First Trust Water ETF (FIW) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 67 recorded FIW dividend payments, running from December 21, 2007 to September 24, 2026 — 20 calendar years. Together those payments total $6.99 per share. FIW has most often paid quarterly.
FIW has increased its payment rate for 4 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the FIW payment rate compounded at +14.0% a year, and +13.2% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
FIW's payment rate fell in 2016, 2018, 2021. The steepest drop was -24.6%.
FIW dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.747 | 4 | $0.199 | +10.9% |
| 2024 | $0.710 | 4 | $0.179 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | $0.646 | 4 | $0.173 | +31.4% |
| 2022 | $0.531 | 4 | $0.132 | +45.1% |
| 2021 | $0.354 | 4 | $0.0910 | -12.1% |
| 2020 | $0.402 | 4 | $0.104 | +38.0% |
| 2019 | $0.331 | 4 | $0.0750 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | $0.321 | 4 | $0.0750 | -24.6% |
| 2017 | $0.552 | 4 | $0.0995 | +107.3% |
| 2016 | $0.202 | 4 | $0.0480 | -16.5% |
| 2015 | $0.228 | 4 | $0.0575 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | $0.252 | 4 | $0.0550 | +39.2% |
| 2013 | $0.212 | 4 | $0.0395 | — |
| 2012 | $0.249 | 3 (timing) | $0.0480 | — |
| 2011 | $0.189 | 2 (timing) | $0.0945 | +33.1% |
| 2010 | $0.142 | 2 (timing) | $0.0710 | -26.8% |
| 2009 | $0.194 | 2 (timing) | $0.0970 | +64.4% |
| 2008 | $0.118 | 2 (timing) | $0.0590 | — |
| 2007 | $0.0450 | 1 (timing) | $0.0450 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than FIW's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent FIW dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| September 24, 2026 | $0.187 |
| June 25, 2026 | $0.189 |
| March 26, 2026 | $0.191 |
| December 12, 2025 | $0.227 |
| September 25, 2025 | $0.171 |
| June 26, 2025 | $0.231 |
| March 27, 2025 | $0.118 |
| December 13, 2024 | $0.271 |
| September 26, 2024 | $0.153 |
| June 27, 2024 | $0.206 |
| March 21, 2024 | $0.0800 |
| December 22, 2023 | $0.203 |
| September 22, 2023 | $0.144 |
| June 27, 2023 | $0.216 |
| March 24, 2023 | $0.0830 |
| December 23, 2022 | $0.159 |
| September 23, 2022 | $0.105 |
| June 24, 2022 | $0.180 |
| March 25, 2022 | $0.0870 |
| December 23, 2021 | $0.112 |
| September 23, 2021 | $0.0830 |
| June 24, 2021 | $0.0990 |
| March 25, 2021 | $0.0600 |
| December 24, 2020 | $0.123 |
| September 24, 2020 | $0.0950 |
| June 25, 2020 | $0.112 |
| March 26, 2020 | $0.0720 |
| December 13, 2019 | $0.0620 |
| September 25, 2019 | $0.0510 |
| June 14, 2019 | $0.130 |
| March 21, 2019 | $0.0880 |
| December 18, 2018 | $0.107 |
| September 14, 2018 | $0.0640 |
| June 21, 2018 | $0.0860 |
| March 22, 2018 | $0.0640 |
| December 21, 2017 | $0.0860 |
| September 21, 2017 | $0.0600 |
| June 22, 2017 | $0.113 |
| March 23, 2017 | $0.293 |
| December 21, 2016 | $0.0460 |
| September 21, 2016 | $0.0500 |
| June 22, 2016 | $0.0660 |
| March 23, 2016 | $0.0400 |
| December 23, 2015 | $0.0590 |
| September 23, 2015 | $0.0560 |
| June 24, 2015 | $0.0660 |
| March 25, 2015 | $0.0470 |
| December 23, 2014 | $0.0550 |
| September 23, 2014 | $0.0550 |
| June 24, 2014 | $0.105 |
| March 25, 2014 | $0.0370 |
| December 18, 2013 | $0.0380 |
| September 20, 2013 | $0.0410 |
| June 21, 2013 | $0.109 |
| March 21, 2013 | $0.0240 |
| December 21, 2012 | $0.0480 |
| September 21, 2012 | $0.0270 |
| June 21, 2012 | $0.174 |
| December 21, 2011 | $0.0640 |
| June 21, 2011 | $0.125 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 67 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
FIW dividend history questions
How many dividends has FIW paid?
DivTrkr has 67 recorded FIW dividend payments between December 21, 2007 and September 24, 2026, totalling $6.99 per share across 20 calendar years.
Has FIW ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The FIW per-payment rate fell in 2016, 2018, 2021, the steepest being -24.6%.
How fast is the FIW dividend growing?
The FIW payment rate compounded at +14.0% a year over the last five complete years and +13.2% a year over the last ten.
How often does FIW pay a dividend?
FIW has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current FIW dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track FIW free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.