How much is NPFD's dividend?

NPFD's most recent dividend was $0.1570 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 15, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.9060 per share across 12 payments, a trailing yield of 10.98%.

How often does NPFD pay a dividend?

Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund pays on a monthly schedule. It made 12 payments in the last 12 months and 12 in 2025.

When is NPFD's next dividend?

The next NPFD ex-dividend date on record is Sep 15, 2026. Shares must be owned before the ex-dividend date to receive it.

Has NPFD ever cut its dividend?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 4 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 2023.

How much did NPFD pay in dividends in 2025?

NPFD paid $2.0050 per share across 12 payments in 2025, up 14.6% from 2024.

What was NPFD's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Sep 24, 2026, NPFD paid $1.9060 per share, 9.51% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved -13.4%. That is an approximate total return of -3.9% before taxes and reinvestment.

NPFD Dividend History

Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund · every payment since 2022

Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund (NPFD) has paid 56 dividends since 2022. The most recent was $0.1570 per share (ex-date Sep 15, 2026). Over the last 12 months NPFD paid $1.9060 across 12 payments, a trailing yield of 10.98%. The average of the last 3 regular payments is +0.0% versus the 3 before.

Latest dividend

$0.1570

Last ex-date

Sep 15, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$1.91

Trailing yield

10.98%

Frequency

Monthly

Growth streak

2 yrs

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

9.51%

of price a year ago

Price change

-13.4%

$20.04 → $17.36

Approx. total return

-3.9%

before taxes

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

NPFD dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 36 regular payments, per share