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TLT Distribution Analysis

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TLT

Dividends
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Financial Services· Asset Management - Bonds
AIQ Score
NeutralAIQ Edge 6/10
Low Priority
Above Peers
Score data as of Sep 4, 2026
Last price
$82.21
+$0.14 (+0.17%)
Latest market quote
Momentum48
Value45
Quality75
Risk Resilience55
Sentiment44
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Distribution Analysis Overview

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

Distribution history
139
distributions captured
Frequency
monthly
inferred from events
Trailing yield
4.75%
distribution income rate
Data completeness
99%
event fields populated

Latest announced event

$0.31

TLT fund distribution calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so announced dates do not get blended into completed income history.

Ex-date
Sep 1, 2026
Pay date
Sep 4, 2026
Frequency
monthly

Latest distribution record

Sep 1, 2026

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

Distribution yield
4.75%
Latest distribution
$0.33
Latest adjusted distribution
Trailing annual distribution
$3.91
1.08% vs prior complete year
Ex-dividend date
Sep 1, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Frequency
monthly
Inferred from available dividend events
Payment date
Sep 4, 2026
Calendar endpoint

AIQ Distribution bridge

Quality75/100

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

Value45/100

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

Risk resilience55/100

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

Recent 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
4.75%
Trailing income rate
Distribution trend
Trailing income steady
1.08% vs prior complete year
Cadence
monthly
Inferred from recent events
Event depth
139
Covered distribution rows
Recent distribution cadence
8 records
Feb 26
$0.33
Mar 26
$0.30
Apr 26
$0.34
May 26
$0.32
Jun 26
$0.34
Jul 26
$0.32
Aug 26
$0.33
Sep 26
$0.33

Annual distribution trail

2016 - 2026

11 plotted years

Distribution growth

+1.08% 1Y

CAGR windows
Latest distribution event timeline
Declared
Jul 31, 2026
Ex-date
Sep 1, 2026
Record
Aug 3, 2026

Latest row amount $0.33.

Event field coverage
Declaration119/120
Record119/120
Payment118/120
Frequency119/120
History depth
120 rows
FMP dividend events via canonical L3
Data through
Sep 1, 2026
latest covered ex-date
Last checked
Sep 3, 2026
independent from event date
Date coverage
118/120 pay
119/120 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.

