.15% a year from 2020 through 2025. The next ex-dividend date is Dec 23, 2026 (projected from the recent payment cadence, not yet announced).
- Trailing yield
- 3.04%
- TTM distributions
- $1.05
- 5Y payout growth
- 9.15% a year from 2020 through 2025
- Latest distribution
- $0.2665
- Latest ex-date
- Sep 23, 2026
- Next ex-date
- Dec 23, 2026 (projected from the recent payment cadence, not yet announced)
SCHD Distribution Snapshot
Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.
Next SCHD Distribution Date
When SCHD next goes ex-distribution, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Projected next SCHD distribution
Next ex-date status: projected. Next distribution amount status: projected. Projected values are inferred from recent cadence and are never presented as issuer announcements.
Latest SCHD 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.
SCHD 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.
SCHD Annual Distribution History
SCHD Distribution Growth
Latest row amount $0.2665, event yield 3.17%.
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.
Dividend growth
- 5-year payout CAGR
- 9.15%
- Peer rank
- #8 of 33
- Peer percentile
- 78th
- 2020 annual payout
- $0.676
- 2025 annual payout
- $1.048
- Calendar-year declines
- 0
SCHD's split-adjusted annual distributions grew at 9.15% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #8 of 33 dividend-equity ETFs in AlgovestIQ's research.
Measured from 2019 instead, the same history compounds at 10.52% a year.
Split-adjusted annual distributions, 2020–2025. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
SCHD Distribution Yield
How SCHD'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
SCHD distributions reflect income from the underlying holdings and fund policy. Distribution growth can be useful, but it should be read from complete comparable periods rather than a single payment.
Recent SCHD distribution payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | $0.2665 | $0.2665 | 3.17% | Quarterly | $1.05 | — | Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $0.2525 | $0.2525 | 3.30% | Quarterly | $1.05 | — | Jun 24, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | $0.2569 | $0.2569 | 3.46% | Quarterly | $1.06 | — | Mar 25, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | $0.2782 | $0.2782 | 3.80% | Quarterly | $1.05 | — | Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | $0.2604 | $0.2604 | 3.81% | Quarterly | $1.03 | — | Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 |
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| Jun 25, 2025 | $0.2602 | $0.2602 | 3.91% | Quarterly | $1.03 | — | Jun 25, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | $0.2488 | $0.2488 | 5.72% | Quarterly | $1.04 | — | Mar 26, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | $0.2645 | $0.2645 | 5.46% | Quarterly | $0.9944 | — | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | $0.7545 | $0.2515 | 3.52% | Quarterly | $0.9773 | — | Sep 25, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | $0.8241 | $0.2747 | 3.66% | Quarterly | $0.9441 | — | Jun 26, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | $0.611 | $0.2037 | 3.37% | Quarterly | $0.891 | — | Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 25, 2024 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | $0.7423 | $0.2474 | 3.69% | Quarterly | $0.8862 | — | Dec 7, 2023 | Dec 11, 2023 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | $0.655 | $0.2183 | 3.61% | Quarterly | $0.8732 | — | Sep 21, 2023 | Sep 25, 2023 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | $0.6647 | $0.2216 | 3.63% | Quarterly | $0.8672 | — | Jun 22, 2023 | Jun 26, 2023 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | $0.5965 | $0.1988 | 3.75% | Quarterly | $0.8803 | — | Mar 23, 2023 | Mar 27, 2023 |
| Dec 7, 2022 | $0.703 | $0.2345 | 3.37% | Quarterly | $0.854 | — | Dec 8, 2022 | Dec 12, 2022 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | $0.637 | $0.2123 | 3.57% | Quarterly | $0.8262 | — | Sep 22, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | $0.704 | $0.2347 | 3.43% | Quarterly | $0.8095 | — | Jun 23, 2022 | Jun 27, 2022 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | $0.518 | $0.1725 | 2.90% | Quarterly | $0.7547 | — | Mar 24, 2022 | Mar 28, 2022 |
| Dec 8, 2021 | $0.62 | $0.2067 | 2.90% | Quarterly | $0.7499 | — | Dec 9, 2021 | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Sep 22, 2021 | $0.587 | $0.1957 | 3.00% | Quarterly | $0.7439 | — | Sep 23, 2021 | Sep 27, 2021 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | $0.54 | $0.1799 | 2.94% | Quarterly | $0.7292 | — | Jun 24, 2021 | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Mar 24, 2021 | $0.503 | $0.1677 | 2.94% | Quarterly | $0.6967 | — | Mar 25, 2021 | Mar 29, 2021 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | $0.602 | $0.2007 | 3.16% | Quarterly | $0.6763 | — | Dec 11, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | $0.543 | $0.181 | 3.54% | Quarterly | $0.631 | — | Sep 24, 2020 | Sep 28, 2020 |
