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HERZ ETF — Herzfeld Credit Income Fund, Inc
Herzfeld Credit Income Fund, Inc (HERZ)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
HERZ's distribution is rated high risk by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (8/100, medium confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 13.55%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.17 with an ex-date of September 16, 2026, was unchanged from the previous payment. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
HERZ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 13.55%, its trailing-12-month yield is 98.01%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 8/100 (High risk). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.6%.
HERZ dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (13.55%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (98.01%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.17. The ex-dividend date is 10/23/2026. The payment date is 11/06/2026.
| Ex-date | As paid | Per current share | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-08-17 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-07-17 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-06-16 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.17 | $0.17 | N/A |
| 2026-04-24 | $0.17 | $0.17 | N/A |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.687 | $6.87 | N/A |
| 2025-11-21 | $0.687 | $6.87 | N/A |
| 2025-05-23 | $0.233 | $2.33 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.233 | $2.33 | N/A |
| 2024-06-03 | $0.135 | $1.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-03-26 | $0.135 | $1.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-28 | $0.135 | $1.35 | -22.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-05-19 | $0.174 | $1.74 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-02-14 | $0.174 | $1.74 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-11-17 | $0.174 | $1.74 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-08-19 | $0.174 | $1.74 | -34.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-05-20 | $0.265 | $2.65 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-02-17 | $0.265 | $2.65 | 383.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-11-18 | $0.0548 | $0.548 | -78.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-08-27 | $0.265 | $2.5629 | 71.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-06-18 | $0.155 | $1.499 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-03-17 | $0.155 | $1.499 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-12-17 | $0.155 | $1.499 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-09-17 | $0.155 | $1.499 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-06-18 | $0.155 | $1.499 | -45.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-03-19 | $0.285 | $2.7563 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-19 | $0.285 | $2.7563 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-09-19 | $0.285 | $2.7563 | -6.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-12-06 | $0.305 | $2.9497 | 158.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-12-06 | $0.118 | $1.1412 | -12.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-12-05 | $0.135 | $1.3056 | -15.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-12-29 | $0.16 | $1.5474 | -74.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-12-26 | $0.635 | $6.1412 | -44.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-12-04 | $1.14 | $11.0251 | 481.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-12-14 | $0.196 | $1.8956 | 211.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-12-13 | $0.063 | $0.6093 | -70.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-12-10 | $0.211 | $2.0406 | -83.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-12-10 | $1.28 | $12.3791 | 28.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-12-13 | $1 | $9.6712 | 471.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-12-28 | $0.175 | $1.6925 | 127.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2002-12-27 | $0.077 | $0.7447 | -50.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2001-12-27 | $0.155 | $1.499 | 1191.7% Unclassified cash |
| 1998-12-29 | $0.012 | $0.1161 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1997-12-29 | $0.012 | $0.1161 | 40.8% Unclassified cash |
| 1996-12-31 | $0.00852 | $0.0824 | -29.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1996-12-27 | $0.012 | $0.1161 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1994-12-23 | $0.012 | $0.1161 | — |
| 1994 total (partial launch year) | — | $0.1161 | — |
| 1996 total | — | $0.1985 | — |
| 1997 total | — | $0.1161 | -41.5% |
| 1998 total | — | $0.1161 | 0.0% |
| 2001 total | — | $1.499 | 1191.7% |
| 2002 total | — | $0.7447 | -50.3% |
| 2005 total | — | $1.6925 | 127.3% |
| 2006 total | — | $9.6712 | 471.4% |
| 2007 total | — | $12.3791 | 28.0% |
| 2008 total | — | $2.0406 | -83.5% |
| 2011 total | — | $0.6093 | -70.1% |
| 2012 total | — | $1.8956 | 211.1% |
| 2013 total | — | $11.0251 | 481.6% |
| 2014 total | — | $6.1412 | -44.3% |
| 2015 total | — | $1.5474 | -74.8% |
| 2016 total | — | $1.3056 | -15.6% |
| 2017 total | — | $1.1412 | -12.6% |
| 2018 total | — | $2.9497 | 158.5% |
| 2019 total | — | $5.5126 | 86.9% |
| 2020 total | — | $7.2534 | 31.6% |
| 2021 total | — | $6.1089 | -15.8% |
| 2022 total | — | $8.78 | 43.7% |
| 2023 total | — | $4.83 | -45.0% |
| 2024 total | — | $5.03 | 4.1% |
| 2025 total | — | $16.07 | 219.5% |
| 2026 YTD total | — | $1.02 | -56.2% vs prior-year YTD |
HERZ dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +216.7%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -48.80%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +216.7% |
| 3Y | 182.8% |
| 5Y | 109.1% |
HERZ holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
HERZ performance
Returns are updating. HERZ's total return appears here after the next nightly update.
Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.6%.
HERZ key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 8 · High risk
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 1.08%
- Issuer
- Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
- Asset type
- ETF
- Asset class
- Fixed Income
- Inception date
- 05/20/1994
- Distribution rate
- 13.55%
- Distribution frequency
- Monthly
- Trailing yield
- 98.01%
- 5-year average yield
- 14.26
- Last close
- $15.06 (as of 2026-10-16)
- Market cap
- $30,629,066
- Average volume
- 4891.0
- Dividend
- $0.17
- Ex-dividend date
- 10/23/2026
- Payment date
- 11/06/2026
- Beta
- 0.769
Expense ratio and AUM unavailable in this published snapshot. Missing values do not mean zero or complete coverage.
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (13.55%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (98.01%) 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: Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors; 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.
HERZ risks and drawbacks
The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 33.6%.
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Frequently asked questions
Does HERZ pay monthly?
Yes. HERZ currently pays monthly.
What is HERZ's dividend yield?
HERZ's distribution rate is 13.55%, paid monthly — calculation basis unavailable.
How has HERZ's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +216.7%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does HERZ pay a dividend?
HERZ pays monthly. The dividend amount is $0.17. The ex-dividend date is 10/23/2026. The payment date is 11/06/2026.
How has HERZ performed?
Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.6%.
Is HERZ a good investment?
HERZ's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 8 (High risk). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 13.55% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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