ULTY Dividend Yield

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

$20.57

As of Nov 7, 2026, ULTY (YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF) yields 102.17%, paying $21.02 a share a year in weekly distributions at its $20.57 price. It costs 1.30% a year and manages $588.6M. Over the last year it returned -14.5% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

102.17%

Paid a Year

$21.02

Expense Ratio

1.30%

Assets

$588.6M

1-Yr Return

-14.5%/yr

Frequency

Weekly

Key facts about ULTY

Data as of Nov 7, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 7, 2026, ULTY yields 102.17% and pays about $21.02 a share a year, weekly.
ULTY paid $21.0170 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 7, 2026, in 52 payments.
ULTY's expense ratio is 1.30% a year, or $130.00 on $10,000.
ULTY is an ETF from YieldMax ETFs with $588.6M in assets, started Feb 28, 2024.
Since Feb 2024, ULTY's share price has fallen 89%, and even with every distribution reinvested it lost 8%.
ULTY's three largest holdings are Analog Devices Inc (5.5%), Shopify Inc Registered Shs -A- Subord Vtg (4.6%), Alphabet Inc Class A (4.6%).

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "ULTY Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 7, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ULTY

What $10,000 in ULTY became

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From Feb 2024 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$9,181

Payouts taken as cash

$9,354

$8,240 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$15,361

Since Feb 2024, ULTY's share price has fallen 89%, and even with every distribution reinvested it lost 8%. Its payouts didn't make up for the falling price, the clearest form of NAV erosion.

ULTY 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	−14.5%	−56.6%	+12.0%
Since Feb 2024	−3.2%	−56.1%	+17.5%

ULTY distributions

Every payment →

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Nov 4, 2026	—	$0.2470	−68.7%
Oct 28, 2026	Oct 29, 2026	$0.2650	−68.8%
Oct 21, 2026	Oct 22, 2026	$0.2770	−69.2%
Oct 14, 2026	Oct 15, 2026	$0.2960	−67.5%
Oct 7, 2026	Oct 8, 2026	$0.3020	−66.4%
Sep 30, 2026	Oct 1, 2026	$0.2940	−67.7%
Sep 23, 2026	Sep 24, 2026	$0.3060	−66.7%
Sep 16, 2026	Sep 17, 2026	$0.2970	−68.1%
Sep 9, 2026	Sep 10, 2026	$0.3040	—
Sep 2, 2026	Sep 3, 2026	$0.3050	—
Aug 26, 2026	Aug 27, 2026	$0.3080	—
Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026	$0.32	—

What ULTY holds

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

ADI Analog Devices Inc5.5%
SHOP Shopify Inc Registered Shs -A- Subord Vtg4.6%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A4.6%
SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp Class A4.4%
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR4.3%
MELI MercadoLibre Inc4.2%
LRCX Lam Research Corp4.1%
GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF4.0%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.0%
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc3.5%

Technology42.8%
Communication12.3%
Consumer cyclical11.4%
Industrials11.4%
Materials8.9%
Financials6.7%
Healthcare3.4%
Energy3.1%

ULTY questions

What is ULTY's dividend yield?

As of Nov 7, 2026, ULTY yields 102.17%. Over the last 12 months it paid $21.0170 a share in 52 payments, against a $20.57 share price.

How often does ULTY pay dividends?

ULTY pays weekly, 52 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of ULTY pay?

At about $21.0170 a share a year, 100 shares of ULTY pay about $2,101.70 a year, $40.42 each week, before tax.

What is ULTY's expense ratio?

ULTY's expense ratio is 1.30% a year: $130.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is ULTY's total return?

In the year to Oct 2026, ULTY returned -14.5% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -56.6% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does ULTY have NAV erosion?

Since Feb 2024, ULTY's share price has fallen 89%, and even with every distribution reinvested it lost 8%. Its payouts didn't make up for the falling price, the clearest form of NAV erosion.

What does ULTY hold?

ULTY's largest holdings are Analog Devices Inc (5.5%), Shopify Inc Registered Shs -A- Subord Vtg (4.6%), Alphabet Inc Class A (4.6%). Its top ten make up 43% of the fund.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: YieldMax
Started: Feb 28, 2024
Expense ratio: 1.30%
Assets: $588.6M
Dividend yield: 102.17%
Paid in the last year: $21.0170 (52 payments)
Last payment: $0.2470 · ex Nov 4, 2026

Income Calculator

At $21.02 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (weekly)$40.42

Annual$2,101.70

Monthly avg$175.14

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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.