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YMAG ETF Dividend History, Yield & Distributions

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Financial ServicesAsset Management - IncomeScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

YMAGYieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETF

Financial Services / Asset Management - Income

Low Priority

In Line With Peers

NeutralEdge 4/10
$11.20+$0.04 (+0.36%)

Latest quote

  • Momentum
    41
  • Value
    —
  • Quality
    48
  • Risk resilience
    77
  • Sentiment
    —
algovestiq.comScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

YMAG ETF dividend answer

YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETF (YMAG) has a trailing 12-month distribution yield of 45.56% and paid $5.10 per share over the trailing 12 months. The fund currently pays weekly distributions based on covered events. Its latest distribution was $0.0766 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 21, 2026 and payment date of Oct 22, 2026. The next announced ex-dividend date is Oct 21, 2026. YMAG distribution history is shown as fund payout history, so corporate payout ratio and free cash flow coverage are excluded.

YMAG Distribution Snapshot

Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.

Distribution history
117
distributions captured
Frequency
weekly
inferred from events
Trailing yield
45.56%
distribution income rate
Data completeness
92%
event fields populated

Next YMAG Distribution Date

When YMAG next goes ex-distribution, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.

Next announced YMAG distribution

Announced $0.0766

Next ex-date status: announced. Next distribution amount status: announced. Projected values are inferred from recent cadence and are never presented as issuer announcements.

Next ex-date
Oct 21, 2026
announced
Next amount
$0.0766
announced
Last checked
Oct 21, 2026

Latest YMAG Distribution Dates

Oct 21, 2026

Review the latest distribution, yield, available trailing-year income, and distribution cadence before treating income as durable.

Distribution yield
45.56%
Trailing distribution yield
45.56%
TTM distributions / latest available price
TTM distributions
$5.10
-34.10% vs prior complete year
Latest distribution
$0.0766
Latest adjusted distribution
Frequency
weekly
Inferred from available events
Latest ex-dividend date
Oct 21, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Latest payment date
Oct 22, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Next ex-date
Announced: Oct 21, 2026
Never inferred as announced
Next distribution amount
Announced: $0.0766
Amount status independent from date

AIQ Distribution bridge

Quality48/100

Fund distributions should be read with holdings quality, liquidity, and asset-class exposure.

Value—/100

Distribution yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.

Risk resilience77/100

Lower drawdown and volatility can improve the dependability of an income allocation.

YMAG Dividend & Distribution History

Recent per-share distributions show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.

Distribution pattern

Active payer

Recent distribution payments are summarized as cadence signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.

Distribution yield
45.56%
Trailing income rate
Distribution trend
Trailing income falling
-34.10% vs prior complete year
Cadence
weekly
Inferred from recent events
Event depth
117
Covered distribution rows
Recent distribution cadence
8 records
Sep 26
$0.0847
Sep 26
$0.0741
Sep 26
$0.0672
Sep 26
$0.0716
Sep 26
$0.0791
Oct 26
$0.0857
Oct 26
$0.0768
Oct 26
$0.0766

YMAG Annual Distribution History

2024 - 2026
3 plotted years

YMAG Distribution Growth

-34.10% 1Y
Trailing CAGR windows
Latest YMAG dividend dates
Declared
Oct 20, 2026
Ex-date
Oct 21, 2026
Record
Oct 21, 2026
Paid
Oct 22, 2026

Latest row amount $0.0766, event yield 45.72%.

Event field coverage
Declaration77/117
Record117/117
Payment117/117
Frequency117/117
History depth
117 rows
FMP dividend events via canonical L3
Data through
Oct 21, 2026
latest covered ex-date
Last checked
Oct 21, 2026
independent from event date
Date coverage
117/117 pay
117/117 record dates

This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed distribution history.

Dividend growth

YMAG is not ranked in the comparable cohort. No 2020 distributions on record; the first is 2024.

Split-adjusted annual distributions, 2020–2025. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.

