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BABO Dividend Date & Payout Schedule

YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF. Latest declared distribution amount, ex-date, payment date, and schedule details from YieldMax distribution announcements.

Last updated: Oct 7, 2026, 12:30 PM

Next BABO dividend

Forward-looking dates are updated when YieldMax publishes a new announcement.

Source
Amount per share
Pending
Ex-dividend date
Nov 19, 2026
Payment date
Nov 20, 2026
Declaration date
Nov 18, 2026
Frequency
Weekly
Distribution rate
30.59%
ROC percentage
Pending

What BABO earned, and what it may pay

Options expire Nov 20, 2026
Collected for this week
3.7¢
a share · premium already in hand
Likely payout
3.7¢–5.1¢
a share · estimate
Settling last week’s options cost 0.0¢, and Treasury bills yielding 3.21% added 0.4¢.
Net for the week: 4.1¢ a share.
A payout at the top of that range is about 0.4¢ more than BABO earned. The difference comes out of the fund’s assets rather than its income. That is not money lost — it is your own capital coming back — but the fund is smaller afterwards, and a smaller fund earns less next week.
The estimate applies BABO’s last payout rate to what the fund is worth now. Over its own history that has been off by about 16% on average. It breaks when the fund changes its payout rate, which has happened roughly one week in five.
Earnings measured from YieldMax’s published trades (Nov 12, 2026) and holdings (Nov 13, 2026). Check against today’s file. Premium is collected when the options are sold; some is paid back if the underlying closes above the strikes.

How much of BABA’s rise BABO still follows

BABO has sold away part of its gains to pay you. This is where that starts and stops, if BABA finishes there on Nov 20, 2026.

0%50%100%BABA $94.38 today$96$98.01$99BABA share price on Nov 20, 2026

Below $96, BABO keeps up with BABA in full. Above $96 only 50% of its position still follows — that is the upside it sold to pay this week’s distribution.

Above $99 it follows in full again, because the fund bought calls back at that level.

Whether BABO gives up meaningful upside here comes down to where BABA trades by Nov 20, 2026. To judge how likely that is, you need a view on BABA itself. Koyfin lets you compare the strike with its price history, earnings expectations and valuation — 20% off for YieldMaxCalc readers.

From BABO’s published holdings, Nov 13, 2026. Check against today’s file. These positions expire Nov 20, 2026 and are replaced.

Recent BABO dividend dates

Recent declaration, ex-dividend, and payment dates for BABO. The most recent announcement appears first.

Ex-datePaymentAmountRateROC %Declared
Dec 31, 2026Jan 4, 2027---Dec 30, 2026
Dec 24, 2026Dec 28, 2026---Dec 23, 2026
Dec 17, 2026Dec 18, 2026---Dec 16, 2026
Dec 10, 2026Dec 11, 2026---Dec 9, 2026
Dec 3, 2026Dec 4, 2026---Dec 2, 2026
Nov 27, 2026Nov 30, 2026---Nov 25, 2026
Nov 19, 2026Nov 20, 2026---Nov 18, 2026
Nov 12, 2026Nov 13, 2026---Nov 11, 2026
Nov 5, 2026Nov 6, 2026---Nov 4, 2026
Oct 29, 2026Oct 30, 2026---Oct 28, 2026
Oct 22, 2026Oct 23, 2026---Oct 21, 2026
Oct 15, 2026Oct 16, 2026---Oct 14, 2026

How BABO dividend dates work

BABO currently pays on a weekly schedule. For a YieldMax distribution, the declaration date is when the payout is announced, the ex-dividend date is the cutoff for owning shares, and the payment date is when the cash distribution is scheduled to be paid.

The ex-dividend date is the key date for investors: buying BABO on or after that date means you do not receive that declared payment. Use the BABO dividend calculator to model the income stream, or open the full BABO dividend history for every past payment.