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MSFO Dividend Date & Payout Schedule

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

Last updated: Sep 23, 2026, 12:30 PM

Next MSFO dividend

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

Source
Amount per share
Pending
Ex-dividend date
Oct 1, 2026
Payment date
Oct 2, 2026
Declaration date
Sep 30, 2026
Frequency
Weekly
Distribution rate
21.60%
ROC percentage
Pending

What MSFO earned, and what it may pay

Options expire Oct 2, 2026
Collected for this week
6.2¢
a share · premium already in hand
Likely payout
3.6¢–6.6¢
a share · estimate
Settling last week’s options cost 21.1¢, and Treasury bills yielding 3.57% added 0.8¢.
Net for the week: -14.1¢ a share.
MSFO lost money on options this week. The underlying rose through the strikes it had sold, so buying those calls back cost more than the new ones brought in. That is the trade-off working as designed — the fund gives up the upside it sold. Any distribution this week comes out of the fund’s assets.
The estimate applies MSFO’s last payout rate to what the fund is worth now. Over its own history that has been off by about 29% 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 (Sep 25, 2026) and holdings (Sep 28, 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 MSFT’s rise MSFO still follows

MSFO has sold away part of its gains to pay you. This is where that starts and stops, if MSFT finishes there on Oct 2, 2026.

0%50%100%MSFT $509.22 today$517.5$520$525$527.5$530MSFT share price on Oct 2, 2026

Below $517.5, MSFO keeps up with MSFT in full. Above $520 it stops following altogether — that is the upside it sold to pay this week’s distribution.

Above $530 it follows in full again, because the fund bought calls back at that level.

Whether MSFO gives up meaningful upside here comes down to where MSFT trades by Oct 2, 2026. To judge how likely that is, you need a view on MSFT itself. Koyfin lets you compare the strike with its price history, earnings expectations and valuation — 20% off for YieldMaxCalc readers.

From MSFO’s published holdings, Sep 28, 2026. Check against today’s file. These positions expire Oct 2, 2026 and are replaced.

Upcoming MSFO dividend dates

Scheduled declaration, ex-dividend, and payment dates for MSFO. Amounts appear once each distribution is declared.

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 MSFO dividend dates work

MSFO 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 MSFO on or after that date means you do not receive that declared payment. Use the MSFO dividend calculator to model the income stream, or open the full MSFO dividend history for every past payment.