Schwab High Yield Bond ETF · SCYB · AMEX
Distribution report · updated Nov 12, 2026
$25.08 -0.44% on the day, -$0.11
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.96·7.80%
$0.163 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.163/mo
not declared yet ⓘ
Next ex-date
—
was due ~Oct 31 ⓘ
Paying since
2023
37 payments on file
Pays
Monthly
12 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
76
Above its usual yield
SCYB share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
SCYB Dividend Growth (CAGR) ⓘ
1Y +8.7%3Y -2.3%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Amounts before Oct 11, 2024 are restated for the 2-for-1 split. The enlarge button shows all 37 payments since 2023.
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.

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

At $1.96 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 3,068 SCYB shares, about $76,945 at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $25.08. $1,000 a month takes about 6,135 shares, about $153,866. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Schwab High Yield Bond ETF (SCYB) pays $0.163 a share monthly, $1.96 a year, a 7.80% run-rate yield at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $25.08. It has made 37 distribution payments since 2023.

At today’s rate of $0.163 monthly and the last close of $25.08, this is what SCYB pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.163$0.16$1.96
100 shares$16.30$16.30$195.60
$10,000 invested (398.7 shares)$64.99$64.99$779.90
3,068 shares ($500/mo)$500.08$500.08$6,001.01
6,135 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.01$1,000.01$12,000.06

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 SCYB shares reinvest into 0.65 new shares each payment, about 8.1 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 154 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 SCYB’s own history in the SCYB DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026, SCYB paid $1.65 a share while its share price fell from $26.43 to $25.08. Distributions exceeded total return by $1.35 a share, so part of every payment above was your own money coming back.

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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

SCYB Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

76/100Above its usual yieldvs its 3-yr history
  • SCYB yields 7.80% today, at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $25.08.
  • Its own 3-year median is 7.03%, so today’s yield is above its usual level.
Since Sep 2023: lowest to highest month-end yield
6.14% low8.45% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 3-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 3 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 SCYB’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

SCYB 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, $0.163 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 SCYB Pay?

SCYB 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 12, 2026
$1.65 a share, in 11 payments.
-10.9% against the 12 months before ($1.85 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).

SCYB vs Similar Dividend Funds (JMOM, PRFZ...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to SCYB in fund size, SCYB’s 7.80% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.49%. 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
SCYB $25.08Schwab High Yield Bond ETF $0.163/mo$1.96/yr fwd 7.80% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
JMOM $79.84JPMorgan U.S. Momentum Factor ETF $0.176/qtr$0.70/yr fwd 0.88% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
PRFZ $53.57Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF $0.129/qtr$0.52/yr fwd 0.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
IPAC $82.19iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF $0.881/half-yr$1.76/yr fwd 2.14% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
DIVI $42.62Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF $0.214/qtr$0.86/yr fwd 2.01% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SOXQ $82.67Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF $0.0845/qtr$0.34/yr fwd 0.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FTLS $75.68First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF $0.183/qtr$0.73/yr fwd 0.97% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
ANGL $27.44VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF $0.1688/mo$2.03/yr fwd 7.38% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
TIME $26.32Clockwise U.S. Core Equity ETF $0.186/qtr$0.74/yr fwd 2.83% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
NULG $105.80Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth $0.111/yr 0.10% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
TBLL $105.70Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF $0.337/mo$4.04/yr fwd 3.83% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

SCYB Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2023

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.163MonthlyRegular
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.14MonthlyRegular
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.155MonthlyRegular
Jul 1, 2026Jul 3, 2026$0.149MonthlyRegular
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.15MonthlyRegular
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.145MonthlyRegular
Apr 1, 2026Apr 3, 2026$0.154MonthlyRegular
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.145MonthlyRegular
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.156MonthlyRegular
Dec 19, 2025Dec 22, 2025$0.148MonthlyRegular
The other 27 SCYB 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 SCYB

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SCYB Dividend Questions

How often does SCYB pay distributions?

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

Does SCYB pay distributions monthly?

Yes. SCYB pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next SCYB distribution?

SCYB 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, $0.163 a share, went ex on Oct 1, 2026 and paid Oct 5, 2026. The current rate is $0.163 per share, $1.96 a year.

Did SCYB pay a distribution in October 2026?

Yes: $0.163 a share, ex-date Oct 1, 2026, paid Oct 5, 2026. The next one is not on file yet.

How much does SCYB pay per share?

SCYB pays $0.163 a share monthly, $1.96 a year. At the Nov 12, 2026 close of $25.08 that is a 7.80% run-rate yield, above its usual level: its own 3-year median is 7.03%.

Does SCYB’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.1504, -3.0% against $0.1551 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 +8.7%.

Is SCYB’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026 it paid $1.65 a share while its share price went from $26.43 to $25.08. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my SCYB distributions?

Add SCYB 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 SCYB 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 12, 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.