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LIT ETF Dividend History, Yield & Distributions
ETF Dividend History · Distribution Yield · Ex-Dividend Date · Payment Schedule
LITGlobal X - Lithium & Battery Tech ETF
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LIT ETF dividend answer
Global X - Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) has a trailing 12-month distribution yield of 0.80% and paid $0.5027 per share over the trailing 12 months. The fund currently pays semiannual distributions based on covered events. Its latest distribution was $0.3249 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Jun 29, 2026 and payment date of Jul 7, 2026. The next projected ex-dividend date is Dec 28, 2026. LIT distribution history is shown as fund payout history, so corporate payout ratio and free cash flow coverage are excluded.
LIT Distribution Snapshot
Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.
Next LIT Distribution Date
When LIT next goes ex-distribution, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Projected next LIT 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.
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 LIT 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.
LIT 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.
LIT Annual Distribution History
LIT Distribution Growth
Latest row amount $0.3249, event yield 65.02%.
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
- 4.80%
- Peer rank
- #99 of 138
- Peer percentile
- 28th
- 2020 annual payout
- $0.249
- 2025 annual payout
- $0.315
- Calendar-year declines
- 4
LIT's split-adjusted annual distributions grew at 4.80% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #99 of 138 equity ETFs in AlgovestIQ's research.
Measured from 2019 instead, the same history compounds at -7.58% a year.
Split-adjusted annual distributions, 2020–2025. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
The 2020 payout was 50.7% below 2019, so the growth rate measures a recovery from a weak starting year.
The payout jumped 214.5% in 2022, a single step rather than steady compounding - often an index or mandate change.
LIT Distribution Yield
How LIT'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
LIT distributions reflect income from underlying holdings and may vary by quarter, market environment, fund composition, and fund policy.
Recent LIT distribution payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | $0.3249 | $0.3249 | 65.02% | Semi-Annual | $0.5027 | — | Jun 29, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | $0.1778 | $0.1778 | 48.04% | Semi-Annual | $0.3148 | — | Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | $0.137 | $0.137 | 69.21% | Semi-Annual | $0.2667 | — | Jun 27, 2025 | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | $0.1297 | $0.1297 | 91.44% | Semi-Annual | $0.3798 | — | Dec 30, 2024 | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.2501 | $0.2501 | 1.54% | Semi-Annual | $0.6076 | — | Jun 27, 2024 | Jul 5, 2024 |
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| Dec 28, 2023 | $0.3575 | $0.3575 | 1.09% | Semi-Annual | $0.5652 | — | Dec 29, 2023 | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $0.2077 | $0.2077 | 1.14% | Semi-Annual | $0.2077 | — | Jun 30, 2023 | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | $0.5166 | $0.5166 | 97.91% | Semi-Annual | $0.0622 | — | Dec 30, 2022 | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | $0.062 | $0.0622 | 28.90% | Semi-Annual | $0.0622 | — | Jun 30, 2022 | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | $0.148 | $0.1476 | 21.59% | Semi-Annual | $0.0357 | Dec 29, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | Jan 7, 2022 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | $0.036 | $0.0357 | 17.18% | Semi-Annual | $0.1236 | — | Jun 30, 2021 | Jul 8, 2021 |
| Dec 30, 2020 | $0.088 | $0.0879 | 39.88% | Semi-Annual | $0.0879 | — | Dec 31, 2020 | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | $0.161 | $0.1606 | 1.41% | Semi-Annual | $0.4424 | — | Jun 30, 2020 | Jul 8, 2020 |
| Dec 30, 2019 | $0.282 | $0.2818 | 1.86% | Semi-Annual | $0.2818 | — | Dec 31, 2019 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Jun 27, 2019 | $0.223 | $0.2235 | 3.48% | Semi-Annual | $0.902 | — | Jun 28, 2019 | Jul 8, 2019 |
| Dec 28, 2018 | $0.679 | $0.6786 | 2.52% | Semi-Annual | $0.6786 | — | Dec 31, 2018 | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Dec 28, 2017 | $1.26 | $1.26 | 3.25% | Annual | $1.26 | Dec 27, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Dec 28, 2016 | $0.524 | $0.524 | 2.15% | Annual | — | — | Dec 30, 2016 | Jan 6, 2017 |
| Dec 29, 2015 | $0.048 | $0.048 | 23.47% | Annual | $0.048 | — | Dec 31, 2015 | Jan 8, 2016 |
| Dec 29, 2014 | $0.119 | $0.238 | 1.06% | Annual | $0.238 | — | Dec 31, 2014 | Jan 8, 2015 |
| Dec 27, 2013 | $0.042 | $0.084 | 32.46% | Annual | $0.084 | Dec 27, 2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | Jan 8, 2014 |
| Dec 27, 2012 | $0.347 | $0.694 | 2.46% | Annual | — | — | Dec 31, 2012 | Jan 9, 2013 |
| Dec 28, 2011 | $0.018 | $0.036 | 12.74% | Annual | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 29, 2010 | $0.264 | $0.528 | 1.18% | Annual | — | — | — | — |
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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LIT Distribution Comparisons
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LIT Dividends FAQ
Does LIT pay dividends?
Yes — though ETF payouts are technically fund distributions rather than corporate dividends. Global X - Lithium & Battery Tech ETF has covered distribution history, most recently $0.32 per share on a semiannual cadence.
What is LIT's dividend yield?
LIT's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 0.80%, from $0.50 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 LIT pay dividends?
LIT currently pays distributions on a semiannual cadence based on covered payment history. Cadence inferred from payment spacing is labeled as inferred, because a fund can change its schedule.
When is LIT's next dividend?
LIT's next distribution is projected from its recent cadence, around Dec 28, 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 LIT's latest dividend?
LIT's latest covered distribution was $0.32 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Jun 29, 2026 and a payment date of Jul 7, 2026.
Why do LIT's distributions vary?
LIT 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.