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CEV Dividend History

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust · every payment since 1999

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) has paid 330 dividends since 1999. The most recent was $0.0500 per share (ex-date Sep 14, 2026). Over the last 12 months CEV paid $0.6000 across 12 payments, a trailing yield of 5.88%. The average of the last 3 regular payments is +0.0% versus the 3 before.

Latest dividend

$0.0500

Last ex-date

Sep 14, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$0.60

Trailing yield

5.88%

Frequency

Monthly

Growth streak

2 yrs

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

6.01%

of price a year ago

Price change

+2.2%

$9.98$10.20

Approx. total return

+8.2%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

CEV dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 36 regular payments, per share

CEV dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date9$0.4500
202512$0.6000+7.5%
202412$0.5580+31.0%
202312$0.4260-18.4%
202212$0.5220-7.4%
202112$0.5640+2.7%
202012$0.5490+2.2%
201912$0.5370+14.5%
201812$0.4690-4.1%
201712$0.4890-17.5%
201612$0.5930-18.3%
201512$0.7260-3.5%
201412$0.7520-5.8%
201312$0.7980-4.3%
201212$0.8340-6.1%
201112$0.8880+0.2%
201012$0.8860+11.2%
200912$0.7970+17.7%
200812$0.6770+0.7%
200712$0.6720-7.6%
200612$0.7270-16.6%
200512$0.8720-14.5%
200412$1.0200+5.6%
200312$0.9660+3.2%
200212$0.9360+25.0%
200112$0.7490+4.2%
200012$0.7190+25.3%
19999timing$0.5740