YMAG Distribution Yield

How YMAG's trailing distribution yield is calculated, and how it differs from 30-Day SEC Yield and total return.

Yield methodology

Trailing 12-month distribution yield

Trailing distribution yield equals distributions paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available market price. It is different from 30-Day SEC Yield, forward distribution yield, and total return.

Trailing distribution yield
45.56%
30-Day SEC Yield
—
Shown only when issuer data is available

Distribution variability

Why YMAG distributions can change

YMAG distributions can vary substantially because the strategy may rely on options linked to volatile underlying assets. A high trailing distribution yield is not the same as guaranteed future income or total return.

Distribution yield measures cash paid relative to price; it is not the same as economic return or total return.

Total return context

YMAG distribution yield is not total return
TTM distribution yield
45.56%
1Y price return
-25.80%
1Y total return
+9.99%
Distributions reinvested at the ex-date close

High distribution ETFs can pay large cash distributions while price or NAV moves differently. Compare distribution yield, price return, NAV change, and total return before treating yield as economic return.

Distribution composition

Latest distribution composition

Issuer distribution composition, including estimated income and return of capital, should be shown here when authoritative source data is available. AlgovestIQ does not infer tax treatment from incomplete distribution rows.

Estimated income
—
Estimated return of capital
—
Source date
—

Recent YMAG distribution payments

117 covered distributions
Showing latest 5 of 117 rows
Ex-dateDividendAdjustedYield at ex-dateFrequencyTTM adjustedDeclaredRecord datePayment date
Oct 21, 2026$0.0766
$0.0766
45.72%Weekly$5.10Oct 20, 2026Oct 21, 2026Oct 22, 2026
Oct 14, 2026$0.0768
$0.0768
46.44%Weekly$5.24Oct 13, 2026Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026
Oct 7, 2026$0.0857
$0.0857
46.71%Weekly$5.37Oct 6, 2026Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026
Sep 30, 2026$0.0791
$0.0791
48.67%Weekly$5.49Sep 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026
Sep 23, 2026$0.0716
$0.0716
48.42%Weekly$5.51Sep 22, 2026Sep 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026
Show older history+112 rows
Sep 16, 2026$0.0672
$0.0672
50.46%Weekly$5.59Sep 15, 2026Sep 16, 2026Sep 17, 2026
Sep 9, 2026$0.0741
$0.0741
50.65%Weekly$5.66Sep 8, 2026Sep 9, 2026Sep 10, 2026
Sep 2, 2026$0.0847
$0.0847
51.31%Weekly$5.73Sep 1, 2026Sep 2, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Aug 26, 2026$0.0827
$0.0827
51.67%Weekly$5.73Aug 25, 2026Aug 26, 2026Aug 27, 2026
Aug 19, 2026$0.1055
$0.1055
