TLT Dividend Yield

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF · Long Government · iShares · ETF · monthly payer

$81.92

As of Nov 8, 2026, TLT (iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF) yields 4.35%, paying $2.15 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $81.92 price. It costs 0.15% a year and manages $47.5B. Over the last 5 years it returned -7.9% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

4.35%

Paid a Year

$2.15

Expense Ratio

0.15%

Assets

$47.5B

5-Yr Return

-7.9%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about TLT

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

As of Nov 8, 2026, TLT yields 4.35% and pays about $2.15 a share a year, monthly.
TLT paid $3.5670 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 8, 2026, in 11 payments.
TLT's expense ratio is 0.15% a year, or $15.00 on $10,000.
TLT is an ETF from iShares with $47.5B in assets, started Jul 22, 2002.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, TLT returned -7.9% a year with distributions reinvested (-11.1% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, TLT returned -1.8% a year with distributions reinvested (-4.6% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, TLT's share price has fallen 12%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 56%.

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in TLT became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$15,646

Payouts taken as cash

$15,524

$6,728 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, TLT's share price has fallen 12%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 56%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.

TLT 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	−5.2%	−9.4%	+12.0%
3 years	+3.6%	−0.7%	+23.3%
5 years	−7.9%	−11.1%	+12.0%
10 years	−1.8%	−4.6%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+2.4%	−0.7%	+11.1%

TLT distributions

Every payment →

Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	$0.3120	+0.6%
Sep 1, 2026	Sep 4, 2026	$0.3150	−4.0%
Aug 3, 2026	Aug 6, 2026	$0.33	−0.3%
Jul 1, 2026	Jul 7, 2026	$0.3180	−3.0%
Jun 1, 2026	Jun 4, 2026	$0.3360	+5.0%
May 1, 2026	May 6, 2026	$0.3150	−4.0%
Apr 1, 2026	Apr 7, 2026	$0.3450	+5.8%
Mar 2, 2026	Mar 5, 2026	$0.3010	+3.8%
Feb 2, 2026	Feb 5, 2026	$0.3320	+6.4%
Dec 19, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	$0.3420	−2.6%
Dec 1, 2025	Dec 4, 2025	$0.3210	−1.2%
Nov 3, 2025	Nov 6, 2025	$0.3250	+4.5%

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TLT questions

What is TLT's dividend yield?

As of Nov 8, 2026, TLT yields 4.35%. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.5670 a share in 11 payments, against a $81.92 share price.

How often does TLT pay dividends?

TLT pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of TLT pay?

At about $2.1520 a share a year, 100 shares of TLT pay about $215.20 a year, $17.93 each month, before tax.

What is TLT's expense ratio?

TLT'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 TLT's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, TLT returned -7.9% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -11.1% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does TLT have NAV erosion?

Is TLT or SGOV better?

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

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: iShares
Category: Long Government
Started: Jul 22, 2002
Expense ratio: 0.15%
Assets: $47.5B
Dividend yield: 4.35%
Paid in the last year: $3.5670 (11 payments)
Last payment: $0.3120 · ex Oct 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 2.30

Income Calculator

At $2.15 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$17.93

Annual$215.20

Monthly avg$17.93

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TLT total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting TLT dividend calculator100 shares pay $215.20 a year, $17.93 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.