# iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) — Dividends

QUAL · BATS · Fund

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

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.89 |
| Forward yield | 0.83% |
| Growth streak | 1 years |

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF pays quarterly distributions. Its most recent distribution was $0.47 per share, with an ex-date of September 15, 2026 and a pay date of September 18, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $1.89 per share, a yield of 0.83% at a share price of $226.35.

The amount changes from one distribution to the next. Leaving aside a small extra distribution of $0.10 with an ex-date of December 28, 2023, it ranged in the table from $0.35 in June 2024 to $0.61 in December 2025. Distributions with ex-dates in each calendar year added up to $1.81 in 2022, 2023 and 2024, and $1.86 in 2025, about 3% more. The 2023 figure includes that extra payment. The source counts a growth streak of one calendar year.

Since 2025, ex-dates have fallen in mid-March, June, September and December, with payment three or four days later. In 2026, the first three distributions added up to $1.28, compared with $1.25 for the same three quarters of 2025. If the 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | $0.47 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $0.39 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | $0.42 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | $0.61 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 19, 2025 | $0.47 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | $0.39 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Mar 21, 2025 | $0.39 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | $0.55 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.54 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.35 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | $0.37 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 4, 2024 | $0.10 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 | $0.45 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Oct 2, 2023 | $0.51 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Jun 13, 2023 | $0.38 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Mar 29, 2023 | $0.37 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | $0.48 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $0.53 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | $0.42 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Mar 30, 2022 | $0.38 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) pay a distribution?

Yes. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF pays a quarterly distribution; the most recent payment was $0.47 per share.

### What is QUAL's distribution yield?

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF paid $1.89 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 0.83% at the last price of $226.72. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

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

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Sep 15, 2026, payable on Sep 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 QUAL been raising its distribution?

Yes — iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has increased its distribution for 1 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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