# iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ) — Dividends

IXJ · NYSE · Fund

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

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | semi-annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.44 |
| Forward yield | 1.35% |
| Growth streak | 3 years |

iShares Global Healthcare ETF pays a semi-annual distribution. Its most recent payment was $0.85 per share, with an ex-date of June 15, 2026 and a pay date of June 18, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $1.44 per share, a yield of 1.42% at a share price of $101.45.

The amount changes from one payment to the next. Ex-dates usually fall in mid-June and mid-December, with payment three to seven days later. The history shown starts in December 2019. In the table, distributions ranged from $0.44 in December 2020 and December 2022 to $0.85 in June 2026, the largest listed. From 2020 through 2025, the June distribution was larger than the December one each year.

Distributions with ex-dates in each calendar year added up to $0.97 in 2020, $1.01 in 2021, $0.99 in 2022, $1.20 in 2023, $1.29 in 2024 and $1.36 in 2025. That is a rise of about 40% over five years. The source counts a growth streak of three consecutive calendar years. If the semi-annual pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in mid-December 2026 and be paid a few days later.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $0.85 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | $0.60 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | $0.76 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | $0.62 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.67 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 | $0.56 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Jun 13, 2023 | $0.64 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | $0.44 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | $0.55 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 | $0.48 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Jun 16, 2021 | $0.53 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Dec 18, 2020 | $0.44 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Jun 19, 2020 | $0.53 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 20, 2019 | $0.48 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ) pay a distribution?

Yes. iShares Global Healthcare ETF pays a semi-annual distribution; the most recent payment was $0.85 per share.

### What is IXJ's distribution yield?

iShares Global Healthcare ETF paid $1.44 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 1.35% at the last price of $107.21. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

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

iShares Global Healthcare ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Jun 15, 2026, payable on Jun 18, 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)

### Has IXJ been raising its distribution?

Yes — iShares Global Healthcare ETF has increased its distribution for 3 consecutive calendar years.

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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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