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BIV ETF Dividend History, Yield & Distributions

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Financial ServicesAsset ManagementScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

BIVVanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

Financial Services / Asset Management

Low Priority

Above Peers

NeutralEdge 7/10
$73.38−$0.03 (−0.04%)

Latest quote

  • Momentum
    56
  • Value
    36
  • Quality
    66
  • Risk resilience
    93
  • Sentiment
    —
algovestiq.comScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

BIV ETF dividend answer

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (BIV) has a trailing 12-month distribution yield of 4.49% and paid $3.30 per share over the trailing 12 months. The fund currently pays monthly distributions based on covered events. Its latest distribution was $0.2798 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 1, 2026 and payment date of Oct 5, 2026. The next projected ex-dividend date is Oct 31, 2026. BIV distribution history is shown as fund payout history, so corporate payout ratio and free cash flow coverage are excluded.

BIV Distribution Snapshot

Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.

Distribution history
141
distributions captured
Frequency
monthly
inferred from events
Trailing yield
4.49%
distribution income rate
Data completeness
89%
event fields populated

Next BIV Distribution Date

When BIV next goes ex-distribution, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.

Projected next BIV distribution

Projected $0.2798

Next ex-date status: projected. Next distribution amount status: projected. Projected values are inferred from recent cadence and are never presented as issuer announcements.

Next ex-date
Oct 31, 2026
projected
Next amount
$0.2798
projected
Last checked
Oct 20, 2026
Dividend data QA applied

Dividend growth is temporarily withheld because recent rows show an extreme change that needs data review. Raw vendor values stay visible in the history table; TTM, growth, yield, and calculator context use the guarded analysis value.

Latest BIV Distribution Dates

Oct 1, 2026

Review the latest distribution, yield, available trailing-year income, and distribution cadence before treating income as durable.

Distribution yield
4.49%
Trailing distribution yield
4.49%
TTM distributions / latest available price
TTM distributions
$3.30
7.91% vs prior complete year
Latest distribution
$0.2798
Latest adjusted distribution
Frequency
monthly
Inferred from available events
Latest ex-dividend date
Oct 1, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Latest payment date
Oct 5, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Next ex-date
Projected: Oct 31, 2026
Never inferred as announced
Next distribution amount
Projected: $0.2798
Amount status independent from date

AIQ Distribution bridge

Quality66/100

Fund distributions should be read with holdings quality, liquidity, and asset-class exposure.

Value36/100

Distribution yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.

Risk resilience93/100

Lower drawdown and volatility can improve the dependability of an income allocation.

BIV 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

Active payer

Recent distribution payments are summarized as cadence signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.

Distribution yield
4.49%
Trailing income rate
Distribution trend
Trailing income rising
7.91% vs prior complete year
Cadence
monthly
Inferred from recent events
Event depth
141
Covered distribution rows
Recent distribution cadence
8 records
Mar 26
$0.2514
Apr 26
$0.2806
May 26
$0.2735
Jun 26
$0.2818
Jul 26
$0.275
Aug 26
$0.2863
Sep 26
$0.2854
Oct 26
$0.2798

BIV Annual Distribution History

2016 - 2026
11 plotted years

BIV Distribution Growth

+7.91% 1Y
Trailing CAGR windows
Latest BIV dividend dates
Ex-date
Oct 1, 2026
Record
Oct 1, 2026
Paid
Oct 5, 2026

Latest row amount $0.2798, event yield 4.53%.

Event field coverage
Declaration65/120
Record120/120
Payment120/120
Frequency120/120
History depth
120 rows
FMP dividend events via canonical L3
Data through
Oct 1, 2026
latest covered ex-date
Last checked
Oct 20, 2026
independent from event date
Date coverage
120/120 pay
120/120 record dates

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.

BIV Distribution Yield

How BIV's trailing distribution yield is calculated, and how it differs from 30-Day SEC Yield and total return.

Yield methodology

Trailing 12-month distribution yield

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.

Trailing distribution yield
4.49%
30-Day SEC Yield
—
Shown only when issuer data is available

Distribution variability

Why BIV distributions can change

BIV distributions reflect income from underlying holdings and may vary by quarter, market environment, fund composition, and fund policy.