Recent distribution chart

Distribution payments

Showing latest 5 of 120 rows
Ex-dateLabelDividendAdjustedEvent yieldFrequencyTTM adjustedDeclaredRecord datePayment date
Sep 1, 2026$0.33
$0.33
Monthly$3.91Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026$0.33
$0.33
$3.90
Jul 1, 2026$0.32
$0.32
Monthly$3.90Jun 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026
Jun 1, 2026$0.34
$0.34
Monthly$3.91May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026
May 1, 2026$0.32
$0.32
Monthly$3.90Apr 30, 2026May 1, 2026May 6, 2026
Show older history+115 rows
Apr 1, 2026$0.34
$0.34
Monthly$3.91Mar 31, 2026Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026
Mar 2, 2026$0.30
$0.30
Monthly$3.89Feb 27, 2026Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026
Feb 2, 2026$0.33
$0.33
Monthly$3.88Jan 30, 2026Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026
Dec 19, 2025$0.34
$0.34
Monthly$3.86Dec 18, 2025Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025
Dec 1, 2025$0.32
$0.32
Monthly$3.87Nov 28, 2025Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025
Nov 3, 2025$0.33
$0.33
Monthly$3.87Oct 31, 2025Nov 3, 2025Nov 6, 2025
Oct 1, 2025$0.31
$0.31
Monthly$3.86Sep 30, 2025Oct 1, 2025Oct 6, 2025
Sep 2, 2025$0.33
$0.33
Monthly$3.86Aug 29, 2025Sep 2, 2025Sep 5, 2025
Aug 1, 2025$0.33
$0.33
Monthly$3.85Jul 31, 2025Aug 1, 2025Aug 6, 2025
Jul 1, 2025$0.33
$0.33
Monthly$3.83Jun 30, 2025Jul 1, 2025Jul 7, 2025
Jun 2, 2025$0.32
$0.32
Monthly$3.80May 30, 2025Jun 2, 2025Jun 5, 2025
May 1, 2025$0.33
$0.33
Monthly$3.78Apr 30, 2025May 1, 2025May 6, 2025
Apr 1, 2025$0.33
$0.33
Monthly$3.76Mar 31, 2025Apr 1, 2025Apr 4, 2025
Mar 3, 2025$0.29
$0.29
Monthly$3.75Feb 28, 2025Mar 3, 2025Mar 6, 2025
Feb 3, 2025$0.31
$0.31
Monthly$3.76Jan 31, 2025Feb 3, 2025Feb 6, 2025
Dec 18, 2024$0.35
$0.35
4.21%Monthly$3.75Jun 24, 2024Dec 18, 2024Dec 23, 2024
Dec 2, 2024$0.33
$0.33
3.63%Monthly$3.71Nov 29, 2024Dec 2, 2024Dec 5, 2024
Nov 1, 2024$0.31
$0.31
Monthly$3.68Oct 31, 2024Nov 1, 2024Nov 6, 2024
Oct 1, 2024$0.32
$0.32
3.71%Monthly$3.65Sep 30, 2024Oct 1, 2024Oct 4, 2024
Sep 3, 2024$0.31
$0.31
3.70%Monthly$3.62Aug 30, 2024Sep 3, 2024Sep 6, 2024
Aug 1, 2024$0.31
$0.31
3.77%Monthly$3.59Jun 24, 2024Aug 1, 2024Aug 6, 2024
Jul 1, 2024$0.29
$0.29
Irregular$3.55Jun 24, 2024Jul 1, 2024Jul 5, 2024
Jun 3, 2024$0.31
$0.31
Monthly$3.54May 31, 2024Jun 3, 2024Jun 7, 2024
May 1, 2024$0.31
$0.31
Monthly$3.51Apr 30, 2024May 2, 2024May 7, 2024
Apr 1, 2024$0.31
$0.31
3.75%Monthly$3.47Mar 28, 2024Apr 2, 2024Apr 5, 2024
Mar 1, 2024$0.30
$0.30
Monthly$3.42Feb 29, 2024Mar 4, 2024Mar 7, 2024
Feb 1, 2024$0.31
$0.31
3.44%Monthly$3.38Jan 31, 2024Feb 2, 2024Feb 7, 2024
Dec 14, 2023$0.31
$0.31
3.37%Irregular$3.34Dec 13, 2023Dec 15, 2023Dec 20, 2023
Dec 1, 2023$0.29
$0.29
3.26%Monthly$3.29Nov 30, 2023Dec 4, 2023Dec 7, 2023