51.61%Weekly$5.77Aug 18, 2026Aug 19, 2026Aug 20, 2026
Aug 12, 2026$0.112
$0.112
51.45%Weekly$5.81Aug 11, 2026Aug 12, 2026Aug 13, 2026
Aug 5, 2026$0.0955
$0.0955
51.16%Weekly$5.86Aug 4, 2026Aug 5, 2026Aug 6, 2026
Jul 29, 2026$0.0899
$0.0899
54.30%Weekly$5.84Jul 28, 2026Jul 29, 2026Jul 30, 2026
Jul 22, 2026$0.0915
$0.0915
50.76%Weekly$5.83Jul 21, 2026Jul 22, 2026Jul 23, 2026
Jul 15, 2026$0.0772
$0.0772
49.82%Weekly$5.94Jul 14, 2026Jul 15, 2026Jul 16, 2026
Jul 8, 2026$0.0764
$0.0764
52.02%Weekly$6.01Jul 7, 2026Jul 8, 2026Jul 9, 2026
Jul 1, 2026$0.0725
$0.0725
52.27%Weekly$6.06Jun 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026Jul 2, 2026
Jun 24, 2026$0.0807
$0.0807
53.65%Weekly$6.05Jun 23, 2026Jun 24, 2026Jun 25, 2026
Jun 17, 2026$0.0821
$0.0821
52.56%Weekly$6.12Jun 16, 2026Jun 17, 2026Jun 18, 2026
Jun 10, 2026$0.1006
$0.1006
53.30%Weekly$6.21Jun 9, 2026Jun 10, 2026Jun 11, 2026
Jun 3, 2026$0.1119
$0.1119
50.48%Weekly$6.28Jun 2, 2026Jun 3, 2026Jun 4, 2026
May 27, 2026$0.1134
$0.1134
49.74%Weekly$6.38May 26, 2026May 27, 2026May 28, 2026
May 20, 2026$0.1525
$0.1525
51.18%Weekly$6.56May 19, 2026May 20, 2026May 21, 2026
May 13, 2026$0.1497
$0.1497
50.91%Weekly$6.66May 12, 2026May 13, 2026May 14, 2026
May 6, 2026$0.1801
$0.1801
51.96%Weekly$6.71May 5, 2026May 6, 2026May 7, 2026
Apr 29, 2026$0.1203
$0.1203
51.63%Weekly$6.64Apr 28, 2026Apr 29, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Apr 22, 2026$0.0992
$0.0992
51.16%Weekly$6.62Apr 21, 2026Apr 22, 2026Apr 23, 2026
Apr 15, 2026$0.0828
$0.0828
51.51%Weekly$6.61Apr 14, 2026Apr 15, 2026Apr 16, 2026
Apr 8, 2026$0.0807
$0.0807
54.89%Weekly$6.62Apr 7, 2026Apr 8, 2026Apr 9, 2026
Apr 1, 2026$0.0865
$0.0865
55.49%Weekly$6.64Mar 31, 2026Apr 1, 2026Apr 2, 2026
Mar 25, 2026$0.0862
$0.0862
54.75%Weekly$6.65Mar 24, 2026Mar 25, 2026Mar 26, 2026
Mar 18, 2026$0.0873
$0.0873
53.50%Weekly$6.65Mar 17, 2026Mar 18, 2026Mar 19, 2026
Mar 11, 2026$0.0944
$0.0944
51.93%Weekly$6.65Mar 10, 2026Mar 11, 2026Mar 12, 2026
Mar 4, 2026$0.099
$0.099
52.08%Weekly$6.70Mar 3, 2026Mar 4, 2026Mar 5, 2026
Feb 25, 2026$0.0895
$0.0895
51.57%Weekly$6.75Feb 24, 2026Feb 25, 2026Feb 26, 2026
Feb 18, 2026$0.1076
$0.1076
53.00%Weekly$6.84Feb 17, 2026Feb 18, 2026Feb 19, 2026
Feb 11, 2026$0.1149
$0.1149
51.97%Weekly$6.87Feb 10, 2026Feb 11, 2026Feb 12, 2026
Feb 4, 2026$0.0829
$0.0829
50.46%Weekly$6.80Feb 3, 2026Feb 4, 2026Feb 5, 2026
Jan 28, 2026$0.0754
$0.0754
49.15%Weekly$6.91Jan 27, 2026Jan 28, 2026Jan 29, 2026
Jan 21, 2026$0.0857
$0.0857
51.65%Weekly$7.02Jan 20, 2026Jan 21, 2026Jan 22, 2026
Jan 14, 2026$0.0634
$0.0634
50.60%Weekly$7.03Jan 13, 2026Jan 14, 2026Jan 15, 2026
Jan 7, 2026$0.0503
$0.0503
49.76%Weekly$7.02Jan 6, 2026Jan 7, 2026Jan 8, 2026
Dec 31, 2025$0.0992
$0.0992
50.09%Weekly$7.13Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025Jan 2, 2026