Recent BIV distribution payments

120 covered distributions
Showing latest 5 of 120 rows
Ex-dateDividendAdjustedYield at ex-dateFrequencyTTM adjustedDeclaredRecord datePayment date
Oct 1, 2026$0.2798
$0.2798
4.53%Monthly$3.30—Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026
Sep 1, 2026$0.2854
$0.2854
4.38%Monthly$3.28—Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026$0.2863
$0.2863
4.32%Monthly$3.26—Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026
Jul 1, 2026$0.275
$0.275
4.24%Monthly$3.24—Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026
Jun 1, 2026$0.2818
$0.2818
4.21%Monthly$3.22—Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026
Show older history+115 rows
May 1, 2026$0.2735
$0.2735
4.17%Monthly$3.20—May 1, 2026May 5, 2026
Apr 1, 2026$0.2806
$0.2806
4.14%Monthly$3.18—Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026
Mar 2, 2026$0.2514
$0.2514
4.03%Monthly$3.16—Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026
Feb 2, 2026$0.2738
$0.2738
4.06%Monthly$3.14—Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026
Dec 18, 2025$0.2766
$0.2766
4.01%Monthly$3.12—Dec 18, 2025Dec 22, 2025
Dec 1, 2025$0.2638
$0.2638
3.97%Monthly$3.10—Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025
Nov 3, 2025$0.2693
$0.2693
3.95%Monthly$3.08—Nov 3, 2025Nov 5, 2025
Oct 1, 2025$0.26
$0.26
3.91%Monthly$3.06—Oct 1, 2025Oct 3, 2025
Sep 2, 2025$0.266
$0.266
3.92%Monthly$3.03—Sep 2, 2025Sep 4, 2025
Aug 1, 2025$0.2651
$0.2651
3.89%Monthly$3.01—Aug 1, 2025Aug 5, 2025
Jul 1, 2025$0.258
$0.258
3.88%Monthly$2.98—Jul 1, 2025Jul 3, 2025
Jun 2, 2025$0.2657
$0.2657
3.90%Monthly$2.96—Jun 2, 2025Jun 4, 2025
May 1, 2025$0.2529
$0.2529
3.83%Monthly$2.93—May 1, 2025May 5, 2025
Apr 1, 2025$0.2607
$0.2607
3.80%Monthly$2.91—Apr 1, 2025Apr 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025$0.2329
$0.2329
3.76%Monthly$2.88—Mar 3, 2025Mar 5, 2025
Feb 3, 2025$0.2531
$0.2531
3.82%Monthly$2.86—Feb 3, 2025Feb 5, 2025
Dec 24, 2024$0.2533
$0.2533
3.80%Monthly$2.83Dec 20, 2024Dec 24, 2024Dec 27, 2024
Dec 2, 2024$0.2412
$0.2412
3.68%Monthly$2.80—Dec 2, 2024Dec 4, 2024
Nov 1, 2024$0.2466
$0.2466
3.68%Monthly$2.77—Nov 1, 2024Nov 5, 2024
Oct 1, 2024$0.2358
$0.2358
3.50%Monthly$2.74—Oct 1, 2024Oct 3, 2024
Sep 3, 2024$0.2429
$0.2429
3.50%Monthly$2.71—Sep 3, 2024Sep 5, 2024
Aug 1, 2024$0.2415
$0.2415
3.49%Monthly$2.68—Aug 1, 2024Aug 5, 2024
Jul 1, 2024$0.2339
$0.2339
3.55%Monthly$2.64—Jul 1, 2024Jul 3, 2024
Jun 3, 2024$0.2383
$0.2383
3.48%Monthly$2.60—Jun 3, 2024Jun 5, 2024
May 1, 2024$0.2277
$0.2277
3.48%Monthly$2.55—May 2, 2024May 6, 2024
Apr 1, 2024$0.2337
$0.2337
3.36%Monthly$2.51—Apr 2, 2024Apr 4, 2024
Mar 1, 2024$0.2115
$0.2115
3.28%Monthly$2.46—Mar 4, 2024Mar 6, 2024
Feb 1, 2024$0.2255
$0.2255
