FBY Dividend Yield

YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF · YieldMax · ETF · weekly payer

$7.87

As of Nov 9, 2026, FBY (YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF) yields 55.44%, paying $4.36 a share a year in weekly distributions at its $7.87 price. It costs 1.06% a year and manages $96.6M. Over the last 3 years it returned 15.6% a year with distributions reinvested, against 23.3% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

55.44%

Paid a Year

$4.36

Expense Ratio

1.06%

Assets

$96.6M

3-Yr Return

15.6%/yr

Frequency

Weekly

Key facts about FBY

Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 9, 2026, FBY yields 55.44% and pays about $4.36 a share a year, weekly.
FBY paid $4.3630 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, in 52 payments.
FBY's expense ratio is 1.06% a year, or $106.00 on $10,000.
FBY is an ETF from YieldMax ETFs with $96.6M in assets, started Jul 27, 2023.
Since Jul 2023, FBY's share price has fallen 61%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 54%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "FBY Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/FBY

What $10,000 in FBY became

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From Jul 2023 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$15,430

Payouts taken as cash

$15,103

$11,225 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$17,178

Since Jul 2023, FBY's share price has fallen 61%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 54%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.

FBY total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	−11.3%	−41.9%	+12.0%
3 years	+15.6%	−26.2%	+23.3%
Since Jul 2023	+14.3%	−25.3%	+18.1%

FBY distributions

Every payment →

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Nov 5, 2026	—	$0.0490	−62.6%
Oct 29, 2026	Oct 30, 2026	$0.0520	−66.9%
Oct 22, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	$0.07	−48.9%
Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026	$0.0960	+1.1%
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 9, 2026	$0.1130	−63.2%
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	$0.1130	−75.2%
Sep 24, 2026	Sep 25, 2026	$0.0980	−84.3%
Sep 17, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	$0.0710	−85.8%
Sep 10, 2026	Sep 11, 2026	$0.0590	—
Sep 3, 2026	Sep 4, 2026	$0.0490	—
Aug 27, 2026	Aug 28, 2026	$0.0480	—
Aug 20, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	$0.0470	—

What FBY holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

FGXXX First American Government Obligs X3.1%

FBY questions

What is FBY's dividend yield?

As of Nov 9, 2026, FBY yields 55.44%. Over the last 12 months it paid $4.3630 a share in 52 payments, against a $7.87 share price.

How often does FBY pay dividends?

FBY pays weekly, 52 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of FBY pay?

At about $4.3630 a share a year, 100 shares of FBY pay about $436.30 a year, $8.39 each week, before tax.

What is FBY's expense ratio?

FBY's expense ratio is 1.06% a year: $106.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is FBY's total return?

In the year to Oct 2026, FBY returned -11.3% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -41.9% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does FBY have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: YieldMax
Started: Jul 27, 2023
Expense ratio: 1.06%
Assets: $96.6M
Dividend yield: 55.44%
Paid in the last year: $4.3630 (52 payments)
Last payment: $0.0490 · ex Nov 5, 2026
Beta (3 years): 1.29

Income Calculator

At $4.36 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (weekly)$8.39

Annual$436.30

Monthly avg$36.36

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FBY total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting FBY dividend calculator100 shares pay $436.30 a year, $8.39 each week

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.