ICSH

ICSH Dividend Yield

iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF · Ultrashort Bond · iShares · ETF · monthly payer

$50.35

As of Nov 5, 2026, ICSH (iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF) yields 4.13%, paying $1.72 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $50.35 price. It costs 0.08% a year and manages $9.0B. Over the last 5 years it returned 3.9% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Current yield

4.13%

Paid a Year

$1.72

Expense Ratio

0.08%

Assets

$9.0B

5-Yr Return

3.9%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about ICSH

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, ICSH yields 4.13% and pays about $1.72 a share a year, monthly.
ICSH paid $1.7230 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
ICSH's expense ratio is 0.08% a year, or $8.00 on $10,000.
ICSH is an ETF from iShares with $9.0B in assets, started Dec 11, 2013.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, ICSH returned 3.9% a year with distributions reinvested (0.0% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, ICSH returned 2.9% a year with distributions reinvested (0.1% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
ICSH: Holds short-term bonds, which can include corporate or asset-backed debt, for a little more yield than T-bills and a little more price movement.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "ICSH Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ICSH

What $10,000 in ICSH became

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From Dec 2013 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$13,465

Payouts taken as cash

$13,010

$2,928 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$50,631

The gap between the lines is what ICSH's payouts added.

ICSH 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	+3.6%	−0.6%	+12.0%
3 years	+4.9%	+0.0%	+23.3%
5 years	+3.9%	+0.0%	+12.0%
10 years	+2.9%	+0.1%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2013	+2.3%	+0.1%	+13.5%

ICSH distributions

Every payment →

Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.1720	−10.4%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.1660	−19.4%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.1690	−15.1%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.1710	−13.6%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.1710	−7.6%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.1730	−13.9%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.1620	−10.0%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.1730	−12.6%
Dec 19, 2025	—	$0.1870	−12.2%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.1790	−13.1%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.1870	−13.0%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.19	−12.8%

What ICSH holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

Utilities100.0%

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ICSH questions

What is ICSH's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, ICSH yields 4.13% (as the fund reports it). Over the last 12 months it paid $1.7230 a share in 10 payments, against a $50.35 share price.

How often does ICSH pay dividends?

ICSH pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of ICSH pay?

At about $1.7230 a share a year, 100 shares of ICSH pay about $172.30 a year, $14.36 each month, before tax.

What is ICSH's expense ratio?

ICSH's expense ratio is 0.08% a year: $8.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is ICSH's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, ICSH returned 3.9% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 0.0% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

How is ICSH's income taxed?

Holds short-term bonds, which can include corporate or asset-backed debt, for a little more yield than T-bills and a little more price movement. This is general information, not tax advice.

Is ICSH or SGOV better?

It depends on what the money is for. Our ICSH vs SGOV comparison puts their yields, costs, total returns and worst drops side by side.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: iShares
Category: Ultra-short bond ETF
Started: Dec 11, 2013
Expense ratio: 0.08%
Assets: $9.0B
Current yield: 4.13%
Paid in the last year: $1.7230 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.1720 · ex Sep 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.05

What it holds and how it's taxed

Holds short-term bonds, which can include corporate or asset-backed debt, for a little more yield than T-bills and a little more price movement.

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At $1.72 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$14.36

Annual$172.30

Monthly avg$14.36

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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.