Data · Payer Census · monthly
Dividend Payer Census, October 2026
Preliminary · Period 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-01 · Generated October 12, 2026 · updates daily until the period closes
Abstract
SmarterDividends tracks 2,865 listed dividend payers with a payment schedule as of 2026-10-12: 2,078 quarterly, 446 monthly, 65 weekly, 104 semiannual and 172 annual.
Every weekly payer is an ETF; the 60 weekly funds have a median distribution yield of 49.7%, against a median of 3.5% for dividend-paying stocks.
Half of dividend-paying stocks yield between 1.7% and 7.1%.
Key figures
- Listed dividend payers
- 2,865
- Monthly payers
- 446
- Weekly payers (all ETFs)
- 60
- Median stock yield
- 3.5%
- Median weekly-ETF yield
- 49.7%
1.Payers by payment frequency
| Frequency | Payers | of which ETFs | Median yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| quarterly | 2,078 | 18 | 3.0% |
| monthly | 446 | 47 | 8.7% |
| annual | 172 | 0 | 2.4% |
| semiannual | 104 | 0 | 3.6% |
| weekly | 65 | 60 | 49.1% |
2.Weekly-distribution ETFs, highest yield first
| Ticker | Fund | Distribution yield |
|---|---|---|
| MSTY | Yieldmax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | 147.6% |
| COIW | Roundhill COIN WeeklyPay ETF | 144.4% |
| CONY | YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF | 132.4% |
| HOOY | YieldMax HOOD Option Income Strategy ETF | 128.5% |
| SMCY | YieldMax SMCI Option Income Str | 126.0% |
| FIAT | YieldMax Short COIN Option Income Strategy ETF | 122.9% |
| AIYY | YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETF | 121.7% |
| NVYY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF | 110.5% |
| HOOW | Roundhill HOOD WeeklyPay ETF | 105.1% |
| ULTY | YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF | 91.6% |
| YETH | Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF | 83.0% |
| TSLY | YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF | 82.1% |
| TSLW | Roundhill ETF Trust - Roundhill TSLA WeeklyPay ETF | 77.3% |
| AMDY | YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF | 76.1% |
| BABO | YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF | 75.9% |
| LFGY | YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF | 75.8% |
| GDXY | YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF | 73.4% |
| AVGW | Roundhill AVGO WeeklyPay ETF | 71.1% |
| PLTY | YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF | 67.5% |
| NFLY | YieldMax NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF | 65.4% |
| PYPY | Yieldmax PYPL Option Income Strategy ETF | 65.1% |
| PLTW | Roundhill PLTR WeeklyPay ETF | 64.7% |
| SNOY | YieldMax SNOW Option Income Strategy ETF | 61.7% |
| YMAX | YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs | 60.8% |
| YBTC | Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF | 57.6% |
| OARK | YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF | 52.6% |
| NVII | REX NVDA Growth & Income ETF | 51.6% |
| TQQY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST QQQ ETF | 50.9% |
| NVDY | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF | 50.4% |
| FBY | YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF | 49.8% |
| TSMY | YieldMax TSM Option Income Strategy ETF | 49.6% |
| NVDW | Roundhill ETF Trust - Roundhill NVDA WeeklyPay ETF | 49.1% |
| AMZY | YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF | 49.1% |
| GOOY | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF | 48.1% |
| BLOX | Nicholas Crypto Income ETF | 47.2% |
| YMAG | YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs | 46.9% |
| RDTY | YieldMax Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 43.7% |
| RDTE | Roundhill Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 43.4% |
| METW | Roundhill META WeeklyPay ETF | 43.0% |
| QDTE | Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call ETF Strategy ETF | 42.6% |
| GOOW | Roundhill GOOGL WeeklyPay ETF | 41.4% |
| AMZW | Roundhill AMZN WeeklyPay ETF | 41.1% |
| CHPY | YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF | 40.7% |
| MRNY | YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF | 39.8% |
| MSFO | YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF | 38.6% |
| IWMY | Defiance R2000 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF | 38.3% |
| XOMO | Yieldmax XOM Option Income Strategy ETF | 37.5% |
| GPTY | YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF | 36.6% |
| QDTY | YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 35.7% |
| AIPI | REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF | 34.3% |
| APLY | YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF | 34.3% |
| QQQY | Defiance Nasdaq 100 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF | 32.9% |
| WDTE | Defiance S&P 500 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF | 32.4% |
| MAGY | Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF | 32.3% |
| MSFW | Roundhill MSFT WeeklyPay ETF | 30.0% |
| XDTE | Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 29.8% |
| AAPW | Roundhill AAPL WeeklyPay ETF | 27.5% |
| SDTY | YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 27.2% |
| FEPI | REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF | 24.7% |
| BRKW | Roundhill BRKB WeeklyPay ETF | 19.3% |
Option-income funds; distribution yields include option premium and may include return of capital.
Method and definitions
- Frequency is inferred from the median gap between the last four ex-dividend dates. Yields are forward yields from the latest annual dividend per share and price; weekly-ETF yields are trailing distribution yields capped at 150%.
- Snapshot as of 2026-10-12 for October 2026. OTC and ADR duplicate listings are excluded.
Cite this note
SmarterDividends (2026). Dividend Payer Census, October 2026. https://smarterdividends.com/data/payer-census/2026-10
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