# VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) — Dividends

BBH · NASDAQ · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/bbh/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.96 |
| Forward yield | 0.39% |
| Growth streak | — |

VanEck Biotech ETF pays distributions on an annual schedule, with payments arriving each December. The fund's most recent payment had an [ex-distribution date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of December 22, 2025, and was paid on December 26, 2025, at $0.9565 per share. Over the trailing twelve months, the total distribution per share is $0.9565. At a share price of $230.5249, this represents a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 0.41%. The fund currently has a dividend growth streak of 0 years.

Because distribution amounts vary from year to year, annual payout totals reflect fluctuating income. In 2019, the annual distribution was $0.4724 per share, which moved to $0.6079 in 2020 before changing to $0.3972 in 2021. Payouts increased to $0.7488 in 2022 and then moved to $0.7127 in 2023. In 2024, the fund reached its highest annual distribution in the seven-year history at $1.2517 per share, before moving to $0.9565 in 2025. Across the full period from 2019 through 2025, annual payments have ranged between $0.3972 and $1.2517 per share.

Following its established annual payment cadence, the fund's next distribution would be expected in December 2026.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $0.96 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | $1.25 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $0.71 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $0.75 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 | $0.40 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 | $0.61 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | $0.47 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) pay a distribution?

Yes. VanEck Biotech ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $0.96 per share.

### What is BBH's distribution yield?

VanEck Biotech ETF paid $0.96 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 0.39% at the last price of $246.49. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is BBH's most recent ex-distribution date?

VanEck Biotech ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 22, 2025, payable on Dec 26, 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](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

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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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