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YMAX Dividend Date & Payout Schedule

YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs. Latest declared distribution amount, ex-date, payment date, and schedule details from YieldMax distribution announcements.

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

Next YMAX dividend

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

Source
Amount per share
Pending
Ex-dividend date
Aug 19, 2026
Payment date
Aug 20, 2026
Declaration date
Aug 18, 2026
Frequency
Weekly
Distribution rate
40.84%
ROC percentage
45.69%

What YMAX earned, and what it may pay

Collected for this week
—
waiting on this week’s trade file
Likely payout
5.2¢–7.0¢
a share · estimate
The estimate applies YMAX’s last payout rate to what the fund is worth now. Over its own history that has been off by about 15% 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.

Upcoming YMAX dividend dates

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

Ex-datePaymentAmountRateROC %Declared
Dec 30, 2026Dec 31, 2026---Dec 29, 2026
Dec 23, 2026Dec 24, 2026---Dec 22, 2026
Dec 16, 2026Dec 17, 2026---Dec 15, 2026
Dec 9, 2026Dec 10, 2026---Dec 8, 2026
Dec 2, 2026Dec 3, 2026---Dec 1, 2026
Nov 25, 2026Nov 27, 2026---Nov 24, 2026
Nov 18, 2026Nov 19, 2026---Nov 17, 2026
Nov 11, 2026Nov 12, 2026---Nov 10, 2026
Nov 4, 2026Nov 5, 2026---Nov 3, 2026
Oct 28, 2026Oct 29, 2026---Oct 27, 2026
Oct 21, 2026Oct 22, 2026---Oct 20, 2026
Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026---Oct 13, 2026

How YMAX dividend dates work

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