AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF (ARB) dividend history and yield
Dividend summary
- Frequency
- Annual
- Trailing 12 months
- $0.13
- Forward yield
- 0.42%
AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF pays distributions once a year at most. Its most recent distribution was $0.13 per share, with an ex-date of December 18, 2025 and a pay date of December 19, 2025. That payment is also the fund's trailing-twelve-month total, a yield of 0.42% at a share price of $30.01.
The record is irregular. The table lists four distributions, in December 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2025. No distribution is listed for 2021 or 2023. Every one of them went ex-distribution in mid-December, with payment one to four days later.
The amounts have varied widely. The fund paid $0.73 per share in 2020 and $1.08 in 2022, the largest in the table. The 2024 distribution was $0.31, and the 2025 one was $0.13, about 58% less than a year earlier and the smallest shown. Because some years had no distribution at all, the source lists no growth streak, and the table does not show a steady pattern in the size of the payments. If a distribution is made in 2026 and the December timing holds, it would go ex-distribution in mid-December and be paid within a few days.
Dividend per share by year
Dividend history
| Declared | Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | $0.31 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | $1.08 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Dec 17, 2020 | Dec 21, 2020 | $0.73 |
Frequently asked questions
Does AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF (ARB) pay a distribution?
Yes. AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $0.13 per share.
What is ARB's distribution yield?
AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF paid $0.13 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 0.42% at the last price of $30.04. Click here to learn more
When is ARB's most recent ex-distribution date?
AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 18, 2025, payable on Dec 19, 2025.
What is the difference between ex and payment dates?
An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. Click here to learn more
Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.
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