iShares ETF

LQDW Dividend: Next Ex-Date, History & Total Return

iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF

Price
$23.00
Trailing 12-month yield
11.7%
Recent payout yield
10.4%
Next ex-date
Oct 2, 2026
Estimated

52-week range $22.89–$25.40 · -9.0% over 12 months · Data as of Sep 24, 2026

Next LQDW Dividend

EstimatedMonthly payer
Estimated next ex-dividend date
Oct 2, 2026
Estimated pay date
Nov 2, 2026
Estimated amount per share
$0.1873
Estimated from LQDW's recent distribution schedule (last actual ex-date: Sep 2, 2026 at $0.1546/share). Amounts vary each period — confirm with the fund's official announcement.
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LQDW Dividend History

49 distributions since Sep 2, 2022 · trailing 12-month total $2.69/share (11.7% of current price)

Distributions are down 48% vs a year ago ($0.1820 vs $0.3516 avg per payment)

Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 2, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.1546
Aug 4, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.2008
Jul 2, 2026Aug 2, 2026$0.1906
Jun 2, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.1839
May 4, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.1668
Apr 2, 2026May 2, 2026$0.3032
Mar 3, 2026Apr 3, 2026$0.1627
Feb 3, 2026Mar 3, 2026$0.2178
Dec 23, 2025Jan 23, 2026$0.2665
Dec 2, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.2662
Nov 4, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.3390
Oct 2, 2025Nov 2, 2025$0.2363

Total distributions by year

2026 (8 payments)
$1.58/share
2025 (12 payments)
$3.93/share
2024 (12 payments)
$4.13/share
2023 (12 payments)
$5.72/share
2022 (5 payments)
$3.01/share

If You Invested $10,000 in LQDW

Aug 22, 2022 to Sep 23, 2026, using actual prices and distributions

End value with DRIP
$10,848
+8.5%
End value, dividends as cash
$10,435
+4.4% · $4,635 cash collected
Share price alone
-42.0%
excluding all dividends
Annualized (DRIP)
+2.0%
over 4.1 years
Historical performance. Reinvestment modeled at the closing price on the first trading day on or after each ex-dividend date. Past results do not predict future returns.

LQDW vs LQD

$10,000 invested Aug 22, 2022 to Sep 23, 2026, all dividends reinvested

LQDW (this fund)
$10,848
+8.5% total
LQD
$11,181
+11.8% total
An honest yardstick for income funds: high distributions can still trail simply holding a broad index. All series use actual prices and distributions with reinvestment on the ex-date.

LQDW House Money Calculator

How long until distributions alone repay your initial investment, at the recent payout rate

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Buys ~434.8 shares at $23.00 · recent average distribution $0.2240/share monthly

Estimated time to breakeven
8.6 yrs
~103 monthly payments
Income per payment
$97.41
monthly
Annual income (recent payout rate)
$1,169
11.7% recent payout rate on the invested amount
Planning heuristic: assumes future distributions match the recent average and ignores share price changes and taxes. High-yield fund distributions vary significantly.

LQDW Income Goal Calculator

How much you would need invested today to reach a monthly income target, at the trailing 12-month payout rate

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Investment needed
$51,332
Shares needed
2,232
at $23.00
Effective yield used
11.7%
trailing 12 months
Based on the trailing 12-month distributions per share. Future distributions can be higher or lower; this is not a guarantee of income.

About LQDW

Seeks income by holding the iShares investment-grade corporate bond ETF and writing monthly covered calls on that fund.

Income: Monthly covered calls on LQD

Underlying
Investment-grade corporate bonds (LQD)
Payout
monthly

Tax Considerations

Distributions from options-income ETFs are often classified partly as return of capital (ROC), which reduces your cost basis rather than being taxed as ordinary income in the year received. The exact split is published in the fund’s 19a-1 notices and finalized on your 1099-DIV.

LQDW Dividend FAQ

How often does LQDW pay dividends?
LQDW currently distributes every month, based on its recent payment history. Its most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 2, 2026 at $0.1546 per share.
When is LQDW's next ex-dividend date?
Based on its recent schedule, LQDW's next ex-dividend date is estimated around Oct 2, 2026, with payment around Nov 2, 2026. This is an estimate — the fund's official announcement is authoritative.
What is LQDW's dividend yield?
Over the trailing 12 months, LQDW paid $2.69 per share, a trailing 12-month yield of 11.7% at the current share price. The recent payout yield, from the latest payments annualized, is 10.4%. High-yield fund distributions vary, so these two yields can differ.
What is LQDW's total return with dividends reinvested?
A $10,000 investment in LQDW on Aug 22, 2022 would be worth about $10,848 on Sep 23, 2026 with all distributions reinvested (+8.5%). Share price alone moved -42.0% over the same period.

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Data as of Sep 24, 2026 (quotes delayed 15+ minutes). Data is refreshed daily from market sources. Nothing on this page is investment advice. Estimates (next dividend date, amounts, breakeven timelines) are derived from historical distributions and can differ from actual fund announcements. See how these numbers are calculated.