Retirement income

How much SGOV for $1,000 a month?

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF: its payout record since 2021, the income it would have paid someone living on it, and the amount a monthly income takes at today’s yield.

3.65%yield, last 12 months
monthlypayments
$328,800for $1,000 a month
Nov 2, 2026data as of

Over the last 12 months SGOV paid $3.67 a share, a 3.65% yield at today’s price, in 12 monthly payments. At that yield, $1,000 a month before taxes takes about $328,800 invested.

The payout fell by 5% or more from one year to the next in 2025 (−19.7%).

Bond and T-bill payouts follow interest rates: they rose after rates jumped in 2022, and they fall when rates fall.

$100,000 invested at the start of 2022 with every payout spent paid $1,462 that year and $3,669 over the last 12 months (up 118.4% after inflation); the shares are worth $100,405 today.

How much SGOV for a monthly income

The amount invested that would have paid each monthly income over the last 12 months, at SGOV’s 3.65% trailing yield, before taxes. Yields move, so the second column uses its lowest calendar-year yield of the last five years (1.46% in 2022).

Monthly incomeAt today’s yieldAt the 2022 yield
$500 a month ($6,000 a year)$164,400$411,000
$1,000 a month ($12,000 a year)$328,800$821,900
$2,000 a month ($24,000 a year)$657,500$1,643,800
$5,000 a month ($60,000 a year)$1,643,800$4,109,600

Income on $100,000, year by year

What $100,000 invested at the start of each year would have paid during that year, and the same income in today’s dollars. Years with a payout at least 5% below the year before are marked.

$1,4622022$4,8622023$5,1052024$4,0962025
$1,4622022$4,8622023$5,1052024$4,0962025
Income in each calendar year on $100,000 invested at the start of that year.
YearPer shareIncome on $100KIn today’s dollarsPrice that yearTotal return
2025 ↓$4.11$4,096$4,6670.0%+4.2%
2024$5.12$5,105$5,4730.0%+5.3%
2023$4.87$4,862$5,366+0.1%+5.1%
2022$1.46$1,462$1,680+0.1%+1.6%
Payout per share in earlier years (2021–2021)
YearPer shareChange
2021$0.0280
Payouts per share; full calendar years only. Today’s dollars use the consumer price index (CPI-U).

If you had lived on it since 2022

$100,000 invested in SGOV on Jan 3, 2022, every payout spent and nothing reinvested.

Income in 2022$1,462$1,680 in today’s dollars
Income, last 12 months$3,669up 118.4% after inflation
Shares worth today$100,405price +0.4%
Income collected$18,247since 2022
$0$75K$150K2023202420252026
The shares’ value (lower line) and the shares plus the income collected so far (upper line), month by month.

Payments and taxes

When it pays

Every month. Payment dates shift a little from year to year; the fund announces each one shortly before it is paid.

Treasury interest

Bond interest is taxed as ordinary income, not at the lower qualified-dividend rate. Interest from US Treasuries is exempt from state income tax. Inside an IRA or 401(k), none of it is taxed until you withdraw.

Yield is not a promise

The yield here is what the fund paid over the last 12 months, divided by today’s price. Future payouts depend on what the fund earns, which for bond and T-bill funds follows interest rates.

The rest of the record

Fees, holdings, returns and downturns are on the SGOV page.

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Questions investors ask

How much SGOV do I need to make $1,000 a month?

About $328,800, at its 3.65% yield over the 12 months to November 2026, before taxes. Yields move: at its lowest calendar-year yield of the last five years (1.46% in 2022) it would take $821,900.

How often does SGOV pay?

Every month.

Has SGOV ever cut its payout?

Yes. Its yearly payout per share fell by 5% or more in 2025 (−19.7%), among the full years 2021–2025.

How is SGOV’s income taxed?

Bond interest is taxed as ordinary income, not at the lower qualified-dividend rate. Interest from US Treasuries is exempt from state income tax. Inside an IRA or 401(k), none of it is taxed until you withdraw (and in a Roth, not then either, if the rules are met).

How these figures are built

For education only, not a recommendation to buy or sell any fund. Past payouts do not predict future payouts.