Dec 24, 2025$0.0925
$0.0925
50.54%Weekly$7.34Dec 23, 2025Dec 24, 2025Dec 26, 2025
Dec 17, 2025$0.1318
$0.1318
52.63%Weekly$7.42Dec 16, 2025Dec 17, 2025Dec 18, 2025
Dec 10, 2025$0.1282
$0.1282
50.57%Weekly$7.35Dec 9, 2025Dec 10, 2025Dec 11, 2025
Dec 3, 2025$0.0974
$0.0974
50.60%Weekly$7.39Dec 2, 2025Dec 4, 2025Dec 4, 2025
Nov 26, 2025$0.1227
$0.1227
52.01%Weekly$7.57Nov 25, 2025Nov 26, 2025Nov 28, 2025
Nov 19, 2025$0.0941
$0.0941
53.48%Weekly$7.65Nov 18, 2025Nov 19, 2025Nov 20, 2025
Nov 12, 2025$0.1741
$0.1741
51.24%Weekly$7.61Nov 11, 2025Nov 12, 2025Nov 13, 2025
Nov 5, 2025$0.1319
$0.1319
50.33%Weekly$7.65Nov 4, 2025Nov 5, 2025Nov 6, 2025
Oct 29, 2025$0.1346
$0.1346
49.36%Weekly$7.73Oct 28, 2025Oct 29, 2025Oct 30, 2025
Oct 22, 2025$0.2167
$0.2167
51.48%Weekly$7.74Oct 21, 2025Oct 22, 2025Oct 23, 2025
Oct 15, 2025$0.2009
$0.2009
50.21%Weekly$7.58Oct 14, 2025Oct 15, 2025Oct 16, 2025
Oct 9, 2025$0.209
$0.209
48.95%Weekly$7.61Oct 8, 2025Oct 9, 2025Oct 10, 2025
Oct 2, 2025$0.0989
$0.0989
49.10%Weekly$7.68Oct 1, 2025Oct 2, 2025Oct 3, 2025
Sep 25, 2025$0.1523
$0.1523
49.87%Weekly$7.75Sep 24, 2025Sep 25, 2025Sep 26, 2025
Sep 18, 2025$0.1396
$0.1396
49.32%Weekly$7.76Sep 17, 2025Sep 18, 2025Sep 19, 2025
Sep 11, 2025$0.1427
$0.1427
49.41%Weekly$7.82Sep 10, 2025Sep 11, 2025Sep 12, 2025
Sep 4, 2025$0.0829
$0.0829
49.73%Weekly$7.68Sep 3, 2025Sep 4, 2025Sep 5, 2025
Aug 28, 2025$0.118
$0.118
49.19%Weekly$7.60Aug 27, 2025Aug 28, 2025Aug 29, 2025
Aug 21, 2025$0.1486
$0.1486
49.88%Weekly$7.48Aug 20, 2025Aug 21, 2025Aug 22, 2025
Aug 14, 2025$0.1617
$0.1617
44.82%Weekly$7.33Aug 13, 2025Aug 14, 2025Aug 15, 2025
Aug 7, 2025$0.0798
$0.0798
44.27%Weekly$7.74Aug 6, 2025Aug 7, 2025Aug 8, 2025
Jul 31, 2025$0.075
$0.075
47.63%Weekly$7.66Jul 30, 2025Jul 31, 2025Aug 1, 2025
Jul 24, 2025$0.2033
$0.2033
47.66%Weekly$7.59Jul 23, 2025Jul 24, 2025Jul 25, 2025
Jul 17, 2025$0.1515
$0.1515
46.27%Weekly$7.39Jul 16, 2025Jul 17, 2025Jul 18, 2025
Jul 10, 2025$0.1263
$0.1263
45.40%Weekly$7.87Jul 9, 2025Jul 10, 2025Jul 11, 2025
Jul 3, 2025$0.0554
$0.0554
44.37%Weekly$7.74—Jul 3, 2025Jul 7, 2025
Jun 26, 2025$0.1574
$0.1574
48.54%Weekly$7.69Jun 25, 2025Jun 26, 2025Jun 27, 2025
Jun 20, 2025$0.1691
$0.1691
48.30%Weekly$7.53Jun 18, 2025Jun 20, 2025Jun 23, 2025
Jun 12, 2025$0.1709
$0.1709
46.39%Weekly$7.36Jun 11, 2025Jun 12, 2025Jun 13, 2025
Jun 5, 2025$0.2089
$0.2089
46.21%Weekly$7.87Jun 4, 2025Jun 5, 2025Jun 6, 2025
May 29, 2025$0.2929
$0.2929
47.66%Weekly$7.66May 28, 2025May 29, 2025May 30, 2025
May 22, 2025$0.2595
$0.2595
45.79%Weekly$7.37—May 22, 2025May 23, 2025
May 15, 2025$0.1998
$0.1998
43.05%Weekly$7.11—May 15, 2025May 16, 2025
May 8, 2025$0.1059
$0.1059
44.10%Weekly$7.54—May 8, 2025May 9, 2025
May 1, 2025$0.101
$0.101
