iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 289 recorded TLT dividend payments, running from September 3, 2002 to October 1, 2026 — 25 calendar years. Together those payments total $85.07 per share. TLT has most often paid monthly.
TLT has increased its payment rate for 4 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the TLT payment rate compounded at +11.3% a year, and +2.3% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
TLT's payment rate fell in 2020. The steepest drop was -26.4%.
TLT 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.
TLT dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.86 | 12 | $0.326 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | $3.76 | 12 | $0.311 | +12.7% |
| 2023 | $3.34 | 12 | $0.277 | +25.7% |
| 2022 | $2.66 | 12 | $0.220 | +19.2% |
| 2021 | $2.22 | 12 | $0.184 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | $2.36 | 12 | $0.191 | -26.4% |
| 2019 | $3.07 | 12 | $0.260 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | $3.20 | 12 | $0.267 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | $3.09 | 12 | $0.259 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | $3.10 | 12 | $0.255 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | $3.15 | 12 | $0.261 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | $3.36 | 12 | $0.279 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | $3.32 | 12 | $0.273 | — |
| 2012 | $2.98 | 11 (timing) | $0.269 | — |
| 2011 | $4.00 | 12 | $0.321 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | $3.92 | 12 | $0.323 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | $3.64 | 12 | $0.306 | -9.5% |
| 2008 | $4.17 | 12 | $0.338 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | $4.19 | 12 | $0.344 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | $3.99 | 12 | $0.331 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | $4.18 | 12 | $0.345 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | $4.14 | 12 | $0.349 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | $4.53 | 12 | $0.375 | — |
| 2002 | $1.94 | 5 (timing) | $0.389 | — |
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 TLT's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent TLT dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 | $0.312 |
| September 1, 2026 | $0.315 |
| August 3, 2026 | $0.330 |
| July 1, 2026 | $0.318 |
| June 1, 2026 | $0.336 |
| May 1, 2026 | $0.315 |
| April 1, 2026 | $0.345 |
| March 2, 2026 | $0.301 |
| February 2, 2026 | $0.332 |
| December 19, 2025 | $0.342 |
| December 1, 2025 | $0.321 |
| November 3, 2025 | $0.325 |
| October 1, 2025 | $0.310 |
| September 2, 2025 | $0.328 |
| August 1, 2025 | $0.331 |
| July 1, 2025 | $0.328 |
| June 2, 2025 | $0.320 |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.328 |
| April 1, 2025 | $0.326 |
| March 3, 2025 | $0.290 |
| February 3, 2025 | $0.312 |
| December 18, 2024 | $0.351 |
| December 2, 2024 | $0.325 |
| November 1, 2024 | $0.311 |
| October 1, 2024 | $0.316 |
| September 3, 2024 | $0.313 |
| August 1, 2024 | $0.315 |
| July 1, 2024 | $0.291 |
| June 3, 2024 | $0.308 |
| May 1, 2024 | $0.308 |
| April 1, 2024 | $0.312 |
| March 1, 2024 | $0.295 |
| February 1, 2024 | $0.310 |
| December 14, 2023 | $0.311 |
| December 1, 2023 | $0.289 |
| November 1, 2023 | $0.286 |
| October 2, 2023 | $0.280 |
| September 1, 2023 | $0.289 |
| August 1, 2023 | $0.275 |
| July 3, 2023 | $0.278 |
| June 1, 2023 | $0.273 |
| May 1, 2023 | $0.268 |
| April 3, 2023 | $0.269 |
| March 1, 2023 | $0.250 |
| February 1, 2023 | $0.275 |
| December 15, 2022 | $0.261 |
| December 1, 2022 | $0.244 |
| November 1, 2022 | $0.236 |
| October 3, 2022 | $0.244 |
| September 1, 2022 | $0.236 |
| August 1, 2022 | $0.213 |
| July 1, 2022 | $0.227 |
| June 1, 2022 | $0.207 |
| May 2, 2022 | $0.203 |
| April 1, 2022 | $0.202 |
| March 1, 2022 | $0.185 |
| February 1, 2022 | $0.198 |
| December 16, 2021 | $0.168 |
| December 1, 2021 | $0.184 |
| November 1, 2021 | $0.188 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 289 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
TLT dividend history questions
How many dividends has TLT paid?
DivTrkr has 289 recorded TLT dividend payments between September 3, 2002 and October 1, 2026, totalling $85.07 per share across 25 calendar years.
Has TLT ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The TLT per-payment rate fell in 2020, the steepest being -26.4%.
How fast is the TLT dividend growing?
The TLT payment rate compounded at +11.3% a year over the last five complete years and +2.3% a year over the last ten.
How often does TLT pay a dividend?
TLT has most often paid monthly — 12 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current TLT dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track TLT free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.