# Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF (GCAD) — Dividends

GCAD · NYSE · Fund

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

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.96 |
| Forward yield | 1.98% |
| Growth streak | — |

Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF is listed with a quarterly distribution, but its recent payments have come only at year-end. Its most recent distribution came in three parts, $0.46, $0.39 and $0.11 per share, all with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of December 29, 2025 and a pay date of January 9, 2026. Together they make up the $0.96 per share paid over the trailing twelve months, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 1.95% at a share price of $48.91.

The schedule has been irregular. In 2024, the fund paid $0.27 per share in each of April, July and October, then two year-end amounts of $0.40 and $0.21 with an ex-date of December 27, 2024. Those five payments added up to $1.42. In 2025, no distributions are listed before the three on December 29. The table also shows $0.25 in October 2023 and $0.27 in December 2023.

No distribution has been listed in 2026 so far. The 2025 total of $0.96 was about 32% below the 2024 total. Year-end payments have followed the ex-date by eleven or twelve days, landing in early January. If the year-end pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in late December 2026 and be paid in early January 2027.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Jan 9, 2026 | $0.39 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Jan 9, 2026 | $0.46 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Jan 9, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 8, 2025 | $0.40 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 8, 2025 | $0.21 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Oct 18, 2024 | $0.27 |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Jul 18, 2024 | $0.27 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Apr 19, 2024 | $0.27 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Jan 8, 2024 | $0.27 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Oct 18, 2023 | $0.25 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF (GCAD) pay a distribution?

Yes. Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF pays a quarterly distribution; the most recent payment was $0.39 per share.

### What is GCAD's distribution yield?

Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF paid $0.96 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 1.98% at the last price of $48.23. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

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

Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 29, 2025, payable on Jan 9, 2026.

### 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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