GBAB Dividend Yield %: 10.87% (As of Jul. 29, 2026) — 33% Above Median

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GBAB Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust GBAB
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What is Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust Dividend Yield %?

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust GBAB +0.51% 26 Dividend Yield % is 10.87% as of Jul. 29, 2026, which is 33% above its 10-year median of 8.20. GuruFocus rates GBAB with a GF Score™ of 26/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,114 Asset Management companies, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust ranks better than 84.29% on this metric.

As of today (2026-07-29), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust is 10.87%.

Good Sign:

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust stock Dividend Yield % is close to 10-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

GBAB' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.9   Med: 8.2   Max: 10.95
Current: 10.87

During the past 8 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust was 10.95%. The lowest was 5.90%. And the median was 8.20%.

GBAB's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
84.29% of 1114 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.885 vs GBAB: 10.87

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Nov. 2025 was 0.71.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust is 1.53, which seems too high.

During the past 8 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust was 1.70. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 1.63.

As of today (2026-07-29), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust is 10.87%.

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Nov. 2025 was $0.75.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust  (NYSE:GBAB) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust Dividend Yield % Related Terms

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust Dividend Yield % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust Dividend Yield % Chart

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust Annual Data
Trend May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 6.23 7.76 9.24 9.28 10.11

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23 May24 Nov24 May25 Nov25
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.64 9.28 9.49 10.11 9.84

GBAB vs PFL, FRA, AWP: Dividend Yield % Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust Dividend Yield % vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividend Yield % falls into.


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Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1257302026-07-152026-07-152026-07-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1257302026-06-152026-06-152026-06-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1257302026-05-152026-05-152026-05-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1257302026-04-152026-04-152026-04-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1257302026-03-132026-03-132026-03-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1257302026-02-132026-02-132026-02-27Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1257302026-01-152026-01-152026-01-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1257302025-12-152025-12-152025-12-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1257302025-11-142025-11-142025-11-28Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1257302025-10-152025-10-152025-10-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1257302025-09-152025-09-152025-09-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1257302025-08-152025-08-152025-08-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.50876/13.84
=10.90 %

Current Share Price is $13.84.
Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.50876.

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.50876/13.84
=10.90 %

Current Share Price is $13.84.
Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.12573 * 12 = $1.50876.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Dividend Yield % →
What does a Dividend Yield % of 10.87% mean?
Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust (GBAB) has a Dividend Yield % of 10.87% as of Jul. 29, 2026. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust and its competitors. This is 33% above median its historical median of 8.20. Over the past decade, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividend Yield % has ranged from 5.90 to 10.95. According to the industry distribution chart, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust ranks #175 out of 1114 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 15.7%.
Is Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividend Yield % too high?
Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's current Dividend Yield % of 10.87% is 33% above median its 10-year median of 8.20. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.90 to a high of 10.95. The Asset Management industry median Dividend Yield % is 5.89. Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's value of 10.87% is 84.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust ranks #175 out of 1114 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust has a GF Score™ of 26/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Dividend Yield % compare to PFL and FRA?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust ranks #175 out of 1114 companies for Dividend Yield %. This places Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust in the top 16% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Dividend Yield % is 5.89. Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's value of 10.87% is 84.7% above this benchmark. Historically, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's own Dividend Yield % has ranged from 5.90 to 10.95 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 8.20 vs. the industry median of 5.89, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Dividend Yield % for an Asset Management company?
The median Dividend Yield % among Asset Management companies is 5.89, based on 1,114 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Dividend Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Dividend Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's current Dividend Yield % of 10.87% is 84.7% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Dividend Yield % mean?
A high Dividend Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Dividend Yield % is 5.89 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's current Dividend Yield % is 10.87%, which is 33% above median its own 10-year median of 8.20. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust stock overvalued right now?
Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust (GBAB) has a current Dividend Yield % of 10.87%. The current Dividend Yield % is 10.87%, which is 33% above median its 10-year median of 8.20 and 84.7% above the Asset Management industry median of 5.89. Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's overall GF Score™ is 26/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Dividend Yield % calculated?
Dividend Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust (GBAB), the current Dividend Yield % is 10.87% as of Jul. 29, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust Business Description

Address 227 West Monroe, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. Its products include Mutual funds, Unit investment trusts, Closed-end funds, Rydex funds, Credit income fund and others.
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