JPST

JPST Dividend Yield

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF · Ultrashort Bond · JPMorgan · ETF · monthly payer

$50.28

As of Nov 5, 2026, JPST (JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF) yields 4.13%, paying $1.73 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $50.28 price. It costs 0.18% a year and manages $42.5B. 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

$1.73

Expense Ratio

0.18%

Assets

$42.5B

5-Yr Return

3.9%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about JPST

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

As of Nov 5, 2026, JPST yields 4.13% and pays about $1.73 a share a year, monthly.
JPST paid $1.7270 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
JPST's expense ratio is 0.18% a year, or $18.00 on $10,000.
JPST is an ETF from JPMorgan with $42.5B in assets, started May 17, 2017.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, JPST returned 3.9% a year with distributions reinvested (-0.1% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
JPST: 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, "JPST Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/JPST

What $10,000 in JPST became

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From May 2017 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$13,217

Payouts taken as cash

$12,815

$2,741 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$36,277

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

JPST 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	+3.5%	−0.7%	+12.0%
3 years	+4.9%	+0.2%	+23.3%
5 years	+3.9%	−0.1%	+12.0%
Since May 2017	+3.0%	+0.1%	+14.7%

JPST distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.1720	−9.0%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.17	−9.6%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.1710	−8.1%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.1690	−12.0%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.1760	−7.9%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.1730	−9.9%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.1650	−9.8%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.1720	−9.9%
Dec 31, 2025	—	$0.18	−13.0%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.1790	−9.1%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.1840	−10.7%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.1880	−13.0%

What JPST holds

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

MGMXX JPMorgan US Government MMkt IM2.9%

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JPST questions

What is JPST's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, JPST yields 4.13% (as the fund reports it). Over the last 12 months it paid $1.7270 a share in 10 payments, against a $50.28 share price.

How often does JPST pay dividends?

JPST pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of JPST pay?

At about $1.7270 a share a year, 100 shares of JPST pay about $172.70 a year, $14.39 each month, before tax.

What is JPST's expense ratio?

JPST's expense ratio is 0.18% a year: $18.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is JPST's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, JPST returned 3.9% 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 JPST'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.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: JPMorgan
Category: Ultra-short bond ETF
Started: May 17, 2017
Expense ratio: 0.18%
Assets: $42.5B
Current yield: 4.13%
Paid in the last year: $1.7270 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.1720 · ex Sep 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.07

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 $1.73 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$14.39

Annual$172.70

Monthly avg$14.39

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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.