MSFO Dividend Yield

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

$12.34

As of Nov 8, 2026, MSFO (YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF) yields 37.16%, paying $4.59 a share a year in weekly distributions at its $12.34 price. It costs 1.03% a year and manages $98.5M. Over the last 3 years it returned 15.0% a year with distributions reinvested, against 23.3% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

37.16%

Paid a Year

$4.59

Expense Ratio

1.03%

Assets

$98.5M

3-Yr Return

15.0%/yr

Frequency

Weekly

Key facts about MSFO

Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 8, 2026, MSFO yields 37.16% and pays about $4.59 a share a year, weekly.
MSFO paid $4.5850 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 8, 2026, in 52 payments.
MSFO's expense ratio is 1.03% a year, or $103.00 on $10,000.
MSFO is an ETF from YieldMax ETFs with $98.5M in assets, started Aug 24, 2023.
Since Aug 2023, MSFO's share price has fallen 40%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 60%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "MSFO Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 8, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/MSFO

What $10,000 in MSFO became

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From Aug 2023 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$16,016

Payouts taken as cash

$14,283

$8,331 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$17,462

Since Aug 2023, MSFO's share price has fallen 40%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 60%. 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.

MSFO 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	+2.2%	−28.8%	+12.0%
3 years	+15.0%	−16.9%	+23.3%

MSFO distributions

Every payment →

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Nov 5, 2026	—	$0.0710	−28.3%
Oct 29, 2026	Oct 30, 2026	$0.0570	−50.9%
Oct 22, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	$0.0820	+10.8%
Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026	$0.0750	−72.4%
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 9, 2026	$0.0620	−80.4%
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	$0.0620	−80.5%
Sep 24, 2026	Sep 25, 2026	$0.05	−87.9%
Sep 17, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	$0.06	−87.6%
Sep 10, 2026	Sep 11, 2026	$0.0610	—
Sep 3, 2026	Sep 4, 2026	$0.0970	—
Aug 27, 2026	Aug 28, 2026	$0.1430	—
Aug 20, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	$0.1410	—

What MSFO holds

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

FGXXX First American Government Obligs X1.3%

MSFO questions

What is MSFO's dividend yield?

As of Nov 8, 2026, MSFO yields 37.16%. Over the last 12 months it paid $4.5850 a share in 52 payments, against a $12.34 share price.

How often does MSFO pay dividends?

MSFO pays weekly, 52 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of MSFO pay?

At about $4.5850 a share a year, 100 shares of MSFO pay about $458.50 a year, $8.82 each week, before tax.

What is MSFO's expense ratio?

MSFO's expense ratio is 1.03% a year: $103.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is MSFO's total return?

In the year to Oct 2026, MSFO returned 2.2% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -28.8% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does MSFO have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: YieldMax
Started: Aug 24, 2023
Expense ratio: 1.03%
Assets: $98.5M
Dividend yield: 37.16%
Paid in the last year: $4.5850 (52 payments)
Last payment: $0.0710 · ex Nov 5, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.96

Income Calculator

At $4.59 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (weekly)$8.82

Annual$458.50

Monthly avg$38.21

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MSFO total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting MSFO dividend calculator100 shares pay $458.50 a year, $8.82 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.