SGOV Dividend Yield

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF · Ultrashort Bond · iShares · ETF · monthly payer

$100.49

As of Nov 8, 2026, SGOV (iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF) yields 3.64%, paying $3.32 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $100.49 price. It costs 0.09% a year and manages $116.8B. Over the last 5 years it returned 3.8% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Current yield

3.64%

Paid a Year

$3.32

Expense Ratio

0.09%

Assets

$116.8B

5-Yr Return

3.8%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about SGOV

Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 8, 2026, SGOV yields 3.64% and pays about $3.32 a share a year, monthly.
SGOV paid $3.3180 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 8, 2026, in 11 payments.
SGOV's expense ratio is 0.09% a year, or $9.00 on $10,000.
SGOV is an ETF from iShares with $116.8B in assets, started May 26, 2020.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SGOV returned 3.8% a year with distributions reinvested (0.1% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
SGOV: Holds U.S. Treasury securities, so its income is generally exempt from state and local income tax (federal tax still applies).

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "SGOV Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 8, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SGOV

What $10,000 in SGOV became

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From May 2020 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$12,088

Payouts taken as cash

$11,912

$1,840 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$27,152

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

SGOV 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	+3.7%	+0.0%	+12.0%
3 years	+4.5%	+0.0%	+23.3%
5 years	+3.8%	+0.1%	+12.0%
Since May 2020	+3.0%	+0.1%	+16.8%

SGOV distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	$0.3010	−13.3%
Sep 1, 2026	Sep 4, 2026	$0.3070	−14.7%
Aug 3, 2026	Aug 6, 2026	$0.3070	−15.2%
Jul 1, 2026	Jul 7, 2026	$0.2960	−14.7%
Jun 1, 2026	Jun 4, 2026	$0.2990	−16.5%
May 1, 2026	May 6, 2026	$0.2980	−11.0%
Apr 1, 2026	Apr 7, 2026	$0.2930	−15.3%
Mar 2, 2026	Mar 5, 2026	$0.2720	−13.1%
Feb 2, 2026	Feb 5, 2026	$0.3090	−14.9%
Dec 19, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	$0.3230	−13.2%
Dec 1, 2025	Dec 4, 2025	$0.3130	−17.2%
Nov 3, 2025	Nov 6, 2025	$0.3480	−16.1%

SGOV questions

What is SGOV's dividend yield?

As of Nov 8, 2026, SGOV yields 3.64% (as the fund reports it). Over the last 12 months it paid $3.3180 a share in 11 payments, against a $100.49 share price.

How often does SGOV pay dividends?

SGOV pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of SGOV pay?

At about $3.3180 a share a year, 100 shares of SGOV pay about $331.80 a year, $27.65 each month, before tax.

What is SGOV's expense ratio?

SGOV's expense ratio is 0.09% a year: $9.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is SGOV's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SGOV returned 3.8% 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 SGOV's income taxed?

Holds U.S. Treasury securities, so its income is generally exempt from state and local income tax (federal tax still applies). This is general information, not tax advice.

Is SGOV or SPAXX better?

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

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: iShares
Category: Treasury ETF
Started: May 26, 2020
Expense ratio: 0.09%
Assets: $116.8B
Current yield: 3.64%
Paid in the last year: $3.3180 (11 payments)
Last payment: $0.3010 · ex Oct 1, 2026

What it holds and how it's taxed

Holds U.S. Treasury securities, so its income is generally exempt from state and local income tax (federal tax still applies).

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At $3.32 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$27.65

Annual$331.80

Monthly avg$27.65

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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.