SHY

SHY Dividend Yield

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF · Short Government · iShares · ETF · monthly payer

$81.59

As of Nov 5, 2026, SHY (iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF) yields 3.61%, paying $2.44 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $81.59 price. It costs 0.15% a year and manages $27.4B. Over the last 5 years it returned 2.0% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Current yield

3.61%

Paid a Year

$2.44

Expense Ratio

0.15%

Assets

$27.4B

5-Yr Return

2.0%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about SHY

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

As of Nov 5, 2026, SHY yields 3.61% and pays about $2.44 a share a year, monthly.
SHY paid $2.4430 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
SHY's expense ratio is 0.15% a year, or $15.00 on $10,000.
SHY is an ETF from iShares with $27.4B in assets, started Jul 22, 2002.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SHY returned 2.0% a year with distributions reinvested (-1.0% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, SHY returned 1.7% a year with distributions reinvested (-0.4% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
SHY: 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, "SHY Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SHY

What $10,000 in SHY became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$13,503

Payouts taken as cash

$13,052

$3,111 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

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

SHY 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	+2.1%	−1.5%	+12.0%
3 years	+4.1%	+0.3%	+23.3%
5 years	+2.0%	−1.0%	+12.0%
10 years	+1.7%	−0.4%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+1.6%	−0.0%	+11.1%

SHY distributions

Every payment →

Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.2440	−5.4%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.2510	−7.0%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.2380	−9.8%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.2430	−10.7%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.2430	−6.2%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.2470	−11.8%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.2230	−11.9%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.25	−8.4%
Dec 19, 2025	—	$0.2550	−8.9%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.2490	−6.0%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.2630	−7.1%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.2560	−6.2%

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SHY questions

What is SHY's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, SHY yields 3.61% (as the fund reports it). Over the last 12 months it paid $2.4430 a share in 10 payments, against a $81.59 share price.

How often does SHY pay dividends?

SHY pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of SHY pay?

At about $2.4430 a share a year, 100 shares of SHY pay about $244.30 a year, $20.36 each month, before tax.

What is SHY's expense ratio?

SHY'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 SHY's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SHY returned 2.0% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -1.0% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

How is SHY'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.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: iShares
Category: Treasury ETF
Started: Jul 22, 2002
Expense ratio: 0.15%
Assets: $27.4B
Current yield: 3.61%
Paid in the last year: $2.4430 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.2440 · ex Sep 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.25

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 $2.44 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$20.36

Annual$244.30

Monthly avg$20.36

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SHY total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting SHY dividend calculator100 shares pay $244.30 a year, $20.36 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.