YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF · MARO · AMEX
Distribution report · updated Nov 12, 2026
$2.32 -6.45% on the day, -$0.16
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.61·69.48%
$0.031 weekly x 52 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.031/wk
not declared yet ⓘ
Next ex-date
—
was due ~Nov 12 ⓘ
Paying since
2025
67 payments on file
Pays
Weekly
52 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
Too new
paying since 2025
MARO share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
MARO Dividend Growth (CAGR) ⓘ
1Y -89.1%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 67 payments since 2025.
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 MARO Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.61 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 3,723 MARO shares, about $8,637 at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $2.32. $1,000 a month takes about 7,445 shares, about $17,272. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (MARO) pays $0.031 a share weekly, $1.61 a year, a 69.48% run-rate yield at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $2.32. It has made 67 distribution payments since 2025.

At today’s rate of $0.031 weekly and the last close of $2.32, this is what MARO pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach weekPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.031$0.13$1.61
100 shares$3.10$13.43$161.20
$10,000 invested (4,310.3 shares)$133.62$579.02$6,948.28
3,723 shares ($500/mo)$115.41$500.12$6,001.48
7,445 shares ($1,000/mo)$230.80$1,000.11$12,001.34

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 MARO shares reinvest into 1.34 new shares each payment, about 99.4 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 75 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 MARO’s own history in the MARO DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026, MARO paid $5.45 a share while its NAV per share fell from $12.72 to $2.30. Total return was -$4.97 a share, so every dollar paid above was your own money coming back, and the share value fell $4.97 more on top.

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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

MARO Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

Too new to rate — paying since 2025
  • MARO yields 69.48% today, at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $2.32.
  • Too new to rate — paying since 2025. So there is no usual level to compare today’s yield with yet.
Since Jan 2025: lowest to highest month-end yield
64.63% low120.80% high
Blue mark = today. A higher yield means a lower price against the payout.

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 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 MARO’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026

MARO has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual gap of about 7 days the next ex-date was due around Nov 12, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.031 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 MARO declares, its MARO next payout estimate is on its YieldMax tracker page. Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does MARO Pay?

MARO 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 12, 2026
$5.45 a share, in 52 payments.
-72.6% against the 12 months before ($19.85 in 15 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.

MARO vs Similar YieldMax Funds (CVNY, SLTY...)

Against the 10 YieldMax funds closest to MARO in fund size, MARO’s 69.48% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 45.66%. 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
MARO $2.32YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF $0.031/wk$1.61/yr fwd 69.48% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
CVNY $19.15YieldMax CVNA Option Income Strategy ETF $0.258/wk$13.42/yr fwd 70.06% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SLTY $18.15YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF $0.20/wk$10.40/yr fwd 57.30% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
YQQQ $9.50YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF $0.0577/wk$3.00/yr fwd 31.58% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SDTY $39.29YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF $0.1786/wk$9.29/yr fwd 23.64% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
PYPY $26.23YieldMax PYPL Option Income Strategy ETF $0.279/wk$14.51/yr fwd 55.31% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
CRSH $16.67YieldMax Short TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF $0.168/wk$8.74/yr fwd 52.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
BABO $5.88YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF $0.044/wk$2.29/yr fwd 38.91% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
NVIT $37.32YieldMax NVDA Performance & Distribution Target 25 ETF $0.204/wk$10.61/yr fwd 28.42% 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
WNTR $17.05YieldMax MSTR Short Option Income Strategy ETF $0.259/wk$13.47/yr fwd 78.99% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

MARO Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2025

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 5, 2026Nov 6, 2026$0.031WeeklyRegular
Oct 29, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.03WeeklyRegular
Oct 22, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.032WeeklyRegular
Oct 15, 2026Oct 16, 2026$0.039WeeklyRegular
Oct 8, 2026Oct 9, 2026$0.047WeeklyRegular
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.071WeeklyRegular
Sep 24, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.08WeeklyRegular
Sep 17, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.07WeeklyRegular
Sep 10, 2026Sep 11, 2026$0.069WeeklyRegular
Sep 3, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.06WeeklyRegular
The other 57 MARO payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 67 payments »
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 MARO

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MARO Dividend Questions

How often does MARO pay distributions?

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

Does MARO pay distributions monthly?

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

When is the next MARO distribution?

MARO has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual gap of about 7 days the next ex-date was due around Nov 12, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.031 a share, went ex on Nov 5, 2026 and paid Nov 6, 2026. The current rate is $0.031 per share, $1.61 a year.

Did MARO pay a distribution in November 2026?

Yes: $0.031 a share, ex-date Nov 5, 2026, paid Nov 6, 2026. The next one is not on file yet.

How much does MARO pay per share?

MARO pays $0.031 a share weekly, $1.61 a year. At the Nov 12, 2026 close of $2.32 that is a 69.48% run-rate yield.

Does MARO’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about 3 months) averaged $0.0543, -42.4% against $0.0942 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 -89.1%.

Is MARO’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026 it paid $5.45 a share while its NAV per share went from $12.72 to $2.30. This is data, not investment advice. The full 7-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my MARO distributions?

Add MARO 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 MARO 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 12, 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.