# Zacks Small/Mid Cap Portfolio ETF (SMIZ) — Dividends

SMIZ · NYSE · Fund

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

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.23 |
| Forward yield | 0.56% |
| Growth streak | 1 years |

The Zacks Small/Mid Cap ETF pays distributions on an annual schedule. Its most recent distribution was $0.2289 per share, with an [ex-distribution date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of December 29, 2025, and a payment date of January 2, 2026. Over the trailing 12 months, the fund distributed $0.2289 per share. At a share price of $41.695, this corresponds to a distribution [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 0.55%. The fund currently holds a distribution growth streak of 1 year.

The fund's complete recorded history shows annual distributions declared each December. In calendar year 2023, the fund paid a single distribution of $0.0202 per share on an ex-date of December 22, 2023. In 2024, the fund made three separate distributions on the same ex-date of December 27, 2024, consisting of $0.005, $0.3623, and $0.1521 per share, which totaled $0.5194 for the full year. In 2025, the single distribution of $0.2289 marked a decrease from the 2024 calendar-year total.

Because the fund follows an annual payment schedule with distributions occurring in late December, the next ex-distribution date would be expected in late December 2026 if current timing holds.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Jan 2, 2026 | $0.23 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 3, 2025 | $0.01 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 3, 2025 | $0.36 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 3, 2025 | $0.15 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.02 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Zacks Small/Mid Cap Portfolio ETF (SMIZ) pay a distribution?

Yes. Zacks Small/Mid Cap Portfolio ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $0.23 per share.

### What is SMIZ's distribution yield?

Zacks Small/Mid Cap Portfolio ETF paid $0.23 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 0.56% at the last price of $41.24. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

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

Zacks Small/Mid Cap Portfolio ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 29, 2025, payable on Jan 2, 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 SMIZ been raising its distribution?

Yes — Zacks Small/Mid Cap Portfolio 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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