Schwab S&P 500 Index (SWPPX) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 30 recorded SWPPX dividend payments, running from December 26, 1997 to December 12, 2025 — 29 calendar years. Together those payments total $2.79 per share. SWPPX has most often paid annually.
SWPPX has increased its payment rate for 4 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the SWPPX payment rate compounded at +2.4% a year, and +1.6% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
SWPPX's payment rate fell in 2000, 2009. The steepest drop was -42.5%.
SWPPX 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.
SWPPX dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.195 | 1 | $0.195 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | $0.185 | 1 | $0.185 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | $0.174 | 1 | $0.174 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | $0.164 | 1 | $0.164 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | $0.154 | 1 | $0.154 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | $0.173 | 1 | $0.173 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | $0.160 | 1 | $0.160 | — |
| 2018 | $0.170 | 2 (timing) | $0.0852 | — |
| 2017 | $0.123 | 1 | $0.123 | -16.2% |
| 2016 | $0.146 | 1 | $0.146 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | $0.167 | 1 | $0.167 | +73.1% |
| 2014 | $0.0965 | 1 | $0.0965 | +20.4% |
| 2013 | $0.0802 | 1 | $0.0802 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | $0.0818 | 1 | $0.0818 | +23.7% |
| 2011 | $0.0662 | 1 | $0.0662 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | $0.0597 | 1 | $0.0597 | +46.7% |
| 2009 | $0.0407 | 1 | $0.0407 | -42.5% |
| 2008 | $0.0707 | 1 | $0.0707 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | $0.0695 | 1 | $0.0695 | +13.0% |
| 2006 | $0.0615 | 1 | $0.0615 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | $0.0567 | 1 | $0.0567 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | $0.0535 | 1 | $0.0535 | +38.4% |
| 2003 | $0.0387 | 1 | $0.0387 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | $0.0378 | 1 | $0.0378 | +12.4% |
| 2001 | $0.0337 | 1 | $0.0337 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $0.0337 | 1 | $0.0337 | -27.1% |
| 1999 | $0.0462 | 1 | $0.0462 | +56.5% |
| 1998 | $0.0295 | 1 | $0.0295 | +23.8% |
| 1997 | $0.0238 | 1 | $0.0238 | — |
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 SWPPX's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent SWPPX dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| December 12, 2025 | $0.195 |
| December 13, 2024 | $0.185 |
| December 8, 2023 | $0.174 |
| December 9, 2022 | $0.164 |
| December 10, 2021 | $0.154 |
| December 18, 2020 | $0.173 |
| December 20, 2019 | $0.160 |
| December 28, 2018 | $0.0083 |
| December 21, 2018 | $0.162 |
| December 18, 2017 | $0.123 |
| December 19, 2016 | $0.146 |
| December 21, 2015 | $0.167 |
| December 16, 2014 | $0.0965 |
| December 12, 2013 | $0.0802 |
| December 13, 2012 | $0.0818 |
| December 8, 2011 | $0.0662 |
| December 9, 2010 | $0.0597 |
| December 10, 2009 | $0.0407 |
| December 10, 2008 | $0.0707 |
| December 11, 2007 | $0.0695 |
| December 15, 2006 | $0.0615 |
| December 16, 2005 | $0.0567 |
| December 10, 2004 | $0.0535 |
| December 12, 2003 | $0.0387 |
| December 13, 2002 | $0.0378 |
| December 14, 2001 | $0.0337 |
| December 15, 2000 | $0.0337 |
| December 17, 1999 | $0.0462 |
| December 18, 1998 | $0.0295 |
| December 26, 1997 | $0.0238 |
SWPPX dividend history questions
How many dividends has SWPPX paid?
DivTrkr has 30 recorded SWPPX dividend payments between December 26, 1997 and December 12, 2025, totalling $2.79 per share across 29 calendar years.
Has SWPPX ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The SWPPX per-payment rate fell in 2000, 2009, the steepest being -42.5%.
How fast is the SWPPX dividend growing?
The SWPPX payment rate compounded at +2.4% a year over the last five complete years and +1.6% a year over the last ten.
How often does SWPPX pay a dividend?
SWPPX has most often paid annually — 1 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
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