{"slug":"monthly-dividend-etfs","qid":"payment_cadence","label":"Distributions per year: monthly funds beside quarterly benchmarks","post_title":"Monthly Dividend ETFs: Who Actually Pays","post_url":"/blog/monthly-dividend-etfs#q-payment_cadence","columns":["ticker","fund_family","payments_per_year"],"rows":[{"ticker":"AGG","fund_family":"Bond and loan","payments_per_year":12},{"ticker":"HYG","fund_family":"Bond and loan","payments_per_year":12},{"ticker":"PFF","fund_family":"REIT, BDC and preferred","payments_per_year":12},{"ticker":"SDIV","fund_family":"REIT, BDC and preferred","payments_per_year":12},{"ticker":"SRET","fund_family":"REIT, BDC and preferred","payments_per_year":12},{"ticker":"BKLN","fund_family":"Bond and loan","payments_per_year":11.7},{"ticker":"JEPI","fund_family":"Derivative income","payments_per_year":11.7},{"ticker":"JEPQ","fund_family":"Derivative income","payments_per_year":11.7},{"ticker":"QYLD","fund_family":"Derivative income","payments_per_year":11.7},{"ticker":"SCHD","fund_family":"Quarterly benchmark","payments_per_year":4},{"ticker":"SPY","fund_family":"Quarterly benchmark","payments_per_year":4},{"ticker":"VNQ","fund_family":"Quarterly benchmark","payments_per_year":4}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT\n    ticker,\n    multiIf(\n        ticker IN ('AGG', 'HYG', 'BKLN'),   'Bond and loan',\n        ticker IN ('QYLD', 'JEPI', 'JEPQ'), 'Derivative income',\n        ticker IN ('PFF', 'SRET', 'SDIV'),  'REIT, BDC and preferred',\n                                            'Quarterly benchmark'\n    )                                             AS fund_family,\n    round(countDistinct(ex_dividend_date) / 3, 1) AS payments_per_year\nFROM global_markets.stocks_dividends\nWHERE ticker IN ('AGG', 'HYG', 'BKLN', 'QYLD', 'JEPI', 'JEPQ',\n                 'PFF', 'SRET', 'SDIV', 'SPY', 'SCHD', 'VNQ')\n  AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1095\n  AND ex_dividend_date <  today()\nGROUP BY ticker\nORDER BY payments_per_year DESC, ticker","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:16:30.843630+00:00","elapsed":0.036315874}