YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF · MSFO · AMEX
Distribution report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$12.17 +0.25% on the day, +$0.03
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Yearly payout / yield
$3.80·31.19%
$0.073 weekly x 52 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.073/wk
pays ~Nov 20 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 19est.
ex in 5 days ⓘ
Paying since
2023
82 payments on file
Pays
Weekly
52 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
55
Near its usual yield
plus a special dividend: $0.224 in the last year — not in the rate
MSFO share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
MSFO Dividend Growth (CAGR) ⓘ
1Y -29.3%3Y -6.3%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 82 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. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.

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

At $3.80 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 1,581 MSFO shares, about $19,241 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $12.17. $1,000 a month takes about 3,162 shares, about $38,482. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF (MSFO) pays $0.073 a share weekly, $3.80 a year, a 31.19% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $12.17. A special dividend of $0.224 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 82 distribution payments since 2023.

At today’s rate of $0.073 weekly and the last close of $12.17, this is what MSFO pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach weekPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.073$0.32$3.80
100 shares$7.30$31.63$379.60
$10,000 invested (821.7 shares)$59.98$259.93$3,119.15
1,581 shares ($500/mo)$115.41$500.12$6,001.48
3,162 shares ($1,000/mo)$230.83$1,000.25$12,002.95

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 MSFO shares reinvest into 0.60 new shares each payment, about 36.5 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 167 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 MSFO’s own history in the MSFO DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026, MSFO paid $4.55 a share while its NAV per share fell from $16.60 to $12.20. Distributions exceeded total return by $4.40 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

MSFO Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

55/100Near its usual yieldvs its 3-yr history
  • MSFO yields 31.19% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $12.17.
  • Its own 3-year median is 28.29%, 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 3-year history as it is.
Since Oct 2023: lowest to highest month-end yield
15.74% low74.83% 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 MSFO’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026

MSFO 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 19, 2026, with the cash around Nov 20, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.073 a share, went ex on Nov 12, 2026 and paid Nov 13, 2026.

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

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

How Often Does MSFO Pay?

MSFO 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 13, 2026
$4.55 a share, in 52 payments, $0.224 of it special.
-17.8% against the 12 months before ($5.54 in 17 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.

MSFO vs Similar YieldMax Funds (FBY, GPTY...)

Against the 10 YieldMax funds closest to MSFO in fund size, MSFO’s 31.19% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 35.53%. 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
MSFO $12.17YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF $0.073/wk$3.80/yr fwd 31.19% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FBY $8.20YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF $0.056/wk$2.91/yr fwd 35.51% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
GPTY $35.25YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF $0.241/wk$12.53/yr fwd 35.55% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
APLY $12.26YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF $0.059/wk$3.07/yr fwd 25.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
LFGY $14.25YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF $0.114/wk$5.93/yr fwd 41.60% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
AMDY $42.21YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF $0.355/wk$18.46/yr fwd 43.73% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
HOOY $18.25YieldMax HOOD Option Income Strategy ETF $0.22/wk$11.44/yr fwd 62.68% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SOXY $75.41YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF $0.773/mo$9.28/yr fwd 12.30% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
TSMY $13.25YieldMax TSM Option Income Strategy ETF $0.079/wk$4.11/yr fwd 31.00% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
YBIT $17.01YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF $0.143/wk$7.44/yr fwd 43.72% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
BIGY $49.72YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF $0.498/mo$5.98/yr fwd 12.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

MSFO Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2023

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 12, 2026Nov 13, 2026$0.073WeeklyRegular
Nov 5, 2026Nov 6, 2026$0.071WeeklyRegular
Oct 29, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.057WeeklyRegular
Oct 22, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.082WeeklyRegular
Oct 15, 2026Oct 16, 2026$0.075WeeklyRegular
Oct 8, 2026Oct 9, 2026$0.062WeeklyRegular
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.057WeeklyRegular
Sep 24, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.05WeeklyRegular
Sep 17, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.06WeeklyRegular
Sep 10, 2026Sep 11, 2026$0.061WeeklyRegular
The other 72 MSFO payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 82 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 MSFO

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MSFO Dividend Questions

How often does MSFO pay distributions?

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

Does MSFO pay distributions monthly?

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

When is the next MSFO distribution?

MSFO 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 19, 2026, with the cash around Nov 20, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.073 a share, went ex on Nov 12, 2026 and paid Nov 13, 2026. The current rate is $0.073 per share, $3.80 a year.

Does MSFO pay a distribution in November 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 19, 2026, with the cash around Nov 20, 2026, so a payment in November 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does MSFO pay per share?

MSFO pays $0.073 a share weekly, $3.80 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $12.17 that is a 31.19% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 3-year median is 28.29%.

Does MSFO’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about 3 months) averaged $0.074, -24.4% against $0.0979 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 -29.3%.

Is MSFO’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 $4.55 a share while its NAV per share went from $16.60 to $12.20. This is data, not investment advice. The full 8-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my MSFO distributions?

Add MSFO 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 MSFO 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 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.