YieldMax Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF · DIPS · AMEX
Distribution report · updated Nov 11, 2026
$36.33 -1.73% on the day, -$0.64
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Yearly payout / yield
$15.55·42.80%
$0.299 weekly x 52 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.299/wk
pays ~Nov 13 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 12est.
ex today ⓘ
Paying since
2024
71 payments on file
Pays
Weekly
52 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
45
Near its usual yield
DIPS share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
DIPS Dividend Growth (CAGR) ⓘ
1Y -54.1%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Amounts before Dec 2, 2025 are restated for the 1-for-10 reverse split. The enlarge button shows all 71 payments since 2024.
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. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.

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

At $15.55 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 386 DIPS shares, about $14,023 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $36.33. $1,000 a month takes about 772 shares, about $28,047. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

YieldMax Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF (DIPS) pays $0.299 a share weekly, $15.55 a year, a 42.80% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $36.33. It has made 71 distribution payments since 2024.

At today’s rate of $0.299 weekly and the last close of $36.33, this is what DIPS pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach weekPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.299$1.30$15.55
100 shares$29.90$129.57$1,554.80
$10,000 invested (275.3 shares)$82.30$356.64$4,279.66
386 shares ($500/mo)$115.41$500.13$6,001.53
772 shares ($1,000/mo)$230.83$1,000.25$12,003.06

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 DIPS shares reinvest into 0.82 new shares each payment, about 53.1 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 122 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 DIPS’s own history in the DIPS DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 11, 2026, DIPS paid $19.57 a share while its NAV per share fell from $52.65 to $35.87. Distributions exceeded total return by $16.78 a share, so part of every payment above was your own money coming back.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • 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
  • Earned vs paid: does total return cover what it pays rating
  • 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

DIPS Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

45/100Near its usual yieldvs its 2-yr history
  • DIPS yields 42.80% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $36.33.
  • Its own 2-year median is 48.71%, so today’s yield is near 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 2-year history as it is.
Since Sep 2024: lowest to highest month-end yield
33.51% low115.44% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 2-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 2 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 DIPS’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026

DIPS has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 7 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 12, 2026, with the cash around Nov 13, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.299 a share, went ex on Nov 5, 2026 and paid Nov 6, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 7 days (weekly)
  • Payment: usually about 1 days after the ex-date

Before DIPS declares, its DIPS next payout estimate is on its YieldMax tracker page. Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does DIPS Pay?

DIPS pays weekly, 52 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 7 days, and the cash usually lands about 1 days later.

Paid in the 12 months to Nov 11, 2026
$19.57 a share, in 52 payments.
-61.4% against the 12 months before ($50.73 in 16 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 weekly - every month has payments.

DIPS vs Similar YieldMax Funds (RDTY, MSST...)

Against the 10 YieldMax funds closest to DIPS in fund size, DIPS’s 42.80% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 31.41%. 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
DIPS $36.33YieldMax Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF $0.299/wk$15.55/yr fwd 42.80% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
RDTY $34.12YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF $0.2367/wk$12.31/yr fwd 36.07% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
MSST $24.86YieldMax MSTR Performance & Distribution Target 25 ETF $0.128/wk$6.66/yr fwd 26.77% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
NVIT $39.33YieldMax NVDA Performance & Distribution Target 25 ETF $0.224/wk$11.65/yr fwd 29.62% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
YRAM $43.83YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF $0.3242/wk$16.86/yr fwd 38.46% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
BABO $6.42YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF $0.041/wk$2.13/yr fwd 33.21% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
TEST $38.33YieldMax TSLA Performance & Distribution Target 25 ETF $0.189/wk$9.83/yr fwd 25.64% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
CRSH $17.61YieldMax Short TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF $0.168/wk$8.74/yr fwd 49.61% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
DDDD $34.83YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF $0.533/qtr$2.13/yr fwd 6.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
RBLY $9.21YieldMax RBLX Option Income Strategy ETF $0.09/wk$4.68/yr fwd 50.81% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
RNTY $48.06YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF $0.479/mo$5.75/yr fwd 11.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

DIPS Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2024

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 5, 2026Nov 6, 2026$0.299WeeklyRegular
Oct 29, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.212WeeklyRegular
Oct 22, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.189WeeklyRegular
Oct 15, 2026Oct 16, 2026$0.202WeeklyRegular
Oct 8, 2026Oct 9, 2026$0.196WeeklyRegular
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.202WeeklyRegular
Sep 24, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.237WeeklyRegular
Sep 17, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.253WeeklyRegular
Sep 10, 2026Sep 11, 2026$0.222WeeklyRegular
Sep 3, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.229WeeklyRegular
The other 61 DIPS 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 DIPS

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DIPS Dividend Questions

How often does DIPS pay distributions?

DIPS pays weekly, 52 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 7 days, and the cash usually lands about 1 days later.

Does DIPS pay distributions monthly?

More often than that: DIPS pays weekly, 52 times a year.

When is the next DIPS distribution?

DIPS has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 7 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 12, 2026, with the cash around Nov 13, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.299 a share, went ex on Nov 5, 2026 and paid Nov 6, 2026. The current rate is $0.299 per share, $15.55 a year.

Does DIPS pay a distribution in November 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 12, 2026, with the cash around Nov 13, 2026, so a payment in November 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does DIPS pay per share?

DIPS pays $0.299 a share weekly, $15.55 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $36.33 that is a 42.80% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 2-year median is 48.71%.

Does DIPS’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about 3 months) averaged $0.2263, -30.8% against $0.3272 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 -54.1%.

Is DIPS’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 11, 2026 it paid $19.57 a share while its NAV per share went from $52.65 to $35.87. This is data, not investment advice. The full 8-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my DIPS distributions?

Add DIPS 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 DIPS 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 11, 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 8 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.