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Stocks and ETFs That Pay Dividends in May

Built from recorded ex-dividend dates in issuer and sponsor records over the trailing 24 months. Patterns, not promises. Data as of 2026-08-21.

Informational only, not investment advice. Coverage is limited to the 43 tickers we compile from primary sources; this is not a list of all securities that pay in May.

Recorded May Payers

17 of these pay monthly, so they appear in every month of the year. The rest hit May on their quarterly or seasonal cycle.

TickerTypeFrequencyMay payments on record (ex-date, amount)TTM / share
AGNCStockmonthlyMay 29, 2026: $0.1200$1.4400
BTCIETFmonthlyMay 20, 2026: $0.7934 · May 21, 2025: $1.5145$11.5439
DESETFmonthlyMay 26, 2026: $0.0550n/a
DGRWETFmonthlyMay 26, 2026: $0.0550n/a
DHSETFmonthlyMay 26, 2026: $0.2750n/a
DIVOETFmonthlyMay 28, 2026: $0.1842n/a
DLNETFmonthlyMay 26, 2026: $0.1300n/a
DONETFmonthlyMay 26, 2026: $0.0900n/a
DTDETFmonthlyMay 26, 2026: $0.1250n/a
IDVOETFmonthlyMay 28, 2026: $0.2147n/a
IWMIETFmonthlyMay 20, 2026: $0.6046 · May 21, 2025: $0.5534$7.1612
JEPIETFmonthlyMay 1, 2026: $0.4476$4.5802
JEPQETFmonthlyMay 1, 2026: $0.5910$6.5232
OStockmonthlyMay 29, 2026: $0.2705 · May 1, 2025: $0.2685$3.2410
QQQIETFmonthlyMay 20, 2026: $0.6589 · May 21, 2025: $0.6374$7.6250
SPYIETFmonthlyMay 20, 2026: $0.5353 · May 21, 2025: $0.5063$6.3088
TLTWETFmonthlyMay 4, 2026: $0.1214n/a
CONYETFweeklyMay 28, 2026: $0.3345 · May 21, 2026: $0.3427 · May 14, 2026: $0.5631 · May 7, 2026: $0.4464n/a
CVXStockquarterlyMay 19, 2026: $1.7800 · May 19, 2025: $1.7100$6.9800
ETStockquarterlyMay 8, 2026: $0.3375 · May 9, 2025: $0.3275$1.3450
GDXYETFweeklyMay 28, 2026: $0.1105 · May 21, 2026: $0.1083 · May 14, 2026: $0.1247 · May 7, 2026: $0.1238n/a
MSTYETFweeklyMay 28, 2026: $0.2979 · May 21, 2026: $0.3136 · May 14, 2026: $0.5363 · May 7, 2026: $0.5553n/a
NVDYETFweeklyMay 28, 2026: $0.1247 · May 21, 2026: $0.1354 · May 14, 2026: $0.1509 · May 7, 2026: $0.1281n/a
PFEStockquarterlyMay 8, 2026: $0.4300 · May 9, 2025: $0.4300$1.7200
PLTYETFweeklyMay 28, 2026: $0.3673 · May 21, 2026: $0.3565 · May 14, 2026: $0.4361 · May 7, 2026: $0.2708n/a
SGOVETFirregularMay 1, 2026: $0.2979n/a
SMCYETFweeklyMay 28, 2026: $0.1388 · May 21, 2026: $0.1045 · May 14, 2026: $0.1319 · May 7, 2026: $0.0904n/a
TSLYETFweeklyMay 28, 2026: $0.3880 · May 21, 2026: $0.2862 · May 14, 2026: $0.5165 · May 7, 2026: $0.3384n/a
ULTYETFweeklyMay 27, 2026: $0.3946 · May 20, 2026: $0.3947 · May 13, 2026: $0.4046 · May 6, 2026: $0.3995n/a
YMAXETFweeklyMay 27, 2026: $0.0902 · May 20, 2026: $0.0905 · May 13, 2026: $0.0930 · May 6, 2026: $0.0824n/a

A cell reading n/a is a limit on our record depth rather than a statement about the payer; hover it for the reason. Full coverage with every column sits on the dividend tables.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this May list built?

A ticker appears here when it has an actual recorded ex-dividend date in May within the last 24 months, read from its issuer's or sponsor's own records. It is a pattern from the record, not a promise: issuers can change timing or amounts at any time.

How many payers does this cover?

30 of the 43 tickers we currently compile have a recorded or declared May ex-date. This is not a list of every security that pays in May; coverage grows as we add tickers.

What is the difference between a declared date and an expected one?

A declared date comes from an issuer announcement (a press release or SEC filing) and is a fact until changed. Everything else on this page is history: what actually went ex in May in the recorded window.

Browse nearby months: April · June · All months on the month index. Monthly payers as a group live on the monthly payers screen.

Cite this page: figures compiled from issuer and sponsor records, sources linked on each ticker page with as-of dates. Free to use with a link to dividendtable.com.