SMCY Dividend History
YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF is a weekly-paying ETF from YieldMax ETFs. This page holds all 32 distributions in our record, each with its ex-dividend date, pay date, and amount per share, along with the payout figures that record supports.
Every figure below was read from YieldMax on Aug 18, 2026. The full citation sits in the Source and Citation card.
What the Record Shows
Next payment window, expected rather than declared: based on the observed 7-day gap between ex-dates, the next ex-date would ordinarily fall between Aug 18, 2026 and Aug 22, 2026. This is a pattern read from the record, not an announcement; the fund can change timing or amount at will.
Growth: Growth needs two complete calendar years of payouts, or two full years of coverage. Our SMCY record starts 2026-01-08 and holds no complete calendar year yet across 32 payments. On the record we hold, the rolling comparison can first be computed on January 8, 2028 and the calendar-year comparison on January 1, 2029, so this figure fills in around January 2028 as long as SMCY keeps distributing on its current schedule.
Payment range, trailing twelve months: smallest $0.0649 (ex-date Jul 23, 2026), largest $0.1722 (ex-date Jun 4, 2026), a spread of 165%. Payments this variable make single-month extrapolation unreliable; use the trailing twelve-month total for planning.
Coverage: our SMCY record starts Jan 8, 2026 and holds 32 payments. None of them yet fall inside a complete calendar year, so year-on-year comparisons wait. Metrics needing more history than that are marked rather than estimated.
Payout Chart
Each payment per share, split-adjusted, most recent 24 payments.
Which Months Does SMCY Pay?
Months in which SMCY's ex-dividend dates landed over the most recent two years of records. Payment usually arrives days to two weeks after the ex-date; exact dates are in the history table below.
Other payers with the same pattern are listed on the January page, and the full calendar view is on payments by month.
Distribution History
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| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Return of Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 | $0.0694 | 97.12% |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | $0.0823 | 0.00% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.0714 | 97.24% |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 | $0.0649 | 0.00% |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 17, 2026 | $0.0761 | 96.73% |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 | $0.0689 | 0.00% |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 | $0.0771 | 95.80% |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | $0.0707 | 94.98% |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | $0.0671 | 0.00% |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | $0.1049 | 97.25% |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 | $0.1722 | 98.22% |
| May 28, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $0.1388 | 97.63% |
Return of capital (ROC) is the sponsor's estimate of how much of each payment was your own capital handed back rather than income the fund earned. A high ROC share means the headline distribution overstates what the fund generated; it also defers rather than creates tax, because ROC lowers your cost basis. We show the sponsor's figure on every payment because a distribution table without it reads as income, and that is not what these payments always are. The full treatment is on the SMCY tax page.
Weekly distributions Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 with sponsor-published return-of-capital percentages. Coverage starts with the verified weekly era; deeper history to be added. ROC is not income; it returns part of your own capital and changes the tax character of the distribution.
Calendar-Year Totals, Split-Adjusted
| Year | Total / Share | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.1543 | partial |
Frequently Asked Questions
How often does SMCY pay dividends?
SMCY pays weekly. In our records the typical gap between ex-dividend dates is about 7 days.
What was SMCY's most recent dividend?
$0.0694 per share, with an ex-date of Aug 13, 2026 and payment on Aug 14, 2026, per YieldMax: SMCY fund page (distribution table incl. return-of-capital percentages) (as of 2026-08-18).
When is SMCY's next dividend?
Nothing is declared yet. Based on the observed payment pattern, the next ex-date would ordinarily fall between Aug 18, 2026 and Aug 22, 2026. That is a pattern read from the record, not an announcement.
Is SMCY's dividend growing?
Growth needs two complete calendar years of payouts, or two full years of coverage. Our SMCY record starts 2026-01-08 and holds no complete calendar year yet across 32 payments. On the record we hold, the rolling comparison can first be computed on January 8, 2028 and the calendar-year comparison on January 1, 2029, so this figure fills in around January 2028 as long as SMCY keeps distributing on its current schedule.
Why do SMCY's payments vary so much?
Across trailing twelve months the smallest payment was $0.0649 and the largest $0.1722, a spread of 165%. Funds whose distributions depend on option income or portfolio flows pay what the period produced, so single payments are a poor basis for income planning. Trailing twelve-month totals absorb this variation.
Project income from SMCY's payout with the SMCY dividend calculator, pre-loaded with the trailing figure above where the record supports it. Method and data standards are on the methodology page.