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SCHO ETF Dividend History, Yield & Distributions

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Financial ServicesAsset ManagementScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

SCHOSchwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

Financial Services / Asset Management

Leader

Strong Relative Position

NeutralEdge 9/10
$23.88−$0.01 (−0.04%)

Latest quote

  • Momentum
    51
  • Value
    73
  • Quality
    66
  • Risk resilience
    73
  • Sentiment
    —
algovestiq.comScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

SCHO ETF dividend answer

Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHO) has a trailing 12-month distribution yield of 3.84% and paid $0.9176 per share over the trailing 12 months. The fund currently pays monthly distributions based on covered events. Its latest distribution was $0.0791 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 1, 2026 and payment date of Oct 7, 2026. The next projected ex-dividend date is Oct 31, 2026. SCHO distribution history is shown as fund payout history, so corporate payout ratio and free cash flow coverage are excluded.

SCHO 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
3.84%
distribution income rate
Data completeness
80%
event fields populated

Next SCHO Distribution Date

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

Projected next SCHO distribution

Projected $0.0791

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
$0.0791
projected
Last checked
Oct 20, 2026

Latest SCHO Distribution Dates

Oct 1, 2026

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

Distribution yield
3.84%
Trailing distribution yield
3.84%
TTM distributions / latest available price
TTM distributions
$0.9176
-8.87% vs prior complete year
Latest distribution
$0.0791
Latest adjusted distribution
Frequency
monthly
Inferred from available events
Latest ex-dividend date
Oct 1, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Latest payment date
Oct 7, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Next ex-date
Projected: Oct 31, 2026
Never inferred as announced
Next distribution amount
Projected: $0.0791
Amount status independent from date

AIQ Distribution bridge

Quality66/100

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

Value73/100

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

Risk resilience73/100

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

SCHO 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
3.84%
Trailing income rate
Distribution trend
Trailing income falling
-8.87% vs prior complete year
Cadence
monthly
Inferred from recent events
Event depth
141
Covered distribution rows
Recent distribution cadence
8 records
Mar 26
$0.0707
Apr 26
$0.0748
May 26
$0.0751
Jun 26
$0.0743
Jul 26
$0.078
Aug 26
$0.0812
Sep 26
$0.0623
Oct 26
$0.0791

SCHO Annual Distribution History

2016 - 2026
11 plotted years

SCHO Distribution Growth

-8.87% 1Y
Trailing CAGR windows
Latest SCHO dividend dates
Ex-date
Oct 1, 2026
Record
Oct 1, 2026
Paid
Oct 7, 2026

Latest row amount $0.0791, event yield 3.85%.

Event field coverage
Declaration24/120
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.

SCHO Distribution Yield

How SCHO'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
3.84%
30-Day SEC Yield
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Shown only when issuer data is available

