iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF · GOVT · CBOE
Distribution report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$22.16 -0.63% on the day, -$0.14
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.85·3.84%
$0.071 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.071/mo
not declared yet ⓘ
Next ex-date
—
was due ~Oct 31 ⓘ
Paying since
2012
172 payments on file
Pays
Monthly
12 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
84
Well above its usual yield
GOVT share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
GOVT Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +9.2%3Y +13.5%5Y +27.6%10Y +9.0%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 172 payments since 2012.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.

How Many GOVT Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.85 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 7,043 GOVT shares, about $156,073 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $22.16. $1,000 a month takes about 14,085 shares, about $312,124. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) pays $0.071 a share monthly, $0.85 a year, a 3.84% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $22.16. It has made 172 distribution payments since 2012.

At today’s rate of $0.071 monthly and the last close of $22.16, this is what GOVT pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.071$0.07$0.85
100 shares$7.10$7.10$85.20
$10,000 invested (451.3 shares)$32.04$32.04$384.48
7,043 shares ($500/mo)$500.05$500.05$6,000.64
14,085 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.04$1,000.04$12,000.42

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 GOVT shares reinvest into 0.32 new shares each payment, about 3.9 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 313 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with GOVT’s own history in the GOVT DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026, GOVT paid $0.77 a share while its share price fell from $23.12 to $22.16. Total return was -$0.19 a share, so every dollar paid above was your own money coming back, and the share value fell $0.19 more on top.

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  • NAV trend: is the fund’s share price holding up report
  • Distribution funded by NAV: is it paying you with your own money report
  • Distribution stability: how much the payout jumps around history
  • Distribution trend: is the payout growing or shrinking history
  • Crash test: how the fund held up in market drops history
  • Yield sanity: is the yield too high to be believable rating

GOVT Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

84/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • GOVT yields 3.84% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $22.16.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.94%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.95% low4.17% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is GOVT’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

GOVT has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual gap of about 30 days the next ex-date was due around Oct 31, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.071 a share, went ex on Oct 1, 2026 and paid Oct 5, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 30 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does GOVT Pay?

GOVT pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026
$0.77 a share, in 11 payments.
-2.8% against the 12 months before ($0.79 in 12 payments).
By ex-date, the same 12 months the NAV check on this page reads. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (latest 12 payments).

GOVT vs Similar Dividend Funds (VBK, SCHB...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to GOVT in fund size, GOVT’s 3.84% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 0.99%. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: in income funds it often comes with a faster-falling share price, so read it next to the NAV trend and the rating.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating
GOVT $22.16iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $0.071/mo$0.85/yr fwd 3.84% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
VBK $332.09Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF $0.304/qtr$1.22/yr fwd 0.37% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SCHB $29.00Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF $0.081/qtr$0.32/yr fwd 1.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
DYNF $66.62iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF $0.142/qtr$0.57/yr fwd 0.85% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
XLE $61.96State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF $0.38/qtr$1.52/yr fwd 2.45% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
DIA $523.33State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust $0.114/mo$1.37/yr fwd 0.26% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
DFAC $44.86Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF $0.097/qtr$0.39/yr fwd 0.86% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SOXX $146.76iShares Semiconductor ETF $0.1084/qtr$0.43/yr fwd 0.30% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
VOE $211.15Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF $1.033/qtr$4.13/yr fwd 1.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
TSLL $9.76Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X ETF $0.0708/qtr$0.28/yr fwd 2.90% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
BIV $74.42Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF $0.291/mo$3.49/yr fwd 4.69% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

GOVT Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2012

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.071MonthlyRegular
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.076MonthlyRegular
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.073MonthlyRegular
Jul 1, 2026Jul 3, 2026$0.068MonthlyRegular
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.071MonthlyRegular
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.069MonthlyRegular
Apr 1, 2026Apr 3, 2026$0.068MonthlyRegular
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.064MonthlyRegular
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.069MonthlyRegular
Dec 19, 2025Dec 22, 2025$0.072MonthlyRegular
The other 162 GOVT payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for GOVT

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GOVT Dividend Questions

How often does GOVT pay distributions?

GOVT pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does GOVT pay distributions monthly?

Yes. GOVT pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next GOVT distribution?

GOVT has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual gap of about 30 days the next ex-date was due around Oct 31, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.071 a share, went ex on Oct 1, 2026 and paid Oct 5, 2026. The current rate is $0.071 per share, $0.85 a year.

Did GOVT pay a distribution in October 2026?

Yes: $0.071 a share, ex-date Oct 1, 2026, paid Oct 5, 2026. The next one is not on file yet.

How much does GOVT pay per share?

GOVT pays $0.071 a share monthly, $0.85 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $22.16 that is a 3.84% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.94%.

Does GOVT’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.0694, +5.5% against $0.0658 for the 12 before. Its payout floats with the income the fund earns each period, so there is no fixed rate to raise. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed +9.2%.

Is GOVT’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026 it paid $0.77 a share while its share price went from $23.12 to $22.16. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my GOVT distributions?

Add GOVT to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run GOVT in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular distribution per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 6 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.