Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) — Dividend Profile
10y payment streak2y growth streakActiveSemi-Annual
Forward Yield
6.15%
@ $64.28
TTM Yield
4.18%
Forward Annual
$3.95
Semi-Annual
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$1.9751
Ex 2025-12-23
3y CAGR
-40.0%
5y CAGR
44.3%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-12-02.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +22.4%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 14 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.66%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
93%
13 of 14 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
2 – 13 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.07%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (21)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2025-12-23$1.9751Semi-Annual2025-12-29recurring
2025-12-02$0.2836Semi-Annual2025-12-05recurring
2025-07-02$0.4293Semi-Annual2025-07-08recurring
2024-12-20$0.6481Semi-Annual2024-12-26recurring
2024-07-02$0.2904Semi-Annual2024-07-08recurring
2023-12-22$0.5167Semi-Annual2023-12-29recurring
2023-07-03$0.1898Semi-Annual2023-07-10recurring
2022-12-23$0.0813Semi-Annual2022-12-30recurring
2022-12-02$12.0423Semi-Annual2022-12-08recurring
2022-07-05$0.3482Semi-Annual2022-07-11recurring
2021-12-23$0.5165Semi-Annual2021-12-30recurring
2021-07-02$0.2881Semi-Annual2021-07-09recurring
2020-12-24$0.1236Semi-Annual2020-12-31recurring
2020-07-02$0.3065Semi-Annual2020-07-09recurring
2019-12-24$0.3945Semi-Annual2019-12-31recurring
2019-07-02$0.5200Semi-Annual2019-07-09recurring
2018-12-28$0.11702019-01-04unknown
2018-07-03$0.2691Semi-Annual2018-07-10recurring
2017-07-06$0.2037Semi-Annual2017-07-12recurring
2016-12-28$0.2673Semi-Annual2017-01-04recurring
2016-07-06$0.2551Semi-Annual2016-07-12recurring