Nov 1, 2023$0.29
$0.29
Irregular$3.25Oct 31, 2023Nov 2, 2023Nov 7, 2023
Oct 2, 2023$0.28
$0.28
Monthly$3.20Sep 29, 2023Oct 3, 2023Oct 6, 2023
Sep 1, 2023$0.29
$0.29
3.33%Monthly$3.16Aug 31, 2023Sep 5, 2023Sep 8, 2023
Aug 1, 2023$0.28
$0.28
3.17%Irregular$3.11Jul 31, 2023Aug 2, 2023Aug 7, 2023
Jul 3, 2023$0.28
$0.28
2.98%Monthly$3.05Jun 30, 2023Jul 5, 2023Jul 10, 2023
Jun 1, 2023$0.27
$0.27
2.91%Monthly$3.00May 31, 2023Jun 2, 2023Jun 7, 2023
May 1, 2023$0.27
$0.27
2.84%Irregular$2.93Apr 28, 2023May 2, 2023May 5, 2023
Apr 3, 2023$0.27
$0.27
2.69%Monthly$2.86Mar 31, 2023Apr 4, 2023Apr 7, 2023
Mar 1, 2023$0.25
$0.25
2.79%Monthly$2.80Feb 28, 2023Mar 2, 2023Mar 7, 2023
Feb 1, 2023$0.28
$0.28
2.53%Monthly$2.73Jan 31, 2023Feb 2, 2023Feb 7, 2023
Dec 15, 2022$0.26
$0.26
2.45%Irregular$2.66Dec 14, 2022Dec 16, 2022Dec 21, 2022
Dec 1, 2022$0.24
$0.24
2.42%Monthly$2.56Nov 30, 2022Dec 2, 2022Dec 7, 2022
Nov 1, 2022$0.24
$0.24
2.64%Irregular$2.50Oct 31, 2022Nov 2, 2022Nov 7, 2022
Oct 3, 2022$0.24
$0.24
2.36%Monthly$2.46Sep 30, 2022Oct 4, 2022Oct 7, 2022
Sep 1, 2022$0.24
$0.24
2.18%Monthly$2.39Aug 31, 2022Sep 2, 2022Sep 8, 2022
Aug 1, 2022$0.21
$0.21
1.96%Monthly$2.35Jul 29, 2022Aug 2, 2022Aug 5, 2022
Jul 1, 2022$0.23
$0.23
2.00%Monthly$2.32Jun 30, 2022Jul 5, 2022Jul 8, 2022
Jun 1, 2022$0.21
$0.21
1.96%Irregular$2.28May 31, 2022Jun 2, 2022Jun 7, 2022
May 2, 2022$0.20
$0.20
1.94%Monthly$2.27Apr 29, 2022May 3, 2022May 6, 2022
Apr 1, 2022$0.20
$0.20
1.71%Monthly$2.27Mar 31, 2022Apr 4, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Mar 1, 2022$0.19
$0.19
1.59%Monthly$2.25Feb 28, 2022Mar 2, 2022Mar 7, 2022
Feb 1, 2022$0.20
$0.20
1.58%Monthly$2.24Jan 31, 2022Feb 2, 2022Feb 7, 2022
Dec 16, 2021$0.17
$0.17
1.49%Monthly$2.22Dec 15, 2021Dec 17, 2021Dec 22, 2021
Dec 1, 2021$0.18
$0.18
1.45%Monthly$2.21Nov 30, 2021Dec 2, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Nov 1, 2021$0.19
$0.19
1.50%Monthly$2.19Oct 29, 2021Nov 2, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Oct 1, 2021$0.18
$0.18
1.50%Monthly$2.17Sep 30, 2021Oct 4, 2021Oct 7, 2021
Sep 1, 2021$0.19
$0.19
1.45%Monthly$2.16Aug 31, 2021Sep 2, 2021Sep 8, 2021
Aug 2, 2021$0.18
$0.18
1.43%Monthly$2.15Jul 30, 2021Aug 3, 2021Aug 6, 2021
Jul 1, 2021$0.19
$0.19
1.50%Monthly$2.16Dec 3, 2020Jul 2, 2021Jul 8, 2021
Jun 1, 2021$0.20
$0.20
1.57%Monthly$2.17Dec 3, 2020Jun 2, 2021Jun 7, 2021
May 3, 2021$0.20
$0.20
1.57%Monthly$2.18Dec 3, 2020May 4, 2021May 7, 2021
Apr 1, 2021$0.19
$0.19
1.59%Monthly$2.19Dec 3, 2020Apr 5, 2021Apr 8, 2021
Mar 1, 2021$0.17
$0.17
1.59%Monthly$2.24Dec 3, 2020Mar 2, 2021Mar 5, 2021
Feb 1, 2021$0.18
$0.18
1.51%Monthly$2.30Dec 3, 2020Feb 2, 2021Feb 5, 2021
Dec 17, 2020$0.16
$0.16
1.51%Monthly$2.37Dec 10, 2019Dec 18, 2020Dec 23, 2020
Dec 1, 2020$0.16
$0.16
