Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) — Dividend Profile
11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.27%
@ $228.33
TTM Yield
0.47%
Forward Annual
$0.61
Quarterly
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.1513
Ex 2026-03-17
3y CAGR
-49.5%
5y CAGR
-29.1%
10y CAGR
-15.7%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2026-03-17.
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: +13.4%
✓ 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 24 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.33%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
24 of 24 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
5 days
1 – 11 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.28%
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 (39)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-03-17$0.1513Quarterly2026-03-20recurring
2025-09-16$0.7499Quarterly2025-09-19recurring
2025-06-16$0.1720Quarterly2025-06-20recurring
2025-03-18$0.2533Quarterly2025-03-21recurring
2024-12-17$0.4368Quarterly2024-12-20recurring
2024-09-25$0.2273Quarterly2024-09-30recurring
2024-06-11$0.2989Quarterly2024-06-17recurring
2024-03-21$0.2661Quarterly2024-03-27recurring
2023-12-20$0.4328Quarterly2023-12-27recurring
2023-09-26$0.2246Quarterly2023-10-02recurring
2023-06-07$0.2368Quarterly2023-06-13recurring
2023-03-23$0.2796Quarterly2023-03-29recurring
2022-12-13$0.2397Quarterly2022-12-19recurring
2022-09-26$0.3822Quarterly2022-09-30recurring
2022-06-09$0.2784Quarterly2022-06-15recurring
2022-03-24$0.1600Quarterly2022-03-30recurring
2021-12-13$0.1584Quarterly2021-12-17recurring
2021-09-24$0.1805Quarterly2021-09-30recurring
2021-06-10$0.1886Quarterly2021-06-16recurring
2021-03-25$0.3154Quarterly2021-03-31recurring
2020-12-14$0.2031Quarterly2020-12-18recurring
2020-09-23$0.4084Quarterly2020-09-29recurring
2020-06-15$0.4181Quarterly2020-06-19recurring
2020-03-25$0.7873Quarterly2020-03-31recurring
2019-12-30$0.5755—2020-01-06special
2019-12-16$1.0571Quarterly2019-12-20recurring
2019-09-24$0.5853Quarterly2019-09-30recurring
2019-06-17$0.6140Quarterly2019-06-21recurring
2019-03-20$0.5844Quarterly2019-03-26recurring
2018-12-17$0.2288Quarterly2018-12-21recurring
2018-09-26$0.8692Quarterly2018-10-02recurring
2018-06-26$0.4343Quarterly2018-07-02recurring
2018-03-22$0.4176Quarterly2018-03-28recurring
2017-12-19$0.3205Quarterly2017-12-26recurring
2017-09-26$0.7080Quarterly2017-09-29recurring
2017-06-27$0.3766Quarterly2017-06-30recurring
2017-03-24$0.3143Quarterly2017-03-30recurring
2016-12-21$0.5196Quarterly2016-12-28recurring
2016-06-21$0.3142Quarterly2016-06-27recurring
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