SCHD Dividend History
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF is a quarterly-paying ETF from Schwab Asset Management, trading since 2011 and charging 0.06% a year. This page holds all 40 distributions in our record, each with its ex-dividend date, pay date, and amount per share, along with the payout figures that record supports.
Every figure below was read from Schwab Asset Management on Aug 17, 2026. The full citation sits in the Source and Citation card.
What the Record Shows
Next payment window, expected rather than declared: based on the observed 91-day gap between ex-dates, the next ex-date would ordinarily fall between Sep 13, 2026 and Oct 3, 2026. This is a pattern read from the record, not an announcement; the fund can change timing or amount at will.
Growth: SCHD's split-adjusted payout for 2025 came in up 5.4% against 2024. The rise has now run 8 complete calendar years in a row (2018 through 2025) in our records, and the real-world streak can be longer than the part we cover.
Trailing twelve months against the year before: up 2.2% on a split-adjusted basis, which is the same question measured on a rolling window rather than calendar years.
Payment range, trailing twelve months: smallest $0.2525 (ex-date Jun 24, 2026), largest $0.2782 (ex-date Dec 10, 2025), a spread of 10%. The payout moves in small steps rather than swings.
Longer view: across the complete years in our records, the split-adjusted annual payout went from $0.4486 in 2017 to $1.0476 in 2025, a change of +134%.
Coverage: our SCHD record starts Sep 19, 2016 and holds 40 payments. That spans 9 complete calendar years which can be compared like for like. Metrics needing more history than that are marked rather than estimated.
Payout Chart
Each payment per share, split-adjusted, most recent 24 payments.
Calendar-year totals per share, split-adjusted. Lighter bars are partial years, which sum only the payments we hold and are not annual totals.
Income Targets at the Current Payout
Shares needed to collect each monthly income target at SCHD's trailing twelve-month payout of $1.0480 per share. This is arithmetic on the recorded payout, not advice. The capital required depends on the share price on the day you buy, and the payout itself can rise or fall.
| Monthly Income | Yearly Income | Shares Needed (Approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| $250 | $3,000 | 2,863 |
| $500 | $6,000 | 5,726 |
| $1,000 | $12,000 | 11,451 |
| $2,500 | $30,000 | 28,626 |
Model the growth and reinvestment cases with the SCHD dividend calculator, or compare tools on the calculator hub.
Which Months Does SCHD Pay?
Months in which SCHD's ex-dividend dates landed over the most recent two years of records. Payment usually arrives days to two weeks after the ex-date; exact dates are in the history table below.
Other payers with the same pattern are listed on the March page, and the full calendar view is on payments by month.
SCHD had a 3-for-1 share split on Oct 10, 2024. The adjusted column restates earlier per-share amounts in current share terms so periods are comparable. Comparing raw amounts across a split misreads the split as a cut.
Distribution History
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| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | $0.2525 | $0.2525 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | $0.2569 | $0.2569 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | $0.2782 | $0.2782 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 | $0.2604 | $0.2604 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.2602 | $0.2602 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.2488 | $0.2488 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | $0.2645 | $0.2645 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.7545 | $0.2515 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | $0.8241 | $0.2747 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Mar 25, 2024 | $0.6110 | $0.2037 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Dec 11, 2023 | $0.7423 | $0.2474 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Sep 25, 2023 | $0.6545 | $0.2182 |
Distributions Sep 2016 to Jun 2026 (full depth of sponsor's published table). 2011-2016 history to be added from fund annual reports.
Calendar-Year Totals, Split-Adjusted
| Year | Total / Share | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5094 | partial |
| 2025 | $1.0476 | full year |
| 2024 | $0.9944 | full year |
| 2023 | $0.8860 | full year |
| 2022 | $0.8538 | full year |
| 2021 | $0.7497 | full year |
| 2020 | $0.6761 | full year |
| 2019 | $0.5747 | full year |
| 2018 | $0.4798 | full year |
| 2017 | $0.4486 | full year |
| 2016 | $0.2142 | partial |
Frequently Asked Questions
How often does SCHD pay dividends?
SCHD pays quarterly, 4 times a year. In our records the typical gap between ex-dividend dates is about 91 days, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec.
What was SCHD's most recent dividend?
$0.2525 per share, with an ex-date of Jun 24, 2026 and payment on Jun 29, 2026, per Schwab Asset Management: SCHD fund page (as of 2026-08-17).
When is SCHD's next dividend?
Nothing is declared yet. Based on the observed payment pattern, the next ex-date would ordinarily fall between Sep 13, 2026 and Oct 3, 2026. That is a pattern read from the record, not an announcement.
Is SCHD's dividend growing?
SCHD's split-adjusted payout for 2025 came in up 5.4% against 2024. The rise has now run 8 complete calendar years in a row (2018 through 2025) in our records, and the real-world streak can be longer than the part we cover.
How many shares of SCHD does it take to make $1,000 a month?
At the trailing twelve-month payout of $1.0480 per share, about 11,451 shares. The capital that requires depends on the share price on the day you buy, and the payout itself can change; the income table on this page shows other targets.
Project income from SCHD's payout with the SCHD dividend calculator, pre-loaded with the trailing figure above where the record supports it. Method and data standards are on the methodology page.