iShares ETF
LQDW Dividend: Next Ex-Date, History & Total Return
iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF
- Price
- $22.51
- Trailing 12-month yield
- 12.6%
- Recent payout yield
- 11.4%
- Next ex-date
- Nov 3, 2026
- Scheduled
52-week range $22.35–$25.40 · -10.7% over 12 months · Data as of Oct 14, 2026
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LQDW Dividend History
50 distributions since Sep 2, 2022 · trailing 12-month total $2.83/share (12.6% of current price)
Distributions are down 7% vs a year ago ($0.2456 vs $0.2650 avg per payment)
| Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 | $0.3815 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Sep 8, 2026 | $0.1546 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | — | $0.2008 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | — | $0.1906 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | — | $0.1839 |
| May 4, 2026 | — | $0.1668 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | — | $0.3032 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | — | $0.1627 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | — | $0.2178 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | — | $0.2665 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | — | $0.2662 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | — | $0.3390 |
Total distributions by year
If You Invested $10,000 in LQDW
Aug 22, 2022 to Oct 13, 2026, using actual prices and distributions
LQDW vs LQD
$10,000 invested Aug 22, 2022 to Oct 13, 2026, all dividends reinvested
LQDW House Money Calculator
How long until distributions alone repay your initial investment, at the recent payout rate
Buys ~444.2 shares at $22.51 · recent average distribution $0.2361/share monthly
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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 Oct 2, 2026 at $0.3815 per share.
- When is LQDW's next ex-dividend date?
- LQDW's next ex-dividend date is Nov 3, 2026, with payment on Nov 6, 2026. This date comes from the fund's published schedule. The fund has not announced the amount yet.
- What is LQDW's dividend yield?
- Over the trailing 12 months, LQDW paid $2.83 per share, a trailing 12-month yield of 12.6% at the current share price. The recent payout yield, from the latest payments annualized, is 11.4%. Option-income distributions change with the premiums the fund collects, 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 $10,798 on Oct 13, 2026 with all distributions reinvested (+8.0%). Share price alone moved -43.2% over the same period.
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Data as of Oct 14, 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.