ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 35 recorded SDS dividend payments, running from December 20, 2006 to September 23, 2026 — 21 calendar years. Together those payments total $7418.34 per share. SDS has most often paid quarterly.
SDS's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.
SDS's payment rate fell in 2025. The steepest drop was -47.2%.
SDS 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.
SDS dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.02 | 4 | $1.01 | -47.2% |
| 2024 | $7.76 | 4 | $1.92 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | $8.63 | 4 | $2.17 | — |
| 2022 | $0.795 | 1 (timing) | $0.795 | — |
| 2020 | $1.43 | 1 (timing) | $1.43 | — |
| 2019 | $11.42 | 4 | $2.79 | -24.4% |
| 2018 | $13.72 | 4 | $3.69 | — |
| 2017 | $0.900 | 1 (timing) | $0.900 | — |
| 2008 | $6366.00 | 4 | $855.80 | +393.0% |
| 2007 | $714.40 | 4 | $173.60 | — |
| 2006 | $287.60 | 1 (timing) | $287.60 | — |
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 SDS's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent SDS dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| September 23, 2026 | $0.629 |
| June 24, 2026 | $0.615 |
| March 25, 2026 | $0.415 |
| December 24, 2025 | $1.17 |
| September 24, 2025 | $0.825 |
| June 25, 2025 | $0.860 |
| March 26, 2025 | $1.17 |
| December 23, 2024 | $2.12 |
| September 25, 2024 | $1.71 |
| June 26, 2024 | $2.22 |
| March 20, 2024 | $1.72 |
| December 20, 2023 | $2.92 |
| September 20, 2023 | $2.46 |
| June 21, 2023 | $1.88 |
| March 22, 2023 | $1.37 |
| December 22, 2022 | $0.795 |
| March 25, 2020 | $1.43 |
| December 24, 2019 | $2.35 |
| September 25, 2019 | $3.23 |
| June 25, 2019 | $3.60 |
| March 20, 2019 | $2.25 |
| December 26, 2018 | $4.40 |
| September 26, 2018 | $4.30 |
| June 20, 2018 | $3.08 |
| March 21, 2018 | $1.95 |
| December 26, 2017 | $0.900 |
| December 23, 2008 | $4596.40 |
| September 24, 2008 | $1616.40 |
| June 24, 2008 | $58.00 |
| March 25, 2008 | $95.20 |
| December 20, 2007 | $228.40 |
| September 25, 2007 | $174.00 |
| June 26, 2007 | $173.20 |
| March 27, 2007 | $138.80 |
| December 20, 2006 | $287.60 |
SDS dividend history questions
How many dividends has SDS paid?
DivTrkr has 35 recorded SDS dividend payments between December 20, 2006 and September 23, 2026, totalling $7418.34 per share across 21 calendar years.
Has SDS ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The SDS per-payment rate fell in 2025, the steepest being -47.2%.
How fast is the SDS dividend growing?
There is not yet five full years of SDS payment history to measure a five-year growth rate.
How often does SDS pay a dividend?
SDS 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 SDS dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track SDS free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.