3.15%Monthly$2.41—Feb 2, 2024Feb 6, 2024
Dec 22, 2023$0.2249
$0.2249
3.10%Monthly$2.36Dec 20, 2023Dec 26, 2023Dec 28, 2023
Dec 1, 2023$0.2127
$0.2127
3.10%Monthly$2.31—Dec 4, 2023Dec 6, 2023
Nov 1, 2023$0.2163
$0.2163
3.15%Monthly$2.26—Nov 2, 2023Nov 6, 2023
Oct 2, 2023$0.2056
$0.2056
3.07%Monthly$2.20—Oct 3, 2023Oct 5, 2023
Sep 1, 2023$0.2066
$0.2066
2.90%Monthly$2.14—Sep 5, 2023Sep 7, 2023
Aug 1, 2023$0.2027
$0.2027
2.80%Monthly$2.08—Aug 2, 2023Aug 4, 2023
Jul 3, 2023$0.1919
$0.1919
2.71%Monthly$2.03—Jul 5, 2023Jul 7, 2023
Jun 1, 2023$0.1926
$0.1926
2.60%Monthly$1.98—Jun 2, 2023Jun 6, 2023
May 1, 2023$0.183
$0.183
2.54%Monthly$1.93—May 2, 2023May 4, 2023
Apr 3, 2023$0.1875
$0.1875
2.45%Monthly$1.89—Apr 4, 2023Apr 6, 2023
Mar 1, 2023$0.1631
$0.1631
2.53%Monthly$1.87—Mar 2, 2023Mar 6, 2023
Feb 1, 2023$0.175
$0.1746
2.37%Monthly$1.83—Feb 2, 2023Feb 6, 2023
Dec 23, 2022$0.1717
$0.1717
2.39%Monthly$1.79Dec 21, 2022Dec 27, 2022Dec 29, 2022
Dec 1, 2022$0.161
$0.1611
3.60%Monthly$1.62—Dec 2, 2022Dec 6, 2022
Nov 1, 2022$0.161
$0.1607
3.72%Monthly$1.60—Nov 2, 2022Nov 4, 2022
Oct 3, 2022$0.148
$0.1477
3.63%Monthly$1.58—Oct 4, 2022Oct 6, 2022
Sep 1, 2022$0.148
$0.1482
3.50%Monthly$1.57—Sep 2, 2022Sep 7, 2022
Aug 1, 2022$0.148
$0.148
3.34%Monthly$1.56—Aug 2, 2022Aug 4, 2022
Jul 1, 2022$0.142
$0.1423
3.41%Monthly$1.56—Jul 5, 2022Jul 7, 2022
Jun 1, 2022$0.144
$0.1441
3.40%Monthly$1.56—Jun 2, 2022Jun 6, 2022
May 2, 2022$0.138
$0.1379
3.43%Monthly$1.56Apr 28, 2022May 3, 2022May 5, 2022
Apr 1, 2022$0.166
$0.1664
3.29%Monthly$1.57Mar 30, 2022Apr 4, 2022Apr 6, 2022
Mar 1, 2022$0.126
$0.1264
3.48%Monthly$1.40—Mar 2, 2022Mar 4, 2022
Feb 1, 2022$0.139
$0.1386
3.48%Monthly$1.41—Feb 2, 2022Feb 4, 2022
Dec 23, 2021$1.11
$1.11
3.42%Monthly$1.43Dec 21, 2021Dec 27, 2021Dec 29, 2021
Dec 1, 2021$0.138
$0.1378
3.03%Monthly$1.43Nov 29, 2021Dec 2, 2021Dec 6, 2021
Nov 1, 2021$0.141
$0.1413
3.06%Monthly$1.44Oct 28, 2021Nov 2, 2021Nov 4, 2021
Oct 1, 2021$0.138
$0.1381
3.05%Monthly$1.47Sep 30, 2021Oct 4, 2021Oct 6, 2021
Sep 1, 2021$0.143
$0.1426
3.04%Monthly$1.49Aug 30, 2021Sep 2, 2021Sep 7, 2021
Aug 2, 2021$0.145
$0.1449
3.04%Monthly$1.51Jul 29, 2021Aug 3, 2021Aug 5, 2021
Jul 1, 2021$0.141
$0.1409
3.12%Monthly$1.54Jun 29, 2021Jul 2, 2021Jul 7, 2021
Jun 1, 2021$0.148
$0.1475
3.17%Monthly$1.57May 27, 2021Jun 2, 2021Jun 4, 2021
May 3, 2021$0.143
$0.1435
3.22%Monthly$1.60Apr 29, 2021May 4, 2021May 6, 2021
Apr 1, 2021$0.461
$0.4606
3.28%Monthly$1.64Mar 30, 2021Apr 5, 2021Apr 7, 2021
Mar 1, 2021$0.138
$0.1377
2.93%Monthly$1.84Feb 26, 2021Mar 2, 2021Mar 4, 2021
Feb 1, 2021$0.154
$0.1539
2.92%Monthly$1.89Jan 28, 2021Feb 2, 2021Feb 4, 2021
Dec 23, 2020$0.805
$0.8048
2.96%Monthly$1.94Dec 21, 2020Dec 24, 2020Dec 29, 2020
Dec 1, 2020$0.154
$0.1537
2.29%Monthly$2.14Nov 30, 2020Dec 2, 2020Dec 4, 2020