43.57%Weekly$7.44—May 1, 2025May 2, 2025
Apr 24, 2025$0.0924
$0.0924
48.73%Weekly$7.34—Apr 24, 2025Apr 25, 2025
Apr 17, 2025$0.0943
$0.0943
50.25%Weekly$7.24—Apr 17, 2025Apr 21, 2025
Apr 10, 2025$0.0973
$0.0973
50.29%Weekly$7.77—Apr 10, 2025Apr 11, 2025
Apr 3, 2025$0.0971
$0.0971
49.15%Weekly$7.68—Apr 3, 2025Apr 4, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.0837
$0.0837
49.15%Weekly$7.58—Mar 27, 2025Mar 28, 2025
Mar 20, 2025$0.085
$0.085
49.08%Weekly$7.50—Mar 20, 2025Mar 21, 2025
Mar 13, 2025$0.1445
$0.1445
48.82%Weekly$7.41—Mar 13, 2025Mar 14, 2025
Mar 6, 2025$0.1514
$0.1514
45.70%Weekly$7.86—Mar 6, 2025Mar 7, 2025
Feb 27, 2025$0.176
$0.176
46.76%Weekly$7.71—Feb 27, 2025Feb 28, 2025
Feb 20, 2025$0.1369
$0.1369
41.60%Weekly$7.53—Feb 20, 2025Feb 21, 2025
Feb 13, 2025$0.0509
$0.0509
40.65%Weekly——Feb 13, 2025Feb 14, 2025
Feb 6, 2025$0.1862
$0.1862
40.14%Weekly—Feb 5, 2025Feb 6, 2025Feb 7, 2025
Jan 30, 2025$0.1898
$0.1898
40.90%Weekly——Jan 30, 2025Jan 31, 2025
Jan 23, 2025$0.1002
$0.1002
39.06%Weekly——Jan 23, 2025Jan 24, 2025
Jan 16, 2025$0.05
$0.05
39.25%Weekly——Jan 16, 2025Jan 17, 2025
Jan 8, 2025$0.1578
$0.1578
36.82%Weekly—Jan 7, 2025Jan 8, 2025Jan 10, 2025
Jan 3, 2025$0.3102
$0.3102
33.92%Weekly——Jan 3, 2025Jan 6, 2025
Dec 27, 2024$0.1742
$0.1742
34.38%Weekly——Dec 27, 2024Dec 30, 2024
Dec 19, 2024$0.0592
$0.0592
33.70%Weekly——Dec 19, 2024Dec 20, 2024
Dec 12, 2024$0.168
$0.168
32.56%Weekly——Dec 12, 2024Dec 13, 2024
Dec 5, 2024$0.277
$0.277
32.31%Weekly——Dec 5, 2024Dec 6, 2024
Nov 29, 2024$0.2029
$0.2029
31.49%Weekly——Nov 29, 2024Dec 2, 2024
Nov 21, 2024$0.0606
$0.0606
30.51%Weekly——Nov 21, 2024Nov 22, 2024
Nov 14, 2024$0.2104
$0.2104
29.87%Weekly——Nov 14, 2024Nov 15, 2024
Nov 7, 2024$0.2065
$0.2065
28.66%Weekly——Nov 7, 2024Nov 8, 2024
Oct 31, 2024$0.1528
$0.1528
29.16%Weekly——Oct 31, 2024Nov 1, 2024
Oct 24, 2024$0.0545
$0.0545
27.69%Weekly——Oct 24, 2024Oct 25, 2024
Oct 17, 2024$0.2261
$0.2261
27.92%Weekly——Oct 17, 2024Oct 18, 2024
Oct 10, 2024$0.2823
$0.2823
26.34%Weekly—Oct 9, 2024Oct 10, 2024Oct 11, 2024
Oct 3, 2024$0.1644
$0.1644
24.80%Weekly—Oct 2, 2024Oct 3, 2024Oct 4, 2024
Sep 26, 2024$0.1701
$0.1701
23.43%Weekly——Sep 26, 2024Sep 27, 2024
Sep 19, 2024$0.1979
$0.1979
22.64%Monthly——Sep 19, 2024Sep 20, 2024
Aug 15, 2024$0.5761
$0.5761
22.11%Monthly——Aug 15, 2024Aug 16, 2024
Jul 17, 2024$0.6365
$0.6365
17.93%Monthly——Jul 17, 2024Jul 18, 2024
Jun 14, 2024$0.6773
$0.6773
14.44%Monthly——Jun 14, 2024Jun 17, 2024
May 15, 2024$0.6369
$0.6369
11.46%Monthly——May 16, 2024May 17, 2024
Apr 17, 2024$0.6226
$0.6226
8.45%Monthly——Apr 18, 2024Apr 19, 2024
Mar 14, 2024$0.592
$0.592
5.13%Monthly——Mar 15, 2024Mar 18, 2024
Feb 15, 2024$0.4306
$0.4306
2.14%Monthly——Feb 16, 2024Feb 20, 2024
Distribution context
How to read YMAG's distribution profile

