DES Dividend History & Analysis | 2.4% Yield

DES has a dividend yield of 2.4% and paid 0.89 USD per share in the last 12M. Complete payout history, full analyses and peer comparison.

Yield 12m 2.40%
Payout Ratio -
Growth Rate CAGR 5y 2%
Consistency Lifetime 99.8%
Yield on Cost 5y 3.1%
Payout FCF -
Streak Years -
Dividend Rating 43.4%
Chowder Number yield + growth 4.4% below 15% target for healthy growth
Yield vs Average 5y -8% avg 2.61% vs now 2.40%
Expense Ratio ter 0.38% moderate
Income per 10k invested 240 USD per year
Dividends Cash Amount per Share Yearly DES annual dividends paid per share, showing the total cash U.S. SmallCap Dividend distributed to shareholders each year.
Dividend Growth Year over Year DES year-over-year dividend growth rate, showing how U.S. SmallCap Dividend's dividend per share increased or decreased each year compared to the prior year.
Price and Yield per Payout History DES dividend yield history versus share price over the past 5 years, showing how U.S. SmallCap Dividend's payout yield moved at each dividend payment relative to its stock price.
┅┅ Payout Yield (right) ■ Price (left)

Top Dividend Payers in US Small & Mid Cap Equity

Top 10 Dividend Yields of Peer-Group
SYMBOL MARKET CAP USD YIELD TTM YIELD ON COST 5y
DIV NYSE ETF
SuperDividend U.S.
774 M 6.68% 8.46%
PEY NASDAQ ETF
High Yield Equity Dividend
1,155 M 4.71% 6.32%
SPYD NYSE ETF
Portfolio SP500 High
7,698 M 4.53% 6.16%
DVY NASDAQ ETF
Select Dividend
23,323 M 3.51% 5.26%
LVHD NASDAQ ETF
Legg Mason Low Volatility
662 M 3.53% 4.80%
SDY NYSE ETF
S&P Dividend
22,276 M 2.59% 3.39%
DON NYSE ETF
U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund
4,010 M 2.43% 3.32%
RPV NYSE ETF
SP500 Pure Value
1,810 M 2.30% 3.48%
WTV NYSE ETF
Trust - U.S. Quality
3,350 M 2.17% 3.70%
SMDV BATS ETF
ProShares Russell 2000
675 M 2.47% 2.95%
Top 10 Dividend Growth Rates of Peer-Group
SYMBOL MARKET CAP USD GROWTH RATE CONSISTENCY
CPAI NYSE ETF
Counterpoint Quantitative
528 M 154.06% 87.5%
TMSL NYSE ETF
T. Rowe Price Small-Mid Cap
3,158 M 45.92% 100.0%
DFSV NYSE ETF
Dimensional US Small Cap
8,147 M 18.56% 100.0%
QQQJ NASDAQ ETF
NASDAQ Next Gen 100
1,141 M 22.14% 95.8%
USVM NASDAQ ETF
VictoryShares US Small Mid
1,854 M 17.93% 91.7%
FLQM BATS ETF
LibertyQ U.S. Mid Cap Equity
1,449 M 15.77% 100.0%
FMDE NYSE ETF
Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap
8,599 M 17.75% 87.5%
JSMD NASDAQ ETF
Janus Henderson Small/Mid
1,037 M 17.12% 95.5%
DFAT NYSE ETF
Dimensional U.S. Targeted
13,937 M 12.18% 100.0%
COWG NASDAQ ETF
Pacer US Large Cap Cash
2,270 M 14.65% 94.3%

DES Dividend History

Dividend Monthly Return EX date, 5 years of data

Jan 0.03% 60
Feb 0.06% 100
Mar 0.30% 100
Apr 0.18% 100
May 0.20% 100
Jun 0.39% 100
Jul 0.16% 100
Aug 0.23% 100
Sep 0.35% 100
Oct 0.18% 100
Nov 0.20% 100
Dec 0.53% 100

Average monthly dividend return by ex-dividend date. The score below shows reliability based on how consistently dividends were paid in that month.