Nov 2, 2020$0.163
$0.1626
2.34%Monthly$2.17Oct 29, 2020Nov 3, 2020Nov 5, 2020
Oct 1, 2020$0.158
$0.158
2.36%Monthly$2.21—Oct 2, 2020Oct 6, 2020
Sep 1, 2020$0.168
$0.1682
2.39%Monthly$2.24Aug 28, 2020Sep 2, 2020Sep 4, 2020
Aug 3, 2020$0.172
$0.1716
2.42%Monthly$2.28Jul 30, 2020Aug 4, 2020Aug 6, 2020
Jul 1, 2020$0.172
$0.1723
2.48%Monthly$2.31Jun 29, 2020Jul 2, 2020Jul 7, 2020
Jun 1, 2020$0.182
$0.1824
2.53%Monthly$2.34May 28, 2020Jun 2, 2020Jun 4, 2020
May 1, 2020$0.178
$0.1778
2.59%Monthly$2.36Apr 30, 2020May 4, 2020May 6, 2020
Apr 1, 2020$0.204
$0.2038
2.67%Monthly$2.38Mar 30, 2020Apr 2, 2020Apr 6, 2020
Mar 2, 2020$0.181
$0.1811
2.63%Monthly$2.38Feb 28, 2020Mar 3, 2020Mar 5, 2020
Feb 3, 2020$0.207
$0.2071
2.68%Monthly$2.39Jan 31, 2020Feb 4, 2020Feb 6, 2020
Dec 23, 2019$0.1969
$0.1969
2.76%Monthly$2.40Dec 20, 2019Dec 24, 2019Dec 27, 2019
Dec 2, 2019$0.1908
$0.1908
2.75%Monthly$2.40Nov 27, 2019Dec 3, 2019Dec 5, 2019
Nov 1, 2019$0.198
$0.1981
2.74%Monthly$2.41Oct 30, 2019Nov 4, 2019Nov 6, 2019
Oct 1, 2019$0.194
$0.1944
2.74%Monthly$2.41Sep 30, 2019Oct 2, 2019Oct 4, 2019
Sep 3, 2019$0.202
$0.2018
2.72%Monthly$2.41Aug 29, 2019Sep 4, 2019Sep 6, 2019
Aug 1, 2019$0.204
$0.204
2.77%Monthly$2.41Jul 30, 2019Aug 2, 2019Aug 6, 2019
Jul 1, 2019$0.198
$0.198
2.79%Monthly$2.41Jun 27, 2019Jul 2, 2019Jul 5, 2019
Jun 3, 2019$0.205
$0.2053
2.82%Monthly$2.41May 30, 2019Jun 4, 2019Jun 6, 2019
May 1, 2019$0.197
$0.1973
2.88%Monthly$2.40Apr 29, 2019May 2, 2019May 6, 2019
Apr 1, 2019$0.205
$0.2047
2.87%Monthly$2.40Mar 28, 2019Apr 2, 2019Apr 4, 2019
Mar 1, 2019$0.189
$0.1891
2.92%Monthly$2.39Feb 27, 2019Mar 4, 2019Mar 6, 2019
Feb 1, 2019$0.218
$0.2181
2.88%Monthly$2.37Jan 30, 2019Feb 4, 2019Feb 6, 2019
Dec 24, 2018$0.2006
$0.2006
2.89%Monthly$2.34Dec 20, 2018Dec 26, 2018Dec 28, 2018
Dec 3, 2018$0.1967
$0.1967
3.01%Monthly$2.41Nov 30, 2018Dec 4, 2018Dec 6, 2018
Nov 1, 2018$0.201
$0.2013
3.00%Monthly$2.39Oct 31, 2018Nov 2, 2018Nov 6, 2018
Oct 1, 2018$0.195
$0.1953
2.96%Monthly$2.37Sep 28, 2018Oct 2, 2018Oct 4, 2018
Sep 4, 2018$0.20
$0.2004
2.92%Monthly$2.36Aug 31, 2018Sep 5, 2018Sep 7, 2018
Aug 1, 2018$0.203
$0.203
2.91%Monthly$2.34Jul 31, 2018Aug 2, 2018Aug 6, 2018
Jul 2, 2018$0.201
$0.2012
2.88%Monthly$2.33Jun 29, 2018Jul 3, 2018Jul 6, 2018
Jun 1, 2018$0.197
$0.1969
2.85%Monthly$2.30May 31, 2018Jun 4, 2018Jun 6, 2018
May 1, 2018$0.189
$0.1895
2.85%Monthly$2.29Apr 30, 2018May 2, 2018May 4, 2018
Apr 2, 2018$0.195
$0.1952
2.79%Monthly$2.28Mar 29, 2018Apr 3, 2018Apr 5, 2018
Mar 1, 2018$0.171
$0.1712
2.78%Monthly$2.27Feb 28, 2018Mar 2, 2018Mar 6, 2018
Feb 1, 2018$0.187
$0.1874
2.76%Monthly$2.26Jan 31, 2018Feb 2, 2018Feb 6, 2018
Dec 26, 2017$0.2683
$0.2683
2.70%Monthly$2.25Dec 22, 2017Dec 27, 2017Dec 29, 2017
Dec 1, 2017$0.1796
