iShares ETF

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

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF

Price
$20.22
Trailing 12-month yield
11.8%
Recent payout yield
10.3%
Next ex-date
Nov 3, 2026
Scheduled

52-week range $19.89–$24.06 · -14.4% over 12 months · Data as of Oct 14, 2026

Next TLTW Dividend

ScheduledMonthly payer
Ex-dividend date
Nov 3, 2026
Pay date
Nov 6, 2026
Amount per share
Not declared
Dates from the fund's published schedule. The fund has not announced the amount yet. You must own shares before the ex-date to receive it.
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TLTW Dividend History

50 distributions since Sep 2, 2022 · trailing 12-month total $2.39/share (11.8% of current price)

Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 2, 2026Oct 7, 2026$0.2886
Sep 2, 2026Sep 8, 2026$0.1311
Aug 4, 2026—$0.1523
Jul 2, 2026—$0.1347
Jun 2, 2026—$0.2172
May 4, 2026—$0.1214
Apr 2, 2026—$0.2115
Mar 3, 2026—$0.2040
Feb 3, 2026—$0.1742
Dec 23, 2025—$0.1869
Dec 2, 2025—$0.1876
Nov 4, 2025—$0.3783

Total distributions by year

2026 (9 payments)
$1.64/share
2025 (12 payments)
$3.36/share
2024 (12 payments)
$3.40/share
2023 (12 payments)
$5.38/share
2022 (5 payments)
$2.82/share
Amounts are adjusted for any share splits or reverse splits, so payments before a split can differ from the amounts the fund announced at the time.

If You Invested $10,000 in TLTW

Aug 22, 2022 to Oct 13, 2026, using actual prices and distributions

End value with DRIP
$9,376
-6.2%
End value, dividends as cash
$9,321
-6.8% · $4,203 cash collected
Share price alone
-48.8%
excluding all dividends
Annualized (DRIP)
-1.5%
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.

TLTW vs TLT

$10,000 invested Aug 22, 2022 to Oct 13, 2026, all dividends reinvested

TLTW (this fund)
$9,376
-6.2% total
TLT
$8,195
-18.1% total
A broad index fund is the usual yardstick for an income fund, since large distributions can still trail the index's total return. All series use actual prices and distributions with reinvestment on the ex-date.

TLTW House Money Calculator

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

$

Buys ~494.6 shares at $20.22 · recent average distribution $0.1990/share monthly

Estimated time to breakeven
8.5 yrs
~102 monthly payments
Income per payment
$98.41
monthly
Annual income (recent payout rate)
$1,181
11.8% recent payout rate on the invested amount
A rough planning estimate. It assumes future distributions match the recent average and leaves out share price changes and taxes. High-yield fund distributions can change a lot from one payment to the next.

TLTW Income Goal Calculator

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

$
Investment needed
$50,808
Shares needed
2,513
at $20.22
Effective yield used
11.8%
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 TLTW

Seeks income by holding the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF and writing monthly covered calls on that fund.

Income: Monthly covered calls on TLT

Underlying
20+ year Treasury bonds (TLT)
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.

TLTW Dividend FAQ

How often does TLTW pay dividends?
TLTW currently distributes every month, based on its recent payment history. Its most recent ex-dividend date was Oct 2, 2026 at $0.2886 per share.
When is TLTW's next ex-dividend date?
TLTW'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 TLTW's dividend yield?
Over the trailing 12 months, TLTW paid $2.39 per share, a trailing 12-month yield of 11.8% at the current share price. The recent payout yield, from the latest payments annualized, is 10.3%. Option-income distributions change with the premiums the fund collects, so these two yields can differ.
What is TLTW's total return with dividends reinvested?
A $10,000 investment in TLTW on Aug 22, 2022 would be worth about $9,376 on Oct 13, 2026 with all distributions reinvested (-6.2%). Share price alone moved -48.8% 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.