MSTY Dividend Yield
Yieldmax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF · YieldMax · ETF · weekly payer
$12.68
Add to PortfolioAs of Nov 7, 2026, MSTY (Yieldmax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF) yields 140.99%, paying $17.88 a share a year in weekly distributions at its $12.68 price. It costs 1.03% a year and manages $958.8M. Over the last year it returned -46.6% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
Dividend yield
140.99%
Paid a Year
$17.88
Expense Ratio
1.03%
Assets
$958.8M
1-Yr Return
-46.6%/yr
Frequency
Weekly
Key facts about MSTY
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 7, 2026, MSTY yields 140.99% and pays about $17.88 a share a year, weekly.
- MSTY paid $17.8780 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 7, 2026, in 52 payments.
- MSTY's expense ratio is 1.03% a year, or $103.00 on $10,000.
- MSTY is an ETF from YieldMax ETFs with $958.8M in assets, started Feb 21, 2024.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "MSTY Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 7, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/MSTY
What $10,000 in MSTY became
Change the dates →From Feb 2024 to Oct 2026, month-end values
Payouts reinvested
$12,401
Payouts taken as cash
$19,465
$18,442 of it cash
S&P 500 (SPY)
$15,361
Since Feb 2024, MSTY's share price has fallen 90%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 24%. 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.
MSTY 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 | −46.6% | −76.4% | +12.0% |
| Since Feb 2024 | +8.4% | −57.5% | +17.5% |
MSTY distributions
Every payment →| Ex-date | Paid | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | — | $0.1560 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | $0.1630 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 | $0.1670 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 | $0.2470 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 | $0.2450 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | $0.2450 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | $0.3420 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | $0.24 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | $0.3120 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | $0.2110 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | $0.2840 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | $0.1620 |
MSTY questions
What is MSTY's dividend yield?
As of Nov 7, 2026, MSTY yields 140.99%. Over the last 12 months it paid $17.8780 a share in 52 payments, against a $12.68 share price.
How often does MSTY pay dividends?
MSTY pays weekly, 52 times a year.
How much does 100 shares of MSTY pay?
At about $17.8780 a share a year, 100 shares of MSTY pay about $1,787.80 a year, $34.38 each week, before tax.
What is MSTY's expense ratio?
MSTY'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 MSTY's total return?
In the year to Oct 2026, MSTY returned -46.6% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -76.4% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.
Does MSTY have NAV erosion?
Since Feb 2024, MSTY's share price has fallen 90%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 24%. 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.
Fund facts
- Type
- ETF
- Issuer
- YieldMax
- Started
- Feb 21, 2024
- Expense ratio
- 1.03%
- Assets
- $958.8M
- Dividend yield
- 140.99%
- Paid in the last year
- $17.8780 (52 payments)
- Last payment
- $0.1560 · ex Nov 5, 2026
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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.