Data · Payer Census · monthly
Dividend Payer Census, November 2026
Preliminary · Period 2026-11-01 to 2026-12-01 · Generated November 1, 2026 · updates daily until the period closes
Abstract
SmarterDividends tracks 2,862 listed dividend payers with a payment schedule as of 2026-11-01: 2,086 quarterly, 444 monthly, 64 weekly, 102 semiannual and 166 annual.
Every weekly payer is an ETF; the 59 weekly funds have a median distribution yield of 54.0%, against a median of 3.4% for dividend-paying stocks.
Half of dividend-paying stocks yield between 1.7% and 7.1%.
Key figures
- Listed dividend payers
- 2,862
- Monthly payers
- 444
- Weekly payers (all ETFs)
- 59
- Median stock yield
- 3.4%
- Median weekly-ETF yield
- 54.0%
1.Payers by payment frequency
| Frequency | Payers | of which ETFs | Median yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| quarterly | 2,086 | 18 | 2.9% |
| monthly | 444 | 46 | 8.5% |
| annual | 166 | 0 | 2.5% |
| semiannual | 102 | 0 | 3.7% |
| weekly | 64 | 59 | 52.9% |
2.Weekly-distribution ETFs, highest yield first
| Ticker | Fund | Distribution yield |
|---|---|---|
| MSTY | Yieldmax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | 144.4% |
| SMCY | YieldMax SMCI Option Income Str | 135.4% |
| CONY | YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF | 133.1% |
| HOOY | YieldMax HOOD Option Income Strategy ETF | 129.6% |
| HOOW | Roundhill HOOD WeeklyPay ETF | 125.5% |
| NVYY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF | 108.0% |
| AIYY | YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETF | 107.2% |
| FIAT | YieldMax Short COIN Option Income Strategy ETF | 101.4% |
| ULTY | YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF | 100.0% |
| YETH | Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF | 84.4% |
| LFGY | YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF | 83.5% |
| GDXY | YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF | 83.3% |
| AMDY | YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF | 78.9% |
| BABO | YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF | 76.9% |
| AVGW | Roundhill AVGO WeeklyPay ETF | 76.4% |
| TSLY | YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF | 74.1% |
| PLTY | YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF | 73.3% |
| SNOY | YieldMax SNOW Option Income Strategy ETF | 69.2% |
| PLTW | Roundhill PLTR WeeklyPay ETF | 68.4% |
| TSLW | Roundhill ETF Trust - Roundhill TSLA WeeklyPay ETF | 66.0% |
| NFLY | YieldMax NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF | 65.5% |
| YMAX | YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs | 62.2% |
| YBTC | Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF | 58.2% |
| NVII | REX NVDA Growth & Income ETF | 57.8% |
| GOOY | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF | 56.9% |
| FBY | YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF | 56.3% |
| PYPY | Yieldmax PYPL Option Income Strategy ETF | 56.0% |
| BLOX | Nicholas Crypto Income ETF | 54.9% |
| NVDY | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF | 54.6% |
| GOOW | Roundhill GOOGL WeeklyPay ETF | 54.0% |
| NVDW | Roundhill ETF Trust - Roundhill NVDA WeeklyPay ETF | 53.7% |
| OARK | YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF | 52.2% |
| TSMY | YieldMax TSM Option Income Strategy ETF | 52.1% |
| TQQY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST QQQ ETF | 51.5% |
| METW | Roundhill META WeeklyPay ETF | 49.5% |
| AMZY | YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF | 49.2% |
| CHPY | YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF | 48.8% |
| YMAG | YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs | 47.8% |
| MRNY | YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF | 46.1% |
| QDTE | Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call ETF Strategy ETF | 45.7% |
| AMZW | Roundhill AMZN WeeklyPay ETF | 44.8% |
| RDTY | YieldMax Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 43.9% |
| RDTE | Roundhill Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 42.5% |
| GPTY | YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF | 42.0% |
| QDTY | YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 38.7% |
| MSFO | YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF | 37.7% |
| IWMY | Defiance R2000 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF | 37.0% |
| AIPI | REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF | 36.6% |
| QQQY | Defiance Nasdaq 100 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF | 35.3% |
| XOMO | Yieldmax XOM Option Income Strategy ETF | 35.0% |
| WDTE | Defiance S&P 500 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF | 33.6% |
| MAGY | Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF | 33.3% |
| APLY | YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF | 31.9% |
| MSFW | Roundhill MSFT WeeklyPay ETF | 30.1% |
| XDTE | Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 30.0% |
| SDTY | YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 28.2% |
| FEPI | REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF | 26.7% |
| AAPW | Roundhill AAPL WeeklyPay ETF | 26.6% |
| BRKW | Roundhill BRKB WeeklyPay ETF | 17.7% |
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 2026-11-01 for November 2026. OTC and ADR duplicate listings are excluded.
Cite this note
SmarterDividends (2026). Dividend Payer Census, November 2026. https://smarterdividends.com/data/payer-census/2026-11
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