SMCY Dividend Yield

YieldMax SMCI Option Income Str · YieldMax · ETF · weekly payer

$3.61

As of Nov 8, 2026, SMCY (YieldMax SMCI Option Income Str) yields 146.51%, paying $5.29 a share a year in weekly distributions at its $3.61 price. It costs 1.01% a year and manages $117.5M. Over the last year it returned -37.1% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

146.51%

Paid a Year

$5.29

Expense Ratio

1.01%

Assets

$117.5M

1-Yr Return

-37.1%/yr

Frequency

Weekly

Key facts about SMCY

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

As of Nov 8, 2026, SMCY yields 146.51% and pays about $5.29 a share a year, weekly.
SMCY paid $5.2890 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 8, 2026, in 52 payments.
SMCY's expense ratio is 1.01% a year, or $101.00 on $10,000.
SMCY is an ETF from YieldMax ETFs with $117.5M in assets, started Sep 11, 2024.
Since Sep 2024, SMCY's share price has fallen 92%, and even with every distribution reinvested it lost 42%.

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in SMCY became

Change the dates →

From Sep 2024 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$5,844

Payouts taken as cash

$7,206

$6,364 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$13,476

Since Sep 2024, SMCY's share price has fallen 92%, and even with every distribution reinvested it lost 42%. Its payouts didn't make up for the falling price, the clearest form of NAV erosion.

SMCY 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	−37.1%	−72.3%	+12.0%
Since Sep 2024	−22.7%	−69.5%	+15.4%

SMCY distributions

Every payment →

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Nov 5, 2026	—	$0.0460	−86.2%
Oct 29, 2026	Oct 30, 2026	$0.0510	−80.3%
Oct 22, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	$0.0480	−80.2%
Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026	$0.0590	−92.7%
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 9, 2026	$0.0810	−91.1%
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	$0.0810	−93.8%
Sep 24, 2026	Sep 25, 2026	$0.0740	−96.0%
Sep 17, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	$0.0670	−95.8%
Sep 10, 2026	Sep 11, 2026	$0.1050	—
Sep 3, 2026	Sep 4, 2026	$0.0950	—
Aug 27, 2026	Aug 28, 2026	$0.0880	—
Aug 20, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	$0.1050	—

SMCY questions

What is SMCY's dividend yield?

As of Nov 8, 2026, SMCY yields 146.51%. Over the last 12 months it paid $5.2890 a share in 52 payments, against a $3.61 share price.

How often does SMCY pay dividends?

SMCY pays weekly, 52 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of SMCY pay?

At about $5.2890 a share a year, 100 shares of SMCY pay about $528.90 a year, $10.17 each week, before tax.

What is SMCY's expense ratio?

SMCY's expense ratio is 1.01% a year: $101.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is SMCY's total return?

In the year to Oct 2026, SMCY returned -37.1% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -72.3% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does SMCY have NAV erosion?

Since Sep 2024, SMCY's share price has fallen 92%, and even with every distribution reinvested it lost 42%. Its payouts didn't make up for the falling price, the clearest form of NAV erosion.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: YieldMax
Started: Sep 11, 2024
Expense ratio: 1.01%
Assets: $117.5M
Dividend yield: 146.51%
Paid in the last year: $5.2890 (52 payments)
Last payment: $0.0460 · ex Nov 5, 2026

Income Calculator

At $5.29 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (weekly)$10.17

Annual$528.90

Monthly avg$44.07

Full SMCY dividend calculator →

SMCY total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting SMCY dividend calculator100 shares pay $528.90 a year, $10.17 each week

The weekly dividend value digest

Every Saturday: which quality dividend stocks crossed below fair value, the week's raises and cuts, and the top safe-and-cheap list. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe any time.

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