HOOY Dividend Yield

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

$18.85

As of Nov 9, 2026, HOOY (YieldMax HOOD Option Income Strategy ETF) yields 130.56%, paying $24.61 a share a year in weekly distributions at its $18.85 price. It costs 0.99% a year and manages $105.9M. Over the last year it returned -39.1% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

130.56%

Paid a Year

$24.61

Expense Ratio

0.99%

Assets

$105.9M

1-Yr Return

-39.1%/yr

Frequency

Weekly

Key facts about HOOY

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

As of Nov 9, 2026, HOOY yields 130.56% and pays about $24.61 a share a year, weekly.
HOOY paid $24.61 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, in 52 payments.
HOOY's expense ratio is 0.99% a year, or $99.00 on $10,000.
HOOY is an ETF from YieldMax ETFs with $105.9M in assets, started May 7, 2025.
Since May 2025, HOOY's share price has fallen 66%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 11%.

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in HOOY became

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From May 2025 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$11,087

Payouts taken as cash

$13,065

$9,630 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$13,035

Since May 2025, HOOY's share price has fallen 66%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 11%. 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.

HOOY 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	−39.1%	−70.9%	+12.0%
Since May 2025	+7.6%	−53.0%	+20.6%

HOOY distributions

Every payment →

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Nov 5, 2026	—	$0.2330	−81.5%
Oct 29, 2026	Oct 30, 2026	$0.2610	−80.6%
Oct 22, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	$0.2580	−64.7%
Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026	$0.3010	−94.9%
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 9, 2026	$0.3380	−91.3%
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	$0.3380	−91.2%
Sep 24, 2026	Sep 25, 2026	$0.4630	−93.3%
Sep 17, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	$0.4060	−93.8%
Sep 10, 2026	Sep 11, 2026	$0.5850	—
Sep 3, 2026	Sep 4, 2026	$0.3620	—
Aug 27, 2026	Aug 28, 2026	$0.3890	—
Aug 20, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	$0.3140	—

What HOOY holds

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

FGXXX First American Government Obligs X1.0%

HOOY questions

What is HOOY's dividend yield?

As of Nov 9, 2026, HOOY yields 130.56%. Over the last 12 months it paid $24.61 a share in 52 payments, against a $18.85 share price.

How often does HOOY pay dividends?

HOOY pays weekly, 52 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of HOOY pay?

At about $24.61 a share a year, 100 shares of HOOY pay about $2,461.00 a year, $47.33 each week, before tax.

What is HOOY's expense ratio?

HOOY's expense ratio is 0.99% a year: $99.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is HOOY's total return?

In the year to Oct 2026, HOOY returned -39.1% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -70.9% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does HOOY have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: YieldMax
Started: May 7, 2025
Expense ratio: 0.99%
Assets: $105.9M
Dividend yield: 130.56%
Paid in the last year: $24.61 (52 payments)
Last payment: $0.2330 · ex Nov 5, 2026

Income Calculator

At $24.61 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (weekly)$47.33

Annual$2,461.00

Monthly avg$205.08

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HOOY total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting HOOY dividend calculator100 shares pay $2,461.00 a year, $47.33 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.