Distribution variability

Why SCHO distributions can change

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

Recent SCHO distribution payments

120 covered distributions
Showing latest 5 of 120 rows
Ex-dateDividendAdjustedYield at ex-dateFrequencyTTM adjustedDeclaredRecord datePayment date
Oct 1, 2026$0.0791
$0.0791
3.85%Monthly$0.9176—Oct 1, 2026Oct 7, 2026
Sep 1, 2026$0.0623
$0.0623
3.81%Monthly$0.9147—Sep 1, 2026Sep 8, 2026
Aug 3, 2026$0.0812
$0.0812
3.88%Monthly$0.9322—Aug 3, 2026Aug 7, 2026
Jul 1, 2026$0.078
$0.078
3.91%Monthly$0.9406—Jul 1, 2026Jul 8, 2026
Jun 1, 2026$0.0743
$0.0743
3.90%Monthly$0.9413—Jun 1, 2026Jun 5, 2026
Show older history+115 rows
May 1, 2026$0.0751
$0.0751
3.95%Monthly$0.9544—May 1, 2026May 7, 2026
Apr 1, 2026$0.0748
$0.0748
3.98%Monthly$0.9622—Apr 1, 2026Apr 8, 2026
Mar 2, 2026$0.0707
$0.0707
3.99%Monthly$0.9716—Mar 2, 2026Mar 6, 2026
Feb 2, 2026$0.0869
$0.0869
4.03%Monthly$0.9792—Feb 2, 2026Feb 6, 2026
Dec 19, 2025$0.0769
$0.0769
4.06%Monthly$0.9887—Dec 19, 2025Dec 26, 2025
Dec 1, 2025$0.072
$0.072
4.07%Monthly$0.9917—Dec 1, 2025Dec 5, 2025
Nov 3, 2025$0.0863
$0.0863
4.11%Monthly$1.00—Nov 3, 2025Nov 7, 2025
Oct 1, 2025$0.0762
$0.0762
4.13%Monthly$1.01—Oct 1, 2025Oct 7, 2025
Sep 2, 2025$0.0798
$0.0798
4.15%Monthly$1.01—Sep 2, 2025Sep 8, 2025
Aug 1, 2025$0.0896
$0.0896
4.21%Monthly$1.02—Aug 1, 2025Aug 7, 2025
Jul 1, 2025$0.0787
$0.0787
4.21%Monthly$1.02—Jul 1, 2025Jul 8, 2025
Jun 2, 2025$0.0874
$0.0874
4.22%Monthly$1.02—Jun 2, 2025Jun 6, 2025
May 1, 2025$0.0829
$0.0829
4.22%Monthly$1.03—May 1, 2025May 7, 2025
Apr 1, 2025$0.0842
$0.0842
4.23%Monthly$1.03—Apr 1, 2025Apr 7, 2025
Mar 3, 2025$0.0783
$0.0783
4.23%Monthly$1.03—Mar 3, 2025Mar 7, 2025
Feb 3, 2025$0.0964
$0.0964
4.31%Monthly$1.04—Feb 3, 2025Feb 7, 2025
Dec 20, 2024$0.0799
$0.0799
4.28%Monthly$1.03—Dec 20, 2024Dec 27, 2024
Dec 2, 2024$0.0811
$0.0811
3.94%Monthly$0.9514—Dec 2, 2024Dec 6, 2024
Nov 1, 2024$0.0924
$0.0924
4.30%Monthly$1.04—Nov 1, 2024Nov 7, 2024
Oct 1, 2024$0.1571
$0.0786
4.21%Monthly$1.03—Oct 1, 2024Oct 7, 2024
Sep 3, 2024$0.1868
$0.0934
4.24%Monthly$1.03—Sep 3, 2024Sep 9, 2024
Aug 1, 2024$0.1755
$0.0878
4.19%Monthly$1.01—Aug 1, 2024Aug 7, 2024
Jul 1, 2024$0.1587
$0.0794
4.22%Irregular$1.01—Jul 1, 2024Jul 8, 2024
Jun 3, 2024$0.1845
$0.0923
4.23%Monthly$1.01—Jun 3, 2024Jun 7, 2024
May 1, 2024$0.1671
$0.0835
4.15%Monthly$0.9922—May 2, 2024May 7, 2024
Apr 1, 2024$0.1664
$0.0832
4.07%Monthly$0.9751—Apr 2, 2024Apr 5, 2024
Mar 1, 2024$0.1834
$0.0915
4.03%Monthly$0.9699—Mar 4, 2024Mar 7, 2024
Feb 1, 2024$0.1768
$0.0884
3.90%Monthly$0.945—Feb 2, 2024Feb 7, 2024
Dec 15, 2023$0.1566
$0.0783
3.78%Irregular$0.9113—Dec 18, 2023Dec 21, 2023