$0.1796
2.36%Monthly$1.99Nov 30, 2017Dec 4, 2017Dec 6, 2017
Nov 1, 2017$0.186
$0.186
2.35%Monthly$1.98Oct 31, 2017Nov 2, 2017Nov 6, 2017
Oct 2, 2017$0.181
$0.1807
2.34%Monthly—Sep 29, 2017Oct 3, 2017Oct 5, 2017
Sep 1, 2017$0.186
$0.1857
2.31%Monthly—Aug 31, 2017Sep 6, 2017Sep 8, 2017
Aug 1, 2017$0.184
$0.1837
2.32%Monthly—Jul 31, 2017Aug 3, 2017Aug 7, 2017
Jul 3, 2017$0.178
$0.1783
2.34%Monthly—Jun 30, 2017Jul 6, 2017Jul 10, 2017
Jun 1, 2017$0.184
$0.1839
2.32%Monthly——Jun 5, 2017Jun 7, 2017
May 1, 2017$0.178
$0.1783
2.33%Monthly——May 3, 2017May 5, 2017
Apr 3, 2017$0.185
$0.1847
2.34%Monthly—Mar 31, 2017Apr 5, 2017Apr 7, 2017
Mar 1, 2017$0.166
$0.1665
2.36%Monthly—Feb 28, 2017Mar 3, 2017Mar 7, 2017
Feb 1, 2017$0.178
$0.1784
2.37%Monthly—Jan 31, 2017Feb 3, 2017Feb 7, 2017
Dec 22, 2016$0.5182
$0.0020
2.40%Monthly—Dec 21, 2016Dec 27, 2016Dec 29, 2016
Dec 1, 2016$0.176
$0.1758
2.92%Monthly—Nov 30, 2016Dec 5, 2016Dec 7, 2016
Nov 1, 2016$0.179
$0.1787
2.81%Monthly—Oct 31, 2016Nov 3, 2016Nov 7, 2016
Distribution context
How to read BIV's distribution profile

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Distribution yield

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Payment history matters

Stable or rising distributions can support an income allocation, while irregular payments should be read as fund-policy and market-cycle evidence.

Corporate coverage is excluded

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BIV Dividends FAQ

Does BIV pay dividends?

Yes — though ETF payouts are technically fund distributions rather than corporate dividends. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF has covered distribution history, most recently $0.28 per share on a monthly cadence.

What is BIV's dividend yield?

BIV's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 4.49%, from $3.30 per share paid over the trailing 12 months. That is distributions paid divided by the latest available market price — it is not a 30-Day SEC Yield, a forward yield, or a total return.

How often does BIV pay dividends?

BIV currently pays distributions on a monthly cadence based on covered payment history. Cadence inferred from payment spacing is labeled as inferred, because a fund can change its schedule.

When is BIV's next dividend?

BIV's next distribution is projected from its recent cadence, around Oct 31, 2026. A projection is an estimate from past payments, not an issuer announcement, and the fund can change both the date and the amount.

What was BIV's latest dividend?

BIV's latest covered distribution was $0.28 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 1, 2026 and a payment date of Oct 5, 2026.

Why do BIV's distributions vary?

BIV 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.