ProShares Bitcoin ETF · BITO · AMEX
Distribution report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$9.12 -3.90% on the day, -$0.37
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.20·2.24%
$0.017 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.017/mo
not declared yet ⓘ
Next ex-date
—
was due ~Oct 31 ⓘ
Paying since
2023
45 payments on file
Pays
Monthly
12 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
28
Below its usual yield
BITO share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
BITO Dividend Growth (CAGR) ⓘ
1Y -97.8%3Y -38.8%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 45 payments since 2023.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.

How Many BITO Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.20 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 29,412 BITO shares, about $268,237 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $9.12. $1,000 a month takes about 58,824 shares, about $536,475. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) pays $0.017 a share monthly, $0.20 a year, a 2.24% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $9.12. It has made 45 distribution payments since 2023.

At today’s rate of $0.017 monthly and the last close of $9.12, this is what BITO pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.017$0.02$0.20
100 shares$1.70$1.70$20.40
$10,000 invested (1,096.5 shares)$18.64$18.64$223.68
29,412 shares ($500/mo)$500.00$500.00$6,000.05
58,824 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.01$1,000.01$12,000.10

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 BITO shares reinvest into 0.19 new shares each payment, about 2.3 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 537 shares. Here the share count grows fast partly because the price keeps falling: more shares, each worth less, so count the shares and their value together. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with BITO’s own history in the BITO DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026, BITO paid $1.63 a share while its share price fell from $15.34 to $9.12. Total return was -$4.59 a share, so every dollar paid above was your own money coming back, and the share value fell $4.59 more on top.

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  • NAV trend: is the fund’s share price holding up report
  • Lifetime total return: did holders make money since launch rating
  • 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
  • NAV-eroding class: funds that pay out more than they make report

BITO Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

28/100Below its usual yieldvs its 3-yr history
  • BITO yields 2.24% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $9.12.
  • Its own 3-year median is 33.32%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
  • No steady norm: its payout moves with option income, so it has no steady yield norm. So this reads today’s yield against its own 3-year history as it is.
Since Feb 2023: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.69% low94.25% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 3-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 3 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 BITO’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

BITO has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual gap of about 30 days the next ex-date was due around Oct 31, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.017 a share, went ex on Oct 1, 2026 and paid Oct 5, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 30 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 8 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does BITO Pay?

BITO pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 8 days later.

Paid in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026
$1.63 a share, in 11 payments.
-83.9% against the 12 months before ($10.11 in 12 payments).
By ex-date, the same 12 months the NAV check on this page reads. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (latest 12 payments).

BITO vs Similar Dividend Funds (FPEI, USVM...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to BITO in fund size, BITO’s 2.24% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 0.81%. 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
BITO $9.12ProShares Bitcoin ETF $0.017/mo$0.20/yr fwd 2.24% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FPEI $18.61First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities & Income ETF $0.096/mo$1.15/yr fwd 6.19% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
USVM $106.12VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF $0.0648/mo$0.78/yr fwd 0.73% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
IYJ $159.99iShares U.S. Industrials ETF $0.301/qtr$1.20/yr fwd 0.75% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FXR $88.42First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund $0.246/qtr$0.98/yr fwd 1.11% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
IYE $67.90iShares U.S. Energy ETF $0.394/qtr$1.58/yr fwd 2.32% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
QGRO $114.88American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF $0.061/qtr$0.24/yr fwd 0.21% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
ETH $19.22Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF $0.042/qtr$0.17/yr fwd 0.87% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FIW $116.47First Trust Water ETF $0.187/qtr$0.75/yr fwd 0.64% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
XNTK $331.57State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF $0.076/qtr$0.30/yr fwd 0.09% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
EMGF $65.66iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF $0.612/half-yr$1.22/yr fwd 1.86% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

BITO Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2023

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.017MonthlyRegular
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.011MonthlyRegular
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.014MonthlyRegular
Jul 1, 2026Jul 3, 2026$0.01MonthlyRegular
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.014MonthlyRegular
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.016MonthlyRegular
Apr 1, 2026Apr 3, 2026$0.006MonthlyRegular
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.014MonthlyRegular
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.01MonthlyRegular
Dec 24, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.743MonthlyRegular
The other 35 BITO payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for BITO

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BITO Dividend Questions

How often does BITO pay distributions?

BITO pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 8 days later.

Does BITO pay distributions monthly?

Yes. BITO pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next BITO distribution?

BITO has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual gap of about 30 days the next ex-date was due around Oct 31, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.017 a share, went ex on Oct 1, 2026 and paid Oct 5, 2026. The current rate is $0.017 per share, $0.20 a year.

Did BITO pay a distribution in October 2026?

Yes: $0.017 a share, ex-date Oct 1, 2026, paid Oct 5, 2026. The next one is not on file yet.

How much does BITO pay per share?

BITO pays $0.017 a share monthly, $0.20 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $9.12 that is a 2.24% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 3-year median is 33.32%.

Does BITO’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.2058, -76.0% against $0.8555 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 -97.8%.

Is BITO’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 $1.63 a share while its share price went from $15.34 to $9.12. This is data, not investment advice. The full 7-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my BITO distributions?

Add BITO 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 BITO in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular distribution per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 7 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.