IVE ETF — iShares S&P 500 Value ETF

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (IVE)

IVE is a low-cost ETF that tracks the S&P 500 Value Index. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.52%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.50%, its expense ratio is 0.18%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 606.8% over the past 26.2 years, 178.5 points behind SPY at 785.3%.

At the current 1.52% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $152 per year, or $12.67 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF tracks the S&P 500 Value Index, providing exposure to large-capitalization value stocks in the U.S. equity market by investing at least 80% of its assets in the index's component securities. The fund distributes quarterly with a current yield profile at modest levels, and carries a low expense ratio of 0.18%, making it cost-effective for investors seeking broad-based U.S. value stock exposure.

IVE performance versus SPY

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is 606.8% over the past 26.2 years, 178.5 points behind SPY at 785.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.2%.

IVE key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.50%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/22/2000

Expense ratio

0.18%

Distribution rate

1.52%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.50%

Last close

$236.70

AUM

$50,412,662,714

Market cap

$29,256,976,384

Average volume

486103.0

Last dividend

$0.8990

Ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Payment date

06/18/2026

Beta

0.78

P/E ratio

23.4335

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.52%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.50%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: iShares fund page; Index: S&P 500 Value 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.

IVE risks and drawbacks

IVE'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. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 6.2%.

Who may consider IVE — and who may not

IVE may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IVE pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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