1.54%Monthly$2.42Dec 10, 2019Dec 2, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Nov 2, 2020$0.17
$0.17
1.57%Monthly$2.50Dec 10, 2019Nov 3, 2020Nov 6, 2020
Oct 1, 2020$0.17
$0.17
1.58%Monthly$2.57Dec 10, 2019Oct 2, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Sep 1, 2020$0.18
$0.18
1.62%Monthly$2.65Dec 10, 2019Sep 2, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Aug 3, 2020$0.19
$0.19
1.61%Monthly$2.73Dec 10, 2019Aug 4, 2020Aug 7, 2020
Jul 1, 2020$0.19
$0.19
1.72%Monthly$2.81Dec 10, 2019Jul 2, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Jun 1, 2020$0.21
$0.21
1.77%Monthly$2.87Dec 10, 2019Jun 2, 2020Jun 5, 2020
May 1, 2020$0.22
$0.22
1.75%Monthly$2.93Dec 10, 2019May 4, 2020May 7, 2020
Apr 1, 2020$0.24
$0.24
1.78%Monthly$2.98Dec 10, 2019Apr 2, 2020Apr 7, 2020
Mar 2, 2020$0.23
$0.23
1.96%Monthly$3.02Dec 10, 2019Mar 3, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Feb 3, 2020$0.24
$0.24
2.09%Monthly$3.04Dec 10, 2019Feb 4, 2020Feb 7, 2020
Dec 19, 2019$0.22
$0.22
2.25%Monthly$3.07Dec 17, 2018Dec 20, 2019Dec 26, 2019
Dec 2, 2019$0.24
$0.24
2.27%Monthly$3.14Dec 17, 2018Dec 3, 2019Dec 6, 2019
Nov 1, 2019$0.25
$0.25
2.25%Monthly$3.16Dec 17, 2018Nov 4, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Oct 1, 2019$0.25
$0.25
2.23%Monthly$3.19Dec 17, 2018Oct 2, 2019Oct 7, 2019
Sep 3, 2019$0.26
$0.26
2.18%Monthly$3.20Dec 17, 2018Sep 4, 2019Sep 9, 2019
Aug 1, 2019$0.26
$0.26
2.38%Monthly$3.22Dec 17, 2018Aug 2, 2019Aug 7, 2019
Jul 1, 2019$0.26
$0.26
2.43%Monthly$3.22Dec 17, 2018Jul 2, 2019Jul 8, 2019
Jun 3, 2019$0.27
$0.27
2.44%Monthly$3.23May 31, 2019Jun 4, 2019Jun 7, 2019
May 1, 2019$0.26
$0.26
2.62%Monthly$3.24Apr 30, 2019May 2, 2019May 7, 2019
Apr 1, 2019$0.28
$0.28
2.61%Monthly$3.25Mar 29, 2019Apr 2, 2019Apr 5, 2019
Mar 1, 2019$0.25
$0.25
2.72%Monthly$3.23Feb 28, 2019Mar 4, 2019Mar 7, 2019
Feb 1, 2019$0.27
$0.27
2.66%Monthly$3.22Jan 31, 2019Feb 4, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Dec 18, 2018$0.28
$0.28
2.67%Monthly$3.20Dec 17, 2018Dec 19, 2018Dec 24, 2018
Dec 3, 2018$0.27
$0.27
2.74%Monthly$3.17Nov 30, 2018Dec 4, 2018Dec 7, 2018
Nov 1, 2018$0.27
$0.27
2.79%Monthly$3.16Oct 31, 2018Nov 2, 2018Nov 7, 2018
Oct 1, 2018$0.26
$0.26
2.71%Monthly$3.15Sep 28, 2018Oct 2, 2018Oct 5, 2018
Sep 4, 2018$0.27
$0.27
2.62%Monthly$3.14Aug 31, 2018Sep 5, 2018Sep 10, 2018
Aug 1, 2018$0.27
$0.27
2.64%Monthly$3.13Jul 31, 2018Aug 2, 2018Aug 7, 2018
Jul 2, 2018$0.27
$0.27
2.58%Monthly$3.13Jun 29, 2018Jul 3, 2018Jul 9, 2018
Jun 1, 2018$0.28
$0.28
2.59%Monthly$3.12May 31, 2018Jun 4, 2018Jun 7, 2018
May 1, 2018$0.26
$0.26
2.62%Monthly$3.10Apr 30, 2018May 2, 2018May 7, 2018
Apr 2, 2018$0.26
$0.26
2.54%Monthly$3.09Mar 29, 2018Apr 3, 2018Apr 6, 2018
Mar 1, 2018$0.24
$0.24
2.59%Monthly$3.09Feb 28, 2018Mar 2, 2018Mar 7, 2018
Feb 1, 2018$0.25
$0.25
2.55%Monthly$3.08Jan 31, 2018Feb 2, 2018Feb 7, 2018