Last 50 Payments (USD) as of November 2026
EX-DATE RECORD PAYMENT PERIOD DIV/SHARE GROWTH PAYOUT YIELD
2026-10-27 2026-10-27 2026-10-29 0.05 -58.3% 0.13%
2026-09-25 2026-09-25 2026-09-29 0.12 +60% 0.31%
2026-08-26 2026-08-26 2026-08-28 0.075 +66.7% 0.19%
2026-07-28 2026-07-28 2026-07-30 0.045 -69% 0.11%
2026-06-25 2026-06-25 2026-06-29 0.145 +163.6% 0.36%
2026-05-26 2026-05-26 2026-05-28 Monthly 0.055 -8.3% 0.14%
2026-04-27 2026-04-27 2026-04-29 Monthly 0.06 -25% 0.16%
2026-03-26 2026-03-26 2026-03-30 Monthly 0.08 +699.2% 0.22%
2026-02-24 2026-02-24 2026-02-26 Monthly 0.01 -95.2% 0.03%
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 2025-12-30 Monthly 0.2094 +365.3% 0.62%
2025-11-24 2025-11-24 2025-11-26 Monthly 0.045 -18.2% 0.14%
2025-10-28 2025-10-28 2025-10-30 Monthly 0.055 -57.7% 0.16%
2025-09-25 2025-09-25 2025-09-29 Monthly 0.13 +73.3% 0.39%
2025-08-26 2025-08-26 2025-08-28 Monthly 0.075 +66.7% 0.22%
2025-07-28 2025-07-28 2025-07-30 Monthly 0.045 -69% 0.14%
2025-06-25 2025-06-25 2025-06-27 Monthly 0.145 +480% 0.46%
2025-05-27 2025-05-27 2025-05-29 Monthly 0.025 -70.6% 0.08%
2025-04-25 2025-04-25 2025-04-29 Monthly 0.085 -26.1% 0.28%
2025-03-26 2025-03-26 2025-03-28 Monthly 0.115 +1050% 0.36%
2025-02-25 2025-02-25 2025-02-27 Monthly 0.01 -33.3% 0.03%
2025-01-28 2025-01-28 2025-01-30 Monthly 0.015 -44% 0.04%
2024-12-31 2024-12-31 2025-01-03 Monthly 0.0268 -50.1% 0.08%
2024-12-26 2024-12-26 2024-12-30 Monthly 0.0537 -48.9% 0.16%
2024-11-25 2024-11-25 2024-11-27 Monthly 0.105 0% 0.28%
2024-10-28 2024-10-28 2024-10-30 Monthly 0.105 0% 0.31%
2024-09-25 2024-09-25 2024-09-27 Monthly 0.105 0% 0.31%
2024-08-27 2024-08-27 2024-08-29 Monthly 0.105 +133.3% 0.31%
2024-07-26 2024-07-26 2024-07-30 Monthly 0.045 -64% 0.13%
2024-06-25 2024-06-25 2024-06-27 Monthly 0.125 +56.3% 0.4%
2024-05-24 2024-05-28 2024-05-30 Monthly 0.08 0% 0.25%
2024-04-24 2024-04-25 2024-04-29 Monthly 0.08 +23.1% 0.26%
2024-03-22 2024-03-25 2024-03-27 Monthly 0.065 +18.2% 0.2%
2024-02-23 2024-02-26 2024-02-28 Monthly 0.055 +266.7% 0.18%
2024-01-25 2024-01-26 2024-01-30 Monthly 0.015 -12.4% 0.05%
2023-12-28 2023-12-29 2024-01-03 Monthly 0.0171 -88.6% 0.05%
2023-12-22 2023-12-26 2023-12-28 Monthly 0.15 +150% 0.46%
2023-11-24 2023-11-27 2023-11-29 Monthly 0.06 +100% 0.21%
2023-10-25 2023-10-26 2023-10-30 Monthly 0.03 -71.4% 0.11%
2023-09-25 2023-09-26 2023-09-28 Monthly 0.105 +50% 0.38%
2023-08-25 2023-08-28 2023-08-30 Monthly 0.07 +40% 0.24%
2023-07-25 2023-07-26 2023-07-28 Monthly 0.05 -47.4% 0.17%
2023-06-26 2023-06-27 2023-06-29 Monthly 0.095 0% 0.34%
2023-05-24 2023-05-25 2023-05-30 Monthly 0.095 +216.7% 0.35%
2023-04-24 2023-04-25 2023-04-27 Monthly 0.03 -76.9% 0.11%
2023-03-27 2023-03-28 2023-03-30 Monthly 0.13 +766.7% 0.47%
2023-02-22 2023-02-23 2023-02-27 Monthly 0.015 -92.2% 0.05%
2022-12-23 2022-12-27 2022-12-29 Monthly 0.1914 +446.8% 0.68%
2022-11-23 2022-11-25 2022-11-29 Monthly 0.035 -30% 0.12%
2022-10-25 2022-10-26 2022-10-28 Monthly 0.05 -47.4% 0.18%
2022-09-26 2022-09-27 2022-09-29 Monthly 0.095 0% 0.36%

