iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Hits 2.04% Yield With Decade of Annual Increases
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF yields 2.04% and has delivered total returns of 16.53% over one year and 73.43% over five years. Its quarterly dividends have increased annually since launch in June 2014, most recently rising to $0.447 in Q4 2025, supported by 400+ quality stock holdings.
1. Fund Profile & Yield
The ETF trades with a 2.04% trailing yield and carries an expense ratio of 0.08%. It holds over 400 dividend-paying companies screened for sustainable growth, passing nearly all quarterly income directly through to shareholders.
2. Dividend Growth Record
Distributions have increased every year since the fund’s June 2014 inception, climbing from $0.152 in Q4 2016 to $0.447 in Q4 2025 without interruption through market downturns and rate cycles.
3. Portfolio Composition
Exposure is concentrated in durable cash flow sectors: Financials (18.6%), Healthcare (17.4%), Consumer Staples (13.4%) and Industrials (12.9%). Top holdings include Exxon Mobil (3.6%), Johnson & Johnson (3.32%), Apple (2.64%), JPMorgan Chase (2.61%) and AbbVie (2.61%).
4. Total Return Performance
Price appreciation contributed 16.53% total return over the past year and 73.43% over five years, with since-inception gains of 279.25%. A one-month pullback of 2.33% remains minor relative to long-term trends.