# Dws Municipal Income Trust (KTF) — Dividends

KTF · NYSE · Stock

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

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.77 |
| Forward yield | 9.40% |
| Growth streak | — |

DWS Municipal Income Trust pays a monthly dividend of $0.061 per share. Its next payment has been declared with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of October 21, 2026 and a pay date of October 30, 2026. The most recent paid dividend went ex-dividend on September 23, 2026 and was paid on September 30. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $0.7653 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of about 9.4% at a share price of $8.14.

The record starts in October 2019. The monthly rate was $0.04 for most of 2020 and $0.042 for most of 2021. It then stepped down several times, reaching $0.028 by November 2022. Payments by calendar year were $0.5069 in 2020, $0.502 in 2021 and $0.41 in 2022. No payments are recorded from January 2023 through March 2024. Payments resumed in April 2024 at $0.061 and have stayed there. A smaller extra payment came with a December ex-date in 2019, 2020, 2024 and 2025. The 2025 total, extra included, was $0.7653. The growth streak stands at zero years.

If the pattern holds, the payment after the declared one would go ex-dividend around November 20, 2026 and be paid at the end of November. Recent extras have had late-December ex-dates.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.06 |
| May 20, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 12, 2026 | $0.03 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $0.06 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | $0.06 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $0.06 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.06 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | $0.06 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | $0.06 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.06 |
| May 19, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | $0.06 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | $0.06 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Dws Municipal Income Trust (KTF) pay a dividend?

Yes. Dws Municipal Income Trust pays a monthly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.06 per share.

### What is KTF's dividend yield?

Dws Municipal Income Trust paid $0.77 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 9.40% at the last price of $8.14. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is KTF's next ex-dividend date?

Dws Municipal Income Trust's next ex-dividend date is Oct 21, 2026, payable on Oct 30, 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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