DES Dividend FAQ

What is the Dividend Yield of DES?

As of November 2026, DES's dividend yield is 2.40%. This is calculated by dividing the trailing 12-month dividend rate (TTM rate) of 0.89 USD by the current share price of 39.57.

Does DES pay a dividend?

As of November 2026, DES paid a dividend of 0.89 USD in the last 12 months. The last dividend was paid on 2026-10-27 and the payout was 0.05 USD.

How often does DES pay dividends?

DES pays dividends monthly. Over the last 12 months, DES has issued 11 dividend payments. The last dividend payment was made on 2026-10-27.

DES dividend forecast

Based on historical data, the forecasted dividends per share for DES for the next payments are between 0.06 (+20.0%) and 0.088 (+76.0%). This represents a strong dividend growth compared to the last payment. The expected Yield for the next 12 months is about 2.25%.

Will DES pay dividends in 2026?

The latest dividend paid per share was 0.05 USD with an Ex-Dividend Date of 2026-10-27. The next Ex-Dividend date for U.S. SmallCap Dividend (DES) is currently unknown.

What is the next Ex-Dividend Date for DES?

The next Ex-Dividend date for U.S. SmallCap Dividend (DES) is currently unknown. We automatically update the next Ex-Dividend date when it is announced.

What is the Dividend Growth of DES?

DES's average dividend growth rate over the past 5 years is 1.96% per year. Weak growth: DES's dividend growth is lower than inflation.

What is the Yield on Cost of DES?

DES's 5-Year Yield on Cost is 3.05%. If you bought DES's shares at 29.33 USD five years ago, your current annual dividend income (0.89 USD per share, trailing 12 months) equals 3.05% of your original purchase price.

What is the Payout Consistency of DES?

DES Payout Consistency is 99.8%. The payout consistency is a proprietary measure of how consistently a company has paid dividends over its lifetime and blends growth rate, number of dividend payments, interruptions or lowering dividends into one number. Very consistent: U.S. SmallCap Dividend has a strong track record of consistent dividend payments over its lifetime.

Does DES have a good Dividend Yield?

DES's 2.40% Dividend Yield is considered as moderate. This is usually a sign of a value company.

What is the Dividend Payout Ratio of DES?

The Dividend Payout Ratio of DES is unknown.

What is the Dividend Rating of DES?

DES's Overall Dividend Rating is 43.35%. Ratings surpassing 65% are regarded as acceptable, exceeding 75% are favorable and surpassing 85% are strong.

Key Metric Definitions

Dividend Yield

Annual dividend per share divided by current share price.

Payout Ratio

Percentage of earnings paid as dividends. Below 60% = safe, above 100% = unsustainable.

Payout FCF

Percentage of Free Cash Flow paid as dividends. More reliable than Payout Ratio since it measures actual cash.

Growth Rate (CAGR)

Compound annual growth rate of dividends over the last 5 years.

Consistency

Reliability of dividend payments over lifetime. Penalizes cuts and pauses.

Yield on Cost

Your effective yield if you bought 5 years ago. Shows dividend growth impact over time.

Streak

Consecutive years of dividend payments. 25+ years = Dividend Aristocrat.

Dividend Rating

Proprietary score (0-100) combining yield, growth, safety and consistency.

Last update: 2026-11-10 04:26 UTC