DIVB ETF — iShares Core Dividend ETF

iShares Core Dividend ETF (DIVB)

Updated November 4, 2026.

DIVB is a low-cost ETF that tracks the Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index. Its distribution rate is 2.34%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.05%, its expense ratio is 0.05%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 260.2% over the past 9 years, 19.3 points ahead of SPY at 240.9%.

iShares Core Dividend ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index, providing exposure to U.S. companies that return capital to shareholders through dividends or share repurchases. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate, distributes quarterly, and has a very low expense ratio of 0.05%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking dividend exposure combined with companies engaged in capital returns through buyback activity.

DIVB performance versus SPY

As of Nov 4, 2026

Total return is 260.2% over the past 9 years, 19.3 points ahead of SPY at 240.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 44.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.8%.

DIVB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.34%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/07/2017

Expense ratio

0.05%

Distribution rate

2.34%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.05%

Last close

$72.38 (as of 2026-11-04)

AUM

$2,316,564,887

Average volume

642,054

Dividend

$0.424

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

0.8

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.34%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.05%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares or company page; Index: Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DIVB risks and drawbacks

DIVB's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 6.8%.

Who may consider DIVB — and who may not

DIVB may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DIVB pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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