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SMCY Dividend Date & Payout Schedule

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

Last updated: Aug 12, 2026, 12:30 PM

Next SMCY dividend

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

Source
Amount per share
Pending
Ex-dividend date
Aug 20, 2026
Payment date
Aug 21, 2026
Declaration date
Aug 19, 2026
Frequency
Weekly
Distribution rate
75.41%
ROC percentage
97.12%

What SMCY earned, and what it may pay

Collected for this week
—
waiting on this week’s trade file
Likely payout
5.3¢–8.8¢
a share · estimate
The estimate applies SMCY’s last payout rate to what the fund is worth now. Over its own history that has been off by about 24% on average. It breaks when the fund changes its payout rate, which has happened roughly one week in five.
Premium is collected when the options are sold; some is paid back if the underlying closes above the strikes.

How much of SMCI’s rise SMCY still follows

SMCY has sold away part of its gains to pay you. This is where that starts and stops, if SMCI finishes there on Aug 14, 2026.

0%50%100%SMCI $39.84 today$31$31.5$33.5$34SMCI share price on Aug 14, 2026

Below $31, SMCY keeps up with SMCI in full. Above $31.5 it stops following altogether — that is the upside it sold to pay this week’s distribution.

Above $34 it follows in full again, because the fund bought calls back at that level.

Whether SMCY gives up meaningful upside here comes down to where SMCI trades by Aug 14, 2026. To judge how likely that is, you need a view on SMCI itself. Koyfin lets you compare the strike with its price history, earnings expectations and valuation — 20% off for YieldMaxCalc readers.

From SMCY’s published holdings, Aug 14, 2026. Check against today’s file. These positions expire Aug 14, 2026 and are replaced.

Upcoming SMCY dividend dates

Scheduled declaration, ex-dividend, and payment dates for SMCY. 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 SMCY dividend dates work

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