IEF

IEF Dividend Yield

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF · Long Government · iShares · ETF · monthly payer

$91.96

As of Nov 5, 2026, IEF (iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF) yields 3.37%, paying $0.93 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $91.96 price. It costs 0.15% a year and manages $43.5B. Over the last 5 years it returned -1.4% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

3.37%

Paid a Year

$0.93

Expense Ratio

0.15%

Assets

$43.5B

5-Yr Return

-1.4%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about IEF

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

As of Nov 5, 2026, IEF yields 3.37% and pays about $0.93 a share a year, monthly.
IEF paid $3.1030 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
IEF's expense ratio is 0.15% a year, or $15.00 on $10,000.
IEF is an ETF from iShares with $43.5B in assets, started Jul 22, 2002.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, IEF returned -1.4% a year with distributions reinvested (-4.4% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, IEF returned 0.5% a year with distributions reinvested (-1.8% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, IEF's share price is up 5%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 67%.

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in IEF became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$16,746

Payouts taken as cash

$15,846

$5,300 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, IEF's share price is up 5%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 67%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

IEF 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	−1.5%	−5.3%	+12.0%
3 years	+4.6%	+0.8%	+23.3%
5 years	−1.4%	−4.4%	+12.0%
10 years	+0.5%	−1.8%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+2.8%	+0.3%	+11.1%

IEF distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.3320	+5.7%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.3180	+2.9%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.3110	+2.6%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.3170	+2.3%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.3120	−0.3%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.3170	+4.3%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.2830	+2.9%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.3120	+5.4%
Dec 19, 2025	—	$0.3130	+1.6%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.2880	−1.4%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.3040	+4.1%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.2940	+2.8%

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IEF questions

What is IEF's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, IEF yields 3.37%. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.1030 a share in 10 payments, against a $91.96 share price.

How often does IEF pay dividends?

IEF pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of IEF pay?

At about $0.9340 a share a year, 100 shares of IEF pay about $93.40 a year, $7.78 each month, before tax.

What is IEF's expense ratio?

IEF's expense ratio is 0.15% a year: $15.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is IEF's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, IEF returned -1.4% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -4.4% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does IEF have NAV erosion?

Since Dec 2007, IEF's share price is up 5%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 67%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: iShares
Category: Long Government
Started: Jul 22, 2002
Expense ratio: 0.15%
Assets: $43.5B
Dividend yield: 3.37%
Paid in the last year: $3.1030 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.3320 · ex Sep 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 1.17

Income Calculator

At $0.93 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$7.78

Annual$93.40

Monthly avg$7.78

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IEF total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting IEF dividend calculator100 shares pay $93.40 a year, $7.78 each month

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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.