Dec 1, 2023$0.1807
$0.0905
3.70%Monthly$0.833—Dec 4, 2023Dec 7, 2023
Nov 1, 2023$0.1652
$0.0826
3.52%Irregular$0.8433—Nov 2, 2023Nov 7, 2023
Oct 2, 2023$0.1626
$0.0815
3.35%Monthly$0.7997—Oct 3, 2023Oct 6, 2023
Sep 1, 2023$0.1516
$0.0758
3.16%Monthly$0.7567—Sep 5, 2023Sep 8, 2023
Aug 1, 2023$0.1717
$0.0859
2.99%Irregular$0.7159—Aug 2, 2023Aug 7, 2023
Jul 3, 2023$0.1568
$0.0785
2.75%Monthly$0.6569—Jul 5, 2023Jul 10, 2023
Jun 1, 2023$0.1454
$0.0725
2.50%Monthly$0.6039—Jun 2, 2023Jun 7, 2023
May 1, 2023$0.1328
$0.0664
2.26%Irregular$0.5479—May 2, 2023May 5, 2023
Apr 3, 2023$0.1561
$0.0781
2.03%Monthly$0.494—Apr 4, 2023Apr 10, 2023
Mar 1, 2023$0.1332
$0.0666
1.78%Monthly$0.4277—Mar 2, 2023Mar 7, 2023
Feb 1, 2023$0.1093
$0.0547
1.52%Monthly$0.3686—Feb 2, 2023Feb 7, 2023
Dec 16, 2022$0.1165
$0.0585
1.33%Monthly$0.3224—Dec 19, 2022Dec 22, 2022
Dec 1, 2022$0.0847
$0.0424
1.12%Monthly$0.2704—Dec 2, 2022Dec 7, 2022
Nov 1, 2022$0.078
$0.039
97.69%Monthly$0.2346—Nov 2, 2022Nov 7, 2022
Oct 3, 2022$0.077
$0.0385
83.70%Monthly$0.2021—Oct 4, 2022Oct 7, 2022
Sep 1, 2022$0.07
$0.035
69.69%Monthly$0.1701—Sep 2, 2022Sep 8, 2022
Aug 1, 2022$0.054
$0.0268
57.63%Monthly$0.1421—Aug 2, 2022Aug 5, 2022
Jul 1, 2022$0.051
$0.0255
50.22%Monthly$0.1238—Jul 5, 2022Jul 8, 2022
Jun 1, 2022$0.033
$0.0165
43.06%Monthly$0.1064May 31, 2022Jun 2, 2022Jun 7, 2022
May 2, 2022$0.025
$0.0125
39.95%Monthly$0.0984—May 3, 2022May 6, 2022
Apr 1, 2022$0.024
$0.0118
38.70%Monthly$0.0956—Apr 4, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Mar 1, 2022$0.015
$0.0075
37.87%Monthly$0.0953—Mar 2, 2022Mar 7, 2022
Feb 1, 2022$0.017
$0.0085
39.38%Monthly$0.0993—Feb 2, 2022Feb 7, 2022
Dec 17, 2021$0.0132
$0.0065
41.61%Monthly$0.1059—Dec 20, 2021Dec 23, 2021
Dec 1, 2021$0.013
$0.0065
44.68%Monthly$0.1138—Dec 2, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Nov 1, 2021$0.013
$0.0065
48.57%Monthly$0.1239Oct 29, 2021Nov 2, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Oct 1, 2021$0.013
$0.0065
53.63%Monthly$0.1374—Oct 4, 2021Oct 7, 2021
Sep 1, 2021$0.014
$0.0070
59.25%Monthly$0.1518—Sep 2, 2021Sep 8, 2021
Aug 2, 2021$0.017
$0.0085
65.24%Monthly$0.1674—Aug 3, 2021Aug 6, 2021
Jul 1, 2021$0.016
$0.0081
72.99%Monthly$0.1869—Jul 2, 2021Jul 8, 2021
Jun 1, 2021$0.017
$0.0085
79.99%Monthly$0.2053—Jun 2, 2021Jun 7, 2021
May 3, 2021$0.02
$0.00975
88.63%Monthly$0.2273—May 4, 2021May 7, 2021
Apr 1, 2021$0.023
$0.0115
97.50%Monthly$0.25—Apr 5, 2021Apr 8, 2021
Mar 1, 2021$0.023
$0.0115
1.06%Monthly$0.273—Mar 2, 2021Mar 5, 2021
Feb 1, 2021$0.03
$0.015
1.16%Monthly$0.299Jan 29, 2021Feb 2, 2021Feb 5, 2021
Dec 17, 2020$0.029
$0.0145
1.28%Monthly$0.3289—Dec 18, 2020Dec 23, 2020
