How Many AFIF Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?
At $0.30 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 20,000 AFIF shares, about $184,800 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $9.24. $1,000 a month takes about 40,000 shares, about $369,600. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.
Anfield Universal Fixed Income ETF (AFIF) pays $0.025 a share monthly, $0.30 a year, a 3.25% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $9.24. A special dividend of $0.108 came on top in the last year; specials are paid case by case, so they never count in the rate or the yield here. It has made 96 distribution payments since 2018.
At today’s rate of $0.025 monthly and the last close of $9.24, this is what AFIF pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:
| You hold | Each payment | Per month (avg) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 share | $0.025 | $0.03 | $0.30 |
| 100 shares | $2.50 | $2.50 | $30.00 |
| $10,000 invested (1,082.3 shares) | $27.06 | $27.06 | $324.68 |
| 20,000 shares ($500/mo) | $500.00 | $500.00 | $6,000.00 |
| 40,000 shares ($1,000/mo) | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $12,000.00 |
With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 AFIF shares reinvest into 0.27 new shares each payment, about 3.3 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 370 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with AFIF’s own history in the AFIF DRIP calculator.
The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026, AFIF paid $0.39 a share while its share price fell from $9.45 to $9.24. Distributions exceeded total return by $0.21 a share, so part of every payment above was your own money coming back.
- NAV trend: is the fund’s share price holding up report
- Distribution funded by NAV: is it paying you with your own money report
- Distribution stability: how much the payout jumps around history
- Distribution trend: is the payout growing or shrinking history
- Crash test: how the fund held up in market drops history
- Yield sanity: is the yield too high to be believable rating
AFIF Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range
- AFIF yields 3.25% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $9.24.
- Its own 8-year median is 2.81%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
- No steady norm: its payout changed too much in 3 years to read a steady norm. So this reads today’s yield against its own 8-year history as it is.
Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report
How it works. Each month-end over the last 8 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.
When Is AFIF’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026
AFIF has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 32 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 3, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.025 a share, went ex on Oct 29, 2026 and paid Nov 2, 2026.
- Ex-dates: about every 32 days (monthly)
- Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date
Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.
How Often Does AFIF Pay?
AFIF pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 32 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.
AFIF vs Similar Dividend Funds (TRTY, PY...)
Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to AFIF in fund size, AFIF’s 3.25% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.70%. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: in income funds it often comes with a faster-falling share price, so read it next to the NAV trend and the rating.
| Ticker | Dividend ⓘ | Yield | Safety Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFIF $9.24Anfield Universal Fixed Income ETF | $0.025/mo$0.30/yr fwd | 3.25% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| TRTY $30.82Cambria Trinity ETF | $0.177/qtr$0.71/yr fwd | 2.30% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| PY $59.45Principal Value ETF | $0.2184/qtr$0.87/yr fwd | 1.47% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| ONOF $40.27Global X - Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | $0.164/half-yr$0.33/yr fwd | 0.81% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| IMVP $20.16Invesco India ETF | $0.585/yr | 2.90% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| COPY $15.94Tweedy, Browne Insider + Value ETF | $0.123/qtr$0.49/yr fwd | 3.09% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| SGLC $44.28SGI U.S. Large Cap Core ETF | $0.089/yr | 0.20% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| KRBN $34.80KraneShares Global Carbon Strategy ETF | $0.673/yr | 1.93% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| STXG $54.66Strive 1000 Growth ETF | $0.063/qtr$0.25/yr fwd | 0.46% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| IMOM $35.84Alpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETF | $0.9636/yr | 2.69% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| IDGT $105.06iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF | $0.213/qtr$0.85/yr fwd | 0.81% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
AFIF Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2018
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | $0.025 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 | $0.036 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | $0.027 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | $0.012 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | $0.036 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 15, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | $0.025 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Apr 20, 2026 | $0.03 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 23, 2026 | $0.036 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 16, 2026 | $0.022 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Jan 26, 2026 | $0.021 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | $0.108 | Monthly | Special |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | $0.012 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Oct 20, 2025 | $0.017 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Sep 19, 2025 | $0.022 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 | $0.011 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Jul 21, 2025 | $0.01 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | $0.023 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 16, 2025 | May 19, 2025 | $0.034 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | $0.029 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 19, 2025 | $0.0287 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Feb 19, 2025 | $0.0255 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Jan 27, 2025 | $0.0116 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 | $0.0463 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 | $0.0362 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Oct 22, 2024 | $0.04 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Sep 24, 2024 | $0.0511 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Aug 20, 2024 | $0.0422 