Dec 21, 2017$0.26
$0.26
2.48%Monthly$3.09Dec 20, 2017Dec 22, 2017Dec 28, 2017
Dec 1, 2017$0.25
$0.25
2.48%Monthly$3.13Nov 30, 2017Dec 4, 2017Dec 7, 2017
Nov 1, 2017$0.26
$0.26
2.50%Monthly$3.12Oct 31, 2017Nov 2, 2017Nov 7, 2017
Oct 2, 2017$0.25
$0.25
2.50%Monthly$3.11Sep 29, 2017Oct 3, 2017Oct 6, 2017
Sep 1, 2017$0.26
$0.26
2.45%Monthly$3.10Aug 31, 2017Sep 6, 2017Sep 8, 2017
Aug 1, 2017$0.27
$0.27
2.48%MonthlyJul 31, 2017Aug 3, 2017Aug 7, 2017
Jul 3, 2017$0.26
$0.26
2.48%MonthlyJun 30, 2017Jul 6, 2017Jul 10, 2017
Jun 1, 2017$0.26
$0.26
2.48%MonthlyJun 1, 2017Jun 5, 2017Jun 7, 2017
May 1, 2017$0.25
$0.25
2.55%MonthlyMay 1, 2017May 3, 2017May 5, 2017
Apr 3, 2017$0.25
$0.25
2.54%MonthlyMar 31, 2017Apr 5, 2017Apr 7, 2017
Mar 1, 2017$0.23
$0.23
2.60%MonthlyFeb 28, 2017Mar 3, 2017Mar 7, 2017
Feb 1, 2017$0.26
$0.26
2.62%MonthlyJan 31, 2017Feb 3, 2017Feb 7, 2017
Dec 22, 2016$0.31
$0.31
2.63%MonthlyDec 21, 2016Dec 27, 2016Dec 29, 2016
Dec 1, 2016$0.24
$0.24
2.57%MonthlyNov 30, 2016Dec 5, 2016Dec 7, 2016
Nov 1, 2016$0.25
$0.25
2.34%MonthlyOct 31, 2016Nov 3, 2016Nov 7, 2016
Oct 3, 2016$0.25
$0.25
2.25%MonthlySep 30, 2016Oct 5, 2016Oct 7, 2016
Distribution context
How to read TLT'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

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TLT Dividends FAQ

Does TLT pay distributions?

If iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has covered distribution payments, this page shows the latest distribution, yield, ex-date, payment date when available, and recent payment history. If no rows are shown, the current snapshot does not include distribution history for TLT.

What is TLT's distribution yield?

TLT's distribution yield compares trailing distribution payments with the latest available price. For ETFs, yield should be read with fund holdings, distribution policy, duration, and asset-class risk.

Is TLT's distribution sustainable?

TLT's ETF distribution stability depends on its holdings, asset class, income generation, fund policy, and market conditions. Corporate payout ratio and free cash flow coverage are not directly comparable for most ETFs.

When is TLT's next distribution payment?

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How should investors interpret TLT's distribution growth?

ETF distributions can change with portfolio income, asset mix, rates, and fund policy. Recent growth should be interpreted cautiously unless the history covers complete comparable periods.

What does TLT's distribution reliability view show?

TLT's reliability view summarizes recent payment cadence, trailing income direction when comparable history is complete, payout context where meaningful, and available coverage evidence. It is a screening aid, not a guarantee of future distributions.