| Jun 24, 2020 | $0.442 | $0.1473 | 3.62% | Quarterly | $0.6118 | — | Jun 25, 2020 | Jun 29, 2020 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | $0.442 | $0.1473 | 4.26% | Quarterly | $0.6048 | — | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 |
| Dec 12, 2019 | $0.466 | $0.1553 | 3.00% | Quarterly | $0.5748 | — | Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Sep 25, 2019 | $0.4855 | $0.1618 | 3.06% | Quarterly | $0.5546 | — | Sep 26, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Jun 26, 2019 | $0.421 | $0.1403 | 2.93% | Quarterly | $0.5151 | — | Jun 27, 2019 | Jul 1, 2019 |
| Mar 20, 2019 | $0.352 | $0.1173 | 2.95% | Quarterly | $0.51 | — | Mar 21, 2019 | Mar 25, 2019 |
| Dec 12, 2018 | $0.405 | $0.1351 | 2.93% | Quarterly | $0.4798 | Dec 11, 2018 | Dec 13, 2018 | Dec 17, 2018 |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $0.367 | $0.1223 | 2.60% | Quarterly | $0.4596 | Sep 24, 2018 | Sep 26, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $0.406 | $0.1352 | 2.67% | Quarterly | $0.4405 | Jun 25, 2018 | Jun 27, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Mar 16, 2018 | $0.262 | $0.0872 | 2.47% | Quarterly | $0.4156 | Mar 15, 2018 | Mar 19, 2018 | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Dec 18, 2017 | $0.3448 | $0.1149 | 2.56% | Quarterly | $0.4371 | Dec 15, 2017 | Dec 19, 2017 | Dec 22, 2017 |
| Sep 18, 2017 | $0.344 | $0.1032 | 2.84% | Quarterly | $0.4419 | Sep 15, 2017 | Sep 19, 2017 | Sep 22, 2017 |
| Jun 19, 2017 | $0.331 | $0.1103 | 2.69% | Quarterly | $0.4119 | Jun 19, 2017 | Jun 21, 2017 | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Mar 20, 2017 | $0.326 | $0.1087 | 2.72% | Quarterly | $0.4072 | — | Mar 22, 2017 | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Dec 19, 2016 | $0.3591 | $0.1197 | 2.72% | Quarterly | $0.3979 | — | Dec 21, 2016 | Dec 23, 2016 |
| Sep 19, 2016 | $0.2196 | $0.0732 | 2.59% | Quarterly | $0.3598 | — | Sep 21, 2016 | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Jun 20, 2016 | $0.317 | $0.1057 | 2.76% | Quarterly | $0.3763 | — | Jun 22, 2016 | Jun 24, 2016 |
| Mar 21, 2016 | $0.298 | $0.0993 | 2.72% | Quarterly | $0.3624 | — | Mar 23, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 |
| Dec 21, 2015 | $0.2448 | $0.0816 | 2.78% | Quarterly | $0.3531 | — | Dec 23, 2015 | Dec 28, 2015 |
| Sep 21, 2015 | $0.2691 | $0.0897 | 3.01% | Quarterly | $0.3632 | — | Sep 23, 2015 | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Jun 22, 2015 | $0.2754 | $0.0918 | 2.72% | Quarterly | $0.3581 | — | Jun 24, 2015 | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Mar 23, 2015 | $0.27 | $0.09 | 2.61% | Quarterly | $0.347 | Mar 23, 2015 | Mar 25, 2015 | Mar 27, 2015 |
| Dec 22, 2014 | $0.275 | $0.0917 | 2.53% | Quarterly | $0.3397 | — | Dec 24, 2014 | Dec 29, 2014 |
| Sep 22, 2014 | $0.254 | $0.0847 | 2.55% | Quarterly | $0.331 | — | Sep 24, 2014 | Sep 26, 2014 |
| Jun 23, 2014 | $0.2421 | $0.0807 | 2.46% | Quarterly | $0.3157 | Jun 23, 2014 | Jun 25, 2014 | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Mar 24, 2014 | $0.248 | $0.0827 | 2.50% | Quarterly | $0.3025 | — | — | — |
| Dec 23, 2013 | $0.249 | $0.083 | 2.37% | Quarterly | $0.2861 | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2013 | $0.2079 | $0.0693 | 2.46% | Quarterly | $0.2805 | — | Sep 25, 2013 | Sep 27, 2013 |
| Jun 24, 2013 | $0.2025 | $0.0675 | 2.61% | Quarterly | $0.2806 | Jun 24, 2013 | Jun 26, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Mar 18, 2013 | $0.199 | $0.0663 | 2.66% | Quarterly | $0.2749 | — | — | — |
| Dec 24, 2012 | $0.2322 | $0.0774 | 2.68% | Quarterly | $0.2545 | — | — | — |
| Sep 17, 2012 | $0.208 | $0.0693 | 2.26% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 18, 2012 | $0.1854 | $0.0618 | 1.62% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2012 | $0.138 | $0.046 | 93.59% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 19, 2011 | $0.122 | $0.0407 | 48.41% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
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.
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SCHD Dividends FAQ
What is SCHD's dividend yield?
SCHD's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.04%: $1.05 per share paid over the past year divided by the latest share price. The yield moves with the share price as well as with the dividend.
When does SCHD pay dividends?
SCHD pays dividends on a quarterly schedule. The most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 23, 2026, and the next ex-dividend date is Dec 23, 2026 (projected from the recent payment cadence, not yet announced).
How fast has SCHD's dividend grown?
SCHD's split-adjusted annual dividend grew 9.15% a year from 2020 through 2025, measured on completed calendar years. The dividend history table on this page lists every payment behind that figure.
How much does SCHD pay per share?
SCHD's latest dividend was $0.2665 per share, and it paid $1.05 per share over the trailing 12 months.