YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF · ULTY · AMEX
Distribution report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$20.94 -0.14% on the day, -$0.03
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Yearly payout / yield
$12.84·61.34%
$0.247 weekly x 52 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.247/wk
pays ~Nov 12 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 11est.
ex tomorrow ⓘ
Paying since
2024
98 payments on file
Pays
Weekly
52 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
19
Well below its usual yield
ULTY share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
ULTY Dividend Growth (CAGR) ⓘ
1Y -65.8%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Amounts before Dec 1, 2025 are restated for the 1-for-10 reverse split. The enlarge button shows all 98 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 ULTY Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $12.84 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 468 ULTY shares, about $9,800 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $20.94. $1,000 a month takes about 935 shares, about $19,579. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (ULTY) pays $0.247 a share weekly, $12.84 a year, a 61.34% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $20.94. It has made 98 distribution payments since 2024.

At today’s rate of $0.247 weekly and the last close of $20.94, this is what ULTY pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach weekPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.247$1.07$12.84
100 shares$24.70$107.03$1,284.40
$10,000 invested (477.6 shares)$117.96$511.14$6,133.72
468 shares ($500/mo)$115.60$500.92$6,010.99
935 shares ($1,000/mo)$230.95$1,000.76$12,009.14

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 ULTY shares reinvest into 1.18 new shares each payment, about 84.0 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 85 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 ULTY’s own history in the ULTY DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, ULTY paid $20.53 a share while its NAV per share fell from $45.75 to $21.01. Total return was -$4.22 a share, so every dollar paid above was your own money coming back, and the share value fell $4.22 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

ULTY Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

19/100Well below its usual yieldvs its 2-yr history
  • ULTY yields 61.34% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $20.94.
  • Its own 2-year median is 81.84%, so today’s yield is well 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 2-year history as it is.
Since Mar 2024: lowest to highest month-end yield
60.45% low120.61% 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 ULTY’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026

ULTY 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 11, 2026, with the cash around Nov 12, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.247 a share, went ex on Nov 4, 2026 and paid Nov 5, 2026.

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

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

How Often Does ULTY Pay?

ULTY 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 9, 2026
$20.53 a share, in 51 payments.
-67.6% against the 12 months before ($63.39 in 39 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.

ULTY vs Similar YieldMax Funds (NVDY, CHPY...)

Against the 10 YieldMax funds closest to ULTY in fund size, ULTY’s 61.34% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 47.84%. 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
ULTY $20.94YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF $0.247/wk$12.84/yr fwd 61.34% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
NVDY $9.83YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF $0.067/wk$3.48/yr fwd 35.44% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
CHPY $52.47YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF $0.423/wk$22.00/yr fwd 41.92% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
MSTY $12.42YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF $0.156/wk$8.11/yr fwd 65.31% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
TSLY $20.99YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF $0.217/wk$11.28/yr fwd 53.76% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
YMAX $6.80YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs $0.053/wk$2.76/yr fwd 40.53% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
MRNY $46.75YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF $0.73/wk$37.96/yr fwd 81.20% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
PLTY $31.02YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF $0.224/wk$11.65/yr fwd 37.55% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
DRAY $10.30YieldMax DKNG Option Income Strategy ETF $0.167/wk$8.68/yr fwd 84.31% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
CONY $14.37YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF $0.167/wk$8.68/yr fwd 60.43% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
YMAG $10.56YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETF $0.065/wk$3.38/yr fwd 32.01% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

ULTY Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2024

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 4, 2026Nov 5, 2026$0.247WeeklyRegular
Oct 28, 2026Oct 29, 2026$0.265WeeklyRegular
Oct 21, 2026Oct 22, 2026$0.277WeeklyRegular
Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026$0.296WeeklyRegular
Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.302WeeklyRegular
Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.294WeeklyRegular
Sep 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.306WeeklyRegular
Sep 16, 2026Sep 17, 2026$0.297WeeklyRegular
Sep 9, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.304WeeklyRegular
Sep 2, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.305WeeklyRegular
The other 88 ULTY payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 98 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 ULTY

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ULTY Dividend Questions

How often does ULTY pay distributions?

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

Does ULTY pay distributions monthly?

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

When is the next ULTY distribution?

ULTY 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 11, 2026, with the cash around Nov 12, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.247 a share, went ex on Nov 4, 2026 and paid Nov 5, 2026. The current rate is $0.247 per share, $12.84 a year.

Does ULTY pay a distribution in November 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 11, 2026, with the cash around Nov 12, 2026, so a payment in November 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does ULTY pay per share?

ULTY pays $0.247 a share weekly, $12.84 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $20.94 that is a 61.34% run-rate yield, well below its usual level: its own 2-year median is 81.84%.

Does ULTY’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about 3 months) averaged $0.2934, -15.7% against $0.3479 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 -65.8%.

Is ULTY’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026 it paid $20.53 a share while its NAV per share went from $45.75 to $21.01. This is data, not investment advice. The full 8-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my ULTY distributions?

Add ULTY 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 ULTY 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 10, 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.