BILS Dividend Yield
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF · Ultrashort Bond · State Street Investment Management · ETF · monthly payer
$99.14
Add to PortfolioAs of Nov 5, 2026, BILS (State Street SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF) yields 3.67%, paying $3.01 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $99.14 price. It costs 0.14% a year and manages $4.0B. Over the last 5 years it returned 3.6% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
Current yield
3.67%
Paid a Year
$3.01
Expense Ratio
0.14%
Assets
$4.0B
5-Yr Return
3.6%/yr
Frequency
Monthly
Key facts about BILS
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 5, 2026, BILS yields 3.67% and pays about $3.01 a share a year, monthly.
- BILS paid $3.0110 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
- BILS's expense ratio is 0.14% a year, or $13.53 on $10,000.
- BILS is an ETF from State Street Investment Management with $4.0B in assets, started Sep 24, 2020.
- In the 5 years to Oct 2026, BILS returned 3.6% a year with distributions reinvested (-0.1% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
- BILS: Holds U.S. Treasury securities, so its income is generally exempt from state and local income tax (federal tax still applies).
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BILS Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BILS
What $10,000 in BILS became
Change the dates →From Sep 2020 to Oct 2026, month-end values
Payouts reinvested
$11,938
Payouts taken as cash
$11,767
$1,832 of it cash
S&P 500 (SPY)
$24,467
The gap between the lines is what BILS's payouts added.
BILS total return
A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.
| Period | Total return | Price return | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +3.7% | −0.1% | +12.0% |
| 3 years | +4.5% | −0.0% | +23.3% |
| 5 years | +3.6% | −0.1% | +12.0% |
| Since Sep 2020 | +3.0% | −0.1% | +15.8% |
BILS distributions
Every payment →| Ex-date | Paid | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | — | $0.3140 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | — | $0.3060 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | — | $0.2930 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | — | $0.3010 |
| May 1, 2026 | — | $0.2910 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | — | $0.2890 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | — | $0.2720 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | — | $0.3020 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | — | $0.3370 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | — | $0.3060 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | — | $0.3260 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | — | $0.3290 |
BILS questions
What is BILS's dividend yield?
As of Nov 5, 2026, BILS yields 3.67% (as the fund reports it). Over the last 12 months it paid $3.0110 a share in 10 payments, against a $99.14 share price.
How often does BILS pay dividends?
BILS pays monthly, 12 times a year.
How much does 100 shares of BILS pay?
At about $3.0110 a share a year, 100 shares of BILS pay about $301.10 a year, $25.09 each month, before tax.
What is BILS's expense ratio?
BILS's expense ratio is 0.14% a year: $13.53 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.
What is BILS's total return?
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, BILS returned 3.6% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -0.1% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.
How is BILS's income taxed?
Holds U.S. Treasury securities, so its income is generally exempt from state and local income tax (federal tax still applies). This is general information, not tax advice.
Fund facts
- Type
- ETF
- Issuer
- State Street Investment Management
- Category
- Treasury ETF
- Started
- Sep 24, 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.14%
- Assets
- $4.0B
- Current yield
- 3.67%
- Paid in the last year
- $3.0110 (10 payments)
- Last payment
- $0.3140 · ex Sep 1, 2026
- Beta (3 years)
- 0.02
What it holds and how it's taxed
Holds U.S. Treasury securities, so its income is generally exempt from state and local income tax (federal tax still applies).
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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.