iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 29 recorded IEFA dividend payments, running from December 18, 2012 to June 15, 2026 — 15 calendar years. Together those payments total $26.80 per share. IEFA has most often paid semi-annually.
IEFA has increased its payment rate for 3 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the IEFA payment rate compounded at +19.4% a year, and +8.3% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
IEFA's payment rate fell in 2020. The steepest drop was -36.8%.
IEFA is a fund, so its distribution is set from what the strategy earned in the period rather than by a board committing to a rate — payments move around by design. Only declines steeper than 25% are treated as material here, because smaller swings are routine rather than a change of policy.
IEFA dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.18 | 2 | $1.59 | +30.2% |
| 2024 | $2.44 | 2 | $1.22 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | $2.25 | 2 | $1.13 | +35.1% |
| 2022 | $1.67 | 2 | $0.834 | — |
| 2021 | $2.48 | 3 (timing) | $1.09 | — |
| 2020 | $1.31 | 2 | $0.656 | -36.8% |
| 2019 | $2.08 | 2 | $1.04 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | $1.90 | 2 | $0.952 | +12.2% |
| 2017 | $1.70 | 2 | $0.848 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | $1.59 | 2 | $0.794 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | $1.43 | 2 | $0.715 | -16.6% |
| 2014 | $1.72 | 2 | $0.858 | +30.4% |
| 2013 | $1.31 | 2 | $0.657 | — |
| 2012 | $0.171 | 1 (timing) | $0.171 | — |
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 IEFA's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent IEFA dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | $1.58 |
| December 16, 2025 | $1.71 |
| June 16, 2025 | $1.47 |
| December 17, 2024 | $1.13 |
| June 11, 2024 | $1.31 |
| December 20, 2023 | $0.968 |
| June 7, 2023 | $1.28 |
| December 13, 2022 | $0.335 |
| June 9, 2022 | $1.33 |
| December 30, 2021 | $0.110 |
| December 13, 2021 | $1.28 |
| June 10, 2021 | $1.09 |
| December 14, 2020 | $0.612 |
| June 15, 2020 | $0.700 |
| December 16, 2019 | $0.880 |
| June 17, 2019 | $1.20 |
| December 18, 2018 | $0.752 |
| June 19, 2018 | $1.15 |
| December 19, 2017 | $0.731 |
| June 20, 2017 | $0.965 |
| December 21, 2016 | $0.594 |
| June 22, 2016 | $0.995 |
| December 21, 2015 | $0.431 |
| June 25, 2015 | $0.999 |
| December 17, 2014 | $0.546 |
| June 25, 2014 | $1.17 |
| December 18, 2013 | $0.539 |
| June 27, 2013 | $0.776 |
| December 18, 2012 | $0.171 |
IEFA dividend history questions
How many dividends has IEFA paid?
DivTrkr has 29 recorded IEFA dividend payments between December 18, 2012 and June 15, 2026, totalling $26.80 per share across 15 calendar years.
Has IEFA ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The IEFA per-payment rate fell in 2020, the steepest being -36.8%.
How fast is the IEFA dividend growing?
The IEFA payment rate compounded at +19.4% a year over the last five complete years and +8.3% a year over the last ten.
How often does IEFA pay a dividend?
IEFA has most often paid semi-annually — 2 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current IEFA dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track IEFA free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.