QQQ pays a quarterly dividend, currently $0.7514 per share, for a trailing yield of 0.41%. The payment has been steady, ranging only from $0.7328 to $0.8135 per share over the past twelve months. QQQ has made 89 declared distributions since December 2003.
Holdings and distributions sourced from Invesco fund filingsupdated daily
QQQ sets a new ex-dividend date every quarter. To receive a distribution you must own shares before the market opens on that ex-dividend date. QQQ has not declared its next distribution yet, so the figures above are the most recent one on record.
QQQ dividend history
Every quarterly distribution with its ex-date, record date, payment date and amount. Figures come from the fund's own declarations, so nothing here is estimated.
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 | $0.7514 | -7.6% |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 | $0.8135 | +11.0% |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Mar 23, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | $0.7328 | -7.7% |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.7941 | +14.4% |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $0.6939 | +17.4% |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Jun 23, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | $0.5911 | -17.4% |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Mar 24, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | $0.7157 | -14.3% |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.8347 | +23.3% |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Sep 23, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | $0.6769 | -11.1% |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Jun 24, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | $0.7615 | +32.8% |
Is QQQ's dividend sustainable?
Steady incomeQQQ's payout has been consistent: the quarterly distribution has varied only 11% between its smallest and largest payment over the past twelve months. The annual distribution has grown about 10.0% a year over the past five years. Its NAV is up 527.6% over ten years, which suggests the income has not been eroding principal. This is an analysis of the fund's payment record, not a recommendation or a forecast of future distributions.
NAV trend (does the payout erode capital?)
10-year rangeUnlike some high-yield funds, QQQ's NAV has held up since inception. The distribution has largely not come at the expense of principal. This is the key number to watch for any income ETF.
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QQQ pays dividends quarterly, four times a year. Its declared history runs back to December 2003. See the QQQ overview for expense ratio, holdings and returns.
No. QQQ pays quarterly, not monthly. Every declared ex-dividend, record and payment date is in the history table above.
QQQ's trailing-twelve-month dividend yield is about 0.41%, based on the last twelve months of distributions and the current price of $747.46. Annualising the most recent payment instead gives a forward yield of 0.40%. These figures move as distributions and price change.
QQQ's distribution has been consistent over the past twelve months, varying only 11% between its smallest and largest payment. The annual total has grown roughly 10.0% a year over the past five years. Past distributions are not a guarantee of future ones, and this is not investment advice.