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Jul 23, 2024 | $0.0517 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Jun 18, 2024 | $0.0404 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 16, 2024 | May 22, 2024 | $0.0423 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Apr 24, 2024 | $0.0483 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 20, 2024 | $0.0438 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Feb 21, 2024 | $0.0478 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Jan 24, 2024 | $0.0229 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 | $0.0897 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Nov 21, 2023 | $0.0493 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Oct 23, 2023 | $0.0469 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 20, 2023 | $0.044 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Aug 22, 2023 | $0.042 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Jul 24, 2023 | $0.0435 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Jun 21, 2023 | $0.0477 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 16, 2023 | May 22, 2023 | $0.0402 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Apr 24, 2023 | $0.04 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Mar 21, 2023 | $0.0375 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Feb 21, 2023 | $0.0404 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Jan 23, 2023 | $0.0134 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Dec 21, 2022 | $0.036 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Nov 22, 2022 | $0.0333 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 | $0.0273 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Sep 21, 2022 | $0.0297 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Aug 22, 2022 | $0.0229 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Jul 25, 2022 | $0.0225 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Jun 21, 2022 | $0.0233 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 13, 2022 | May 23, 2022 | $0.0212 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Apr 25, 2022 | $0.0226 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | $0.018 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Feb 22, 2022 | $0.0143 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | $0.0098 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Dec 21, 2021 | $0.0321 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Nov 22, 2021 | $0.0147 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Oct 21, 2021 | $0.0157 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Sep 21, 2021 | $0.0151 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Aug 19, 2021 | $0.0118 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Jul 21, 2021 | $0.0146 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Jun 21, 2021 | $0.0155 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 14, 2021 | May 20, 2021 | $0.0087 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Apr 21, 2021 | $0.0116 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Mar 22, 2021 | $0.0128 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 16, 2021 | Feb 22, 2021 | $0.0072 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jan 21, 2021 | Jan 27, 2021 | $0.0051 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 21, 2020 | $0.0257 | Monthly | Special |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Nov 19, 2020 | $0.0101 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 15, 2020 | Oct 21, 2020 | $0.0113 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Sep 21, 2020 | $0.0061 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Aug 20, 2020 | $0.0099 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 15, 2020 | Jul 21, 2020 | $0.0102 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Jun 19, 2020 | $0.0094 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 15, 2020 | Apr 21, 2020 | $0.0049 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Mar 19, 2020 | $0.0149 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 21, 2020 | $0.0128 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Jan 23, 2020 | $0.0065 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 20, 2019 | $0.0197 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 21, 2019 | $0.0175 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 15, 2019 | Oct 21, 2019 | $0.0195 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 16, 2019 | Sep 20, 2019 | $0.0208 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 15, 2019 | Aug 21, 2019 | $0.0251 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 15, 2019 | Jul 19, 2019 | $0.0182 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 17, 2019 | Jun 21, 2019 | $0.0237 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 15, 2019 | May 21, 2019 | $0.0263 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 15, 2019 | Apr 18, 2019 | $0.0228 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Mar 21, 2019 | $0.0213 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 15, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 | $0.0223 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jan 15, 2019 | Jan 22, 2019 | $0.0095 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 17, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | $0.0441 | Monthly | Special |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Nov 21, 2018 | $0.0133 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 15, 2018 | Oct 19, 2018 | $0.0112 | Monthly | Regular |
What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for AFIF
AFIF Dividend Questions
How often does AFIF pay distributions?
AFIF pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 32 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.
Does AFIF pay distributions monthly?
Yes. AFIF pays monthly, 12 times a year.
When is the next AFIF distribution?
AFIF has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 32 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 3, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.025 a share, went ex on Oct 29, 2026 and paid Nov 2, 2026. The current rate is $0.025 per share, $0.30 a year.
Does AFIF pay a distribution in December 2026?
Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 3, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.
How much does AFIF pay per share?
AFIF pays $0.025 a share monthly, $0.30 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $9.24 that is a 3.25% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 8-year median is 2.81%.
Does AFIF’s payout grow?
Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.0325, +32.5% against $0.0245 for the 12 before. Its payout floats with the income the fund earns each period, so there is no fixed rate to raise. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed +47.1%.
Is AFIF’s distribution safe?
No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 it paid $0.39 a share while its share price went from $9.45 to $9.24. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.
How do I track my AFIF distributions?
Add AFIF to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run AFIF in the DRIP calculator.