Dec 1, 2020$0.033
$0.0165
1.38%Monthly$0.3545—Dec 2, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Nov 2, 2020$0.04
$0.02
1.49%Monthly$0.3824—Nov 3, 2020Nov 6, 2020
Oct 1, 2020$0.042
$0.021
1.58%Monthly$0.4079—Oct 2, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Sep 1, 2020$0.045
$0.0225
1.68%Monthly$0.4339—Sep 2, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Aug 3, 2020$0.056
$0.028
1.79%Monthly$0.4609—Aug 4, 2020Aug 7, 2020
Jul 1, 2020$0.053
$0.0265
1.87%Monthly$0.4817—Jul 2, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Jun 1, 2020$0.061
$0.0305
1.94%Monthly$0.5013—Jun 2, 2020Jun 5, 2020
May 1, 2020$0.065
$0.0325
2.03%Monthly$0.5247—May 4, 2020May 7, 2020
Apr 1, 2020$0.069
$0.0345
2.10%Monthly$0.5417—Apr 2, 2020Apr 7, 2020
Mar 2, 2020$0.075
$0.0375
2.19%Monthly$0.5587—Mar 3, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Feb 3, 2020$0.09
$0.045
2.23%Monthly$0.566—Feb 4, 2020Feb 7, 2020
Dec 19, 2019$0.08
$0.04
2.27%Monthly$0.5714—Dec 20, 2019Dec 26, 2019
Dec 2, 2019$0.0893
$0.0445
2.28%Monthly$0.576—Dec 3, 2019Dec 6, 2019
Nov 1, 2019$0.091
$0.0455
2.27%Monthly$0.5735—Nov 4, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Oct 1, 2019$0.094
$0.047
2.26%Monthly$0.5715—Oct 2, 2019Oct 7, 2019
Sep 3, 2019$0.099
$0.0495
2.22%Monthly$0.5617—Sep 4, 2019Sep 9, 2019
Aug 1, 2019$0.098
$0.0488
2.20%Monthly$0.555—Aug 2, 2019Aug 7, 2019
Jul 1, 2019$0.092
$0.0461
2.16%Monthly$0.5437—Jul 2, 2019Jul 8, 2019
Jun 3, 2019$0.108
$0.0539
2.13%Monthly$0.5362May 31, 2019Jun 4, 2019Jun 7, 2019
May 1, 2019$0.099
$0.0496
2.07%Monthly$0.5178Apr 30, 2019May 2, 2019May 7, 2019
Apr 1, 2019$0.103
$0.0515
2.00%Monthly$0.4998Mar 29, 2019Apr 2, 2019Apr 5, 2019
Mar 1, 2019$0.09
$0.0448
1.93%Monthly$0.4818Feb 28, 2019Mar 4, 2019Mar 7, 2019
Feb 1, 2019$0.101
$0.0505
1.86%Monthly$0.4645Jan 31, 2019Feb 4, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Dec 19, 2018$0.089
$0.0445
1.78%Monthly$0.4436—Dec 20, 2018Dec 26, 2018
Dec 3, 2018$0.0841
$0.0421
1.72%Monthly$0.4271Nov 30, 2018Dec 4, 2018Dec 7, 2018
Nov 1, 2018$0.087
$0.0435
1.66%Monthly$0.4122—Nov 2, 2018Nov 7, 2018
Oct 1, 2018$0.074
$0.0372
1.58%Monthly$0.3922Sep 28, 2018Oct 2, 2018Oct 5, 2018
Sep 4, 2018$0.086
$0.0429
1.53%Monthly$0.3795Aug 31, 2018Sep 5, 2018Sep 10, 2018
Aug 1, 2018$0.075
$0.0375
1.46%Monthly$0.3611—Aug 2, 2018Aug 7, 2018
Jul 2, 2018$0.077
$0.0385
1.39%Monthly$0.3454—Jul 3, 2018Jul 9, 2018
Jun 1, 2018$0.071
$0.0355
1.33%Monthly$0.3311—Jun 4, 2018Jun 7, 2018
May 1, 2018$0.063
$0.0315
1.29%Monthly$0.3191—May 2, 2018May 7, 2018
Apr 2, 2018$0.067
$0.0335
1.24%Monthly$0.3081—Apr 3, 2018Apr 6, 2018
Mar 1, 2018$0.055
$0.0275
1.19%Monthly$0.2966Feb 28, 2018Mar 2, 2018Mar 7, 2018