Every CEV dividend

19 raises · 22 cuts · 0 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Sep 14, 2026$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 13, 2026$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 14, 2026$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 12, 2026$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
May 14, 2026$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 14, 2026$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2026$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 13, 2026$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 14, 2026$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 13, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 14, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 13, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 11, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
May 13, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 11, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 13, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 13, 2025$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2024$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 8, 2024$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 11, 2024$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2024$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 12, 2024$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 11, 2024$0.0500+16.3%Raise
Jun 13, 2024$0.0430+0.0%Unchanged
May 10, 2024$0.0430+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 10, 2024$0.0430+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2024$0.0430+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 12, 2024$0.0430+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 11, 2024$0.0430+26.5%Raise
Dec 8, 2023$0.0340+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 10, 2023$0.0340+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 11, 2023$0.0340+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 8, 2023$0.0340+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 10, 2023$0.0340+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 12, 2023$0.0340-8.1%Cut
Jun 9, 2023$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
May 10, 2023$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 12, 2023$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 10, 2023$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 10, 2023$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 12, 2023$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 2022$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 9, 2022$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 12, 2022$0.0370-14.0%Cut
Sep 9, 2022$0.0430+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 10, 2022$0.0430+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 2022$0.0430-8.5%Cut
Jun 10, 2022$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
May 11, 2022$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2022$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 10, 2022$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 10, 2022$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 12, 2022$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 10, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 10, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 11, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 9, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 10, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
May 12, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 9, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 10, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 10, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 13, 2021$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 2020$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 10, 2020$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 9, 2020$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 10, 2020$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 12, 2020$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 10, 2020$0.0470+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 10, 2020$0.0470+4.4%Raise
May 8, 2020$0.0450+12.5%Raise
Apr 9, 2020$0.0400-11.1%Cut
Mar 11, 2020$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 12, 2020$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 10, 2020$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 2019$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 8, 2019$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 10, 2019$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 2019$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 9, 2019$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 10, 2019$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 12, 2019$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
May 10, 2019$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 10, 2019$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2019$0.0450+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 8, 2019$0.0450+7.1%Raise
Jan 11, 2019$0.0420+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2018$0.0420+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 8, 2018$0.0420+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 10, 2018$0.0420+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2018$0.0420+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 10, 2018$0.0420+13.5%Raise
Jul 11, 2018$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 8, 2018$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
May 10, 2018$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 11, 2018$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 9, 2018$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 9, 2018$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 11, 2018$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2017$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 10, 2017$0.0370+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 11, 2017$0.0370-7.5%Cut
Sep 8, 2017$0.0400+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 9, 2017$0.0400+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 11, 2017$0.0400-2.4%Cut
Jun 8, 2017$0.0410+0.0%Unchanged
May 9, 2017$0.0410-6.8%Cut
Apr 11, 2017$0.0440+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 9, 2017$0.0440+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 9, 2017$0.0440+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 11, 2017$0.0440+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2016$0.0440+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 9, 2016$0.0440+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 11, 2016$0.0440+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 8, 2016$0.0440-4.3%Cut
Aug 9, 2016$0.0460+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 7, 2016$0.0460+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 9, 2016$0.0460-9.8%Cut
May 10, 2016$0.0510+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 7, 2016$0.0510-13.6%Cut
Mar 9, 2016$0.0590+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 9, 2016$0.0590+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 12, 2016$0.0590+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 2015$0.0590+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 10, 2015$0.0590+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2015$0.0590-3.3%Cut
Sep 9, 2015$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 11, 2015$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 9, 2015$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 9, 2015$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
May 7, 2015$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 9, 2015$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 10, 2015$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 10, 2015$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2015$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 2014$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 10, 2014$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2014$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 10, 2014$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 7, 2014$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 2014$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 6, 2014$0.0610+0.0%Unchanged
May 8, 2014$0.0610-7.6%Cut
Apr 8, 2014$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 2014$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 6, 2014$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2014$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 6, 2013$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 7, 2013$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2013$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 6, 2013$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 8, 2013$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 2013$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 6, 2013$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
May 8, 2013$0.0660+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2013$0.0660-2.9%Cut
Mar 7, 2013$0.0680+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 7, 2013$0.0680+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2013$0.0680+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 6, 2012$0.0680+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 8, 2012$0.0680+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 9, 2012$0.0680+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 6, 2012$0.0680+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 8, 2012$0.0680+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2012$0.0680+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2012$0.0680+0.0%Unchanged
May 8, 2012$0.0680+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 9, 2012$0.0680-8.1%Cut
Mar 8, 2012$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 8, 2012$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2012$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 8, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 8, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 8, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 7, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 8, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
May 6, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 7, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 8, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2011$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2010$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 8, 2010$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2010$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 8, 2010$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 6, 2010$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 2010$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 8, 2010$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
May 6, 2010$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2010$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2010$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 8, 2010$0.0740+2.8%Raise
Jan 7, 2010$0.0720+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2009$0.0720+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 6, 2009$0.0720+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 7, 2009$0.0720+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 8, 2009$0.0720+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 6, 2009$0.0720+10.8%Raise
Jul 8, 2009$0.0650+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 8, 2009$0.0650+0.0%Unchanged
May 7, 2009$0.0650+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2009$0.0650+8.3%Raise
Mar 6, 2009$0.0600+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 6, 2009$0.0600+5.3%Raise
Jan 8, 2009$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2008$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 6, 2008$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2008$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 8, 2008$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 7, 2008$0.0570+1.8%Raise
Jul 8, 2008$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 6, 2008$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
May 8, 2008$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2008$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 2008$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 7, 2008$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2008$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 6, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 7, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 6, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 8, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
May 8, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 5, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 8, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2007$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 7, 2006$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 8, 2006$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2006$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 7, 2006$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 8, 2006$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2006$0.0560+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 8, 2006$0.0560-16.4%Cut
May 8, 2006$0.0670+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2006$0.0670+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2006$0.0670+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 8, 2006$0.0670+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2006$0.0670+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2005$0.0670+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 8, 2005$0.0670+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2005$0.0670+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 7, 2005$0.0670+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 8, 2005$0.0670+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 7, 2005$0.0670-10.7%Cut
Jun 7, 2005$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
May 5, 2005$0.0750-6.3%Cut
Apr 7, 2005$0.0800+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 7, 2005$0.0800+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 7, 2005$0.0800+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2005$0.0800-5.9%Cut
Dec 7, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 4, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 8, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 5, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 7, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 4, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
May 6, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 7, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 4, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 6, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 7, 2004$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 5, 2003$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 6, 2003$0.0850+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 7, 2003$0.0850+7.6%Raise
Sep 4, 2003$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 7, 2003$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 7, 2003$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 5, 2003$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
May 7, 2003$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 7, 2003$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 2003$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 6, 2003$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 7, 2003$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 5, 2002$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 7, 2002$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 7, 2002$0.0790+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 5, 2002$0.0790+1.3%Raise
Aug 7, 2002$0.0780+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 3, 2002$0.0780+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 6, 2002$0.0780+0.0%Unchanged
May 7, 2002$0.0780+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 5, 2002$0.0780+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 7, 2002$0.0780+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 7, 2002$0.0780+5.4%Raise
Jan 7, 2002$0.0740+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 6, 2001$0.0740+5.7%Raise
Nov 7, 2001$0.0700+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 3, 2001$0.0700+7.7%Raise
Sep 6, 2001$0.0650+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 8, 2001$0.0650+8.3%Raise
Jul 5, 2001$0.0600+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2001$0.0600+5.3%Raise
May 7, 2001$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 5, 2001$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 7, 2001$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 7, 2001$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 5, 2001$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 7, 2000$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 8, 2000$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 4, 2000$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 7, 2000$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 8, 2000$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2000$0.0570+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2000$0.0570-10.9%Cut
May 4, 2000$0.0640+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2000$0.0640+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2000$0.0640+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 8, 2000$0.0640+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2000$0.0640+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 1999$0.0640+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 5, 1999$0.0640+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 1999$0.0640+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 8, 1999$0.0640+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 5, 1999$0.0640-1.5%Cut
Jul 2, 1999$0.0650+4.8%Raise
Jun 3, 1999$0.0620-1.6%Cut
May 6, 1999$0.0630-1.6%Cut
Apr 5, 1999$0.0640First

Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to CEV