Northern Trust US Quality Low Volatility ETF (QLV) dividend history and yield
Dividend summary
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing 12 months
- $1.18
- Forward yield
- 1.45%
- Growth streak
- 3 years
Northern Trust US Quality Low Volatility ETF pays quarterly distributions. Its most recent distribution was $0.28 per share, with an ex-date of September 18, 2026 and a pay date of September 24, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $1.18 per share, a yield of 1.47% at a share price of $79.70.
The amount changes from quarter to quarter. In the table, it ranged from $0.14 in March 2023 to $0.36 in December 2025, leaving aside a separate $0.02 payment in late December 2023. From 2022 through 2025, the December distribution was the largest of each calendar year and the March one the smallest. Distributions with ex-dates in each calendar year added up to $0.88 in 2022, $0.89 in 2023, $1.07 in 2024 and $1.16 in 2025, a rise of about 32% over three years. The source counts a growth streak of three years. In 2026, the payments so far were $0.23, $0.31 and $0.28.
Ex-dates usually fall on a Friday in the middle of March, June, September and December, and payment follows about six days later. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in mid-December 2026 and be paid about a week later.
Dividend per share by year
Dividend history
| Declared | Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | $0.28 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | $0.23 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $0.36 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Sep 19, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | $0.29 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | $0.28 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Mar 21, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | $0.23 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | $0.35 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Sep 20, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | $0.25 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Jun 21, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | $0.30 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 21, 2024 | $0.17 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.02 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | Dec 21, 2023 | $0.30 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | Sep 21, 2023 | $0.19 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Jun 16, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 | $0.24 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Mar 17, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 | $0.14 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 16, 2022 | Dec 22, 2022 | $0.33 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Sep 16, 2022 | Sep 22, 2022 | $0.22 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Jun 17, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 | $0.18 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Mar 18, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 | $0.15 |
Frequently asked questions
Does Northern Trust US Quality Low Volatility ETF (QLV) pay a distribution?
Yes. Northern Trust US Quality Low Volatility ETF pays a quarterly distribution; the most recent payment was $0.28 per share.
What is QLV's distribution yield?
Northern Trust US Quality Low Volatility ETF paid $1.18 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 1.45% at the last price of $80.88. Click here to learn more
When is QLV's most recent ex-distribution date?
Northern Trust US Quality Low Volatility ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Sep 18, 2026, payable on Sep 24, 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
Has QLV been raising its distribution?
Yes — Northern Trust US Quality Low Volatility ETF has increased its distribution for 3 consecutive calendar years.
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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