Feb 1, 2018$0.059
$0.0295
1.15%Monthly$0.2873Jan 31, 2018Feb 2, 2018Feb 7, 2018
Dec 27, 2017$0.056
$0.028
1.12%Monthly$0.2793Dec 26, 2017Dec 28, 2017Jan 3, 2018
Dec 1, 2017$0.0543
$0.0272
1.07%Monthly$0.2673Nov 30, 2017Dec 4, 2017Dec 7, 2017
Nov 1, 2017$0.047
$0.0235
1.02%Monthly$0.2571Oct 31, 2017Nov 2, 2017Nov 7, 2017
Oct 2, 2017$0.0489
$0.0245
99.05%Monthly—Sep 29, 2017Oct 3, 2017Oct 6, 2017
Sep 1, 2017$0.049
$0.0245
96.26%Monthly—Aug 31, 2017Sep 6, 2017Sep 8, 2017
Aug 1, 2017$0.0436
$0.0218
93.34%Monthly—Aug 1, 2017Aug 3, 2017Aug 7, 2017
Jul 3, 2017$0.0484
$0.0242
91.74%Monthly—Jul 3, 2017Jul 6, 2017Jul 10, 2017
Jun 1, 2017$0.047
$0.0235
88.90%Monthly——Jun 5, 2017Jun 7, 2017
May 1, 2017$0.041
$0.0205
86.09%Monthly——May 3, 2017May 5, 2017
Apr 3, 2017$0.044
$0.022
78.03%Monthly—Mar 31, 2017Apr 5, 2017Apr 7, 2017
Mar 1, 2017$0.036
$0.0182
91.09%Monthly—Feb 28, 2017Mar 3, 2017Mar 7, 2017
Feb 1, 2017$0.043
$0.0215
97.36%Monthly—Jan 31, 2017Feb 3, 2017Feb 7, 2017
Dec 28, 2016$0.032
$0.016
88.94%Monthly——Dec 30, 2016Jan 4, 2017
Dec 1, 2016$0.034
$0.017
95.28%Monthly——Dec 5, 2016Dec 7, 2016
Nov 1, 2016$0.032
$0.0158
93.73%Monthly—Oct 31, 2016Nov 3, 2016Nov 7, 2016
Distribution context
How to read SCHO's distribution profile

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.

Distribution yield

Yield is most useful when read with the fund's asset class, distribution policy, and recent payment pattern.

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

ETF distributions are not evaluated with company payout ratio or free cash flow coverage because those metrics do not map cleanly to fund structures.

Focused follow-on paths for yield, reinvestment, holdings, risk, and the closest income comparison.

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SCHO Dividends FAQ

Does SCHO pay dividends?

Yes — though ETF payouts are technically fund distributions rather than corporate dividends. Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF has covered distribution history, most recently $0.08 per share on a monthly cadence.

What is SCHO's dividend yield?

SCHO's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 3.84%, from $0.92 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 SCHO pay dividends?

SCHO 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 SCHO's next dividend?

SCHO'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 SCHO's latest dividend?

SCHO's latest covered distribution was $0.08 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 1, 2026 and a payment date of Oct 7, 2026.

Why do SCHO's distributions vary?

SCHO 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.