ETF distribution yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with frequency, history, holdings exposure, and fund risk before treating income as durable.

Distribution yield

Yield is most useful when read with the fund's asset class, distribution policy, and recent payment pattern.

Payment history matters

Stable or rising distributions can support an income allocation, while irregular payments should be read as fund-policy and market-cycle evidence.

Corporate coverage is excluded

ETF distributions are not evaluated with company payout ratio or free cash flow coverage because those metrics do not map cleanly to fund structures.

Focused follow-on paths for yield, reinvestment, holdings, risk, and the closest income comparison.

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YMAG Dividends FAQ

Does YMAG pay dividends?

Yes — though ETF payouts are technically fund distributions rather than corporate dividends. YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETF has covered distribution history, most recently $0.08 per share on a weekly cadence.

What is YMAG's dividend yield?

YMAG's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 45.56%, from $5.10 per share paid over the trailing 12 months. That is distributions paid divided by the latest available market price — it is not a 30-Day SEC Yield, a forward yield, or a total return.

How often does YMAG pay dividends?

YMAG currently pays distributions on a weekly cadence based on covered payment history. Cadence inferred from payment spacing is labeled as inferred, because a fund can change its schedule.

When is YMAG's next dividend?

YMAG's next distribution is announced at $0.08 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 21, 2026.

What was YMAG's latest dividend?

YMAG's latest covered distribution was $0.08 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 21, 2026 and a payment date of Oct 22, 2026.

Why is YMAG's dividend so high?

YMAG's 45.56% trailing distribution yield reflects an income strategy — typically option premium alongside portfolio income — rather than ordinary corporate dividends. A large distribution is cash paid out relative to price; it is not the same as total return, it can fall as quickly as it rose, and part of it may be return of capital. Read it beside price return and total return before treating it as income.